Paul Stanley Ntawm KISS Ntawm Optimism, 'Black Series' Paintings, Wentworth Gallery Appearances

Txij li thaum 1973, KISS singer thiab guitarist Paul stanley tau carved tawm ib lub niche raws li ib qho ntawm cov pob zeb feem ntau koom frontmen.

Nrog ib txhais tes ntawm nws pawg album art, costumes, songwriting, staging thiab ntau dua, Pob Zeb thiab Roll Hall ntawm Famer lub tswv yim tau pab txhais tau tias ib qho ntawm cov muaj zog tshaj plaws, muaj kev vam meej tshaj plaws hauv keeb kwm ntawm pob zeb thiab yob.

Sab nraum lub suab paj nruag, Stanley siv nws txoj kev mob siab rau thiab kev muaj tswv yim rau ob qho tib si ua noj thiab art. Thaum tseem tshiab rau lub ntiaj teb kev kos duab, khaws cov duab kos duab ob xyoo dhau los, nws tseem tau hu ua "kev kos duab tshwm sim," los ntawm Wentworth Gallery Thawj Tswj Hwm Christian O'Mahony rau nws lub peev xwm los muag tag nrho gallery tso saib ntawm nws txoj haujlwm.

Nrog cuaj lub khw muag khoom, Wentworth yog ib lub teb chaws cov neeg muag khoom zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev kos duab zoo nkauj, khav theeb muaj kev koom tes tshwj xeeb nrog cov kws ua yeeb yam thiab cov kws ntaus suab paj nruag.

Tom qab ob qho xwm txheej hauv Florida ua ntej lub hli no, Stanley yuav tuaj koom lub asthiv no ntawm Wentworth exhibitions nyob rau hauv Bethesda, Maryland (Friday, Lub Ob Hlis 24 ntawm Montgomery Mall) thiab McLean, Virginia (Saturday, Lub Ob Hlis 25 ntawm Tysons Galleria), qhia nws cov hauj lwm hauv "Black Series," tshwj xeeb vibrant paintings muab tso rau ntawm daim ntaub dub es tsis txhob ntawm cov tsoos ntau dua. dawb.

"Feem ntau, peb nyiam pleev xim rau ntawm daim ntaub dawb - vim yog lub tswv yim tias lub teeb los ntawm qab xim. Tab sis kuv pom qee daim ntaub dub thiab kuv txaus siab rau lub tswv yim ntawm qhov kuv tuaj yeem ua nrog qhov ntawd," piav qhia Stanley ntawm lub hauv paus pib ntawm nws "Black Series." “Kuv pom tias cov xim muaj zog heev. Lawv zoo li tawm los ntawm qhov chaw - vim tias lawv tsis muaj teeb meem tom qab lawv. Yog li ntawd, lawv zoo li sawv ntsug ntau dua nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej vim lawv thim rov qab rau hauv keeb kwm yav dhau. Yog li nws yog qhov kev tshawb pom lom zem rau kuv, "nws hais.

“Qhov tseeb, qhov ntawd yog qhov kev kos duab tau hais txog rau kuv txij thaum pib tsuas yog kev tshawb pom xwb. Kuv xav hais tias kuv tsis tshua muaj ib qho style dua li qhov txuas tag nrho kuv daim - uas yog xim vibrant. Vim tias, rau kuv, xim yog qhov sawv cev, tsawg kawg hauv kuv rooj plaub, ntawm lub neej, "Stanley hais. "Kuv tau pom qee tus kws ua yeeb yam uas, raws li lawv puas siab puas ntsws lossis lub hlwb tsis zoo, lawv cov txuj ci tau hloov pauv mus rau, feem ntau, yuav luag dub thiab dawb - ntau dua somber. Kuv saib kuv lub neej, nyob rau hnub phem tshaj, yog ib qho txuj ci tseem ceeb. Kuv xav tias lub neej yog amazing. Thiab kuv sawv cev rau nws nrog xim. "

Kuv tau tham nrog Stanley txog kev cia siab, "Black Series," lub asthiv no Wentworth Gallery tshwm sim, ib qho kev nthuav qhia ntawm nws cov hauj lwm tau teem caij rau lub caij ntuj sov no ntawm lub koom haum Butler muaj koob npe ntawm American Art thiab lub tswv yim ntawm kev tsim cov khoom tiag tiag. Ib daim ntawv teev npe ntawm peb cov video hu, maj mam kho kom ntev thiab meej, raws li hauv qab no.

Thaum twg koj tuaj tha xim ua lwm qhov chaw muaj tswv yim? Puas yog thaum yau los yog ib tug neeg laus?

PAUL STANLEY: Kwv yees li 20 xyoo dhau los. Yog li ntawd nws tseem hluas dua hnub no! Tab sis nws tsis yog hluas. (Luag)

Nws tuaj thaum lub sij hawm nyuaj. Ib tug phooj ywg ntawm kuv, kuv tus phooj ywg zoo tshaj plaws, hais tias, "Koj yuav tsum pleev xim." Qhov ntawd ntes tau kuv ntawm kev tiv thaiv. Tab sis nws kuj resonated. Thiab kuv tau tawm mus yuav cov xim - yuav easels thiab canvases thiab txhuam. Ntau los yog tsawg kwj ntawm kev nco qab nrog xim. Thiab tseem tsuas yog purging tiag tiag - kev xav purging - tsis muaj kev xav ntau rau cov qauv lossis qhov kuv tau ua. Nws tsuas yog cathartic xwb - thiab muaj txiaj ntsig ntau dua li qw hauv da dej. Yog li ntawd nws yeej txaus siab heev. Thiab nws tau pib kuv txoj kev taug kev no.

Thiab kom pom tam sim no… Pom zoo, tau kawg, muaj cov neeg nyiam KISS thiab paub txog KISS uas yuav tau txais qee yam ntawm kev kos duab. Tab sis muaj ntau tus neeg uas tuaj yeem tsis quav ntsej txog KISS uas tau txais kev kos duab. Thiab nws yog qhov zoo kom dhau qhov kev cia siab.

Bold xim zoo li txhais tau tias koj ua haujlwm hauv ib txoj kev. Thiab koj ntaus kuv raws li ib tug zoo nkauj neeg. Puas yog qhov kev cia siab yog ib yam uas koj vam tias koj cov duab kos?

Stanley: Kuv ua. Koj paub, kuv xav tias thaum peb saib lub neej thiab peb saib peb tus kheej thiab peb saib lub ntiaj teb zoo, peb ua kom lub ntiaj teb zoo dua. Vim tias thaum peb lees txais lwm tus neeg thiab lwm yam xwm txheej, lub ntiaj teb dhau los ua qhov chaw zoo dua thaum peb saib nws thiab peb ua neeg zoo dua.

Daim ntawv kawg no kuv tau ua, uas yog hu ua "Lub Sijhawm Zoo Tshaj Plaws," yog qhov tseeb txog kev tuag. Nws los ntawm kuv tsuas yog saib tas li, tsawg kawg tsis ntev los no, ntau lub cim hauv cov pej xeem qhov muag tuag. Nws tsuas yog txhawb rau kuv lub tswv yim ntawm lub sijhawm zoo ntxiv. Peb muaj lub sijhawm kawg ntawm no. Nco ntsoov tias koj nyob nws kom tag nrho. Nws kuj hais rau ntawm daim duab, "ua neej tsis muaj kev zam txim, tuag yam tsis muaj kev khuv xim." Peb txhua tus yuav tuag - nws yog qhov peb ua thaum peb nyob ntawm no.

Yog li, tsis txhob mus philosophical los yog mus Yoda rau koj ... Tab sis nws muaj peev xwm muaj ib tug zoo lus nyob rau hauv txhua yam peb xaiv los hais. Thiab qhov kuv xaiv los hais hauv kuv daim duab yog tias nws yog txhua yam zoo.

Thaum muaj cov duab nws tus kheej, kuj tseem muaj ntau cov duab kos duab hauv koj txoj haujlwm. Dab tsi yog koj txoj hauv kev rau ntau qhov kev paub daws teeb meem?

Stanley: Nws zoo li mus rau hauv chav tsaus nti thiab teeb taws tswm ciab. Nws yog tiag tiag txog kev nrhiav pom dab tsi hauv chav - koj tuaj yeem pom dab tsi, koj tuaj yeem nqa dab tsi. Yog li ntau daim uas kuv ua, kuv mus rau hauv qhov muag tsis pom kev. Kuv tsis xav kom txwv los ntawm style. Kuv tsis xav kom muaj style. Qhov kuv xav ua yog ua hauj lwm ntawm kev ua kom pom tseeb ntawm kuv tus kheej thiab tsis ua raws li ib qho kev saib.

Kuv nyob deb ntawm Picasso. Tab sis Picasso hais tias, "Yog tias kuv yuav tsum piav qhia kuv tus kheej ua tus neeg pleev kob, kuv xav hais tias kuv yog tus neeg pleev kob tsis muaj style." Kuv xav tias zoo heev! Kuv tsis xav paub txog cov xim dawb lossis xim dab tsi ua haujlwm nrog lwm cov xim. Innate, Kuv xav xaiv kuv cov xim.

Kuv tab tom saib koj daim duab "Guitar Dreams". Muaj tseeb tiag, kuv paub koj txoj kev sib raug zoo nrog Ibanez. Tab sis nws yog dab tsi koj tab tom sim ntes thaum koj pleev xim qhov ntsuas? Lub guitar txhais li cas rau koj tom qab tag nrho cov xyoo no?

Stanley: Lub sijhawm no, nws tseem ceeb heev thiab nws txuas nrog kuv.

Kuv xav tias, zoo li ntau lwm yam, lub sij hawm qhia txhua yam - hauv kev sib raug zoo, hauv kev kos duab, hauv suab paj nruag - thiab qhov guitar yeej tau pib ua ib nplooj ntawv dawb paug.

Hauv lwm lo lus, [Gibson] Les Pauls, piv txwv li, muaj keeb kwm fertile heev - dhau Les Paul. Thaum koj xav txog cov cim xws li Jeff Beck thiab Jimmy Page thiab Eric Clapton thiab Peter Green, koj xav txog Les Paul [guitar]. Thaum kuv tsim thiab pib siv PS10, Ibanez guitar, nws tsis muaj keeb kwm. Qhov ntawd yog ib yam uas tau tshwm sim hauv 45 xyoo dhau los los yog li ntawd.

Yog li, nws yog iconic. Thiab kuv xav ua kev zoo siab rau nws.

Daim duab "Detroit Rock City" yog qhov tseeb tias tus kheej-portrait. Yuav ua li cas koj mus cuag ib thooj li ntawd?

Stanley: Kuv tsis loj rau qhov kuv hu ua KISS-centric pieces. Kuv tsis xav ua tus txiv neej uas pleev xim rau kuv pab pawg. Nws yog qhov nqaim dhau lawm. Qhov ntawd hais tias… Kuv tau ua qee yam uas kuv nyiam. Thiab qhov kuv xav ntes yog tus ntsuj plig. Kuv xav ntes kuv xav li cas. Qhov ntawd yog qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws. Yog tias kuv tuaj yeem ntes kuv txoj kev xav, nws yuav ntes lwm tus. Kuv xav tias yog koj muaj tseeb rau koj tus kheej, koj yuav pom cov neeg uas cuam tshuam txog qhov koj ua. Vim peb tsis txawv heev. Kuv xav tias kuv cov khoom feem ntau txuas nrog tib neeg.

Tab sis nrog qee tus ntawm lawv, kuv yuav tsum tau lees paub [neeg] tias koj tsis xav tau kev kawm hauv kev kos duab lossis suab paj nruag lossis lwm yam haujlwm kom muaj kev xav tau. Koj lub tswv yim siv tau vim nws yog koj li. Art yog tiag tiag subjective. Yam dab tsi cuam tshuam rau koj txoj kev xav yuav tsis cuam tshuam rau lwm tus. Yog li, kuv tsuas yog sim pleev xim qhov kuv xav.

Thiab yeej muaj cov neeg uas tsis tau raug kev kos duab, lossis ua yeeb yam rau qhov teeb meem ntawd. Thiab kuv xav kom cov neeg no xis nyob txaus siab rau ib yam dab tsi thiab xav tias muaj kev ntseeg siab hauv lawv txoj kev lom zem. Yog li, rau kuv, ib feem ntawm nws yog hais txog kev rhuav tshem cov ciam teb ntawd.

Kuv zoo li qub thaum kuv ua Phantom ntawm Opera. Qee tus neeg raug hem los ntawm lub tswv yim ntawm kev ua yeeb yam - tab sis kev ua yeeb yam pib hauv txoj kev. Yog li, txhawm rau hloov nws mus rau hauv hnab looj tes dawb, tib neeg tsis nco qab txog ib qho kev paub zoo tshaj plaws. Live theatre yog qhov cuam tshuam ntau dua li cov yeeb yaj kiab.

Yog li, qhov ntawd ib txwm yog ib feem ntawm kuv txoj kev ua tub rog thiaj li hais tau - tsuas yog txhawm rau rhuav tshem cov teeb meem ntawd.

KISS tau tsim ib qho yuav luag incomparably muaj zog hom. Tab sis, rau koj, txawm tias koj tab tom ua haujlwm ntawm album kos duab, kos duab kos duab, pleev xim rau lub ntsej muag, "Black Series" lossis lwm yam uas yuav muaj koj lub npe rau nws, dab tsi yog qhov tseem ceeb ntawm kev tsim lub hom lag luam uas muaj suab npe thaum tseem tshuav qhov tseeb. ?

Stanley: Kuv xav tias thawj qhov kev xav yuav tsum yog, "Kuv xav li cas? Dab tsi yuav excite kuv? Kuv xav pom dab tsi nyob rau theem?” Qhov ntawd yog qhov KISS tau yug los ntawm: lub tswv yim los ua pawg uas peb tsis tau pom. Nws tsis yog lub tswv yim, "Cia peb sim seb cov neeg tuaj saib xav tau dab tsi." Nws yog, "Cia li ua tus uas peb vam tias yuav pom." Yog li, qhov ntawd tsis tau hloov.

Txhua yam uas kuv koom nrog tiag tiag yuav, "Nws xav tau dab tsi hauv kuv?" Kuv nyiam, txawm kuv ua dab tsi, sim ua ib yam dab tsi uas ua rau kuv zoo siab - txawm tias nws yog theem lossis lub npog album lossis cov khaub ncaws uas peb hnav.

Kuv paub tias koj cov hauj lwm tseem yuav raug nthuav tawm ntawm qhov Butler lub koom haum ntawm American Art hauv Youngstown, Ohio lub caij ntuj sov no thiab. Cov neeg tuaj yeem xav li cas thaum lub sijhawm nthuav tawm?

Stanley: Rau kuv, nws ua rau kuv ua tsis taus pa. Qhov no yog ib lub tsev cia puav pheej zoo heev. Thiab thawj zaug uas yeej championed American artists. Yog li nws yuav yog ib pawg ntawm qee qhov kuv nyiam thiab zoo tshaj plaws. Thiab nws yuav khiav lub gamut hla ntau qhov nruab nrab: pleev xim rau ntawm canvas, pleev xim rau plexiglass - ntau yam uas kuv tau ua thiab yuav ua ntxiv mus. Kuv sawv qee zaum thaum nruab nrab hmo ntuj thiab xav txog tias kuv yuav tsim ib yam dab tsi tag kis.