You can almost hear the silverware clatter, the glasses clink and the generations clash as Thanksgiving approaches.
St. Louis artist aims to capture the conviviality and chaos of the family dinner table 鈥� during holidays or not 鈥� in wall-sized mural, 鈥淪upper Club.鈥� The 10-by-24 piece towers over work tables at the in the Central West End (see image of full mural, below).
In our latest , we talk with Rosenblith about the artistic and personal themes of his work.
Here鈥檚 some of what you鈥檒l hear in our podcast with artist Edo Rosenblith:
- On why you don鈥檛 have to have an artistic mindset to appreciate his mural: 鈥淓veryone鈥檚 family has, like, issues and people fighting.鈥�
- About borrowing from other artists鈥� already established ideas: 鈥淚 think it鈥檚 good to steal from all the people you like.鈥�
- On the death of his twin brother, also an artist, at 19. 鈥淗e was my first, sort of, collaborator, so when he did die, it was like the death of 鈥� that as well.鈥�
A side note: TechArtista is offering , including one taking place Friday night, in which diners eat alongside the mural.
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