#5 KRASHKID

This episode presents the interview with Hamburg-based artist Caspar David Engstfeld, working under the alias Krashkid, just before his solo show  HOT HEADS AND COLD DRINKS at HUNGRY EYES.

HOT HEADS COLD DRINKS – a showcase of risograph prints and newly published zine together with artist original works and freshly made mural in gallery space. Exploring the themes of self-promotion culture and creative’s social bubbles, Krashkid’s playful illustrations feature an array of chain-smoking and martini-loving characters busy networking in claustrophobic spaces. Balancing between self-doubt and boundless egos, they hold up a mirror to the hot-headed avant-garde, offering a frequently ironic, yet at all times a self-aware reflection. 

Krashkid produces works not limited in size or format, ranging from a picture book about the joys of DIY bicycles to eye-catching murals created during travels around the world as part of German street art collective Guapo Sapo. No matter the medium, Krashkid’s illustrations always retain his distinct style of colorful character-driven scenes populated by visually exaggerated urban dwellers, as well as his tongue-in-cheek social commentary.

Host > Eglė Razumaitė

Sound > Edvinas Kepežinskas

Recorded at Palanga Street Radio

Podcast is partly financed by @lietuvoskulturostaryba