K | KONSTANTIN PRISHEP |
I take an interdisciplinary approach to what I do. I consider myself a designer, builder and artist. My intention is to create conscious design that reflects the needs of the context with the aim of proposing alternatives in the social, political and environmental organization of space. I would like to further my practice by applying these skills in the profession of the graphic arts, installations and new media.
I combine activism, art, city planning, gardening, and social critique as the tools in my toolbox.
Born in Belarus, Minsk (former USSR) moved to the United States when I was nine. Currently reside in Brooklyn, New York as home base.
I combine activism, art, city planning, gardening, and social critique as the tools in my toolbox.
Born in Belarus, Minsk (former USSR) moved to the United States when I was nine. Currently reside in Brooklyn, New York as home base.
Technical abilities | Exhibitions: | Other activities: |
▲ Sewing and apparel construction. ▲ Painting and Illustration ▲ Gallery management ▲ Computer 3D modeling & drafting ▲ Web design / programming ▲ Graphic design - Adobe Suite ▲ Wood working / construction ▲ Bicycle mechanics ▲ Sound design & analogue electronics ▲ Welding & metal working ▲ Permaculture, plant cultivation, landscape design. ▲ Herbal/Natural medicine ▲ English (fluent) Russian (fluent) German(intermediate) | ▲ 2004 Liberty Hall, Portland, Oregon ▲ 2004 Jawbreaker, Eugene Oregon ▲ 2005 Owl & Moon Collective/Gallery Eugene, Oregon ▲ 2006 Werkshop Museum, Santa Cruz, CA ▲ 2008 Art Attack, KDHX, St. Louis, MO ▲ 2009 Mama Buzz Gallery, Oakland, CA ▲ Various street locations. Installations as interactive 3d street art. Oakland / San Francisco, CA, Berlin, Germany, Malmo, Sweden ▲ Various craft fairs selling handcrafted goods, Oakland, St. Louis, New York. | ▲ Construction of structures in urban and rural areas with common and natural materials for public & private use. ▲ Urban farming / guerilla gardening Oakland, Ca, St. Louis Mo, Portland, OR, San Francisco, CA ▲ Co-founder of community run art gallery, Owl & moon, Eugene, OR ▲ Participation in environmental advocacy organizations. ▲ Independent research on alternative infrastructure in rust-belt cities, USA and Germany. ▲ Collective member: C.A.M.P, Center for Art & Media Project: Community resource center, St. Louis, MO. ▲ Collective member: Werkshop Museum: Artist collective and gallery: Santa Cruz, CA ▲ Co-founder: Free School East Bay, Alternative education programming. Oakland, CA |
Publications in Print | Work Experience | Education: |
▲ Confluence quarterly: Spring 2008 ▲ Herbal remedies Self-care Primer - 2008 ▲ Herbal Guide To Stress & Anxiety Relief 2009 ▲ Non-violent Communication and Anti-authoritarianism 2008 ▲ Post-industrial Rust-belt / Midwest Heterotopias 2007 ▲ Pittsburgh: A Case Study 2010 ▲ Braddock, PA: City of Refuge 2010 | ▲ 2001 - Present Freelance web/graphic design & programming: ▲ 2009 – Present Landscape design and maintenance, Gem Spear, San Francisco, CA ▲ 2010 - Present Artist assistant, Richard Bergner, Oakland, CA ▲ 2005 - 2009 Carpentry, specialized construction, Santa Cruz, CA, Oakland, CA ▲ 2003 - 2008 Web design and Press material for various Non-profit Organizations. ▲ 2001 - 2003 Spellunker inc, Web / Graphic design, e-commerce web programming. | ▲ University of Oregon, Computer science, 2003 – 2005 ▲ University of California, Santa Cruz, History of Art and Visual Culture. 2005 – 2007 ▲ 4ms Pedals, Internship, St. Louis, MO |
