Neil Berger Shares Brooklyn Memories And Moments, On Canvas
The idea behind GO Brooklyn Open Studio Tours ā and other open studio tours like it ā is to foster a giant, borough-wide interaction between neighbors and the artists who live and work beside them. That chance to socialize was one of the reasons why painter Neil Berger registered to participate.
āIām in a big artist building [at 183 Lorraine Street in Red Hook], soā¦ I think this will be good opportunity to go and visit other people,ā Berger explained. āIāve been in other buildings with three to five people where you know each other, but with 100 people, it feels like a labyrinth.ā
Add to that the fact that Berger paints from memory ā exploring Brooklyn, traveling to different cities, and then returning to his studio to paint out the indelible impact that those sights had on his mind and soul ā and one can see how, as Berger put it, having someone to talk to is ākind of a fun adventure.ā