Tamen Perez
Welcome to our seventh episode of Y2K GROUP CHAT featuring artist Tamen P\xe9rez. We recorded in late August 2020. \nWe speak with Tamen about grad school during COVID, working from home vs. studio, her relationship to the history of painting, living and working in Berlin, manga and music, and unlearning in painting. \nTamen P\xe9rez is an emerging artist living and working in New Haven, CT.\nFollow us on TikTok and Instagram: @y2kgroup\nSubscribe to our YouTube channel for more content about contemporary art.\nStay up-to-date with out Y2K Blog on our website for more news.\nAudio timestamps below:\n0:00 - Intro music\n0:15 - Y2K GROUP CHAT introduction\n0:34 - Tamen bio\n1:07 - Hi\n1:52 - What have you been up to?\n3:23 - Update on school\n4:23 - How did you adapt to not having studio access at Yale during quarantine?\n5:52 - Minimal materials\n6:27 - How does music inspire your work?\n8:08 - What\u2019s been new with Y2K?\n10:50 - Y2K-NOW idea, future shows, learning to pivot\n14:11 - Making work from home vs. studio\n16:54 - Painting process as workout?\n17:57 - What books are you reading?\n20:09 - Were you familiar with Afro-Caribbean history?\n21:01 - Costa Rica\n22:52 - Manga and some inspiration\n25:39 - What types of materials do you use?\n29:05 - Relationship to history of painting\n30:32 - Unlearning\n32:54 - After undergrad to New York and moving to Berlin\n35:34 - 7-8 years in Berlin\n39:38 - Berlin art scene or music scene\n41:38 - Learning German and still adapting\n44:27 - How was your past solo show at stadium?\n49:23 - How did your work first change in grad school?\n51:32 - Voice and hand in painting\n53:09 - Ideas for thesis\n56:44 - Spring studio visits\n57:57 - Love of painting and being anti\n58:56 - Costa Rican landscape painting and colonialism\n1:00:34 - Going back to the history and re-evaluating\n1:02:09 - Painting conversation in New York\n1:05:34 - Thank you!