Oh Gosh, hello readers and followers!
Sorry guys, I have been/ am feeling very sick, hence the absence. Sick and weak and isolated and unmotivated. But I AM doing what I gotta do and so please, even though so incredibly late, let me tell you about my second Rap-Art!
1. The Negative Outlook (one I seem to adopt mostly)
Not as great a turn-out of people as at the first one. I spent a lot of the night feeling pretty down about this, Xavier spent a lot of the night calming me down and calling reinforcements even though it was too late for that. God bless Xavier and I will love him forever and I mean it.
So what was it? Was it the tickets? People "bought" them but then didn't feel like going? Or was it the '8PM start' on the flyer? To be fair, people kept coming as the night was unfolding, they simply were late… which wasn't a problem in itself of course but the music HAD TO start at 8 because the gallery was on curfew. We did wait of course, but unfortunately the first act did not have a full house. Which really REALLY is a bummer, because he was AMAZING and I will forever wish that more people could have heard him at Rap-Art. (I'll get to the artists in the next post).
Well, this is all still for me to analyse and experiment with in the future.
So yes, I spent the night sulking that it was not 'like the first one' and thank God for Catherine and Xavier who very rightly kept telling me to stop whining as by the end of the evening the gallery was actually full. I think I'm going to say this again, for my own reinforcement: The gallery was full - again.
2. The Positive Outlook
The artists were amazing and people turned up. And I mean new people, too! Which by the time the night was over meant that I now had two independent art/ hip-hop events under my belt. Gosh, it is not much at all, and together with the laziness that I seem to never stop battling and losing to, two events is nothing… except it's not. It is two events more than I have ever had :)
There were two people - Martin and Pete (so great to meet you both!) - from Preciptoman Radio, the radio that focuses on alternative rap, with whom I had a lovely chat about, well, whatever I know about alternative rap in the UK! I was extremely pleased that new people were actually able to hear about Rap-Art through searching Eventbrite, which was where we put our free tickets up, and now will use it again should another event take place.
3. The Best About It All:
The live music was overwhelmingly good.
The visual artist is an illustrator who came from Paris. Her friends came to support her and vibed to hip-hop music.
The artworks were appreciated by so many people!
My best friend came along and I had a wonderful time sharing the evening with her. Her gesture is so appreciated.
I got to spend time with the Asylum33 boys whom I am always so happy to see; and I caught up with TUA music whom I hadn't seen for so so long. What a pleasure! :)
I sold an art work (OMG!)
Most importantly, I watched very different people come together and enjoy themselves in the atmosphere of art and live hip-hop - this is what I want to work for.
What a great night, you know?
I even brought my Sofia with me, hoping that she would be able to listen to the soundcheck and see what mummy does from time to time but unfortunately it was getting late for her and she had to go home before the sound system arrived but I will make very sure she is there next time. Did I just say 'next time'?
love
