As part of our series of art blogger interviews The Flaneur is pleased to spend some time with Ortaku, a street artist from Romania .
What is the address of your blog?
Which country are you based in?
Romania
How long have you been blogging?
On Blogger since June 2008
How often do you post updates?
It depends on my activity. Recently I tried to post daily. Some months ago weekly … It always varies. I only post what I draw so …
Do you have a niche or do you cover all of the arts?
I have a niche – urban-art – stencil
How did it all start? Why do you do it?!
I started with graffiti 10 years ago and I always take a photo of what I do and I had to post it somewhere. I tried a lot of platforms before this blog – www.fotolog.com, deviantart ….
Do you also use social media?
Yes, Facebook
What have you discovered about the art world since you started blogging?
I do not surf other blogs.
Are you an artist as well? How does blogging complement your practice?
Yes I am an artist and I only post on the blog what I do. Since I paint indoors and most of what I do ends up in the stash somewhere, the only place where someone can enjoy it is on the blog.
Which artists do you admire?
There are few artists I admire – mostly friends from the same niche . I am quite a narcissist.
How do you choose the topics for your posts?
It is the same topic always.
Do you write the blog entirely yourself or do you have guest posters?
Only myself.
Do you post mainly images or text?
Images. I try to put also some text.
How important do you think independent blogs are?
Not too important.
Do you run advertising?
No.
Do you make any money from the blog?
No.
Do you think readers value blogs enough?
No.
Do you encourage interaction and comments?
I would like to.
What computer set up do you have for blogging? Do you blog on the move?
Only from my computer.
What are your aims for your blog?
Advertise my art.
What blogs do you read?
I search for photos on fffound and similar sites.
Thank you very much for your time.
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