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The Anti-Artist — Stay Curious Episode Five, featuring Patricc Reed

Stay Curious / Season One / Episode 05

The Anti-Artist

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What if art is what happens before you start trying to be an artist?

What becomes possible when we stop performing who we think we’re supposed to be?

Featuring Patricc Reed + The Artists of Camp Mary

The Story

Patricc Reed paints like a kid who got hold of the keys after everyone else went home. No precious mythology. No tortured-artist performance. No permission. His philosophy is almost embarrassingly simple: Have fun. Make something. Follow what feels alive. Against musicians carrying careers, brands, expectations and identities, Patricc becomes a reminder that creativity might begin where self-consciousness ends.

Kenny has spent years negotiating identity. Patricc seems almost uninterested in identity. One is trying to become whole. The other is playing. Both may be pointing toward the same thing.

Meet the People

The lives behind the story.

Patricc Reed

Visual Artist / The Anti-Artist Artist

Patricc paints, creates, paints over it and starts again. His approach makes creativity an act of play rather than a performance of being an artist. At Camp Mary, making something matters more than getting permission.

Frances Domingues

Painter / Visual Artist

Frances created artwork and installations within the Shope Creek environment. Her work is part of the visual world that people encounter when they arrive on the land.

Ruby Chase

Camp Mary Guest Artist / Music

Ruby brings music, performance and creative experience to the gathering at Camp Mary.

Deva Runa

Camp Mary Guest Artist / Ceremonial Music

Deva brings performance and ceremonial music into the shared creative life of Camp Mary.

Lion Laguna

Musician / Songwriter

The voice of The Holy Howlers, Lion is a musician and songwriter connected to the artists gathered at Camp Mary.