Artist Rodney Dickson speaks with Undercurrent’s Adriana Furlong about his show, Rodney Dickson Paintings, 2009–2019, which opens Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, at 6pm at Undercurrent, 70 John St., Brooklyn.

The show presents three different aspects of Dickson’s creative interests. The large paintings (8ft x 5ft) are paired with smaller works (2ft x 2ft) as well as 22 of the artist’s sketchbooks and the immense installation or painting or sculpture Shanty Town, never before exhibited.

The show closes on Sept. 28.

00:00 Intro

01:02 Conversation about Dickson with Adriana Furlong

05:05 Conversation with Dickson begins about Northern Ireland and violence

07:53 Digging into the past via Dickson’s work

09:51 Spirituality and Buddhism

11:30 Change and flux

13:03 When is a painting finished?

16:55 Shanty Town

20:27 Courage and painting

22:30 Motorbikes, thrillseeking, and the danger of painting

24:30 Rituals before painting

26:00 Timing of painting

27:53 Closing remarks and outro