Collin Andrew Koslofsky Conjures Entropy In Bloom: A Solo Art Gala Of Skulls, Spirit, Downtown Fargo

On this episode, Collin Andrew Koslofsky traces the arc from inheriting his late mother’s mountain of canvases and paint to launching “Entropy in Bloom,” a one-night solo art gala and bazaar at the 4 and 4 above Side Street Grill & Pub in downtown Fargo (Fourth Street & Fourth Avenue), across from the Civic Center and the nearby harm reduction center. Collin sold his third-ever painting — an Audrey Hepburn — to chef and downtown regular Rich Will, a validation that pushed him from doodles to big canvases, commissions, and shows (including pieces that once hung at Toasted Frog). The downtown scene — Blarney Stone, Rooters karaoke, the Aquarium upstairs — formed the early orbit, but so did burnout and a bottle of Jameson. Sobriety flipped the switch: clean lines replaced “violent” paint flinging, the reading list shifted to esoteric texts like The Kybalion and Hermes Trismegistus, and a personal pantheist worldview emerged where belief, knowledge, and action collide. In the studio we get candid about panic attacks on live radio, the difference between belief and knowing, why organized religion muddies motives, and how thoughts ripple into outcomes. Collin's new work leans into transformation, mortality, nature, and fear: bones and skulls everywhere, paired with written essays at each piece that unpack the philosophy behind them. Expect roughly 35 large canvases, dozens of drawings, merch (including shirts), and charged “moon water” meant for intention-setting. It’s free to attend (suggested donation), family-friendly with a few mature motifs that reward reading the attached essays. The hook? A genuine DIY exhibit-party in the heart of downtown, one night only on October 30, where a local artist who once spiraled in the scene now invites the city to read, look, and think — and maybe go home with a piece of a worldview. Find Collin on Facebook as “Collin Andrew Koslofsky”. Host Conrad Fargo closes with Donovan’s “Season of the Witch,” a fitting soundtrack for an evening about spirit, vibration, and facing fear.