After the Covid period, I took a break from music.
I was tired. A bit burnt out. I had recorded a lot of albums, soundtracks, podcasts... and suddenly, I felt a silence inside me that didn’t want to sing anymore.
So I tried something else.
Silence.
And a brush.
Two years ago, I began painting – not as a trained visual artist, but as a musician trying to see his sound.
I tried to capture what I hear in my music: textures, layers, glitches, silence, and impact.
I was lucky to have a friend and mentor, the painter Peter Popelka, who guided me through this visual world.
And from that came a series of graphics and paintings, which naturally evolved into something new –
T-shirts, hoodies, pouches, and mugs.
Not merch.
Wearable expressions.
They feature my drawings, and also quotes from my musical world.
🖤 If you no longer buy CDs...
You might think: “Music is everywhere now, for free.”
But here’s the reality:
Streaming services mostly reward the most-streamed artists.
The rest of us – the independent ones – get a few crumbs.
That’s why I’m exploring other ways to remain independent and keep creating.
📦 You can support my work in new ways:
Get a print or an original painting
Order a limited edition CD
Or choose a T-shirt, hoodie, bag or mug
– printed with my textures, drawings, or phrases like
“I live in process, not in results” or
“I cant fuckin.. find IT!.”
👉 Browse the full collection here: www.davidkollar.com
Thank you for listening.
Thank you for being here, even when the direction changes.
— David