An Artist Talks with Lars Van Core, 11.08.2011, kunsthaus Tacheles, Berlin.

Lars Van Core is a German artist born in Bavaria, living and working in Berlin since ten years. He is a painter, photographer and writer.

He has been influenced by electronic culture and says he is a raver. The most important part of his work relates the themes involving techno parties and techno culture. He paint dancers, women and men having fun, he likes to bring joy with his works and liberation.

For him the best Djs are here in Berlin and he always remembers to party. He believes in love and people, and wants to share this spirit of freedom with others.

The photographs are taken in the night scene as well, and are mostly fast shots taken in unusual moments. Some remain figurative and others take another direction as he transfigures them into colourful abstractions. His process is individual for each work although this same concept of liberation comes through both photos and paintings.

He has recently started to write short stories based on the acquaintances  he has made in Berlin. He is interested in unusual characters and the Berlin urban lifestyle. "I am an Est Berliner", he says and even though the wall is gone, for many, it still means alot in terms of culture, especially for artists. He has a conduct a way of being and remaining open with strangers. He has certain values and wants to be able to share them.

He likes the Tacheles Kunsthaus because it is still a place for freedom, where techno culture still means something. A place where exchange and discussion are possible like nowhere else. Here You don't need to queue in a line, or fill in some papers, all you have to do is come and talk. The Kunsthaus represents a way of life and has kept a strong feeling from the Est times. He is active and helps in the Electrocult non-profit organization to give his support to The Tacheles.

He is an idealist and is politically engaged, although he does not trust politicians, who are for him, lost in compromise and corruption.  He thinks it is vital to preserve Berlin and its specificities. All the city of Berlin is under the pressure because of profit-oriented developement and restructuring. Berlin has something unique for him, a true spirit, that he really wants to fight for. 

He shows his vision in his works and is true to himself, and remains a simple easy going man. It seems like he is floating in between a certain nostalgia and today techno beats.

It was a nice to meet :-)