The end of the group exhibition that has been running and constantly evolving and growing since December last year, Das Wesen der Dinge curated by Maurus Knowles at the Fluid Gallery that lives in Ludwig, Berlin. This is a final chance to see some amazing multi-media art, have a drink and chat with the artists, and buy some original artworks.

I will be there, along with some of my collages, and am looking forward to seeing you there!

Music will be provided by The Wee Hours and Nansea.

What: Finissage Das Wesen der Dinge, arts, artists, drinks and music.
When: Thursday March 22nd 2018, 20:00.
Where: Ludwig, Anzengruberstrasse 3, 12043 Berlin (Neukölln)

For more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/157618131620069/

Canadian visual artist Laurence Philomène's ongoing project on representing trans- and non-binary individuals will be presented by Curated by Girls during a solo exhibition at CoGalleries in Berlin, Torstrasse 170. In this project called "Non-Binary Portraits" the young artist shows her friends as they ideally would like to be seen, in colourful portraits.

In Philomène's work, colour plays an important role in combinition with themes such as femininity, gender identity, and softness. The exhibition will celebrate the diversity of trans- and nonbinary individuals who are usually under-represented in mainstream media.

Vernissage
The exhibition will open on May 19th, at 6PM 
CoGalleries, Torstrasse 170, 10115 Berlin
(with presence of the artist)
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You can find more information about the exhibition on the facebook event: 
https://www.facebook.com/events/1164316967031247/
and  www.curatedbygirls.com

Artist's website :
​http://www.laurencephilomene.com/

If you have also been inspired to create my portrait, tag me on instagram @suzepuz. 

​After a successful first exhibition showing work by 26 artists on the subject of new femininity, Curated By Girls is back on November 12th and 13th  at the Berlin gallery Blender&Co for a second, approachable event focussing on the work by a single artist: Poster Boys by Joseph Wolfgang Ohlert.
The work in this exhibition portrays individuals in poster formats that will be sold from a limited stock for very affordable prices. The 10, unreleased portraits that will be exhibited here focus on the male figure; showing and celebrating a somewhat vulnerable, feminine side of the masculine young men being portrayed.

“These are portraits of young men, who I think are beautiful, some I met through Facebook, Instagram, some are good friends. Through photography, I get to know so many interesting personalities and also hot guys. I love it. There are so many people out there I would love to have in my life, but I can’t, so with the photos I’m taking of them I’m creating a connection we will have forever. I sometimes feel like if I don’t take a picture of whoever I’m meeting, it doesn’t actually feel like we have met.” – Statement of the Artist.
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Curated by GIRLS promotes visual art online, providing a platform for young, new artists who focus on themes such as Freedom, Diversity and Equality.  The website was conceived to challenge mainstream stereotypes around gender, beauty standards and the concept of normality, by providing space to an open-minded vision of the world through Art.

Joseph Wolfgang Ohlert is a young, Berlin based artist, who challenges gender norms in his work. For his project “Gender as a Spectrum” the artist found and portrayed individuals around the globe who don’t conform to stereotypical binary gender roles. Collected in a table book, this project displays a variety of individuals, celebrating the wide gender spectrum. 
More information about the artist and his work can be found here:
Artist's Website.
Curated By GIRLS

Vernissage: 
November 12, 18:00
Blender&Co, Boddinstraße 32
12053 Neukölln, Berlin
U Boddinstraße
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/318317858542361/

As a medium embroidery and other textile based arts have not been considered an art form during most of the past, or even the present. These media were related to women's work in the house and seen as mere domestic crafts, and thus were of no importance to the male-dominated world of western arts until the rise of feminism. New forms of embroidery and textile arts were developed within the overbearing stereotype in the past decades.
Lately, there is a rise in the use of embroidery as seen in arts and social media, in a stronger political and feminist context. Read more about this subject here.

​Since the rise of Donald Trump as presidential candidate, contemporary artists have been producing art surrounding the controversial politician. Most of them seem to be making a statement against his views and potential presidency.
However, are these artistic protests not adding to the popularity of Trump. Dutch artist Jonas Staal already realised a few years ago how art added to the popularity of politicians. Read more about contemporary propaganda by clicking this link.

This is an abstract of my BA thesis for Art History, concerning contemporary female artists and mythological subjects with a strong female message.
Since the snake has been a symbol in the arts and mythologies of ancient times, performance artist Carolee Schneemann researched this symbol during her studies in the '60s. From her studies she concluded that ancient goddess statues that attributed the snake could have been made by female artists. Later she would perform herself with these goddess images in mind. 
After this, other female artists followed and expressed their own interpretation of the mythological being of the serpent in relation to women in ancient stories, connecting these images to their own contemporary views, on which I will elaborate further right here.

Now, I am not one to write on politics very often, but this time, this blog on artsy things shall be my voice against TTIP. Hopefully, some of you are aware, if not, I shall inform you, because this is why I care.

Like a Trojan horse the trade treaty between the United States of America known as TTIP or the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership has been brought into the European gates, with promises of economic advantages and job opportunities and supposedly it's for our best interests. 

But this deal is being done quietly and negotiations end at the end of 2015, while most of the people are unaware of the meaning of the trade treaty (Not a very democratic thing, to not inform your people). In the meantime, there is some more media attention to the consequences this deal might bring now, even though little people know what is being negotiated. Some things we have heard mean food safety, animal rights and protection  won't have to 'hold back' deals for traders. At the same time corporations can influence laws that profit their investments and can even legally sue the governments for any laws that hinder their profits.


​All this might also affect the whole well-being of the world, and let’s be honest; the world could use some less negative affecting and a little more loving.

All this so some rich folks can get richer.
(How money is more important than the planet is beyond my understanding in general, I think we should feed the 1% to the polar bears and support the right causes with their money, fighting injustice, environmental problems and such all at once. What can I say, I'm a problem solver)

I would like to be part of bringing some causes against TTIP to the public attention, all in the best interest of us and generations to come.

We might not be the ones with the money or the power, but together we have a voice, and I strongly believe we can make the planet a better place.

What can you do?

Find more information and sign the petition against TTIP (only if you’re a citizen of the EU) here: http://waronwant.org/say-no-ttip
or here:
http://action.globaljustice.org.uk/ea-campaign/action.retrievestaticpage.do?ea_static_page_id=3521

Buy Lush's shower powder soap box, Dirty Deal. The money will go to organisations against TTIP, and they also have some more information, explaining things better than I can: https://www.lush.co.uk/article/soapbox-why-ttip-dirty-deal
(Also, it smells really good and leaves your skin supersoft, AND it changes colour when it comes into contact with water!)

Demonstrate:
(These were the ones I could quickly find, there might be more near you, or organise it yourself!)
October 2nd, Budapest
October 4th, Manchester
October 6th, Rome
October 10th in Amsterdam, March against Monsanta, starts at JOHAN DANIËL MEIJERPLEIN.
October 10th in Berlin at Central Station
October 10th, Luxembourg
Twitter: #noTTIP