15 Questions About Art :: Dola Baroni
Dola Baroni - b. August 1986 in Los Angeles, Tiger, West Coast enthusiast, photographer and dancer, big eater, big sleeper.
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What is your earliest art-related memory?
In the first grade we had Art a couple times a week in a room near the Principal’s office. Mrs. Levitan was the art teacher and I remember feeling really relaxed by the sound of her voice. I don’t remember anything that we learned but I do remember her showing us Picasso’s Old Guitarist.
Then in second grade I wore all blue and called it my Blue Period.
Who has had the greatest influence on your work?
LaVerne M. Disney b. 1916, my pseudo-Grandmother a.k.a. Jicky
What are the main tools of your craft?
films, cameras, space
Is a formal education important?
OVER-RATED
What is the biggest misconception about art?
I don’t know yet.
Which is more important in art - concept or execution?
EXECUTION
What theme or aesthetic are you most drawn to?
I like sincerity and simplicity. I don’t like tricks.
What is your favorite piece of art in your home?
A postcard with a photo of Chief Red Cloud’s bedroom on the front.
If you could collaborate with anyone, living or dead, who would it be?
Living: Yukio Waguri
Deceased: Otis Redding
Which emerging artist do you think more people should know about?
The Dance Me.
What has been your greatest achievement to date?
Finding my Bifano family in San Demetrio De Corone, province of Cosenza in the Calabrian region of Southern Italy.
What has been your biggest roadblock?
Lack of funds.
How do you define success?
Love all around, a house in the mountains, a house by the sea and no film cost worries.
What will be the name of your autobiography?
I’m too young to wonder that but how about Get Free With It
What is the best piece of (art-related) advice you’ve ever been given?
“Become Baby”
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