[Interview] Nik Kosmas' idea of color is emptiness

interviewer: IRIKI (Radd Lounge) | Translate: Cam

In the past, Nik Kosmas, an artist based in Berlin who was active as a former post-internet duo AIDS-3D in Berlin, and is currently based in Shanghai, was interviewed for the closing line! He talked about his way of thinking, how he perceives things, and his spirituality.

What do you think about the importance of maintaining Also your own route

ー Your career seems to span many different mediums, places, and arts.
Your career seems to spread across various mediums, locations, and artistic motivations. First of all please tell us about your background and initial artistic endeavors.

“Since I was a child, I wanted to be an artist. At first, I thought I might be a manga artist. Then I went to museums and saw works by Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami, and Charles Ray. , I thought this kind of expression was really cool, and watching Matthew Barney's video made me want to create some kind of integrated art."

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"When I was a child, I wanted to be an artist. At first I thought that might be making comics. Later I went to museums and saw work by jeff koons, murakami, charles ray, I thought that was pretty cool too. Later I saw videos by Matthew Barney and i was excited about the idea of making some kind of total art.

“At the time, I was still making clothes, and I was recruiting friends with other talents to make different pieces. I created a group called AIDS-3D , which was part of the post-internet movement, 7 years later we ended our activities and my life moved on to another phase. After a few detours and a few other ventures, I got back into art, moved to China, and started making clothes more seriously, and now I'm expanding my art and fashion activities. I am here, interweaving my experiences from my time outside the art world.”

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"But I was also making clothes, and recruiting my friends with other talents to help me make other things too. Anyways I ended up in art school and started collaborating with my friend Daniel Keller. We made a group called AIDS-3D. It was a part of the Post-Internet movement. After 7 years we called it quits and I moved into some other phase of my life. After a detour of several years and a few other enterprises, I made my return to art and moved to China. I also started to make clothes more seriously. And that's where we find me now, extending my art and fashion practice, mixing in my experiences from my time outside of the art world.”
[Interview] Nik Kosmas' idea of color is emptiness

■ One of the main reasons why I create art is
Because I believe that everything is controlled by the universe.

-In an interview with another medium in the past, you said that your spiritual way of thinking is reflected in your work and influences your motivation to work. Huh?
In previous articles you have cited personal spiritual growth as both being reflected in and fueling your work. In your opinion what does it mean to be living a "spiritually sound" life?

“One of the main reasons I create art is because I believe the universe controls everything. gives me a lot of peace and comfort and I can work without worrying too much about the consequences.I am also in a spiritual group and we meet often to discuss life. These activities help me not to overwhelm my brain and to see what happens in life: negative experiences lead to positive experiences and vice versa, life ends. It lasts until
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"One of the main reasons I am able to make art is that I trust that the universe is in control. I do not need to be, or actually am really not, in control of anything. That gives me a lot of peace and comfort. and allows me to make work without worrying too much about the outcome.I am part of a spiritual group that meets and discusses life, and part of that is also helping other people.These activities help me keep my head out of my ass too deeply and maintain perspective on the things that happen in my life. The negative experiences lead to positive ones and vice versa, and life goes on, until it ends.”

`- What do you think about the importance of maintaining a routine? Also, what is the most important thing in your own routine?`
What do you think of the importance in maintaining a consistent daily routine?

“I am my own boss, so daily life is very important to me. I like structure, so I always crave it. I plan my week around training and the rest of the time is pretty much filled with work.”
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"Because I am my own boss, routine is important to me. I like and crave structure. For me, physical training and eating food are very important. Usually I plan my week around my training and my work fills in most of the other time. .”

ー Looking at your work so far, you seem to be focusing on health and the human body. How has this interest in these areas influenced your thinking and process when designing clothes? mosquito?
Your products often seem to focus heavily on health and the human body. How has your interest in these fields informed your thought process when it came time to design clothing?

“Most of my motivations for creating clothes came from my earnest desire to improve the functionality of things and convey my desire to convey them. I wanted it to be a uniform for any movement, but at the same time it could be worn for any occasion of the day: business, training, play, etc. Most of the clothes I design are super comfortable. Ease of movement and freedom are essential.”
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"A lot of my inspiration for making clothes came from a sincere desire to improve things functionally, and to communicate. The first things i really made were based on a gi. The idea was that they would be a uniform that allows for any kind of physical movement but also allow the wearer to use them at any phase of their day, from business to training to hanging out. The clothes I design are almost always super comfortable. Freedom of movement is essential.”

[Interview] Nik Kosmas' idea of color is emptiness

■ I am a fan of holistic medicine, oriental medicine.

- What is your view on the difference between Eastern medicine and Western medicine?
What is your opinion on Western vs Oriental medicine?

“I am a fan of holistic medicine*, oriental medicine. I love the book 'healing with whole foods'. The principle of treating the root cause, not the symptoms, makes sense. ”
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"I'm a fan of holistic medicine, which is oriental medicine. I really love a book called “healing with whole foods”. The principle of treating root causes not symptoms makes sense to me."

*Holistic medicine....medicine that considers health from a holistic point of view, not only the physical body, but also the connection of the whole body and soul, including the invisible spirituality.

- What impact do you think the spread of NFTs will have on artists like you?
With the recent rise of NFT's, what do you think are the implications for both present and future for artists like yourself?

“I see NFT* as a parallel world to the contemporary art world. Mutagen.xyz has taught me a lot about new opportunities in this field. I think all forms of web3* and crypto* will have a huge impact on culture and social business, but it's hard to predict right now. ”
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"I think NFT's are a parallel universe to the traditional art world. My recent project Mutagen.xyz taught me a lot about the new opportunities in the space. I think that all forms of web3 and crypto will have a huge impact on culture and social business in ways that are hard to predict.”

*NFT..... Meaning of non-fungible token. A unit of data on a digital ledger called a blockchain.
*web3..... A decentralized network including blockchain, a concept that represents the trends, characteristics and structure of the Internet in general.
*crypto..... Meaning of cryptocurrency/virtual currency. A digital asset designed to act as a medium of exchange.

■ There is no doubt that the current human race stands on the edge of a technological singularity.

ー What do you think about the future of clothing technology, such as optical camouflage* and AI automation of the design/manufacturing process?
What are your thoughts on the future of clothing technology including things like reflective active camouflage and AI automation of the design/production process?

“I don’t know what the future holds for clothing design in particular. But the impact of AI on all aspects of materials science*, such as textile design, and social sciences such as psychotherapy, is profound and very difficult to predict. There is no doubt that humanity today stands on the edge of a technological singularity*.”

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"I'm not sure what the future will hold for clothing design specifically. But the effects of AI on every aspect of materials science like textile design, to social sciences such as psychotherapy will be profound and hard to predict. We are definitely standing on the edge of the singularity.”

*Optical Camouflage.....Technology that visually makes the target invisible. It is possible to subtract objects in the real space.
*Materials science..... A field of engineering that integrates knowledge from physics, chemistry, and other fields to design, develop, and evaluate new materials and devices.
*Technological Singularity..... Singularity. The point at which artificial intelligence technology such as AI becomes capable of producing intelligence that is smarter than humans.

ー Last but not least, thank you for this interview. Is there anything you would like to tell us about your ongoing or upcoming projects?
Lastly, thank you very much for this interview. Is there anything you would like readers to know about any current and/or upcoming projects?

"I'm working on a lot of new projects this year, so check out my website www.kosmas.systems and instagram: nikkosmas for the latest!"

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This year I'm working on a lot of new stuff so just keep checking my website, www.kosmas.systems and my instagram: nikkosmas for the new updates!"

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- What do you think about the importance of maintaining a routine? Also, what is the most important thing in your own routine? What do you think of the importance in maintaining a consistent daily routine?

`- What do you think about the importance of maintaining a routine? Also, what is the most important thing in your own routine?`
What do you think of the importance in maintaining a consistent daily routine?