Leo
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Leo’s passion is creating art that is a little bit stupid. His recent fascinations include 1950s absurdist theatre, the use of comedy as an element of social change, and fluctuating between making art that releases his feelings of existential dread and making art that causes him to giggle uncontrollably. His favorite pieces are the ones that do both. Leo earned an Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts from Bard College at Simon’s Rock (where he met Warwick) and went on to study theatre at the University of Missouri Kansas City (where he met Sophiko). Leo is a co-founder of Hotel TV Productions.
Warwick began studying Ceramics at the age of 15 while attending Bard College at Simon’s Rock, where they earned their Associates of Arts in Liberal Arts. They then went on to receive their Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics at the Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City, Missouri. While Warwick's interest in the arts is wide-ranging, their work is primarily based in clay and textiles, due to a mostly-healthy obsession with craft based materials. Their work is an exploration of the connections between art, domesticity, and personal identity as it is tied to a living space. Warwick aims to create work that encourages the joyful and intentional curation of a home and challenges the idea that art requires a pedestal or formal display to be valuable. Their full portfolio and statement can be found at: warwickwillow.com
Warwick
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Sophiko
she/her
Sophiko doesn’t come by her words very often, which is why she chooses to paint and take photos instead. When she’s really lucky, she gets to perform in a play. One time, she even got to do a commercial for beef. Sophiko has studied at a couple of universities but she can’t really prove it to you. Born and raised for the first part of her life in Tbilisi, Georgia, she hopes to reconnect with those memories through the things she creates. She also hopes that none of it takes itself too seriously. Sophiko is proud to be the other co-founder of Hotel TV Productions. And to find out more, you’ll have to first take her to dinner.