Hello all, I am Peter Bachand. I am an 18 year old, actor, artist, activist, musician and fashion enthuthiast. I recently finished traveling the U.S.A in a converted Van camper. Join me to explore the arts and what it takes to be an artist in the U.S today. Although I have focus on theatre and performance, I feel it is important to understand that all art forms are deeply interwoven and that at the root all creative expression is art.
- Kate Bush: How One Artist Changed Everything.Kate Bush is a British singer-songwriter and performance artist known for her eclectic vocals and eccentric choreography. Kate started playing music at a young age, writing her now-iconic song “Man with the Child in His Eyes” when she was only 15. Her music did not have immediate success, although her demo tape caught the interestContinue reading “Kate Bush: How One Artist Changed Everything.”
- Slab City, The Salton Sea, and Bombay Beach: Art in America’s Underbelly.In order to understand the art in this unique desert wasteland, we must understand the geography and history of the location. Slab City and Bombay Beach are located in the Salton Trough, a tectonic pull-apart basin and the site of a prehistoric seabed. The Trough is the second-lowest point in North America creating intense temperaturesContinue reading “Slab City, The Salton Sea, and Bombay Beach: Art in America’s Underbelly.”
- What factors come together to Create a thriving Arts Scene?When we think about art scenes our minds often go to places such as Haight Ashbury in San Francisco during the 1960s and 70s or Seattle, Washington in the 1990s, and of course, New York City and Los Angeles have historically had vibrant arts scenes. What do these locations and similar ones all have inContinue reading “What factors come together to Create a thriving Arts Scene?”
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