Question: Tilbud and Tilbake!Answer: What about them.
Q: Easy, easy, just wanted to ask where Tilbud and Tilbake went on holidays this summer? Carla obviously goes nowhere without the keys and Bratu is presumably still strolling through mountainous clouds but where did the other two go?
A: Aha, willing to answer that question now. Tilbud always goes last minute charter or to the camping with family. Actually not sure if he has family. He tends to identify himself quickly as a family member or friend of the family, like some uncle or friend of an aunt. He is a true budget man. More del Sol than del Arte and honestly convinced Bakkum is a hot place to be.
Q: More info to share about him? Please, no gossip, merely observations?
A: Tilbud could be described as a necessity, a useful inter-regional artist playing in sub-towns and hinterlands. He knows the back doors and the scenery or is part of it and many. Lots of output with average input. Little Spiderman tends his web. He dreams of filling important white cubes but ends with wet walls. Never gave up thinking somebody in the brave new world needs him. A continuous emerging artist. But also a bit off or leftover, still mentioned once in a while by equal colleagues. Not enough balls, an escapist hiding behind too many constructed realities. Tilbud is not even his real name!
Persistent though and moving around a lot using the popular AiR. He is an enthusiast linkedin facebook guy who in the mean time can be so easily overlooked but nicely fills the space given. He gets googled once a month average by anonymous searchers.
Q: More nice things about the guy?
A: Lover of bottom shelf products or the get3pay2 section. Yes, a charter artist of the best kind! No harm done, after all most of us are. Always good to have him on board, irreplaceable. Like the bass-player in a band or the tuba in the philharmonic: good for a beer and a laugh. Nothing wrong with the man and is that a problem. He comes in any color or shape and provides any color asked for. Du Ringer Vi Bringer!
Q: A friend?
A: Oh Yes, Top 5! A true companion in the art and crime world. What would we do without him. A good tone just pops out when there is enough noise around. He is a charter artist in residence and an island hopper which makes him a good name dropper. Likes to call himself Tilbake's best friend. He is in a way just that, which makes him a juicy guinea pig for the empirical researchers. Of course i simplify things now and decrypt with ax and claw but that does not feel too bad once in a while.
Q: And Tilbake?
A: Tilbake does not holiday but went to Mexico or Armenia and is not back yet as far as i know.
Photo: Composition with flowers – Johnny Tilbud 2009.
