The Conversation is trying to get to NYC! I have been invited to take part in a lecture/panel discussion at the New York Academy of Art at the end of September. Since their budget is limited, I'm looking for financial assistance to get there. If you can contribute a modest donation to the cause, it would be much appreciated...better yet, if you would like to sponsor me, you will get a plug at the lecture. Feel free to contact me for details, or you can donate here.
Thank You!
Sharon Louden, a Brooklyn as well as a Minneapolis-based artist behind the much-talked about book, "Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Essays by 40 Working Artists." She can be followed via @loudenstudio on Twitter.
Past Episodes:
Cole Case, Los Angeles-based painter, on: being a political cartoonist in his adolescence/young adulthood; the challenges of transitioning into fine art; going back to (art) school at 35 (and subsequently leaving his job and ending his marriage); and surviving through some eviscerating art critiques, from Tim Ebner and Fred Fehlau, among others. Dealer Deb Klowden Mann co-hosts.
Smilee Barnacle, owner of Barnacle Bros. Sculpture & Custom Fabrication: Smilee talks about how he got into art/sculpture fabrication, what his projects are like, and how and how NOT to cultivate new clients. (Episode was originally broadcast on KCHUNG Radio).
Max Presneill, artist and director of the Torrance Art Museum: on being a roadie; making the move from England to the States; his evolution as a curator; his penetratingly honest studio visits; his disastrous interview for entrance into Goldsmiths College.
Karl Haendel: on his recent experience being in the Whitney Biennial; and various studio visit stories. Margie Schnibbe - artist, The Conversation Podcast, and KCHUNG vet - co-hosts. (this was The Conversation's first show on KCHUNG radio)
New Segment on The Conversation: "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You..."
Do you have a story of a disastrous studio visit, major show mishap, miscommunication with an influential figure, or anything along those lines? Even NOT art-related? We'd love you to share it with The Conversation. You can do so one of two ways: via email- theconverationpod(at)gmail(dot)com OR, even better, you can leave a message on the dedicated voice mail: (424)256-6618.
Samantha Fields: on airbrush painting and the culture of airbrush; teaching at Cal. State Northridge and Miss Sam's Charm School, in which she teaches her students about artist etiquette; and the series of studio visits that didn't and then did lead to her gallery represenation.
Dani Tull: on... growing up in Hollywood from a multi-generational artist family; going to San Francisco Art Institute; his large-scale project about model homes and commodification of lifestyle; the culture and practice of Ayahuasca; showing with Blum & Poe; and acquiring the only two autographs he's ever cared to get, from two intriguing behemoths of their fields.
Christian Tedeschi: on living in Detroit and 'Object Orange;' the perils of applying for faculty jobs; working for Chris Burden; and the realities of being an artist.
Amir H. Fallah: talks about his family's emigration from Iran, his creation of Beautiful/Decay (the zine/magazine), his work ethic, and his work, including "The Collected" series.
Oliver McIrwin: from his solo show at ACE gallery straight out of school, to an exodus from the art world for a career in engineering, and everything in between.
Self-Repairing Table (1999) I'm Never Going Home (1999)
As an engineer, Oliver has worked for WET Design, the company that made the fountains of the Bellagio, and is now doing electrical engineering for a 3d printing company called Solid Concepts.
Here are videos of some of his work:
Short Teaser for Aquaculture exhibit at Aran Cravey Gallery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8rC5B7D-CE
Plant That Dances To The Macarena At Statlter Waldorf Gallery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtxD-fgFwb4
His MFA exhibition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS57hLpuXD0
Susan Silton: "in everything there is a trace," installation, 2013 Alexandra Grant, "Self (I was born to love not to hate)" 2012
The Conversation 3-Way, Episode 4: Monday-morning quarterbacking with Philip Martin and Aaron Morse
Aaron Morse and Philip Martin in 2003; the gallery facade.
Etiquette expert and painter Lizzie Post answers questions about Art World etiquette
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