Podcasts by Painters Today
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16. This Must Be The Place: Narbi Price from 2020-03-26T18:31:45
Narbi and I discuss the Ashington Painting series that informs his PhD thesis; his visit to Gda?sk, Poland; painting and photography, and why historical events and locations, from iconic street cor...
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15. Notes to Myself: Keith Murdoch from 2020-02-10T16:00:20
Keith and I discuss the power of the North Sea landscape, recent and long-term memory, Turner, Raoul De Keyser, the relationship between working in the studio and outdoors, translating feelings and...
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14. Fragility Spills: Clare Price from 2020-01-27T16:00:50
We discuss Clare’s 2018 solo show Fragility Spills, social media as a ‘safe space’, gender, identity, duality, Soho’s clubbing and art scenes during the 1990s, performativity and painting, and why ...
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13. Ennui Refigured: Freya Purdue from 2019-03-29T17:18:14
Freya and I discuss the meaning behind her two-person exhibition ‘Ennui Refigured’, the nature of digital boredom, spirituality and the human condition, ancient cultures, Africa, Agnes Martin, Fran...
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12. Fiona Rae from 2019-03-05T12:20:36
Fiona and I discuss the relationship between primitive mark-making and charcoal drawing, art history, the notion of 'shy painting', making sense of chaos, finding balance between acceptance and cri...
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11. Colours & Games: Laurence Noga from 2019-01-28T21:22:28
We discuss Laurence's 2017 solo show 'Open System' at the C&C Gallery in London, his father's memorabilia and obsessive collecting, the reasons why he titles paintings after particular colours as w...
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10. Cordillera: Nick Carrick from 2018-12-13T18:14:05
We discuss his current studio practice and regular visits to Valencia, the beauty of Spanish culture and why painters desire sanctuary, the philosophy of walking and returning to places, plein air ...
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9. Your Eyes Shall Be Opened: Biggs & Collings from 2018-11-12T11:00:18
Subjects include the similarities and the differences between painting and mosaics, the confines of the grid, working collaboratively in the studio, decoration and visual restlessness, Genesis, Jam...
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8. Archetypes & The Romantic Landscape: Tom Down from 2018-10-26T08:00:13
We discuss his studio plans, oil painting techniques, imperfections and the craft of model-making, archetypes, romanticism, geodesic domes, Google Earth and science fiction and the 'hopefulness' of...
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7. Companion Pieces: Robert Fitzmaurice from 2018-09-16T20:03:10
We discuss figuration and ambiguity in contemporary painting, his exhibition 'Soldier' held at Sandham Memorial Chapel in Hampshire, England, and the upcoming show 'Companion Pieces' in London, dua...
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6. Recognising The Familiar: Natalie Dowse from 2018-08-19T08:11:12
Our discussion includes her Olga series, femininity and the Soviet machine, appropriation, parody and Stubbs' Whistle Jacket, painting, film and toying with reality, and Natalie's favourite painter...
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5. Crocodile Skin & Pill-Packets: Alex Hanna from 2018-07-18T14:36:32
We discuss mundane objects and capturing the ambiguity of still life painting, industrial paints, fighting against materials and communicating with painters from the past.
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4. The Actual & The Virtual: Jeff Dellow from 2018-06-14T06:51:33
We discuss his fascination with film and latest shows 'Visual Stream' and 'Surge', Deleuze's concept of the actual and the virtual and the decline of abstraction in the 1980s.
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3. Very Like Jazz: David Manley from 2018-05-03T14:56:07
Our discussion encompasses the relationship between jazz, painting and risk-taking, multifaceted practices, photography, and Simon Schama's landscape and memory.
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2. Process & Rituals: Susan Gunn from 2018-04-11T07:18:09
Our discussion includes her recent visit to China, traditional painting techniques and how repetition develops into rituals, Manchester's art scene, David Bowie and the beauty of imperfection.
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1. Carter's Kingdom: Simon Carter from 2018-04-09T08:10:12
We discuss spirituality, his latest body of work and solo exhibition 'the Beaumont Paintings', the importance of landscape painting, what it means to be human, romanticism, and Georg Baselitz.
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