Bucko

Welcome to the Bucko Patreon page! <img src="http://ghostwise.com/Patreon/Chateau%20Bucko.JPG"> Bucko busking in Ottawa, 2013. First version of his mobile sound and light system. Using an iPhone to perform electronic music. Who Is Bucko? I am a multidisciplinary artist based in Ottawa, Canada. I perform synth-based electronic music using an iPhone and a custom sound system mounted on my power wheelchair. I’ve created massive abstract acrylic paintings on raw canvas spanning up to seven by nine feet. I share digital paintings with poetic titles on Instagram. My name is Chris Binkowski and I sign my work as Bucko. I have Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy and use a ventilator to help me breathe. I require twenty-four-hour care to live on my own. Currently living in a congregate care building. This setting is not Covid19 safe with lots of visitors and care staff seeing everyone in the building. I need to be second wave safe. Why Do I Create? To create connection with people by expressing humanity and love. Being alive is profound. My best work comes from communicating vulnerability and understanding. I want to make many patron friends world wide. Art lives through an audience. You make me immortal.&nbsp; What Does Your Support Pay For? Your support helps to hire one-on-one caregivers and secure a safe living space. It also pays for medical supplies and equipment. This is crucial to protect me during the pandemic.&nbsp; On the creative front your support pays for audio equipment, recording costs, marketing and art supplies. It also allows me to hire studio musicians, producers and art assistants. What Do Patrons Receive? Depending on their reward level, patrons get regular updates about what I’m working on, access to previews of my music, a digital painting and an invitation to a monthly livestream. This is a work in progress and will benefit from an art assistant to help fulfill great rewards and exclusive content. <img src="http://www.buckoart.com/www.buckoart.com/buckoArt/PatreonPhotos/IMG_5638copy.jpg"> Bucko in front of his painting Mountain I at Tangled Arts + Disability, Toronto, March 8, 2019.

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Herbert and Dorothy Vogel were famous New York art collectors of undiscovered artists. Thank you for being a Vogel to Bucko. All access to Patron-only posts.

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David Geffen revolutionalized the music industry, releasing important albums by Neil Young, John Lennon, Nirvana and Sonic Youth to name a few. Thank you for making my music possible. All access to Patron-only posts.

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Peggy Guggenheim and her uncle Solomon established one of the most important art collections in the world. Thank you for your world class support. All access to Patron-only posts.

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The Medicis were the most important art patrons of the Italian Renaissance. Their support was a dream come true for an artist in their time. Thank you for making my dreams a reality. All access to Patron-only posts.

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