"i told you not to be an artist" by wupwup

i told you not to be an artist

“i told you not to be an artist” is a free collection of “big business cards” developed as an potrait of the fine arts department at the bezalel academy of arts and design in jerusalem/ israel. we, kamila musilova and viktor matić focused in this work not on art but on the (future) artists – the students of this a c a d e m y. w e t r i e d t o i n t e r a c t w i t h t h e m and their enviroment by asking them to a c t a s “s c u l p u re s” i n t h e i r u s u a l e x h i b i t i o n s p a c e . t h i s “u n p e r s o n a l i s e d ” p o r t r a i t s o n the front side become personal through the written thoughts of the students on the backside. our biggest effort was to catch up the spirit, the mood or the atmosphere of the department by not focusing on the art itself. we tried to develop photography and content which is based on interaction, s p o n t a n e i t y, p e r f o r m a n c e a n d t h e s t u d e n t s enviroment, the materials and the tools used in their daily academy life. therefore the format is based on the s t u d e n t s i n d i v i d u a l i t y a n d t h e “s p i r i t o f change” (ido bar-el).

Ë?define what is being intimate.Ë?

(03. november 2009, 15h, office of the head of department. after ca. 20 minutes of talk about the the brief and aim of a fine art department catalouge) so, if you would imagine the fine art department as a part of the human body what would it be? (laugh) for me as men it would be testicels, but for woman it would we something else... testicels have potential. we use one (sperm) out of trillion. it is a fact that the art department is a place o f p o t e n c y, w h e r e y o u c a n c r e a t e . i t h a s c o u r a g e i n a w a y. y o u h a v e t o t a k e y o u r r i s k s t o f i n d y o u r d e s t i n y. was your mother happy when you started to do art? m y m o t h e r i s s t i l l t o d a y, w i t h 8 3 y e a r s unhappy with an succesfull artist, p a i n t e r. b u t s h e i s a l s o u n h a p p y w i t h a s u c c e s f u l f e m a l e d o g m a t i c d o c t o r. s o s h e i s u n h a p p y. . . ( l a u g h ) s h e a l w a y s s a y s : “ i t o l d y o u n o t t o d o b e a n a r t i s t . . .” did she say do something serious to earn money? n o t r e a l l y. m y l a t e f a t h e r w a s v e r y supportive. she was actually worried that i am gonna have a difficult life. every time when things are diffult, thats when s h e t e l l s : “ i t o l d y o u n o t t o b e a n a r t i s t .” indeed they were anticipating or expecting that i will go into science. i was a good k i d a c t u a l l y. t h e y a r e s t i l l w o n d e r i n g w h a t happend that i fucked up. if you want smoke here, smoke! no problem. no thank you, we are fine. is there any connection between art and sex? what a stupid question! listen... i was s p e a k i n g a b o u t f r u t a l i t y, p o t e n t i a l . . . a r t is somehow an dialouge of a conversation or something that happens. some type of energy that is been released and transferred and transformed between two people. thats one question i like to ask my s t u d e n t s : “d e f i n e w h a t i s b e e i n g i n t i m a t e .” w e h a v e a w h o l e d i s c u s s i o n a b o u t i n t i m a c y.

i e n d u p w i t h i n i t m a c y a s t h e “c l i c k” (clicks one finger) that you have between two people. this sound that leads into intimacy between two people ends usually o u t o f s o c i e t y. what wheater do you prefer? i love the sun, i am actually a sun child. i l o v e a l s o t h i s p e r i o d n o w. y o u c a n g o next week to the beach. from october to january i prefer to be on the beach than to be in the academy or in the studio. but a c t u a l l y i l o v e i t a l s o l i k e t o d a y, w h e n i t i s rainy and grey and cool. acually i tell the students that you can see the colours on a g r e y d a y. i a c t u a l l y l i k e a l s o r a i n y d a y s . i t d o e s n’t b o t h e r m e , i c a n w h i s t l e i n t h e rain. how do you teach art? i am still learning how to do it. i still dont know how to do it. i am not a e x p e r i e n c e d t e a c h e r. i s t a r t e d t e a c h i n g v e r y late, i came to the acadamy when i was a l m o s t 4 0 . i w a s d o i n g m y a r t , m y c a r e e r, i was working in other jobs trying not to avoid teaching art. i a m l e a r i n g h o w t o b e a t e a c h e r. b a s i c a l l y how do i teach? its teaching yourself how to listen more carefully to the students. at least i am effort to listen. do you remember your idols as teenager? a l o t o f t h e m a r e i n i t a l y. w h e n i w a s 9 y e a r s o l d r i t a p o v o n e , t h e s i n g e r. r i t a pavone, la zanzara. later a lot of movie makers. fellini, bergmann, then into m a k a v i i n t h e 7 0 ’s , w h i c h i s a m a z i n g . i t r i e d t o s c r e e n h i s f i l m s n o w, b u t i t d i d n’t work out with the students. basically he is the teacher of everything that came later on. i was believing that i will became a f i l m m a k e r. p a i n t e r c a m e l a t e r. i s a w t w o m o v i e s e v e r y d a y. k u r a s a w a . do you like like clows? d o i l i k e c l o w s ? ! i u s e t o l a u g h . f e l l i n i ’s “t h e c l o w s” w a s m y f a v o r i t e m o v i e . i s a w it ten to twelve times. i was in a different move then, today they are quite nudging. but i think you change after you grow up. l i s t e n i a m a l r e a d y i f a t h e r. w h a t c a n i d o , i have to be a clown as an director of the art department. i have to act all day long. i dont like them at the moment.

ido bar-el (51), artist and head of thefine arts department a t b e z a l e l a c a d e m y.

“s o m e t i m e s i t h i n k i t ’s i m p o s s i b l e t o l o v e ”

my first time was when i was 15 years old in a pub in tel aviv… it was a stupid flirtation – maybe even a rape. my secret is that one of my previous incarnations murdered in the holocaust -the connection between andy and marilyn is that warhol found in monroe a fusion of two of his consistent themes: death and t h e c u l t o f c e l e b r i t y. m a r i l y n m o n r o e w a s a legend. in her lifetime she created a myth of what a poor girl from a deprived background could attain. for the entire world she became a symbol of the eternal f e m i n i n e . d i r e c t l y, w h e n w a r h o l m a d e t h e marilyn diptych, he promoted the public perception of monroe as an idolatrous icon. do you like clowns? i h a v e a h u g e “c l o w n s p h o b i a” ( ? ! ? ! ? ! ) i t a l w a y s s e e m s t o m e l i k e t h e y d o n’t h a v e a n i d e n t i t y, m a y b e b e c a u s e t h e i r f a c e s are painted with kinky colors and they h a v e a h u g e s m i l e – w h i c h i t ’s a b s o l u t e l y disturbing! i like to smell things in the mornings after rainy nights. i think volcanoes illustrate the dynamics and the excitement of our souls, and their desire to spread out. i ’m n o t i n a r e l a t i o n s h i p r i g h t n o w. s o m e t i m e s i t h i n k i t ’s i m p o s s i b l e t o l o v e maybe i do not deserve it… i think plagiarism/copy in art is n o t c r i t i c a l . i d o n’t b e l i e v e t h a t a r t i s o n l y based on innovations. i think being depressed is i ’m d e p r e s s e d s i n c e i w a s 1 0 y e a r s o l d . m y heart accustomed to him-self. mildly he measures his palpitations.

i think sex in public spaces is u n c o m f o r t a b l e – b u t s o m e t i m e s i t ’s l i k e p l a y i n g h i d e a n d s e e k , a n d i t ’s f u n n y. if i imagine the fine art department as a part of the body i guess it would be my windpipe – sometimes, the movements i n t h e d e p a r t m e n t a r e l i k e a f r e s h a i r, that arouses my desire to create again and again. and other times, it feels like I have to empty the co2 of this place out of my l u n g s . i t ’s a v e r y a m b i v a l e n t p l a c e – o n t h e one hand, it brings me a lot of knowledge and push to make art, and on the other hand, i find myself standing in a violent jolt of thoughts and ambitions. i d o n’t t h i n k d r u g s can develop my view at the world or able to give me inspiration… use it seldom. as teenager my idols were virginia woolf – i began reading her books and essays when i was 14 years old, and s h e j u s t s t i r r e d u p m y e m o t i o n s - g e n e r a l l y, the stream of consciousness has a huge influence on my art. (my mother still blames woolf on my suicidal tendencies.) to be hetero/homosexual is there is nothing special or different in being homosexual. i feel the same a s o t h e r s . a l s o , i ’m k i n d o f a g a i n s t t h e separation and the extrovert of the gay c o m m u n i t y. t h e g a y s c o m m u n i t y b u i l t around itself a lot of stigmas and clichéd s t o r i e s , w h i c h i r e a l l y d o n’t a c c e p t a n d d o n’t w a n t t a k e a p a r t o f t h i s i s s u e the connection between art and sex is the existence of the art, brought humanity the abilities to use and talk about sex very smoothly and easy go. the art, as an outbreak communication medium, open the certain that covered the sexuality for years.

eliav orlando leibovitch (21), bezalel fine art department.

Ë?i sometimes really like porn.Ë?

i s t u d y / d o n’t s t u d y a r t b e c a u s e somehow i always thought there is no need to study something undefinable. maybe i was wrong. my first time was actually i think i have two first times. what do you thing about the person that this questionnaire send? i d o n’t t h i n k s h e i s b o r i n g . my favorite toy is sometimes it is small, and sometimes it g e t s b i g g e r. my most favorite toy as a kid was t h e f i r s t n i n t e n d o g a m e b o y, i n r e d , w i t h tetris as game. i think drugs are in our society probably sometimes inescapable. i made the experience that drugs can get people/crowds together as nothing else. my special talent is to know always everything better then the others. and i hate it. inspiration is like women. do you first soap or shampoo in the shower? shampoo. you know: always from head to toe. i dance like a o l d w o m a n t r y i n g t o d o “n o r d i c w a l k i n g ” , s t u c k i n t h e 8 0 ’s u n d e r t h e influence of david bowie.

working with kamila on this catalogue i feel like in a soap. i scream when i want to get/feel free. what kind of hero would you be? viki with the ideas. from the cartoon. my most missed memory is the first love. i think huge breasts are unromantic. my biggest secret is i s o m e t i m e s r e a l l y l i k e p o r n’s . the connection between art and sex is the same as the connection between art and life. inevitable. i w a n t / d o n’t w a n t t o b e f a m o u s b e c a u s e first i want to be satisfied and then who knows... last think I bought was 3 oranges. as teenager my idols were s o c c e r p l a y e r a n d s i n g e r. i think sex in public spaces is sometimes very nice. i think graphic design is really difficult to be done innovative and comprehensible.

viktor matić (22), design student from nowhere, which is trying to find his love at first sight.

Ë?an emotional mode.Ë?

i study study art because i want to be an artist. the main mood in the department is a mood of expectation and general lake of self confidence among the students. if i would be a famous art piece i would be b e u y s ’s r a b b i t .

art pieces should be expenisive because then i can make a living. i think drugs are great for you.

i am happy when y o u a r e h a p p y.

as teenager my idols were b i l l i e h o l i d a y, j e n i s e j o p l i n , v a n g o g h and will smith.

arak tastes like something good.

i c a n’t w a i t f o r new days to come.

i t h i n k z o o’s a r e amazing and cruel.

the connection between art and sex is n e c e s s a r y.

i d o n’t l i k e c l o w n s b e c a u s e they are not funny anymore.

art should be teached by the best teachers and not necessarily best artists.

i am crying when i c a n’t s t a n d i t a n y l o n g e r. i dance like africans (i wish). i think s o m e t i m e s w e d o n’t h a v e t o thing too much .

inspiration is an emotional mode. my biggest secret is i f i ’ l l t e l l y o u i t w o u l d n’t b e a s e c r e t . one of my favourite songs is “a t l a s t ” b y e t t a j a m e s .

i sleep with my boyfriend.

maya yadid (24), student from israel, which is a new middle east.

˝ t h e m o u t h o f a p u p p y. ˝

i do art because it keeps me sane. my mom is in my life, in my stomach. my first time was when i ate a sabras.

a r t s h o u l d b e / d o n’t b e t e a c h e d l i k e art should be.

i think boys/girls are better artist because i do not think that.

i w a n t / d o n’t w a n t t o b e f a m o u s b e c a u s e i want my art to be famous because than i’ll get to sing “i did it my way”. and i’ll be able to pay the bills.

my hair is my hat, my hot.

inspiration is the movement of ideas in my mind.

i think sex in public spaces is d i r t y.

i t h i n k “t h e r e f o r i l i v e ? ” is a question to ask monkeys.

i t ’s b e t t e r t o b e i n t e l l i g e n t / s t u p i d b e c a u s e intelligent or stupid are only theories. never the less, intelligence takes.

who did you last hug? m y s i s t e r.

i am happy when i am not worried. i like to smell t h e m o u t h o f a p u p p y. i think volcanoes are very unexpected. and beautiful. plagiarism/copy in art is not interesting. if i imagine the fine art department as a part of the body i guess it would be the tips of my fingers.

i know 4 people named adam. i think being depressed is depressing. in the department i feel sometimes like in an underground mantion. the connection between art and sex is interesting when done in good taste. as teenager my idols were m y p a r e n t s , r e a l l y. the main mood in the department is flowtation.

i think drugs are sometimes essential. the aim of art is to be, to express, to affect.

omer friedman (25), a s t u d e n t f r o m a m o s h a v, which is wonderful.

˝my skin is not soft enough.˝

˝i sometimes really like porn.˝

i think my first time was w h e n i w a s y o u n g e r t h a n n o w, i t w a s i n t h e c a r. inspiration is a strange feeling that you have when you want to do something without any good reason. a r t s h o u l d n’t b e t e a c h e d l i k e the way it is. too many limits. my secret is that i have a phobia from turtles. i am hiding in my closet my collection of lego bricks. i think tattoos are wie cool ist das den? i t h i n k i t ’s e n o u g h o f / w i t h wars in the middle east. its so fucking boring. i use body lotion because my skin is not soft enough. i am happy when i ’m n o t n o t h a p p y. i think volcanoes are pretty cool. when i was a child my father bought me a cassette of national geographic with shots of bursting volcanoes. i thought it was cool.

i think boys/girls are better artist because maybe you should ask someone like dana international. if i imagine the bezalel fine art department as a part of the body i guess it would be the wild part of my brain. i think art grows only because i ’m t a k i n g p a r t i n i t . i think plagiarism/copy in art is something natural. in the department i feel like at home/ school/church/discoteque/hell/ i d o’s b e d r o o m definetly discoteque. its better to be stupid because l e s s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o s o c i e t y. my mother is happy that i study art because s h e ’s a p a i n t e r. “why did you take this picture with a black & w h i t e f i l m a n d n o t w i t h c o l o r f i l m” is a question to ask monkeys.

the aim of art is to give us a reason to be snobbish and better then other people. i think being depressed is (sh)it happens

omri livne (21), probably moving next semester from the photography department to the fine art department.

˝ i ’m a l s o s c a r e d . ˝

i study art because i’ve s e e n m y s e l f d o i n g i t i n p re s e n t perfect continuous, hopefully rest of my life. if superman was so smart why were his underpants on the outside? s o t h a t h i s t i g h t s w o n’t s c r a m b l e d o w n / ask joe shuster why? my first time was first time was like at second time. i am happy when i am able to. i like to smell freshly mown grass, in the autumn smell burnt dry foliage, mixed mandarin with fir-tree and I like to smell the special smell of a person i like. “labor humanized monkeys. how came they started work for free?” is a question to ask monkeys. i think sex in public spaces is s o m e h o w i d o n’t t h i n k a b o u t s e x o n p u b l i c , may be like political or social protesting/ supporting act? if i imagine the fine art department as a part of the body i guess it would be a l i v e r. i think drugs are hotel california. have you seen your best friend naked? yes, but not each one of them. the aim of art is from my point of view art diminishes boards between people with different political, religion and social views, as it a r t c o n n e c t s p e o p l e . a n d s o f a r i t ’s s e r v e us in exploring the changing patterns from p a s t t o n o w a d a y s . b u t i t ’s l i k e t o a s k w h a t the aim of technical progress? what we will start to do when will know the final aim? is your computer slow right now? w h a t i s c o m p u t e r i u s e o n l y t y p e w r i t e r. my biggest secret is i ’m a l s o s c a r e d . the main mood in the art department is s e r i o u s l y, n o t f u n , b u t k i n d l y.

a r t s h o u l d b e / d o n’t b e t e a c h e d l i k e simultaneously existing techniques till n o w, h a v e o b t a i n t h e b a s i c s k i l l s , t o r e v i l i n g u p o n k n o w l e d g e . a n d d o n’t m i x i t t o g e t h e r, i n s p i r e f o r d a r i n g e x p e r i m e n t s make pure discovery upon unknowledge. i think being depressed is ok until you start to plane suicidal sceneries, that is not best way to know what next. depression is long and difficult e x p e r i e n c e , b u t i t ’s o n l y w a y t o f a c e yourself. a r t s h o u l d b e / d o n’t b e t e a c h e d l i k e simultaneously existing techniques till n o w, h a v e o b t a i n t h e b a s i c s k i l l s , t o r e v i l i n g u p o n k n o w l e d g e . A n d d o n’t m i x i t t o g e t h e r, i n s p i r e f o r d a r i n g e x p e r i m e n t s make pure discovery upon unknowledge. i think plagiarism/copy in art is nowadays we are condemned for good or f o r b e d t o c i t a t i o n . w h a t ’s i m p o t e n t i s what to cite and which way to do it. i think boys/girls are better artist because male. female, due to their nature, are over occupied by thinking about making and growing children. and they are very like: take-what-ever-you-want!-give-me-mylove-again! in the department i feel like at home/ school/church/discoteque/hell/idos bedroom feel at home. i w a n t / d o n’t w a n t t o b e f a m o u s b e c a u s e ...being famous for me its measure haw I i n t e r a c t c a p a b i l i t y, e f f o r t s a n d p o s s i b i l i t y, and how I integrate it with universe. my internal world and external one so on. i l i k e / d o n’t l i k e c l o w n s b e c a u s e w h e n i w a s s m a l l i ’v e s e e n s t e v e n k i n g ’s “ i t ” ( t h e c l o w n ) n o w I ’m t h i n k i n g a b o u t i t . i think sex in public spaces is s o m e h o w i d o n’t t h i n k a b o u t s e x o n p u b l i c , may be like political or social protesting/ supporting act? one of my favourite songs is 2 of my favorites song are: hoist that rag by tom waits and my rocky mountain by eric sumo band.

inga litvak (26), fine art student from minsk, which is never be old.

Ë?better than wild life.Ë?

i study art because i love it. i think that it makes me hate myself and love myself more.

a r t s h o u l d b e / d o n’t b e t e a c h e d should.

my first time was in a local amusement park.

inspiration is a m o m e n t o f c l a r i t y.

i am happy when i ’m l o v e d .

i think plagiarism/copy in art is inevitable.

i prefer red because r e d , i t ’s t h e c o l o r o f r e v o l u t i o n s .

my biggest secret is i ’m n o t s u r e .

i t h i n k z o o’s a r e better then wild life.

the connection between art and sex is optional and inevitable.

i like to lick yes?

i want to be famous because what more important then fame.

most of the time i am thinking.

the difference between fine and applied arts is the distance between useful and unuseful.

i dance like byonce. if i would be a famous art piece i would be a louise bourgeois room. i think “what is your favorite color” is a question to ask monkeys. i sleep with nothing.

as teenager my idols were m y f a m i l y. i like clowns because they play the game main mood in the fine art department is confused. one of my favourite songs is man on the hill

a r t p i e c e s s h o u l d / s h o u l d n’t b e e x p e n i s i v e because this in irrelevant. i think drugs are exit wholes.

ruth patir (25), bezalel student of fine arts.

˝a teenager who has a crush o n n i c k c a r t e r. ˝

i study art because i c o u l d n’t g e t t o m e d s c h o o l … my last first time was y e s t e r d a y. i am shocked when i ’m n o t . men with kippa are an unlikely option. i t h i n k z o o’s a r e civilized prison.

i think plagiarism/copy in art is a product of extra information. everyone knowes that “t h e b o a t i s l e a k i n g . . .” if i would be a famous art piece i would be a new one which is not existent yet.

woman should do it.

the connection between art and sex is inseparable. i think you can tell from the art that someone is making the exact way that he is heaving sex…

i dance like a t e e n a g e r w h o h a s a c r u s h o n n i c k c a r t e r.

i w a n t / d o n’t w a n t t o b e f a m o u s b e c a u s e ...not sure about it. but i think i want to.

i t h i n k “d o yo u b e l i e ve i n e vo l u t i o n ? ” is a question to ask monkeys.

the difference between fine and applied arts is the motivation of the act.

i sleep alone.

i hate that there is no winter because of the global warming, because of us.

art pieces should be expenisive because artist need to make a leaving somehow… i think tel aviv is a beloved and controversial place that everybody love to hate.

i like clowns because they come in colors.

one of my favourite songs is “katy song” by red house painters.

art should be teached to those who want to be taught. inspiration is a myth. the main mood in the fine art department i s a r o l l e r c o a s t e r. y o u c a n c h a n g e t e n k i n d s o f m o o d i n o n e h o u r. . .

shir mishal (24), bezalel fine art department.

˝ i d o n’t l i k e c l o w n s t h a t a r e f u n n y. ˝

i study art because it is an opportunity to create my thoughts. the connection between art and sex is t h a t t h e y b o t h c a n g e t n a s t y . . . i want to be famous because it will allow me to continue creating art...

the aim of art is to make people rethinking at life, to let them escape in an imaginative world that the artist create.

my mom is one of my inspirations...

a r t s h o u l d b e / d o n’t b e t e a c h e d l i k e t h e r e i s n o t r e a l l y a n a n s w e r.

what restaurant do you think has the best french fries? i d o n’t r e a l l y p a y a t t e n t i o n t o t h i s .

inspiration is a v e r y i m p o r t a n t e l e m e n t f o r a c r e a t o r,

w h y d o e s t a r z a n d o n’t h a s a b e a r d ? c a u s e i t d o n’t l o o k g o o d o n s c r e e n a t d i s n e y ’s p r o d u c t i o n e y e s ? my first time was a private thing. the difference between fine and applied arts is complex. i am happy when i achieve my goals. i like to smell sigarettes smoke since i was little. if i would be a famous art piece i would be t h e p a i n t o f c a r r a v a g i o , ” h e a d o f m e d u s a” .

i think plagiarism/copy in art is possible. it depend how you use it, in what way does it advanced your statement. i think boys/girls are better artist because it depends in the person not the sex. its better to be intelligent because you want to progress. i watch television because it is one of my inspirations. i like clowns because t h e y a r e s c a r y. i d o n’t l i k e c l o w n s t h a t a r e f u n n y. i think sex in public spaces is c o o l a s l o n g a s i d o n’t b u m p i n t o i t .

i think drugs are relaxing. i think being depressed is part of natural temperament of human b e i n g .

j.p. (26), student from bezalel, which is in israel.

Ë?everything i say will be u n d e r s t o o d t h e w r o n g w a y. Ë?

h e l l o o r r, here is your personalized questionnaire. we would be happy if you could send it us as soon as possible.

thank you very much for your time. k a m i l a a n d v i k t o r. (...)

hi kamila, im sorry but i dont think i can answer these questions. its not for me these t h i n g s r e a l l y. . . i f e e l i t s l i k e a s p o t l i g h t too strong. the questions are too short and ask for too much. everything i say will be u n d e r s t o o d t h e w r o n g w a y, t o o d e t e r m i n e d . its everything im trying to avoid right n o w . i hope you have a good project, good luck orr x

orr herz (29), still answering some strange questionaieres.

˝i refuse to be a sexist˝

i study art because i like to waste my time on such questioners. i think plagiarism/copy in art is very wide spread and/or has always been there.

my first time was s o m e t h i n g i ’d l i k e t o k e e p t o m y s e l f . god is 0.25% viscose.

i think being depressed is nothing compare to the way i feel right n o w.

i am happy when brushing my teeth. sushi is a japanese traditional food, combining weed, rice and usually fish.

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everyone knows that i am an exchange student. ever felt an earthquake? no but i red a book about it. if i imagine the fine art department as a part of the body i guess it would be w h a t i s t h e n a m e o f t h a t o r g a n n o o n e ’s s u r e w h a t i t ’s g o o d f o r ? have you seen your best friend naked? what kind of stupid question is that? the aim of art is to produce. in my dreams i kick. a r t s h o u l d b e / d o n’t b e t e a c h e d l i k e art. inspiration is when i get up in the morning and see my lovely wife and then i go and wash the dishes. i think boys/girls are better artist because i refuse to be a sexist (boys).

in the department i feel like at home/ school/church/discoteque/hell/idos bedroom school, no? its better to be intelligent/stupid because intelligent because you at list know you are intelligent. my biggest secret is i t ’s a s e c r e t . the connection between art and sex is love. i w a n t / d o n’t w a n t t o b e f a m o u s b e c a u s e want because I want to be admired. as teenager my idols were yellow submarines, perhaps. i think thoughts are usually pictures because i was not born blind. i l i k e / d o n’t l i k e c l o w n s b e c a u s e d o n’t l i k e c l o w n s b e c a u s e t h e y a r e ridiculous. the main mood in the art department is t h a t i t ’s w o r t h t h e m o n e y. one of my favourite songs is m y w i f e s a y s I d o n’t h a v e a n y.

noam darom (28), student from czech republic/ israel.

Ë?natural born killers.Ë?

i study art because i love art i want to know more about art and i want to be an artist. computer are for data. humans are nothing more than intelligence animal. i think religious women are women that are religios. when i drink alcohol i i ’m h a p p y o r d e p r e s s e d . “a r e y o u j e a l o u s” is a question to ask monkeys. i sleep in/with i n / w i t h m y b e d / p i l l o w / r o o m / n o b o d y. i think israel is is nothing but a piece of land that humans named israel. the best thing on being young is t h a t y o u a r e n’t o l d . in my dreams i live the same shit just more surreal. m e n s h o u l d / s h o u l d n’t be free.

a r t p i e c e s s h o u l d / s h o u l d n’t b e e x p e n i s i v e because it depends on the piece. everyone knowes that (i) they know nothing. if i would be a famous art piece i would be g a b r i e l o r o z c o’s s h o e b o x . the connection between art and sex is sex is art. i hate s t u p i d i t y, b l i n d n e s s , h a t e , . . . one of my favourite artists is maurizio cattelan. jerusalem is is a piece of land. i l i k e / d o n’t l i k e c l o w n s b e c a u s e i love clowns because i identify with them especially sad ones. in the fine art department i feel like o n e o f m a n y. one of my favourite films is natural born killers.

a r t s h o u l d b e / d o n’t b e t e a c h e d c a n’t b e t e a c h e d . inspiration is like orgasmn. i think plagiarism/copy in art is if there is a good reason why not?!

izik bargil (23), student from art department, which is what it is.

˝lalalend.˝

i study art because t h i s i s m y d e s t e n y. i am shocked when i listening to a good music. i t h i n k z o o’s a r e sometime its good and some time they can be very bad. i think men with kippa are some of them loking for an anser and some o f t h e m d o n’t k n o w a n i t i n g e l l s . woman should stop thinkin to much when its com to releashion sheep.

inspiration is something that we so bizzy to look for and w e d o n’t s e e t h a t i t s i f r o n t o f a s a l l t h e time. i think plagiarism/copy in art is depence how you do it everyone knowes that i dance to minimal music like god and that i m f a n n y. if i would be a famous art piece i would be something of polok.

i dance like like im the most happy person in the world.

the connection between art and sex is unbreakabel.

i sleep in lalalend.

i want to be famous because i h a v e t o m u c h t h i n g s t o s a y.

a r t p i e c e s s h o u l d / s h o u l d n’t b e e x p e n i s i v e because i think that evry one should be abele to b u y a r t t h a t ’s w a y i t s n o t s o p o s t t o b e v e r y expensiv and mayby then peapol that now are not having fun from art will be abel to do that.

i hate onion.

i think the bass club in jerusalem is have a very good musi when thay play minimal.

i d o n’t l i k e c l o w n s b e c a u s e the move it was to much. one of my favourite songs is wow there is to much.

(...) sorry about my inglish rayting its not very good.

in my dreams i wow swimming with fish. a r t s h o u l d b e / d o n’t b e t e a c h e d ofcurs.

suf golan (23), student from bezalel, which is academy of art and dizain in Jerusalem like they say in the voice mail.

Ë?i like to dance.Ë?

i study art because i like to dance. i think erwin wurm is an artist. what was the best thing before sliced bread? leather shoe. i am happy when i d o s o m e t h i n g i c a n’t d o . i like to smell in general. i think volcanoes are not interesting. ” w h a t d o y o u t h i n k i s e r w i n w u r m” is a question to ask monkeys. if i imagine the fine art department as a part of the body i guess it would be the big toe after it has been cut off. i think drugs are like a walk in the park only more expensive. the aim of art is a good question. a r t s h o u l d d o n’t b e t e a c h e d by architects. inspiration is g o o d c o m p o s i t o r w e r e i n s p i r e d b y o t h e r, b u t t h e b e s t s t o l e f r o m o t h e r. i think plagiarism/copy in art is well, mendelssohn did it.

i think being depressed is w h e n i c a n’t d o s o m e t h i n g . i think boys are better artist because they think art is a woman. in the department i feel like at home/ school/church/discoteque/hell/idos bedroom h o m e , b u t I d o n’t f e e l a t h o m e a t h o m e . its better to be stupid because y o u d o n’t e n v y t h e i n t e l l i g e n t . my biggest secret is i ’m s u p e r m a r i o . the connection between art and sex is its good to be drunk in both cases. i want to be famous because then i could cover my self with velvet all the time. as teenager my idol was anthony hamilton (snooker player). i d o n’t l i k e c l o w n s b e c a u s e they are fail. i think sex in public spaces is cold. the main mood in the art department is i c a n’t s m o k e t h e r e one of my favourite songs is concerto no.3 for piano and orchestra by r a c h m a n i n o v.

uri tuchman (22), bezalel/ jerusalem.

˝ i c a n’t s e e m y s e l f doing anything else.˝

i study art because i c a n’t s e e m y s e l f d o i n g a n y t h i n g e l s e . i think carots are great with apples (as a juice, of course). my last time was l a s t s a t u r d a y. i am happy when i feel. i prefer facebook because its in our nature to spy on other people. i t h i n k z o o’s a r e mean. i think men with kippa are s o m e t i m e s s e x y. most of the time i am in another atmosphere. if i would be a famous art piece i would be y v e s k l e i n’s “t h e l e a p i n t o t h e v o i d ” . i think “how do lice taste like?” is a question to ask monkeys. i sleep with a p e n c i l a n d a p e n u n d e r m y p i l l o w, a p p a r e n t l y, l i k e i f o u n d o u t t h i s m o r n i n g . inspiration is endless. the connection between art and sex is over used!

art pieces should be expenisive because they contain a part of me. and because we have to make a living. i think falaffel is one of the greatest things humanity has ever made. art should be teached because it can open minds. b u t y e t , i t s h o u l d n’t b e t a u g h t a t a l l . i think plagiarism/copy in art is acceptable, in certain ways. in a conceptual w a y m a y b e . b u t s t i l l , i d o n’t d o i t . i want to be famous because i will be able to touch more people with my art. the difference between fine and applied arts is t h a t f i n e a r t s s e r v e s t h e v i e w e r ’s i n t e l l e c t , while applied arts is the application of design and creativity on objects. my idols are salvador dali, bjork, aretha franklin, m i c h e l g o n d r y, r a v e l , c h a r l i e k a u f m a n , d a vinci, yves klein, all the scientists that developed the quantum theory and more… main mood in the bezalel fine art department is confusion.

netaly aylon (22) student from bezalel, which is ummmm bezalelish.

Ë?it makes sense at the moment.Ë?

i study art because t h e r e ’s n o t h i n g e l s e . if you could move anywhere, where? japan!!! my first time was forgettable. the best thing of my family is t h e i r h a i r, g o r g e o u s . . . i am happy when it comes. i like joseph beuys because b e c a u s e h e ’s s h i n y ! i scream when i feel like it. i think plagiarism/copy in art is necessary at times, it might be better than the source. i am silent when i h a v e n o t h i n g t o s a y. after the bezalel i want to f l y a w a y, t r a v e l a n d l i v e l i k e a g y p s y. the connection between art and sex is an artist must be erotic. the connection between art and sex is an artist must be erotic. as teenager my idols were s y l v i a p l a t h , t i m b u r t o n & p j h a r v e y. i want to be artist because it makes sense at the moment.

if i imagine the fine art department as a part of the body i guess it would be brain. i think women should g r o w w i n g s a n d l e a r n t o f l y. . i would like to.. the aim of art is to be there and hope it might help change something or someone. have you seen your best friend naked? y e s i h a v e , i n a l l h e r g l o r y. . inspiration is everything and all around. in the department i feel like at home/ school/church/discoteque/hell/idos bedroom umm, idos bedroom with a hint of school and church because of the confessions and spanking. i like nutella because i love nutella! it makes me feel warm and tingly inside.. after the bezalel i want to f l y a w a y, t r a v e l a n d l i v e l i k e a g y p s y. the main mood in the bezalel fine art department is u n c l e a r. one of my favourite songs is “t h e s e a t h e s e a” b y p e g g y s u e , t h e y ’r e brilliant.

nur mallel (23), bezalel, which is the coldest place on earth.

˝i sleep with the light on.˝

i study art because i t ’s t h e o n l y t h i n g i c a n s e e m y s e l f d o i n g r i g h t n o w. being an artist means i ’m n o t r e a l l y s u r e .

i think plagiarism/copy in art is unexcusable and unavoidable.

art teachers are rare but inspiring.

if i would be a famous art piece i would be “m i l e o f s t r i n g ” , m a r c e l d u c h a m p .

nature is n o t s o m e t h i n g w e c a n’t u n d e r s t a n d .

the connection between art and sex is t h a t t h e y ’r e b o t h l o s t i n t r a n s l a t i o n .

when i drink alcohol i u s u a l l y e n j o y.

the difference between fine and applied arts is lately diminished.

i think life is more important than art.

i hate the need of being articulate.

i sleep with the light on.

one of my favourite artists is albert camus.

a r t p i e c e s s h o u l d n’t b e a s e x p e n i s i v e a s they often are.

jerusalem is very tense.

i think israel is stuck.

i d o n’t l i k e c l o w n s b e c a u s e t h e y ’r e s a d .

i think my teenager time was s i m i l a r t o w h a t i ’m e x p e r i e n c i n g n o w.

in the fine art department i feel like i ’m e n j o y i n g m y s e l f m o s t o f t h e t i m e .

the best thing about being young is t h e f a c t t h a t u c a n’t a p p r e c i a t e i t .

one of my favourite films is yet to be found.

in my dreams i find peace of mind.

i d o n’t w a n t t o b e f a m o u s b e c a u s e i ’ l l h a t e t h e a t t e n t i o n a n d r e s p o n s i b i l i t y.

m e n s h o u l d n’t be referred to as a binding group. everyone knowes that i have no idea what everybody knows. art should be teached to an extent. inspiration is relative.

michal alpern (24)

˝i love you.˝

i study art because it gives me special opportunity to think, p l a y, e x p r e s s , f e e l , k n o w a n d m e e t . . . if you were another person, would you be friends with you? i t ’s d i f f i c u l t . m a y b e y e s , b e c a u s e w e w o u l d think and feel the same, but probably not because we would think and feel the same.

inspiration is strong and unexpected move.

my first time was there is a lot of first times.

if i could choose someone to have dinner with i think i would choose woody allen.

the first thing i notice about people is their energy and physiognomy of the face. what do you thing about the person that this questionnaire send? hmm. he is tall, talkative, with terrible laugh (in nice way). the person i feel so comfortable and happy to work, drink and laugh with. i like to smell morning air from the sea and horses. w h a t ’s t h e b e s t c o m p l i m e n t y o u’v e e v e r received? i love you. i think drugs are in wise dimension enjoyable. the first time i drunk beer was with my father in early childhood. 5. my definition of cheating on boys in a relationship is t h e r e i s n o d e f i n i t i o n . i t ’s i n e x c u s a b l e , b u t there are special conditions, places and feelings when it can happen.

girls with small breasts are cute, sexy and cyborgs like.

its better to be intelligent/stupid because intelligent. to know at least about some possibilities, failings and stupidities. the most important characteristics i look for in someone are h o n e s t y a n d s e n s i t i v i t y. in my dreams i have t o f l y. the connection between art and sex is very very deep and inextricable. i w a n t / d o n’t w a n t t o b e f a m o u s b e c a u s e i d o n’t k n o w. p r o b a b l y i w a n t . i t c a n m a k e s o m e t h i n g s e a s i e r. as teenager my idols were ballet dancers. i think sex in public spaces is a d v e n t u r o u s , d i r t y a n d s p i c y. i think photography is tool to cache reality and recreate it. but also the tool for simplifying and flattening memories.

kamila musilova (26), photography student from czech republic, which is trying her best to stay in israel.

˝i get what i want.˝

i study art because i d o n’t w a n t t o w a k e u p e a r l y i n t h e morning. my first time was 15. if barbie is so popular why do girls have to buy her other friends? because barbie need to talk with her lady friends about ken. i am happy when i get what i want.

if i imagine the fine art department as a part of the body i guess it would be nipels. if i would be a famous art piece i would be h a p p y. inspiration is f u n n y.

arak tastes like shit.

its better to be intelligent/stupid because intelligant and then to become stupid just for fun.

i t h i n k z o o’s a r e cities for animals.

i think being depressed is good part from life.

i think plagiarism/copy in art is you can be inspired technikly but not copy same by same.

i think boys/girls are better artist because i d o n’t t h i n k a b o u t i t . i f y o u a r e g o o d i t i s n o t s o m a t t e r.

i dance like old peaple.

my biggest secret is i hate baloons.

have you seen your best friend naked? yes.

the connection between art and sex is must in our life.

dogs or cats? dogs.

i want to be famous because i will be rich.

i sleep with thong. hh.

as teenager my idols were aqua, the band.

the aim of art is i d o n’t k n o w.

i like clowns because t h e y h a v e s t u p i d h u m m o r.

i think drugs are fine.

one of my favourite songs is cromosom by doron shults.

elad haiman (24), student from art, which is peaple who want to be artist.

˝acknowledge my ignorance.˝

i study art because i b e l i e v e i n t h e p o w e r o f v i s u a l i t y. my first time was n o t p u b l i s h e d i n t h e “ b r a vo” . i came to israel/to bezalel because i wanted to get to know other kinds of identity constructions. i am happy when i d o n’t c o n s u m e m y o w n l i f e . o n l y t h e q u e e r o n e s k n o w, what the difference is between being q u e e r a n d g a y. germany is the state i was born and raised in by accident. berlin is an overrated conglomeration of artists and so called artists. i think tights are warming if you go out with a skirt.

my biggest secret is that i still believe in the dispositive of s e x u a l i t y. one of my favorite songs is erasure - always my favourite toy is nikon f3. i think plagiarism/copy in art is b o r i n g i f i t ’s i n t e n d e d p r o v o c a t i o n . i t h i n k “s u c c e s s” i s finishing an artwork with the same intensity like when it began. its better to be intelligent because you can get a better position in a w o r l d w i d e c o n s p i r a c y.

i would like to see my art exhibited in idos bedroom.

i like more portrait format art pieces than landscape ones because they look better in an a4 sized portfolio (upright).

the aim of art is see previous question.

the connection between art and sex is insignificant on a psychoanalytic level.

inspiration is something people talk about to make themselves (unsuccessfully) interesting.

i always wanted to acknowledge my ignorance.

the role of artists in our society is c o l l e c t i n g e n t r i e s i n t h e p e r s o n a l “c v ’s ” while being used as a rolemodel for postfordistic working conditions.

i do not like clowns because they remind me of my teenage period as goth.

markues (24), fine art student from berlin, which is studying in the fall semester 2009 at the b e z a l e l a c a d e m y.

Ë?before i have menstruation.Ë?

i study art because its in my blood. before my study art i try d i f f e r e n t w a y. i b e l i e v e e v e r y t h i n g s t a r t f r o m a r t . if you could move anywhere...? i d o n’t t h i n k i w a n t m o v e a n y w h e r e . i ’ m h a p p y w h i t m y l i f e . i l i k e v i s i t i n t o a l o t p l a c e ’ s . . . my first time was ...13/02\79. the best thing of my dad is receiving. i am happy when i realize my self. the main mood in the art department is pressure. if i imagine the fine art department as a part of the body i guess it would be armpit: stinking and important. have you seen your best friend naked? y e s , i ’m a w o m a n . is your computer slow right now? yes and i hope its not virus. inspiration is t r a v e l w h i t a b u s , t o l o s e m y w a y, t o be abroad. i think plagiarism/copy in art is bad. i think being depressed is before i have menstruation.

i think boys/girls are better artist because usually i think are woman better for e v e r y t h i n g . t h i s t i m e i d o n’t t h i n k i t s p o s s i b l e , i t s d e p e n d e d p e r s o n a l t y. in the department i feel like at home/ school/church/discoteque/hell/idos bedroom f o r m e i t s p l a y g r o u n d a n d h o m e . its better to be intelligent/stupid because i d o n’t k n o w, y o u h a v e s a m e t h i n g i t s better to be complete stupid and same other thing you must be intelligent i n t e l l i g e n t g i v e : t o k n o w, e x p e c t a t i o n , suffer opposed to be stupid make you more simple. my biggest secret is life. the connection between art and sex is needs. i w a n t / d o n’t w a n t t o b e f a m o u s b e c a u s e sometime i want to be because praise a n d s o m e t i m e i d o n’t w a n t t o b e b e c a u s e t h e m a k e m e c h u c k l e h o w t h i n k w o r k a n d i u n d e r s t a n d i t ’s i l l u s i o n . thoughts are usually pictures because its make me want take something from t h e r e . if barbie is so popular why do girls have to buy her other friends? i d o n ’ t n o , t h e y m i s e r g i r l s .

vv.e hr e. d( 3 0h)a d a d ( 3 0 ) .

˝i am questioning myself.˝

vered hadad (30).