Having to cut our meeting short, I was assured by Ms Aulie who was flying back to Norway the following morning for an exhibit that if I sent her a series of questions she would tend to them. To that effect, I spent a few minutes studying the mad spectacle of 4-5 seperate art works that she was working on the roof (it didn’t seem to matter to her if rain or the elements would damage them, this she said was part of the struggle of creating within her element…), the laughing childlike clowns in the triptych vestibule and the empty chocolate wrappers floating in the wind before finally bidding her well.
The consequent questions and Ms Aulie’s answers as follows:
SCV: What do you think the role of an artist is and how does an artist go about achieving critical attention?
MA: A true artist is honest and makes love to people’s minds, seduces the lost and the cold heart, and nourishes all the flowers in the dreams
of fellow humans. The art of a great artist does not discriminate against any humans. I believe critical attention for an artist comes through focus, dedication, hard work, and uniqueness in his/her art.
SCV: How much has your ‘air time’ in the media in a way validated your presence as an artist, and do you think it’s come to the point that today to be an artist one has to be constantly in the public eye the way an actor or reality star is?
MA: The media is for an artist disturbance – disruptive and for the most destructive unless the artist makes the media the puppet and make her
dance like a girl in a midsummer night.
SCV:Why NYC? What it is about you being based in NYC that’s extended your brand and growth as an artist.
MA: NYC is for me an old dream I’ve had since I was a teenager. It’s about being free. Part of my dream was being able to show my strokes on a
quiet street in the West Village and see where they lead me. Breathing the same air, working on the same rooftops as great artists before me,
seeing the sunsets over Hudson River gives me the rocket I need to lift and fly.
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Fantastic article, when you have something more than the art to relate to, in this case Aulie’s family dilemma, it transforms it to an incredibly compelling story. I am looking forward to hearing more on her and will be checking out her gallery in the west village.
great article, hah and she’s a beautiful girl as well?
where do I sign up? I got her next!!!!
Great interview! We need a revival of the 50s and 60s artwave!
mariane Aulie looks freaki’ hot aswell!
YUCK.
Marianne Aulie’s paintings resemble Jackson Pollack’s. Great article and interview. Looking forward to seeing her newest works!
Who is she? Wow, Norway doesn’t deserve her. FHM America next?
http://www.kjendis.no/2010/05/27/kjendis/aune_sand/marianne_aulie/brak/11886740/