Artist Naomi Okubo on Japan, Fashion and Anonymity

Host Sophia Kayafas visits artist Naomi Okubo, whose work explores patterns and fashion, and in which the female subject turns away from the viewer, melting into the intricate background. Naomi prepares to move back to Japan, leaving her beloved Greenpoint neighborhood. The new ALL ARTS short documentary film series "Flowstate /North Brooklyn Artists" explores what it means to be an artist in the northern Brooklyn neighborhoods of Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Bushwick during summer 2020. Series hosts Ralf Jean-Pierre and Sophia Kayafas visit 16 artists in their homes and studios, looking at their gritty, inner worlds, and engaging in sincere conversations with a range of emerging, mid-career and established artists from diverse backgrounds.

L'animatrice Sophia Kayafas rend visite à l'artiste Naomi Okubo, dont le travail explore les motifs et la mode, et dans lequel le sujet féminin se détourne du spectateur, se fondant dans un arrière-plan complexe. Naomi se prépare à retourner au Japon, quittant son quartier bien-aimé de Greenpoint. La nouvelle série de courts métrages documentaires ALL ARTS « Flowstate / North Brooklyn Artists » explore ce que signifie être artiste dans les quartiers nord de Brooklyn, Williamsburg, Greenpoint et Bushwick, pendant l'été 2020. Les animateurs de la série, Ralf Jean-Pierre et Sophia Kayafas, rendent visite à 16 artistes dans leurs maisons et leurs ateliers, découvrant leur univers intérieur et engageant des conversations sincères avec des artistes émergents, en milieu de carrière ou confirmés, issus de divers horizons.

Directed by Minos Papas
Cinematograhy by Minos Papas
Editing by Macha Tsarenkov
Produced by Cyprian Films, New York
Run Time: 14’
Release: March 2021 on ALL ARTS TV, USA

Flowstate /North Brooklyn Artists

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