EP. 693: NAKED CITY: AN EVENING WITH ARTIST ERIC DROOKER

Get Naked City Here: https://a.co/d/cPlmelb   In this long-awaited book, three bohemians—a painter, a street dancer, and an aspiring musician—struggle to answer the question: “Is it possible for an artist to survive in the 21st Century?”   Devoid of family, a young singer hitchhikes to Manhattan, befriends a street dancer she meets while busking and, desperate for rent, poses for a painter who has shifted from landscapes to nudes. The relationships lead all three of them to ponder the purpose of art and the meaning of success.   Naked City takes us inside the head of artist, and native New Yorker, Eric Drooker, whose award-winning graphic novels—beginning with Flood!—have charted new terrain for the form. A meditation on art and life, it reveals two truths: “inspiration appears when you least expect it” and “art is a non-stop hustle.”   Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH!   Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents?   Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!)   THANKS Y'ALL   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sxuIfxk3eg Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thisisrevolutionpodcast www.twitch.tv/leftflankvets​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/ Twitter: @TIRShowOakland Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland   Read Jason Myles in Sublation Magazine https://www.sublationmag.com/writers/jason-myles   Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/