Studio Confessions: Recent Episodes
Luis Martin
Studio Confessions is the brainchild of Luis Martin / The Art Engineer. The artist uses the podcast to share his firsthand experiences of being an emerging artist and sharing a POC’s POV. With over twenty years experience as an artist, curator and museum educator, Martín leverages his curiosity, ambition and pop psych wit to deliver biweekly conversations and monologues you’ll want to listen in on.
Join me as I take my summer break and leave you with a summer prompt: Look around, does your current environment give you wings? Does the quality of the life you live, live up to the American dream we have bought into? Come along, I am back in one of the places that give me wings and flight. This is an invitation and a calling for adventure and above all a reminder that you deserve all the beauty and good of this world. Yup- I absolutely mean it. Get ready, come with!
Listen in as artist Courtney Alexander talks about “Dust II Onyx”, a tarot deck she created that celebrates the Black experience through the lens and tradition of this universal divination tool. The artist talks about her multi layered approach to creating art that inspires her to go big as a large person who is often expected to play small. We talk about sprit awakenings, heeding the call of divine projects and how she used Kickstarter to launcher her successful and revolutionary tarot deck. Pull up a chair and join our chat.
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Learn more about the artist on her website: CourtneyAlexander.Art
Join this fascinating conversation with the pioneer lifestyle-performer, artist and academic Ben Sander aka Brini Maxwell. Ben talks about his drag persona and hosting a subtly groundbreaking television show in the 90’s. and how he is now developing her into high art. We also talk about his collaborations with his mother and how working with his mentor has broadened his ideas about his work and himself as an artist. Join in, become part of Brini’s community of crafters and makers in New York City at her hub at Club Cumming. All are welcomed.
Get a copy of Ben's new book here.
Follow Brini Maxwell on Instagram @BriniMaxwell
Learn more about club cummings at https://clubcummingnyc.com/
Join me in this remarkable conversation with Artist Yasmín Hernández. Listen in as this artist gracefully articulates a core Latinx experience often felt but unspoken. Throughout our talk Yasmin offers a vocabulary to address her personal truths that resonate beyond her own personal journey into broader cultural and historic narrative. The artist also speaks about rematriating into her ancestral island of Boriken. Hear about the realities of leaving behind the amenities of New York City for a deeper connection to the ideas of “Womb” as home. Lean in, you will want to listen to this conversation!
Stay tuned for the upcoming conversation with Yeasmín in Spanish our ongoing Latinx series later this summer.
Follow the artist on Instagram: @yasminhernandezart
Visit the artist's website: YasminHernandezart.com
Watch her compelling vlog: Seven Years Rematriating
Let’s go to Patagonia and meet “Chucho” the enigmatic Argentinean collage artist. Listen in to how his work was influenced by a six month visit to New York and Miami. He talks about being a self-taught artist, parenthood and how he is experimenting with collage in other mediums. This is your roundtrip ticket to a conversation in Latinx!
Vamos a la Patagonia en Argentina para conocer el artista de collage enigmático conocido como “Chucho”. Escucháremos como un viaje de seis meses a las ciudades de Nueva York y Miami en Los Estados Unidos influyó su práctica artística. Chucho hablara de sere artista autodidacto, de ser padre y cómo esta experimentando con el collage en otros medios. Estes una Aventura en conversaciones en Latinx!
Follow the artist here on Instagram here: @chuchosart
Are you ready to play in the sandbox? Listen in as I share about a fantastic collaboration I was part of with The Other Art Fair and Bombay Sapphire. Art is just half the story when it comes to creative and professional collabs. You have to have the right mind set, be flexible like clay and know people who are smarter then you! I give the insight and extend an invitation to play.
Watch the Collaboration with The Other Art, Bombay Sapphire and myself on my website here.
Learn more about the Other Art Fair
Learn more about Bombay Sapphire, Drink responsibly , xo
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Join in on my conversation with this multifaceted art and business power house. Meet Ekaterina Popova, or just Kat as she is known to her friends! The artist talks about her origin story of coming to the United States from humble beginning in Russia and what her younger self would think of her today. Listen in as Kat shares how her drive to create community lead her to establish the now iconic "Create!" magazine. Get an inside look at how this artist created an inclusive art space for dialog and a leveled playing field. Its great conversation about deliberate mind sets and mission driven momentum. You will want to get to meet Kat!
Follow the artist on instagram @katerinaspopova
Learn more about Create! magazine here
Meet actor, writer and producer Nathan Tylutki, all eight of him! Listen in as he talks about his upcoming series “Gemin8”, a series that explores the complexities of being a gemini and what personality shows up for any given moment to negotiate what happens in life. Nathan shares his creative process through lockdown and how his work has turned a corner by playing and experimenting with technology. We also talk about programming our minds of internal homophobia, the relationship art can play with recovery and much more- it gets really- join in on this somber and fascinating conversation about being a dedicated self-starter and emerging as an Artist.
Follow Nathan on instagram @nathantylutki
Watch the Trailer for "Gemin8"
Listen in as I share how I go out of my way to stay inspired and most importantly WHY I do so, at all cost. I share some stories about the price you pay to go your own way and some sweet rewards that make it all worth it. Let me tell you about the time I was lightly attacked on a zoom session and got cancelled on Instagram and how it confirmed I was going in the right direction. Its all fun and games until you ask yourself WHY! Join in you will never be the same.
The conversation continues tomorrow in #Latinx with artist Maria Liebana @yolabola.
La artista regresa al estudio para platicar de sus proyectos y las nuevas herramientas cotidianas que utiliza para crear arte y cómo a formado a su personaje Venus Glotona @venusglotona . Acompáñanos!!
Sigue a la artist en instagram @yolabola
Sigue a Venus Glutona en instagram @venusglotona
Listen in to my conversation with the multi talented artist Maria Lebana aka Venus Glotona. Maria shares her journey of creating this cyber character during quarantine and how her love of drag has influenced this project. We chat about music, apps as tools to create art and how we can show up for our community in the presence of fear and hate. Grab a drink, take a selfie and join the conversation.
Follow Maria Liemana on Instagram @yolabola
Follow Venus Glotona on Instagram @venusglotona
Join the conversation with Texan born, New York based artist Demarcus McGaughey as he shares his artist’s journey. From designer, to curator, to artist- Demarcus talks about trusting his inner voice. We talk about setting our own tables instead of waiting to be invited. The artist also shares his latest project that celebrates Harlem then and now. Listen in to this conversation that is full of insight on studio practices and the idea of home.
Follow the artist on instagram: @demarcusmcg
See more of the artist work on his website Demarcusmcgaughey.com
Join in on this intimate “Collage Therapy” session with Luis Martin / The Art Engineer and Artist Cynthia Jasmin. These one on one art making sessions are aimed to explore ideas and issues in your art practice, while having conversations with our hands as much as with our words.
Listen in as Cynthia and I explore the question:“How do I keep my upward momentum going in my life?”
Get to know the vibrant and effervescent artist Cynthia Jamin in this one of kind session.
Book your personal “Collage Therapy” one on one session here:
https://www.collagedream.com/product-page/collage-therapy
We can cover from studio practice, art blocks all the way to the business of your studio practice. Reach out today!
Watch this session unfold on Youtube here.
Learn More about Cynthia Jasmin’s art on her website
www.thepurpleinme.com
And follow her on instagram
IG: @thepurple.inme and @cynthia.jasmin
*Disclaimer: Luis Martin / The Art Engineer is not a Therapist or an Engineer for that matter. If you are experience any mental crisis please reach out to a certified medical physician.
This conversation was recorded six months ago!! I had the pleasure to speak to artist and curator of Chicago’s Fluffy Crimes to chat about his apartment gallery initiative and how he is making moves during these clamorous times. Marc talks about leaving his job in the insurance industry to return to his studio to paint. Marc looks back at his childhood and remembers writing a book that might or might not have been stolen by a kid’s publishing company. Join this lost conversation from the vault and listen in as Marc and I write a new book in our creative journeys.
Look at the work of artist Marc Benja here
Check out Fluffy Crimes here
I had an amazing interview with a fascinating artist, but the tech monster ate it all. I decide to show up anyway, because I love out conversations and sometime you are more ready than you think to deliver your message. Listen in as I talk about a post on instagram about focusing on what we can offer now, not when we are ready but NOW. Come play with this short conversation that is packed with creative license.
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It finally happened. I got a wig… while a man in a wig is the least revolutionary thing to do in 2021- it gave me pause and triggered memories rooted in gender and identity. Listen in as I share how a silly gag gift from my husband prompted unexpected reflection and play. I talk about my sorted relationship to my own hair and share how a wig turned me into a brute and turned on my masculinity. Grab your wig and let me tell you a story.
Learn more about the artist and writer at LuisMartinArt.com
Joel Hernandez is back in the studio for a chat in Latinx!
Listen in as Joel talks about how his parents enticed him to move to the states and how the promise of the American dream has changed. It all takes shape as the artist shares his trajectory from photography to sculpture and how he arrived at Masks and their meaning in his creative practice. Join us!
Follow the art is on instagram at: @joelhernandezart
See more of the artists work on his website :https://www.joelhernandezart.com/
Joel Hernandez regresa al estudio para una conversación en Latinx!
Joel nos platica cómo sus padres lo convencieron a venir a Los Estados Unidos y como la promesa de el sueño Americano a cambiado. Todo tomará forma cuando Joel comparte su trayectoria de fotografía a escultura y cómo llego a crear máscaras con propósito. Unete a la conversación.
Sigue al artista en instagram aqui: @joelhernandezart
Ve más de las obras del artista en su pagina web aqui: https://www.joelhernandezart.com/
Listen in to my conversation with San Francisco based artist Joel Hernandez. His masks are part of a rich Mexican tradition that he combines with pop-art. Through his paper mâché sculptures the artist creates a langue to talk about our social condition in relation to nature and politics. Joel also talks about two sculptures that will be on view at the legendary gallery “La Luz the Jesus” in Los Angeles that reflect how human interaction has shifted during covid. Join us!
Follow the artist on instagram @joelhernandezart
Visit the artist shop:
https://www.joelhernandezart.com/
Listen in to this fireside chat about journeys and the unexpected shapes they can take. Soon, it will be a year since the pandemic changed the way we live and how we look at the world- how are you doing? In this episode I share some of my arsenal for survival, that has prompted me to thrive in the face of crisis. Reflect with me as I question how to “Show Up” to offer and deliver our work for a greater purpose. Join in and set yourself up for success.
Get the ebook "How to Make an Art of Your Podcast here"
Find me on Youtube here and visit the studio
Listen in as I invite Veronica Petty from Domingo Comms back to the studio to chat in Latinx! Veronica talks about how her current project has brought her closer to her roots. We share stories about our connection to music in Spanish and our varying degrees of dance capabilities. This is the pilot episode for conversation in Spanish- and it is undeniable a blast of an episode! Join us!
Invito a Veronica Petty de Domingo Comms que regrese al estudio para conversar en Latinx! Verónica nos comparte cómo su proyecto de arte y diseño la ha acercado a sus raíces latinas. También compartimos historias de nuestras conexiones a la música en español y nuestra incomparable capacidades de baile. Este es el primer episodio en la serie en español, y sin duda ha sido un relajo. Conversa con nosotros!
Meet Veronica Petty, the founder of Domingo Comms. Listen in as she shares how creating an arts startup during quarantine was the perfect opportunity to offer joy to a captive audience. In our conversation we talk about her journey of learning and immersing herself in her latino roots through the art and artists she champions and works with.
We aslo exchange stories about stepping up and going on social media while moving beyond the feeling of being exposed and naked in public. Learn how Veronica is investing in Latinx and Latin American artists by focusing and nourishing in the artist’s careers on a very intimate level. Veronica also shows us the first step on how to create a narrative for our home, by starting with one easy and therapeutic step.
I am back! Join me as I make my way to the mic. After my 100th episode I took a break and when I let go of momentum, I had to do some soul searching. I needed to question why I needed to go to mic? This scary in-between time, in the midst of the pandemic and a country perhaps starting to heal, has the power to let us, as individuals, know what really matters. Let me take you with me!
Its my 100th episode! Thank you for joining me on this adventure- if you’ve heard them all or even if this will be your first. I am glad you are here. Listen in to learn about the inspiration behind this podcast and what compelled me to start talking. I wholeheartedly believe we are connected as artists and creatives- reach out with faith knowing that there will always be smiling faces at the other end of the table. I believe this and live this daily. Join me as I share some of the biggest lessons and gifts one hundred episodes have given me. Let me share what moves me, to move you.
Enjoy the episode! I will be returning mid January 2021. See you in the new year!
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Get your pencils ready and open your hearts! This episode touched my soul while giving me quite an education. Meet Andrew Xenios or Andy as I got to call him, a multidisciplinary artist with a store front studio in the Santa Lucia neighborhood of Merida. Andy talks about his career as an artist after serving in the military and picking up a few degrees along the way. Born in the U.S. to Greek parents, Andy has been living in the Yucatan since the 70’s. Listen in as he shares some of his ideas about the role artists play in society and how it has helped him price his art. Join the conversation, you’ll be a better artists for it, I promise.
Vist the artist website: http://www.andrewxenios.com/
Follow the artist on facebook here
Dear Listener, join me and a few cups of wine as I sit with Esteban Covo, for what is officially “The Drunk Episode”. Meet Esteban who is co-founder of Magic Hammer, a CG animation studio in Merida and is also part of the Donia Way dynasty! Listen in as he talks about how his upbringing empowered his curiosity and confidence to explore, learn and launch his very own CG school at the age of 18. Esteban also shares the many love stories that are playing out in his family including his very own to a childhood friend. I really enjoyed this conversation and will re-listen to it whenever I want to fill my room with laughter and cheer. Join in.
Magic Hammer
Donia Way
Follow Esteban on instagram @esteban_covo
Meet Emanuel Toledo, a soft spoken culture powerhouse with a renewable energy engineering background. Listen in as we chat about his cultural and hospitality project La Casa Casa and how his father’s legacy enriches his mission. We look back at our short and well lived feasts with other artists and friends in Merida. Join the conversation and get the insight on mezcal, one of his side passions he generously shares with all.
Follow La Casa Casa on instagram @lacasa.casa
Follow Emanuel Toledo on instagram @ematoledor
Grab your notebooks, activate your sketch books, I am sharing with you some practical magic. This is my Grimoire, listen in to learn how I use my notebook as a tool to travel time, shape shift and connect to a higher power. If you are an artist or a creative person, no initiation required. Learn some tips to protect yourself from creative blocks and boredom. Any notebook will do, I found mine on a sidewalk, in front of Molasses bookstore in Brooklyn, just bring your heart and soul.
Come take a walk with me in Parque Santa Lucia, the heart and center of my Merida experience. Join me on the safest way to travel together, via an audio tour! I will share with you my favorite coffee spot, which will come as no surprise, but will be surrounded by opulence and history. Then we’ll go for books, food and meet new friendly and fascinating people along the way. Follow the link bellow and down load the google map I created of this walk. I hope this episode inspires you to envision a not so distant future when we can travel and explore again.
Parque Santa Lucia Walk: Map
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Educal
LaCasaCasa
La Casa de Donia Way
Museo De Gastronomia de Yucatan
Between The Lines Bookstore
I am far enough from the states to see and feel that the last block in my life is to forgive the country I was born in, the one that has rejected me and brainwashed me to believe I am less than and inadequate in every way. Listen in as I share why I must forgive… why what ever happens next I will be lighting a proverbial cigarette from the fire in my belly, the fire America has lit in me- making me believe it is my right to want and have more, even though it had no intentions of giving any of it to me. I forgive you America, and I hold you accountable and I will not forget.
Meet the mighty Donia Way! The trail blazing character created by the Architect and Anthropologist duo Javier Covo and Ileana Reyes. Initially created by Covo as a lens to understand and celebrate his wife and her culture, Donia Way has become a passion project that is now a thriving family business with a mission.
Listen in as I speak with Irene Covo Reyes and Maria Camila Guerrero, the daughter and daughter in-law of the creators, who tell me about the important role this beloved character plays in preserving and amplifying the Yucatan culture. Learn about their journey as they collectively create a meaningful brand and some unexpected pushback from the elite in the community. I am excited to share this cultural gem that mean a lot to me as the son of a Yucatan. Join me and learn what a “Confidentes” chair is and the meaning behind Donia Way’s name. You will want to meet Donia Way!!
Visit Donia Way on her website: doniaway.com
Follow her on instagram @donia_way
and on Facebook at facebook.com/lacasadedoniaway
Join me as I relish in an unexpected encounter in Mexico. While my last episode was about creating bubbles of safe isolation, the Universe granted me a set of experiences here on my visit to my ancestral land of Merida, that has filled me with connection and legacy. Listen in as I share my story of meeting distant relatives and how this has filled me with a sense of resolution I did not know I could feel. It is a magic adventure into the light at my roots. Come with me, there is day of the dead bread and you’ll find out what a “Marquesita” is.
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I am reporting from Merida Mexico! We are still in the era of Covid and we move differently. Listen in as I share how differently the Mexican people are interacting with each other and tourists like me. I share my first key to traveling, only to then brake it and talk about how our environment shapes us. I also share my thoughts about living in a bubble and some tips on starting your own bubble, wherever you are. I am going back to my roots in the tropics, join me.
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Meet artist and recent art school graduate Selena Lozano. I’m so excited to have Selena in the studio, live in person, six feet apart but so close with GREAT sound for this no Skype episode. Selena talks about spiritual awakenings, pricing her work from a place of generosity and we cheese out on our mutual love for Avatar! We also talk about the latent power of connecting with the greater Latin American world as Latinx people. Join us!
Follow the artist Selena Lozano on Instagram @rocketship_
Get together! Do you know what a “Master Mind” is? This once occult practice which was appropriated by American self-help capitalism, is a great way to continuously build a community around your art career and practice. Master Mind groups are constructed spaces where you give and receive very specific advice, attention and build on what you and others know. Listen in as I talk about my own Master Minds, some real, most made up. Join the conversation as share my experience with Septembrollage and I come to the conclusion that this Podcast is an art and “wellness” podcast! Listen in!
Watch the A Pretty Normal Day Doc Featuring Luis Martin / The Art Engineer here
Listen to a Pretty Normal Podcast here
Watch Artists to Art with Aaron Jack here
Meet Quinn Antonio Briceño, a Nicaraguan Irish American artist working in Saint Louis, Missouri. I got to speak with Quinn right before his first gallery solo show “Como Tu” at Houska Gallery. The artist’s work is a mix of hyper realism with a mix of exciting patterns and vivid colors influenced by Nicaragua and the Latinx diaspora. Listen in as Quinn talks about how he reconnects to his roots and mother tough through his work. Also, get the load down on “Bean Paper” and “Math Rock”!
I am thrilled to chat with Arlene Dávila, Professor of Anthropology and American Studies at New York University. Her new book Latinx Art: Artists, Markets, and Politics wields her first hand experiences in the art world and leverages her tenured academic voice to bring together conversations that affect Latinx Artists across the country. Latinx poses questions that could be the playbook for what the new paradigm of the Latinx art and other Latinx endeavors, can look like in a post Covid world. Listen in as we talk about the many elephants in the art world, that to our own detriment, we have been trained to politely ignore. It is time to have these conversations, Arlene and her book are opening the forum, join us.
Get your copy of Latinx Art here.
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There is a window of opportunity right now. We can create new ways of functioning and thriving as artists. Listen in as I talk about my first group show since covid and how different it all is. I talk about how the initiative of artists have created amazing opportunities for other artists and performers as in the back story of A Chorus Line and like the “Septembrollage” challenge, that has really been activating my studio. But before we take on this new work and look ahead into the next six months, let’s make sure we choose our mental framework from a wellness perspective. An escape is closer than you think, and you don’t have to leave, but you can’t stay here, not in the same way as before.
Local Project
Septembrollage created by: Ariane Valesqua and Elsa Botting Leone
Listen in on this Spanglish gem of an episode with Chicago based artist Jaqui Almaguer . I haven’t laughed this much in a while. I literally get my Chicano card revoked and get a well rounded education on some Mexican and Chicano culture. The artist talks about growing up in Los Angeles and Chicago, and how Bob Ross and cholo culture influenced her art and studio practice. Jaqui shares some entrepreneurial tips for artists and some technical advice on going live while listening to your favorite music, without having to pay for copyright (yes, this is a thing)! We also talk about being Queer artists and how it can manifest in our work and empowering cross cultural references. Join the conversation! …ps. it is pronounce “Ale-bree-heh”… (lol)!
Follow the artist and watch there Live Painting events on Instagram at @artejaqui
Listen in as I get to chat with artist Francisco Donoso about his studio practice. The artist talks about how keeping a studio outside his home, gives him the opportunity to spread out, explore and forge a community in the South Bronx where his first studio is located. We talk about gentrification and the cycles of artist neighborhoods that often end up in the displacement of people of color. Donoso also talks about the use of “chainlink fences” in his work and how he has reframed them through abstraction to take away its power. The artist also offers some advice on approaching a robust studio practice.
Follow the artist on instagram @donosostudio
See the artist work on his website: https://www.franciscodonoso.com/
Meet fellow Angelino, Wesly Thomas, an American musician in Medellin Colombia. It is so exciting to talk to a young talented artist with so much passion and fire in his soul, to create, share and make more art. Listen in to how Wesley landed in Medellin and his goals of learning the language, sharing his adventures and experiences with other Asian men. Wesley talks about being an expat in Latin America and how being an “other” in his new environment has inspired his youtube channel to educate others about his culture. Join in on this exciting conversation and pick up some mental framework tips, to get you pepped up in your creative practice.
Follow the artist in instagram @wesleezy
Visit his youtube channel here
What would you create if you knew you were “The Last Artist”? Join host Luis Martin/ The Art Engineer in this monolog that asks “What would you create, if this was it? What needs to come out?” Listen in as he poses a few questions and asks you to imagine your work outside of the gallery context. What role can an art practice play in the new paradigm that is slowly and painful emerging. Let’s talk about what can ease our collective vertigo and put out the flames of the world we have inherited and co-created. You are the last artist, say something!
Connect with Luis Martin / The Art Engineer on instagram @artengineer
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Meet Gary Carlson as he shares his stories of being at the center of the 80’s New York art scene, with his partner, the late artist Robert Loughlin, famously known for his iconic “Brute” pop art paintings. I visit with Gary at his home in Seattle to what would be one of my last one-on-one interviews before covid.
I set out to document a queer love story because we don’t often hear or see LGBTQ love stories told or reflected. There is something to be cherish of a life lived and loved. This episode sets out to honor and celebrate Gary and the Chairman.
Join in on this love story and adventure that spans 30 years!
Follow Gary Carlson on Instagram @artiest_rls_brute
Listen in as I get to chat with artist and art entrepreneur Rachel Wilkins. The artist talks about her recent monumental project “Shoulders of Giants”. Everyday during pride month, June 2020, Rachel created a work of art that celebrates the life and contribution of an LGBTQ leader. The artist further rallied her community by inviting others to be part of the project by way of writing letters to the leaders at the center of her work. To further the impact and resonance with the trail blazer of “Shoulders of Giants” the artist is donating 50% of sales to the LGBT Task Force.
I was humbled and honored to have the opportunity to address a letter of my own to Sylvia Rivera, a trans Latinx leader who’s work is finally getting some recognition, thanks to the work of artist like Rachel. Also in the podcast, Rachel shares some advice about taking on ambitious projects both creatively and from a business perspective.
See more of the artists work at: https://rachel-wilkins.com/
Follow the artist in instagram at: @artistrachelwilkins
This conversation is in response to a question I received recently, a question I get asked about often and one I think about a lot myself, its about: visibility. My favorite answer to this question and it is my favorite answer to most questions is “Create your own opportunities to shine”. Listen in as I directly address my new friend “K” about visibility and what it takes to get ready. It’s closer than you think and the people that really matter are already watching and supporting you. Listen in!
Meet Jasmine Zelaya a multi disciplinary artist based in Houston Texas. The “ritual ornamentation” in her work stopped me in my tracks. Listen in to how Jasmine goes into the zone listening to disco and finds extreme joy and pleasure in a repetitive art practice.
Jasmine talks about her connection to religious iconography and her love of Bernini for the tension of joy and pain in his work. The artist also shares some of her recent and exciting accomplishments that include being on the cover of New American Paintings magazine and having her work displayed on the Main Street Marquee in Houston. Join the conversation, you will want to hear how good it is.
Follow the artist on instagram at: @z_e_l_a_y_a
See more of the artist's work on their website: https://jasminezelaya.com/
Get yourself in a state of Prolific Flow at: https://www.prolificflow.com/
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Meet Haitian-American artist and interior designer Franck Hodelin. I had to connect with Franck about his recent Instagram post, of a painting he made based on a painting his mother painted several years prior. Listen in as we talk about the beautiful and complicated legacies we inherit from family, country and systems of oppression. The artist shares the connection between the Black Lives Matter movement and the historic and doomed rebellion that lead to Haitian independence. Join the conversation as we talk about how we find hope in art and the young people creating change in the United States right now.
Follow the artist on Instagram @FranckH
View more of the Artist's work on his website: https://www.franckhodelinstudio.com/
Get into a state of Prolific Flow with me at ProlificFlow.com
Watch this conversation on Youtube here.
I am recording from what feels like the bottom of my empty well. Here in the dark, I look to recharge and plant my seeds. Even from here in my very same yet significant and meaningful ways, I can dismantle the patriarchy and take on white supremacy. Don’t be afraid. You are not alone, this is a collective darkness. Wake up, we can give what we don’t have, only to realize that we had it all along… yah I know, it is easier than it sounds though! It will all make sense once you give yourself the time to recharge in this darkness. You know what’s up but sometime we forget with all the noise, listen in and listen up.
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Meet Juan-Carlos Perez, a soft spoken powerhouse of an artist. Listen in as the artist shares his stories about arriving in Pasadena, California from Mexico. We talks about the experiences that shaped his understanding of racial issues and how it plays out in his art work. Juan-Carlos talks about his deep rooted relationship to Chicago and his recent return to Southern California. The artist discusses how he and his community has utilized art education as a way to process social issues and mobilize change. Join us for this important conversation with the artist Juan-Carlos Perez.
Learn more about the artist on his website: https://www.juan-carlosperez.com/
Follow the artist on instagram at: JuanCarlosPerez927
Watch this conversation of Youtube here
Meet Aaron Marin, a collage artist based in New York. We reconnect after technical difficulties during our fist conversation, which seems indicative of our current tumultuous times. Listen in as we talk about his collage practice and the call to action he hears from artists and writers that have come before him. Get shook to the core as I did, as we talk about how our art should document this moment in time because history books will never do justice to truth. Chime in as we discuss the longevity and intention in the surge of interest in black artists. This is a raw conversation you will want to be a part of.
Follow Aaron Marin on instagram @neutokyo
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Nástio Mosquito Louisiana Museum in the Netherlands interview
Langston Hughes essay "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain"
ART 21: Art in the 21st Century Kerry James Marshall
OMG has the world always been ending?
These past few days have been hell, to say the least. Protests met with hyper police brutality, the pandemic still playing out in the background, health scares in my personal family… I need a second to regroup. So when I reached back for an episode from the volt I found “Matters Beyond Politics”, it is jarring how white supremacy has always informed the systems in which we function in, despite diplomas, money or influence. Listen in to my, one in a billion, battle before the current revolution. These are important times… but I need a nap, good food, some coffee, and a stiff drink. See you next week friends xoxo
Originally EP 33 aired on Anchor June 2019
This is an unscripted communique. Right now I don’t have the dexterity to sit, write and produce an episode. So lets chat about hope, let’s make plans and deliberately create the world we are heading into. Listen in and tune in to what you are being called to do. In dark times, confronted with walls, Artists like us blast holes, we create our own opportunities to shine, with our rage, our hope and our love as our ammunition.
Music: "Amawamba" by A.M. Beef
I am thrilled to connect with artist Sari Shryack. Join the conversation as Sari talks about her serendipitous name sake and how it plays into her career's energy. The artist talks about how she chose to show up during this time of crisis by making one painting a day on instagram and how that benefited her community and own well being. Listen in as she talks about how art can be a bridge from poverty into a practice of gratitude.
I am humbled and privileged to announce that after completing my first round of The Artist Support Pledge I can offered my support and endorsement by buying an art work from Sari Shryack. In this conversation we chat about the process of demystifying talk about prices and money when I comes to selling art, and how that facilitated for a successful and supportive exchange for both of us.
PS. There is a lot of pro tips in this episode, let me know what resonates!
Follow the artist on instagram at @not_sorry_art
Watch the conversation on Youtube here
Listen in to this brief and fun conversation with artist and urban planner Thom Stead. The artist shares how quarantine has lead him to reconnect with his art practice while mixing in his love for books. We talk about his memories of growing up in his father’s art studio and how that influenced him. I ask this Philadelphia based artist to let me in on his favorite spots, of which include a local penitentiary, do not miss out, join the conversation.
Watch the conversation here.
Follow the artist in instagram @readbooks.servelooks
Thom's Philadelphia recommendations
Eastern State Penitentiary
Kalaya Authentic Thai Kitchen
You are going to want to meet Kandace Creel Falcón, a multilayered artist with a Doctorate in Feminist Studies and former professor. As an artist she mixes Queer Chicana narratives with her authentic love and curiosity for thought and academia. Listen in as she shares how she created space to show and talk about her graduation exhibit “Interior Intimacies”, that explores themes of queer spaces in a rural setting while delegitimizing art cannons. As a bibliophile, Kandace shares a pair of quintessential books on her list. Join the conversation!
Follow Kandace Creel Falcón on Instagram @kjcfalcon
Learn more about the artist at https://www.kjcfalcon.com/
Watch this conversation on Youtube here.
I would never say this to you, but it’s a new world and things have to be done differently. Listen in as my own words tickle my throat on the way out of my mouth. I also confess about escaping quarantine and share some of the perils that other people of color have faced for doing so in NYC. It is time to stick together and hold the door for one another. I passionately challenge you to hold the door.
Youtube Channel
Link Tree
Meet Alexander Eremin a sculptor based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Listen in as I further pivot my podcasting production to expand my reach across the world and connect with phenomenal artists like Alexander. The artist speaks about his practice and having two parents who are also sculptors. Learn about his father’s best advice about making bold gestures in art. The artist also shares a serendipitous call from a museum asking for his work at a time he was questioning sculpture’s place in a pandemic world. You will want to meet Alexander Eremin.
Follow the artist Alexander Eremin at @Alexander.Eremin.Sculptor
Learn more about Luis Martin/ The Art Engineer @ArtEngineer
Meet Morgan Bukovec a mixed media collage artist from Cleveland Ohio. Morgan shares with me how she uses collage and found-material to build and create fresh and exciting visual narratives.
Listen in on how cramming for an assignment led her to her current creative practice and how she found her rush creating an “Idea File”. We also talk about mentors and alternative careers in museums. This May 9th, 2020 celebrate “World Collage Day” with one of Morgan's collage kit which she has created as an offering and a way to build community. You will want to meet Morgan Bukovec and see her work.
Follow Morgan Bukovec on Instagram @MorganBukovec
Celebrate Collage Day May 9th, 2020 with Morgan's Community maker's event Free Here
Follow Luis Martin / The Art Engineer on instagram @ArtEngineer
Don’t rush back to what use to be. The business as usual will take us back to our stale positions of handing over our power. Lets build a new paradigm instead. What would that look like? One where our offerings give us equity. But first make space for your self to process this grief, this moment of mourning. I am offering you a door into mediation at the end of this episode. Feel free to close your eyes and ease in to your special powers.
Meditation Starts at minute 14:40
Meditation Music: “Sun Dog” by Bedroom
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Lean more about Luis Martin / The Art Engineer at LuisMartinArt.com
Get yourself a collage at Collagedream.com
Join my conversation with Rachel Wilkins the Director and Co-founder of Conception Art. She and her team have worked with over eight-thousand artists across two continents and fifteen cities. Listen in as we talk about what artists can be doing now while the world sorts itself out during the Corona Virus and the importance of “Going Live” while you have a captive audience. Then listen to Conception Art’s podcast “Smart Art Business” to join the Conception Art community.
Rachel Wilkins on Instagram
Conception Art
Smart Art Business Podcast
Watch this interview on Youtube
Follow the podcast on Instagram @StuConPodcast
Follow Luis Martin on Instagram @ArtEngineer
Get your collages at CollageDream.com
From Chicago and New York, listen in as artist and curator Sergio Gomez and I check in and talk about faith in moments of crisis. Listen in to how we both lean into our own faith through our work. Sergio shares a recent collaboration with artist Sally Ko at Soul City Church in Chicago. Find out where Sergio is going to first, after the quarantine restrictions are lifted. Welcome to the conversation.
Breakfast With Sergio vlog
Art Next Level
Zhou B Art Center
Artist Paul Beel
Artist Sally Ko
Soul City Church
The world, literally, the whole world needs what you have to offer as an artist, right now.
For levity, for humor, for our collective survival. It’s your moment to develop your ask and deliver what you have to offer. Until now it was all wrong because the context was all muddled by capitalism and sullied by marketing schemes. Listen in, let’s support artist, by showing up in armor, treating each other to virtual coffee and taking the Artist’s Support Pledge.
Special thanks to Esteban Carlos Benson for allowing us to use his work as the cover for this episode. Visit his website and listen to his music by going to the links in the show notes.
Artist’s Support Pledge
Matthew Burrows
Estevan Carlos Benson
Listen to "March Sixth Twenty Twenty" by Estevan Carlos Benson
Covid-19 Artist Resources
Watch this podcast on Youtube here xoxo
Watch the conversation along with visuals of the artist's work on youtube: here.
The Bureau of General Services- Queer Division
Paul Moreno on Instagram
Paul's Book Recommendation: Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Relax. You will be ok, but you will be even better if you extract yourself from media loops and scare tactics that trigger knee jerk reactions and panic. Let’s stop for a second and use this COVID-19 wake up call as a good moment to take stock of where we are. Are you where you want to be if this is it? Quarantine your mind, imagine the future from a good mental place, let’s write a haiku, or 14 and set our tomorrow in motion.
Moca La
Angele's Flight
Grand Central Market
Neue House Bradbury Building
Majordomo
Frogtown
El Museo Del Barrio
"Soy Isla / I am an Island" Zilia Sanchez retrospective
Three Kings & Day of the Dead
El Museo's History
Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Pre-Order: "Making an Art of Podcasting... a how to"
Get your copy of my first e-book on Amazon here now.
Podcast Movement Evolution
February 12- 15, 2020
Los Angeles
Artists:
Silverio Castillo @pvssy.pow3r
Maluma @maluma
Book
“Conversations with God” Neale Donald Walsch
“Against Creativity” Oli Mould
It’s a new year, do you feel the weight of 2020? Don’t fret! I got you. Listen in as I preach from the studio about the iceberg that is the New Year Resolution and give the old “vision board” a new spin. 2020 feels as significant as 1999 did to me, with out the awesome dance song though. Don’t stay in the same cycle for another year, or another decade. Step into the AWESOME with me on this episode of Studio Confessions.
My favorite Christmas movies:
Auntie Mame
Le Notti di Carbiria
Rosemary's Baby
See pictures from my trip to the Metropolitan Museum of art here on the Studio Confessions website.
Follow Studio Confessions on Instagram at @stuconpodcast
Follow Luis Martin/ The Art Engineer on Instagram @artengineer
Get in touch by email: martin@luismartinart.com
Get your copy of the book at your local bookshop or order it from Thriftbooks here:
Bad Boy by Eric Fischl and Michael Stone
Let’s meet George Spencer, an artists and instagram stranger. I saw his work on a lamp post in Brooklyn and when I shared it on instagram it got a lot of positive responses and someone even identified him! His arresting “Boxer” series are painting imbued with mystery and power. Listen in as he talks about growing up in New York in the 80’s, dropping out of school and becoming an artist.
Follow George Spencer on instagram @greatboxers
Get your boxer painting on etsy here
Look for George Spencer's Boxers in the book Sticker Vol 2
Check out Hyena Gallery in Burbank California
This episode is from the volt! I recently change RSS providers and out went my first 36 episodes. Part of me was released to have an excuse to do away with my very audible learning curb as a podcaster but there were some gems in the patch, among them is this episode WHEN I MAKE ART episode #24.
This episode is also the material for my first publication a ZINE and Chapbook replete with my collages in full color. To get yours click here. # support small business!
WHEN I MAKE ART is a very emotive, slightly gushy episode about my creative processes. Being an artist can sometimes feel like be a condition, an expensive habit, a righteous uphill battle- BUT i refuse all that , that is not my narrative and I hope you steer clear too SO here in my words with my heart very much on my sleeve and on the mic, is what it's like when I make art…
Follow Studio Confessions on instagram @StuConPocast
Follow me, Luis Martin / The Art Engineer @ArtEngineer
Meet Paul Moreno, Artist, writer, intellect and co-founder of the New York Queer Zine Fair. Sit with us as Paul share his ideas about what it means to him to be an art, being a bad Mexican-American and the many intricacies of being Queer. I could have spoken with Paul about everything under the sun twice, listen in on the conversation that is light heated, honest ,NSFW, and humorous.
Paul Moreno on Instagram @bathedinafterthought
New York Queer Zine Fair
Studio Confession on Instagram @Stuconpodcast
Luis Martin / The Art Engineer on Instagram @artengineer
So much art transpires that we never get to see or even know about. There are so many people living enchanted and creative lives without the b.s. of having to be called an ‘artist’. Let’s talk about our stories, the ones that give us legacy, the ones that scar and the one that lead to catharsis. Sit with me and let me tell you my stories that matter to me.
Asco Art Collective
The Green Lady of Brooklyn
Song "Come from the heart"
Listen to a tiny and exciting excerpt from “Arana and the Black Dog” by Alyssa Bonilla. Listen in as I talk with the author about some of the themes in this YA book. Arana and the Black Dog is the story of a shy teenage Latina girl from Queens, who’s life is turned upside down by some very powerful and mysterious dream that she has, of a magical forest. Dive in with us as we explore our illusory connection to nature, food and our elders. You will want to sit in on this thoughtful conversation and read all about Arara, the Black Dog and her mischievous Granny.
Get your copy of "Arana and the Black Dog" here.
Make an art of your first podcast! Join in on this part confessional, part storytelling and stand-up session, to get the clues on how to identify the conversation at the heart of your first podcast. Learn how to follow your passion and lead with curiosity. Get the secret to telling great stories without having to be a reality tv influencer. You will never run out of ideas for your podcast, once you have learned that your corks and kinks, are what make your podcast a masterpiece.
Grab a front row to this intimate conversation about art, magic and reflection. Meet the mystic and tarot reader Laetitia Cartomancy. Join the conversation and hear about how Laetitia connects her art history background to the divine and arrives at the center of the monsters and madonnas in all of us. Get an insight into both aspects of her practice as a student and teacher of the tarot and what she has learned along the way.
Laetitia Cartomancy Website
Laetitia Cartomancy Instagram
Pamela Colman Smith
William Blake
Do you have a mentor? Do you have mentors?
Listen in as I reflect on some of my mentors that have unexpectedly validated me, shown compassion and provided me with a reflection of what I could become. Lean in and listen how you might be benefiting from your forbear’s, without even knowing, it was all planned and rigged for your success. Let’s dig in and acknowledge some friends and teachers.
Arana and the Black Dog by Alyssa Bonia
Sitting Shiva
Project X
Gronk
Gracias A La Vida by Violeta Parra
Get to know Susan Lerner! Listen in as she talks about her four year journey in the art game and how her curiosity has landed her 20 exhibitions and four solo shows. You will want to hear how this former flavor scientist is now sharing her collages on MTA kiosks around the city. Join the conversation while we talk show about art fairs, second acts and the power of dyslexia and being left-handed.
Follow Susan Lerner on instagram @mixdmediamashup
and visit her website Mixdmendamashup.com
Welcome to season three of Studio Confessions! I am glad you are here. Do you have time to play for the joy of play? If not, what are you doing? Entertain my wax poetry as I share the role of play and its connection to ritual in my life and art practice. Learn about the shrines and alters that gave me soft power as a kid to cope with life's twist and turns both big and small.
Theme song: "Coffee" by Cameron Smith
Meet Raven Kianna D. an artist working out of Orlando, Florida, we sat down to chat during my visit for Podcast Movement. Listen in as I meet Raven for the first time and she shares her journey of being a self-taught artist. As a fiber artists, Raven thoughtfully poses questions of gender and race through embroidery to arrive at hyper realistic works of art. I am an instant fan of her and her work. You will want to meet Raven Kianna D. a rising art star.
See Raven’s work and follow her on instagram at @ravenkiannad_art
Music: Waves by Pictures of the Floating World
Meet Juan Hinojosa, an artist and native New Yorker. Listen in as he talks to me about staying hungry, going from painting to collage to sculpture, and how as an artist, he is a magician. Juan also talks about becoming a full-time artist through grants and his participation in residences in the US and abroad. Join the conversation, you will want to meet Juan Hinojosa the Magician.
Visit the artist's website: http://juanhinojosa.com/
Follow the artist on intagram: @juan_hinojosa_
Learn more about Queens Coucnil for the Art here.
How do you show up? Do you go invisible, I have. Art makes me visible. This is why I write, why I podcast, this is why art is my life. Listen in as I talk about being witness to odd situations and moments when I couldn't shake off my invisibility cloak. Take a look at the work of T.C. Cannon, a native American artist to active our presence and visibility through art. Let's show up.
Music by: Tours "Enthusiast"
Collage by: Luis Martin the Art Engineer "124 New York"
Get a print of the collage here.
T.C. Cannon at the Museum of the American Indian
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