Considering Art Podcast: Recent Episodes
Bob Chaundy
British artist Juliette Losq is an internationally established artist whose awards include the Jerwood Drawing Prize, the John Moores Prize and the John Ruskin Prize. In this episode, she talks about her grandfather’s unusual war experience, how she came late to practising art, how an etching course determined her painting style, how she paints large-scale in watercolour, how and why she became attracted to derelict sites and buildings overrun by nature, and her fascination with Victorian peep-shows and early cinema.
Juliette Losq talking with Bob Chaundy
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“We are the fiction of the vanished lives and buildings”, Jerwood Drawing Prize winner, 2005
Ascetarium, 2022
Catonium, 2022
Behemoth, 2023
Vinculum, 2014 John Moores Painting Prize Visitors Choice
Proscenium, 2017
All images are © Juliette Losq
You can see more of Juliette’s work on her website
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Miriam Escofet’s works have evolved over the years from still life, fantasy, architecture and portraiture. In this episode, she explains the trauma behind her family’s move from Spain to England when she was 12, the difficulties she experienced at art school, her early obsession with architecture and celestial charts, her love of process and making, how she builds atmosphere into her works, how winning the BP Portrait Award led to a commission to paint Queen Elizabeth II.
Miriam Escofet talking with Bob Chaundy
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The Heavens
Oberon
The Witching Hour
An Angel at my Table
HM Queen Elizabeth II
What Will Survive Us
All images are © Miriam Escofet
Top shot courtesy Aliona Adrianova
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Molly Hatch is an American fine art ceramicist who has become internationally famous for her multi-plate art installations. In this episode, she speaks about how she studied drawing, painting and printmaking but fell in love with the process of working with clay. She talks about how she successfully built up her own designer brand on functional pottery while making stand alone artworks as well, and how these have developed into multiple plate installations.
Molly Hatch talking with Bob Chaundy
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American Story from John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 2009
Physic Garden, 2014
Repertoire, Newark Museum, NJ, 2017
Ducerre, Muséé des Beaux Arts, Montreal, 2022
Cynosure, Tiffany and Co., The Landmark, NYC. 2023Amalgam, Sarasota Art Museum, Fla, 2024
Amalgam is showing at the Sarasota Art Museum until 26 April 2026
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Saad Qureshi’s artworks range from painting, works on paper to sculpture. He is a multi prize-winner and has exhibited the world over. In this episode, he talks about memories of his childhood in Pakistan and the experience of moving to Bradford where he was later to witness riots. He speaks about how memory is a vital theme in his works, his emphasis on cultural unity, notions of Paradise and how he visualises these in sculptural tableaux he calls “mindscapes”.
Saad Qureshi talking with Bob Chaundy
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Flight, 2021, Ambleside, Cumbria, UKAssembly, 2018, Oxford Brookes University Headington campusConvocation, 2023, Raffles at the Old War Office, LondonGift, 2023 Organ Donor Memorial, Royal London HospitalA Handful of Paradise, 2024 (detail)
A Handful of Paradise, 2024
Valley of Mist, 2024
Tanabanas, 2023, Meeting the Unknown and New Arrival
Saad Qureshi: A Handful of Paradise is showing at I de V L’Etrangere 18 September – 14 December 2024
Gallery photos courtesy Hugh Pryor
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In this episode, Catarina Diaz talks about how memories of a childhood in the Portuguese colony of Angola are central to her collages, how a period of depression turned her from a successful career in education to becoming a full time artist, how her art emphasises the beauty of life and seeks to empower viewers to work on their creative selves by exploring their inner world, how her collages explore modern female identity, and how she has delved into fashion and collaborated with other artists, musicians and film directors.
Catarina Diaz talking with Bob Chaundy
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I See
Mindfulness
Quintessence
Splendour
Set You Free
Life Illuminated
All images are © Catarina Diaz
You can see more of Catarina’s work on her website
Flux Exhibition is showing 25-28 July 2024
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In this episode, Matt Jacob talks about his artistic mission to capture different peoples and cultures across the world, how an illness in his youth focused his mind on life’s fragility, his journey towards becoming a professional photographer, some of the stories behind his series taken in often remote parts of the world, the technical equipment he uses to photograph his subjects, and about his MOOD Podcast in which he invites fellow photographers to ruminate on their profession.
Matt Jacob talking with Bob Chaundy
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Woman in rice field, Bali, Indonesia
Liu Jun, cormorant fisherman, China
Ahori, Sadhu, Varanasi, India
Bedouin from the series Lost Tribes
Button Family, Utah, USA
All images are © Matt Jacob
You can see more of Matt’s work on his website
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In this episode, Ben Edge talks about his paintings that document the extraordinary ancient customs and rituals that abound in Britain, how he was inspired by eccentric family members, how a trip to the Tower of London first fired his passion for folklore, some of the interesting characters he has come across, what old folk traditions provide for communities and how they act as a mirror to our history and connect us to our past.
Ben Edge talking with Bob Chaundy
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The Animal Handler, 2009
Dress for the Party, 2019, portrait of Steve Edge
The Burryman, 2018
The Dorset Ooser, 2022
The Flaming Barrels of Ottery St Mary, 2020
In My Nature (Self-portrait as the Green Man), 2021
All images are © Ben Edge
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Music clips: Lowry at the Door by Ben Edge and the Electric Pencils, and New Tradition by Ben Edge
Folklore Rising, published by Watkins Books is due out on 8 October 2024
In this episode, Laura talks about her childhood in a fairground family in Wales, the early influence of magical, other-worldly artists, how she was nearly thrown out of art school, representing Wales at the 2005 Venice Biennale, why her works can be bitter-sweet and wrapped in absurdist humour, and about some of the pieces in her new show called Under This Roof.
Laura Ford talking with Bob Chaundy
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Watercolour of Girl with Devil on her Shoulder, 2014
Glory, Glory with Bronze Hat, 2005 Venice Biennale
Weeping Girl, 2009
Armoured Boys, 2014
Limited Penguins, 2012
In Remembrance 2, 1998
Giraffe, 2013
Fuel Injection, 2024
Chintz Girls, 1998
All images are © Laura Ford
Laura’s latest exhibition Under This Roof is showing at Bo Lee Workman 6 July – 8 September 2024
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In this episode, Lottie talks about how she became interested in painting her signature period interiors and why people are absent from them, how she makes references to modern British mainly female artists, the importance of making work that’s visually appealing that bursts with symbolism and deeper meaning for those who want it, the influence of poetry and why portrayals of girls reading are a recurring feature in several of her paintings.
Lottie Cole talking with Bob Chaundy
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Interior with Kathleen Guthrie Painting and Elisabeth Frink Head, 2017
Home of the Paleoethnobotanist
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Yeats Long-Legged Fly, 2024
AE Houseman The Loveliest of Trees, 2023
Interior with Young Girl Reading I, 2024
Stephen Spender From the Truly Great, 2024
TS Eliot Four Quartets, 2023
All images are © Lottie Cole
Lotties’s exhibition A Commonplace Exhibition of Paintings is showing at Long and Ryle 3 July – 9 August 2024
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Ros Burgin combines her love of sculpture with a compulsion to express her feelings about environmental causes. In this episode, she talks about how a previous career on sailing ships first gave her a direct experience of pollution and climate change, how sculpture for her is object and material based, how water emerged as a key area of her practice, the types of found materials she uses, the ingenuity behind recontextualising them, how female equality is another concern and how a recent trip to the Arctic icecap has inspired a future series of works.
Ros Burgin talking with Bob Chaundy
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Lifelines
Another Country at Tremenheere Sculpture GardensAnother Country (with detail) made from fishing net rollers and cable ties
Migration, made from shuttlecocks
Away with Words, made from the “list of works” books for Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
Skylines, made from escalator handrails and containing the names of female pilots
All images are © Ros Burgin
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In this episode, British abstract artist and filmmaker Mark James talks about his tortuous route to securing a place at Goldsmith’s art college, how he witnessed the Freeze exhibition mounted by the so-called Young British Artists, YBAs, and how he made a subsequent film about it, the intrigue behind his first film about the American sculptor Carl Andre, how films about other artists both dead and alive re-awakened his desire to resume painting, how random shapes and forms inspire his abstract work and how he strives to create emotion in his paintings.
Mark James talking with Bob Chaundy
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Come Fly with Me, 2024
Don’t Fence Me In, 2015
Dettaglio #4, 2023
One For My Baby, 2024
You can see more of Mark’s work on his website
Mark’s exhibition Vivid is showing at Cris Contini Contemporary 14 June – 13 July
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London-based Portuguese artist Nelson Ferreira has studied different painting and drawing styles throughout the world including Russian and Greek iconography, Indian miniatures and old Master Flemish techniques. His own art reflects many of these influences. He is also a teacher of art and in this episode is highly critical of current art school teachers accusing them of “murdering” craftsmanship. He claims too that contemporary art died decades ago.
Nelson Ferreira talking with Bob Chaundy
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Mater Dolorosa – Virgin of Sorrows, painted in the Russian Byzantine style.
The Exiled, part of the Black Velvet Series, painted at night and exhibited at the National Museum Soares dos Reis (Porto).
The Exiled, part of the Blue Series painted during twilight at Portugal’s National Museum of Contemporary Art (Lisbon).
Penumbra painting Blue G
PlatiGleam painting of the 14th century UNESCO world heritage site of Batalha Monastery, together with the same painting but with the torch of a mobile phone shone upon it.
All images are © Nelson Ferreira
You can see more of Nelson’s works on his website
You can read Nelson’s blog about The Incoherents v Dadaism here
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In this episode, much sought-after British photographer David Stewart talks about how he started taking pictures on Morecambe beach, how he learned the tricks of the trade as an assistant in London, how he developed an off-beat humorous style, how his 2015 Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize-winning photograph was about disconnection in the modern world and how some of his personal work pokes gentle fun at modern corporate working methods.
David Stewart talking with Bob Chaundy
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Six Feet Under
Hugh and Chicken in Profile
Sisters in Scarves eating Pimlico Chips
Nuns Walking Away from Viaduct
In Decision: Transparent and Highly Strung
Five Girls, winner of the 2015 Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize
Pitchfork
The Wall Version 1
Portrait of David Stewart courtesy Jone Reed
All other images are © David Stewart
You can see more of David’s work on his website
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Rosalind Robinson is an Academician at the Royal West of England Academy and a painter of portraits notable for their striking features and expressions, their symbolism, timelessness and art-historical references. In this episode, she talks about her early career as a scenic artist and muralist, why she drifted towards portraits featuring wild hair and headdresses, the importance of looking at each other especially in the age of the smartphone, and her latest project on the Silk Road.
Rosalind Robinson talking with Bob Chaundy
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Twist
Grosvenor House panels, replaced in the hotel renovation of 2008
From Harrod’s Food HallBackcloths from Normansfield Theatre, Teddington
Swimming Pool Mural, Les Caches Hall, Guernseys’Hertogenbosch
The Balance of Probabilities
Encounter on the Silk Road and The Paradox and the Pearl
All images are © Rosalind Robinson
You can see more of Rosalind’s work on her website
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Kelvin Okafor is a renowned hyperrealist pencil artist whose portraits of both celebrities and ordinary people have appeared in sell-out solo shows and TV art programmes. Here, he talks about his upbringing on a north London council estate, the turning points in his career, his process that takes many hours of concentration working both from photographs and from life, his current series that highlights people with skin differences and conditions, and his work in schools.
Kelvin Okafor talking with Bob Chaundy
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Sisters Emmelin and Pauline
John Lennon
SkeptaAdam
Bernie GrantWinnie HarlowCatrin PughMia Cadman
All images are © Kelvin Okafor
You can see more of Kelvin’s images on his website
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In this episode Laura talks about the large-scale sculptures she makes from willow with their muscular, energetic and often immersive forms. She describes how she began making as a child, how her artworks reflect the natural and historical environment of their settings, how one work inspired a classical music composition, and about her important forthcoming exhibitions.
Laura Ellen Bacon talking with Bob Chaundy
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Woven Space (with detail), courtesy Chatsworth House
Rêverie, created for Département de L’Eure en Normandie at Chateau Gaillard as part of Journées Européennes du Patrimoine 2023. Photo courtesy Kate Jordan
Le Sentiment Demeure (The Feeling Remains). Production Conseil Départemental du Val d’Oise, Abbaye de Maubuisson. Photo: Jean-Michel Rousvoal
Form of Intrigue, temporary exhibit as part of Sotheby’s exhibition Material Worlds, 2011
Muscle Mass exhibited at Rural Life Museum, Normanby Hall, North Lincolnshire, 2023
You can see more of Laura’s work on her website
Her exhibition Burrow is showing at Hignell Gallery, 13 -31 May 2024
Music: Part of Woven Space composed by Helen Grime and played by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle
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In this episode, Sharon talks about her Caribbean heritage, her early connection to race equality campaigners and inspirations Eric and Jessica Huntley, how her wide education has informed her practice, how her collages celebrate Black women and seek to redress the balance of under- representation in mainstream media and art history, how she has questioned museums’ object descriptions, why she chose collage as her main means of artistic expression, and about her long-running series Seeing Ourselves.
Sharon Walters talking with Bob Chaundy
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Eric and Jessica Huntley, now part of the National Portrait Gallery collectionBlue Lips
Friendly Forest from The Show Windows, Coventry City of CultureStill StandingSometimes You Just Need Time Away
All images are © Sharon Walters
You can see more of Sharon’s work on her website
Seeing Ourselves is showing at Hackelbury Fine Art until 6 July 2024
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In this episode, Gary Nicholls talks about steampunks, how he became one and the influence they have on his work, how he creates the images for his Imaginarium digital prints and book trilogy, the influence of Caravaggio, Dali and other Old Master painters on his images, the darker side of life for his themes, the stories behind his Fine Art pictures, and the advice he gives as to how artists should price their work.
Gary Nicholls talking with Bob Chaundy
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The Conspiracy
The Town
I Have Crossed the Oceans of Time to Find You
Chaos
Life Begins where Fear Ends
- Cruella Reborn, Leopard Queen and Zebrake
The Secret Falls
Alice Night Circus
All images are © Gary Nicholls
You can see more of Gary’s work on his website
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In this episode, British documentary photographer Polly Braden talks about some of her long-term projects. They include photographing a worker in a shoe factory in China, a group of people with autism and learning difficulties, single mothers facing challenges in an age of austerity, a flying eye hospital in Africa, the City of London both in and out of lockdown, about her current exhibition in which she follows a group of young women who have had to flee the war in Ukraine, and about her past experience of working in Gaza.
Polly Braden talking with Bob Chaundy
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Ho Ping, 20, from Henan Province, standing next to the production line she supervises.Lucie
Jana and her children
Barbeline with her son, Elijah
PrinceAppold Street, City of London
The City in LockdownFrom Holding the Baby, a telling touchLena after her interview at Wikborg Rein, telling her mum she was offered a job, London, June 2022All images are © Polly Braden
You can see more of Polly’s work on her website
Leaving Ukraine is showing at the Foundling Museum until 1 Sept 2024
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In this episode, Brussels-based Polish sculptor Tatiana Wolska talks about the sculptures she makes from found or recycled materials, particularly wood. She describes herself as a “junk artist” who is commenting on the wastefulness of western society and breathing new life into redundant waste products. She talks about how her fabricated shelters are a plea for society to slow down and contemplate life in these difficult times, and how drawing and sculpting, without much planning, are central to her life.
Tatiana Wolska talking with Bob Chaundy
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Sculpture from Biennale d’Architecture d’Orleans, France, 2019. Credit Martin Argyoglo
Shelter at Leisure as Resistance exhibition, Midlands Arts Centre
Sculpture made from red plastic water bottles, MAC exhibition
Drawing is central to Tatiana’s life
Leisure as Resistance is showing at Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham until 2nd June 2024
Exhibition installation photos courtesy Tegen Kimbley
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In this episode, the remarkable Californian husband and wife team talk about assemblage art in which they make sculptures out of found and discarded objects. Spencer talks about how decades in the music business led him into this art form, Esther describes how her training as a psychotherapist has influenced some of her work. They explain how they acquire found material, how they work together, and they discuss individual artworks including Tesla Man, a homage to the Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla.
Esther Siegel and Spencer Brewer talking with Bob Chaundy
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She Rose Within
Grey Matters
Piano Mandala Contentment
Barometaur
Walk Your Talk
Book Art Teapot
Acapella
Tesla Man
Esther and Spencer’s book
You can see more of Esther Siegel and Spencer Brewer’s work on their website Harmony Gaits
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In this episode, the London-based artist talks about living in Japan and its connection with her home country of New Zealand, why she chose to paint portraits and the responsibility this entails, the experience of coming out as a lesbian in her late twenties, how her paintings became largely autobiographical through painting others from the queer community, her obsession with shoes, and creating a mood in her works.
Sarah Jane Moon talking with Bob Chaundy
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Maybe Tomorrow
Peter Tatchell
Ursula Martinez
Sadie Lee and Roxana Halls
Lords and Ladies
All images are © Sarah Jane Moon
You can see more of Sarah Jane’s work on her website
A Room of their Own – Queer Interiors is showing at the W1A Gallery, Lewes, Sussex until 6th April 2024
In this episode, London-based Nigerian photographer Elizabeth Okoh talks about how she first began photographing in her childhood, why she left Nigeria to attend university in the UK, her initial difficulties in culturally acclimatising, how lots of her series and her commercial work focus on female empowerment, and how her current exhibition Women on the Frontlines celebrates the unsung heroes of the pandemic.
Elizabeth Okoh talking with Bob Chaundy
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From the series IlekeBoudoirFrom LegacyFrom UnionElizabeth Okoh’s debut novel
From Women on the FrontlinesAll images are © Elizabeth Okoh
You can see more of Elizabeth’s work on her website
Women on the Frontlines is showing at Buckle Street Studios by Locke, 21 Buckle St, London E1 8DB until 31 March 2024
In this episode, Attua talks about winning the Design Museum’s 2024 Ralph Saltzman Prize for design, how her work intersects design, craft and art, why she left Spain for the UK, the importance of sustainability in her process, her experiments in fusing borosilicate glass with clay to create sparkling ceramics, how a shelf-unit she made recalls memories of her childhood and how she is experimenting using ceramics with textiles.
Attua Aparicio talking with Bob Chaundy
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Wedgwood Plate with waste borosilicate glass (image credit: Sylvain Deleu)
Solaris de Esgueva bookshelf
Jardiniere
Sprout Bench
Digit Texture Vessel (image credit Jixiao Tong)
Neon Lights from AJ Series
Wall piece
All images are © Attua Aparicio
The Ralph Saltzman Prize exhibition is at the Design Museum until 15 April
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In this episode, Caroline Burraway talks about why and how she has given voice to those disenfranchised and displaced on the margins of society, how she has focused recently on refugees like Tarik and Eden whom she has met in refugee camps and of whom she has made large-scale prize-winning drawings, about her Ungrievable Lives project in which she made children’s dresses out of lifejackets and her installations derived from the current war in Ukraine.
Caroline Burraway talking with Bob Chaundy
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Tarik triptych at John Ruskin Prize
Kathleen from End of Days video still
The Grey Zone and it can’t be helped (crucifixion)
Children of Moria, St Luke’s
Ungrievable Lives, New College Chapel, Oxford. This exhibition, set to music by Charlotte Bray, has been performed in Europe and the United States and will be staged at Konzerthaus Berlin in November 2024.
Mother
Part of Soniashinyk (Sunflower)
Close-up of Tarik together with detail of red threads symbolising his journey from Syria to Europe
All images are © Caroline Burraway
Music is from Mid-Oceaned by Charlotte Bray, performed by Castilian Quartet
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In this episode, Romany talks about his upbringing during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, how he gave up practising as a lawyer to become an artist, how the death of a friend inspired his AIDS Memorial sculpture in Brighton, why he started painting, the influence of Francis Bacon, designing theatre sets and about his new monograph Sculpting Colour.
Romany Mark Bruce talking with Bob Chaundy
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‘Tay’ Brighton and Hove AIDS Memorial, New Steine Gardens.
WhyWhy does the wind?
Bremen
One Lens
Top photo credit: Edith Ackerman
You can see more of Romany’s work on his website
Sculpting Colour, about Romany’s work, written by Alex Leith will be published in May 2024
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In this episode, Jersey-based fine art photographer Connor Daly talks about how photography became his passion, his struggles at art school, the adventurous spirit he inherited from his mother, how his photographs responded to a serious illness, how a car park provided a career turning point, how his influences owe more to painters than photographers, and how church hall stages became a series theme.
Connor Daly talking with Bob Chaundy
A Moment of Sufficient Lucidity and I Feel Like I am Vanishing, from Schwarzschild Radius series, 2021
Pink, Grey, Yellow and Black, and Blue, Orange and Green from Colour Field, 2022
Car Park III from Spatial Visions, 2022Untitled II and Untitled XXI from Intersections, 2022
Stage IV and Stage X from Phantasmagoria, 2022
All images are © Connor Daly
You can see more of Connor’s work on his website
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In this episode, Kate talks about her passion for colour and what colour provides, how she discovered the Araash fresco practice during a trip to India as a teenager and how she subsequently went back to learn the process, the art objects she makes using it, her obsession with walls, the influence of Rothko’s use of colour, the shapes and drawings she makes, and her use of concrete.
Muirne Kate Dineen talking with Bob Chaundy
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Araash Quartet
Patchwork SV Road 2
Fresco Wall Flowers
Lingham Necklace
Lapis Lazuli Beginnings 1 and 2 and Etched Silver Feet
Inlay Araash Frescoes and Corrugated Concrete
All images are © Muirne Kate Dineen
You can see more of Kate’s work on her website
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In this episode, British sculptor Rebecca Stevenson talks about her love of wax as a material, how studying anatomical dissection influenced her work, how she has updated Baroque Vanitas paintings for the 21st century, how feminism underpins her oeuvre and how a recent artist residency at the Victoria and Albert Museum has altered the perspective of herself as an artist.
Rebecca Stevenson talking with Bob Chaundy
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Heathen, 2019
Melancholia, 2020 with detail
Objects for a Wunderkammer No. 6, 2019
Rapture, 2018
Trumpettes, 2023
Goliath, 2023
All images are © Rebecca Stevenson
You can see more of Rebecca’s work on her website
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In this episode, James Mortimer talks about the reasons behind his works that depict strange, primeval and dramatic landscapes whose inhabitants have cast aside moral constraints and where humans and animals share equal status. James talks about how a dull, industrial town fed his imagination from early childhood, his travels in eastern Europe including Ukraine, the importance of humour in art, his elaborate process and how his influences range from Renaissance paintings to children’s books.
James Mortimer talking with Bob Chaundy
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Mountains Island, 2023
Wrestlers, 2022
Crocodile Head, 2018
Volcano Crocodile, 2020
Shark Garden, 2018
Garden of Eden, 2016
All images are © James Mortimer.
You can see more of James’s work on his website
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One of Britain’s leading stone sculptors, Paul Vanstone talks about his fascination with stone and how he loves the openness and risk-taking involved in carving it, the feeling of vibrancy that it gives him in particular marble for its variety of colours and texture, how he honed his carving skills in Italy and India, the challenge that AI robots are beginning to pose for sculptors and the influences both classical and modern that one can see in his heads, torsos and reclining figures.
Paul Vanstone talking with Bob Chaundy
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Bolivian Blue Head
Crouched Figure, Portuguese marble
Giant Carrara Head and Back to Black (Belgian marble)
Folding Torso, Vietnamese marble
Pale Green Onyx Head
All images are © Paul Vanstone
You can see more of Paul’s images on his website
Paul will be exhibiting two works at the London Art Fair this week on the Thompson Gallery stand G23
In this episode, Kristian Evju talks about his background in a remote part of Norway, the influence of psychology on his art, his time at Chelsea College of Art in London, how historical archive photos and research form the basis of many of his series including those of old technology and prisoner mugshots, and how all his works have a personal connection.
Kristian Evju talking with Bob Chaundy
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Velvet Bloom XII, 2014
Velvet Bloom XIII, 2015
Punchcard V, 2015
Machinations III, 2016
Rasputin’s Hand, 2016
Morst 11033, 2017
The Rose Window III, 2020
Interventions IV, 2021, winner of the Figurative Art Prize by the Federation of British Artists
The Other II, 2023 acquired by the British Museum
All images are © Kristian Evju
You can see more of Kristian’s work on his website
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In this episode, HSWD talks about her aristocratic heritage, her philandering gambling father with whom she lived in Soho in the 1970s, how she encountered artists such as Francis Bacon and various other famous and infamous characters, how she decries the changing character of the area, how she discovered art and the inspirations for her paintings.
Henrietta Sophia Wallace-Dunlop talking with Bob Chaundy
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The French House
Shadia
Hand in Hand
Hanging on to Belief
Potato Farmer and Alcoholic
Rome
All images are © Henrietta Sophia Wallace-Dunlop
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Top photo taken at L’Escargot is courtesy Charlie Birchmore
In this episode, Joanne talks about how being brought up as a working class girl in the rural north of England has given her a unique perspective for delving beneath the surface of the rural idyll to reveal hidden histories and issues of class, power, identity and poverty. She talks about her own experience of class prejudice and describes the ideas behind her photographic series North Sea Swells, Daughters of the Soil and Lie of the Land.
Joanne Coates talking with Bob Chaundy
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From North Sea Swells, 2012-18
From Daughters of the Soil, 2019-2022
From Daughters of the Soil, 2019-2022
Lynne and Lauren from Lie of the Land, 2022
Grouse Moor Heather Burning, from Lie of the Land, 2022
All images are © Joanne Coates
You can see more of Joanne’s work on her website
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In this episode, Ant talks about not being a stereotypical street artist, his experience of living in South Africa during the end of apartheid, studying graphic design and animation there, how he has fostered community relations with his street art since returning to the UK, conducting workshops as part of his art residency at St Albans Cathedral, about his exhibition there called Graffiti and Grace that depicts stages of his life, and about projects in Mexico, China and California.
Ant Steel talking with Bob Chaundy
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Queen Elizabeth II
Stand with Ukraine
Sovereign Way where electors were paid a sovereign for voting for Jacob Bell (right)
Stormzy
Wednesday Addams and Ant’s wife Maria
Aztec Warrior and Nelson Mandela
Cherub
All images are © Ant Steel
You can see more of Ant’s work on his website
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In this episode, the Austrian-born UK-based potter talks about her family background in ceramics, the influence of her compatriot Lucie Rie on her works, the importance of shape, colour and integrity of her pieces, how she makes her own pastels and glazes, how a recent trip to Japan inspired many ideas, and her process of making.
Katharina Klug talking with Bob Chaundy
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Tulip Vase and Bowl
Teapot
Wax Works
Bulbous
Friends Dark
With a Viewpoint
You can see more of Katharina’s ceramics on her website
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In this episode, photographer Oli Kellett talks about how he discovered Paradise early in his career, how the idea emerged for his award-winning series Cross Road Blues, the concept behind it and how he photographed it, how ice-cream and eastern philosophy combined to inspire his Life Drawing Series, and how his current obsession is something of a soap opera.
Oli Kellett talking with Bob Chaundy
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Paradise Industrial Estate
Grand Avenue, Chicago, 2017
Cornhill, London, 2019
Illinois St, Chicago 2017
Great Eastern Road, London 2019
Ave Almirante, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2019
Life Drawing No. 3, 2020
Soap Drawing No. 25, 2022
All images are © Oli Kellett
Oli’s latest exhibition Waiting for a Sign, from his Cross Road Blues series, is showing at Hackelbury Fine Art 24 November 2023 – 2 March 2024
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In this episode, Michael Pemberton talks about his career as an abstract painter in which he has investigated the relationship between our inner and outer selves, how a certain restlessness and thirst for new experiences has seen him live in different parts of the world, how concern for the environment has continued to inspire his works, and why he has turned to featuring the human form in his paintings including in his latest exhibition entitled The Age of Water.
Michael Pemberton talking with Bob Chaundy
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Toxic Series No.3, 2006
Uninhabitable Land, 2015
Form of Ambiguity 5, 2016
Inner Human 5, 2019
Qu’est-ce que L’influence Humaine 2, 2021
The Last Splash, 2023
All images are © Michael Pemberton
His exhibition, The Age of Water is showing at JC Gallery 10 November – 22 December 2023
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In this episode, Andrew Gow talks about his career’s early birthing pains, his technique for painting portraits that he regards as art’s greatest challenge and which has brought him widespread acclaim, and how he has recently added narrative paintings to his oeuvre that draw from his personal concerns about the state of the world and from his grounding in art history and ancient myths.
Andrew Gow talking with Bob Chaundy
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Chloe and Faye
The Casserley Family
Cardinal George Pell
Prof. John Coates
Oh No, It’s George
Balloon Swim and Fish Fight
Bullhead Thinker
All images are © Andrew Gow
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In this episode, acclaimed painter Nick Archer talks about how his artistic vision changed while at the Royal Academy Schools in London, how he turned to landscapes after leaving London for the countryside, how his works explore the relationship between figures and the landscape, the influence of film directors on his paintings, how his process involves a certain lack of control, how colour initiates his themes and how recent works involve fragility.
Nick Archer talking with Bob Chaundy
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The House
In Shadows
Race for the Shadows
What the Snow Brings
Untitled, No. 4
Tightrope
All images are © Nick Archer
You can see more of Nick’s work on his website
You can view the animation, “Snow” here
Nick Archer’s exhibition Transience is showing at Long and Ryle 15 Nov 2023 – 12 Jan 2024
Photo of Nick Archer courtesy Adam Bronkhorst
In this episode, the internationally renowned Indian artist Suhasini Kejriwal talks about her work The Garden of Un-earthly Delights exhibited at Frieze Sculpture in London, why she studied art abroad, how surrealism became an early influence, how she builds imaginary scenes from real elements, how lockdown affected her view of nature, how she turned frenetic Indian city street scenes into art, and about working with communities in deprived areas of Kolkata.
Suhasini Kejriwal talking with Bob Chaundy
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Garden of Un-earthly Delights, 2023
Untitled self-portraits from 1999
Untitled, 2007
Untitled Lotus Flower, paint on canvas, and banana fingers, paint on fibre glass, both 2008
Sunday Afternoon, paint, embroidery and digital print, 2017
Frieze Sculpture, a free public exhibition, continues until 29 October 2023
You can see more of Suhasini Kejriwal’s work on her website and that of Nature More
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Antoni Malinowski has established an international reputation for his works that comprise colour, movement and light and are often applied directly on to architectural spaces. Here he talks about his difficult upbringing in Poland before moving to London to further his art studies, how discovering frescoes in Venice was a revelation, how he adapted his work to large architectural buildings such as The Royal Court Theatre in London, the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool and the Dulwich Picture Gallery, and how he began using light-sensitive interference pigments for their optical effect.
Antoni Malinowski talking with Bob Chaundy
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Synchrony Installation at Camden Art Centre, 1997
The foyers of The Royal Court Theatre, London, 2000 and The Everyman Theatre, Liverpool, 2014
The Polish Connection, Dulwich Picture Gallery, 2009
The Sleepwalker’s Orchard, 2021
All images are © Antoni Malinowski
His current exhibition, Celestial Melancholy, is by L’Étrangère and showing at Austin Desmond Fine Art until 28 October 2023
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In this episode, the internationally renowned photographer talks about problems caused by his dyslexia, how he chose to study photography over fine art, how he established himself as a professional largely through the music scene, how he is constantly evolving creatively, and he tells the stories behind shoots with several top celebrities including Justin Timberlake and Amy Winehouse.
David Ellis talking with Bob Chaundy
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Laura Kenny and Daniel Craig
Justin Timberlake
Francis Ford Coppola
Amy Winehouse
Es Devlin
Eddie Izzard
All images are © David Ellis
God’s Own Junkyard is featuring at the Other Art Fair 12-15 October 2O23 at The Truman Brewery, 85 Brick Lane, London, E1 6QR
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In this episode, Dangerosa, aka Lisa Buchanan, talks about why she chose her artistic name, how niche film directors and musicians have influenced her oeuvre as much as other artists, the importance of a local artist residency in kickstarting her career, how her photorealistic paintings incorporate romanticism, horror, and surrealism, and how working with high-profile artists such as Damien Hirst and Sir Michael Craig-Martin has inspired her.
Dangerosa talking with Bob Chaundy
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Boy with Gun, 2000
After the Snow Has Melted, 2023
DIY, 2019
D-Materialise, 2023
Slow Burn, 2023
All images are © Dangerosa
StArt Art Fair is showing at the Saatchi Gallery, London 11-15 October 2023
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In this episode, James Hart Dyke talks about how landscape painting caught his imagination from an early age, how he studied architecture before going to art school, how he made his name painting country houses, being the accompanying artist on four royal tours with the then Prince of Wales, his attraction to dramatic landscapes in particular climbing mountains such as Everest to capture the views, being a war artist in Iraq and Afghanistan, his experience of drawing and painting with the British Secret Intelligence Service, his portrait painting and his recent ascent of Mont Blanc to paint summit pictures.
James Hart Dyke talking with Bob Chaundy
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Highgrove, Thyme Walk Guest Looking at Lemon Sorbet, Royal Tour 2008. A Quiet Moment, Royal Tour 2008
Medic Sleeping in Hercules, Afghanistan 2007. Rocket Launcher, 2007
Waiting in the Hotel Room, 2013 from British Secret Intelligence Service Project
PENTAX Image Judy Dench as M, 2013 and Duchess of Cornwall, 2008
Grandes Jorasse from the summit of Mont Blanc, 2022
James Hart Dyke painting on the summit of Mont Blanc, 2022
All images are © James Hart Dyke
The exhibition MONT BLANC: The Summit Paintings is showing at Cromwell Place, South Kensington, SW7 2JE 27th September – 8th October 2023
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Nicola Anthony talks about her swirling metal textual sculptures that are distillations of the testimonies of people who have often suffered personal trauma. She then converts them into abstract contemporary sculptural works that have been shown all over the world. Nicola talks about her background, her feelings of “otherness” and explains the process of collecting these confessions and memories, gives examples, and how she believes they offer insights into the human condition.
Nicola Anthony talking with Bob Chaundy
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Remembering Our Fathers Words, at USC Shoah Foundation, 2018
Human Archive Project, 2017. Photo courtesy Singapore Art Museum
On the Edge, 2023 Photo: Paul Bonomimi
Maze Fragment, a burnt paper assemblage, 2019 courtesy of the Ingram Collection of British Art
When You Meet the One from the Unexpected Happiness series, 2023
Moon Goddess, 2023, from exhibition I was Here: Un)told Stories, Long Sharp Gallery, Indianapolis,
Indiana, USA, running until 30 September 2023
All images are © Nicola Anthony
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In this episode, award-winning designer Matthew Hilton talks about how furniture became his chosen subject, how he set up his own studio at a time when design in the UK had little status, how he developed classic designs such as the Balzac chair and the Antelope and Cross Extending Tables and how he has now realised a long-standing desire to become a sculptor.
Matthew Hilton talking with Bob Chaundy
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Antelope Table
Balzac Chair
Cross- Extending Table
One-Tree sculpture
Container 1, 2023 Crux, 2023
Big Standing, 2023
Balance Block, Steel 2023
Matthew Hilton’ debut solo exhibition, Tough Moment, is showing at Paul Smith’s gallery space, 9 Albemarle Street, London until 31 October 2023
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In this episode, landscape painter Henrietta Hoyer Millar talks about why she has two studios, amusing tales of her eccentric great-aunt, the importance of keenly observing her landscapes prior to painting, her obsessions with the weather and the seasons, and her ‘playful’ process.
Henrietta Hoyer Millar talking with Bob Chaundy
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Valley of the Stones
All Lined Up
A Gathering on the Hill at Dusk
Last Light on the Water Morning Across the Valley
Hothouse
All images are © Henrietta Hoyer Millar
You can see more of Henrietta’s works here
See details of Henrietta’s current group show here
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Kay Gasei is an emerging artist from London who recently won the Kate Bryan Soho House Prize. In this episode, he talks about his Zambian heritage, his thoughts on “cultural capital” and elitism, the symbolism, recurring motifs and invented characters in his works, and his decision to anchor himself to a gallery. Kay Gasei talking... Continue Reading →
In this episode, celebrated British abstract artist and Royal Academician Ian McKeever talks about how he first engaged with art, his travels and early landscapes, how he seeks to give his works a presence through the use of light and space, his views on portraiture and how his current exhibition is a love-letter to his... Continue Reading →
Mila Furstova creates magical, dreamlike works mostly through the medium of etching. Now UK-based, she talks about her childhood in the Czech Republic and how she spent two years working with Coldplay on the artwork for their Ghost Stories album and four subsequent singles. She explains the influence of motherhood on her work, her use... Continue Reading →
In this episode, British artist Kate Montgomery talks about the influences on her style including post-impressionism, architecture, medieval art and children’s book illustrations. Her themes include landscape and narratives inspired by personal memories and experience, and she mentions to her obsession with patterns. Kate Montgomery talking with Bob Chaundy Accompanying images on consideringart.com Picture Window,... Continue Reading →
Nick Hornby is one of Britain’s leading sculptors of his generation, and became a Fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors at the age of 34. In this episode, he talks about meeting Nick Hornby the novelist, why his early sculptures referenced important works from art history, why he began introducing personal elements into... Continue Reading →
In this episode, David Remfry tells how a nude portrait helped him land a plush London studio, his attraction to painting dancers, his experiences of living at the Hotel Chelsea in New York City, how he came to paint dogs and their owners, his commission for Stella McCartney’s first fashion brand launch and his task... Continue Reading →
In this episode, South African artist Farook Mohammed talks about how is art aims to try to unite people at this time of great global division and how people should look on each other as human beings regardless of colour, race, politics or religion. He talks about his diverse background, gives his analysis of South Africa’s recent history and how he believes art can change the world by giving out a positive message towards humanity.
Farook Mohammed talking with Bob Chaundy
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Echoes of a Forgotten History
After World War III
I Am Perfect as I Am
Makoti
All images are © Farook Mohammed
You can see more of Farook Mohammed’s work on his website
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In this episode, photo-realist painter Sarah Graham talks about the nostalgic appeal of her paintings that focus on childhood memories, her difficult early years, how she chose art over a psychology degree, how she endured major mental health issues that art helped her overcome, and how she goes about creating her hyper-realist works.
Sarah Graham talking with Bob Chaundy
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Sweet Dreams
Candy Fish
Souvenir album cover
Dad’s Breakfast
Starman
Doughnuts
All Images are © Sarah Graham
You can see more of Sarah’s work on her website
Her exhibition Homecoming is showing at Arkley Fine Art from June 3rd
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London-based for more than 40 years, Jiro Osuga talks about his difficult childhood in Japan, how he loves observing the detail and absurdity of city life, his penchant for visual humour, his use of different canvas formats, his highly original interactive website and his fascination with airports that inspired his latest solo exhibition Departures.
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Café Jiro
Corridor from Departures
Over London and Roofers
Multitude
Person who….concert
Squatting Man
Plane from Departures with reference to Ford Madox Brown
Installation image of Departures
All images are © Jiro Osuga and courtesy Flowers Gallery
Experience Planet Jiro here
Departures is showing at Flowers Gallery until 1st July 2023
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Alexander Hamilton talks about how his art interconnects with his passion for protecting the environment, how his activism began as a teenager, how water is a constant theme in his art, the importance of Vanitas to him, how he is a geek for the latest scientific research and how he has founded a facility in the Maldives for recycling plastic waste funded by his artworks.
Alexander James Hamilton talking with Bob Chaundy
Witness referencing Jean Everett Millais, part of the Beautiful Announcement of Death series
Ptolemy from the Siberian Oil and Water seriesFrom the ongoing series Vanitas
GlassFusionAlexander James Hamilton outside Maker’s Place, the recycling facility he built in the MaldivesDetail from Ugolino and his Sons with reference to Rodin
All images are ©Distil Ennui studio
You can see more of Alexander’s work on his website
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This mother and daughter duo discuss their renowned animal sculptures and how they create character in their work. Lorne talks about how she was taught to sculpt as a child by a friend of Rodin and how she added figures to her horse sculptures via polo players. This led to four royal commissions. Tanya explains why she set up the Art Academy in London and talks about her work with animal charities. The pair also describe their latest bronze sculptures unveiled at Chelsea Creek.
Lorne McKean and Tanya Russell talking with Bob Chaundy
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Humpback Whale
Dancer at Rest
The Duke of Edinburgh polo sculpture
Queen Elizabeth II headHorsham Heritage Sundial
Space for Nature Spiral, with detail, situated at Chelsea Creek in London. Courtesy Richard Dawson, PA wire
You can see more of Lorne and Tanya’s work on Tanya’s website
The top photo is of Lorne McKean and Tanya Russell in front of Swooping House-Martins at Chelsea Creek, courtesy Richard Dawson, PA wire
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Maro Gorky, daughter of Abstract Expressionist Ashile Gorky, talks about how she was taught to paint as a child, the anger and guilt she felt over her father’s death, the influence of her tutors Jeffrey Camp and Frank Auerbach at the Slade, her move to Tuscany where she has lived a simple life for more than half a century and the way she interprets landscape with colours, shapes and symbols.
Maro Gorky talking with Bob Chaundy
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Liv Tyler, 1995
Saskia on a Rocking Horse, 1983
Chinese Landscape, 1986
Persimmon Tree, 2010
My Father’s Birthplace, 2022
All images are © Maro Gorky
A Life Painting is showing at Long and Ryle Gallery, London until 17 May 2023
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In this episode, Australian artist Sharon Monagle talks about how her art counterbalances her demanding work as a GP, how her interest in mental health is reflected in her paintings along with other issues such as social justice, human rights and feminism, and how an upcoming exhibition will include works that question some of the values of Australian society.
Sharon Monagle talking with Bob Chaundy
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Attitude
Horseman/Banker
Falling Women
The Girl who Cried Dingo
Never Knew Loneliness
In the Pause
The Hanging Tree
All images are © Sharon Monagle
You can see more of Sharon’s work on her website
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In this episode, renowned sculptor Billy Lee talks about his Chinese heritage and family background in South Africa, how his interest in sculpture began, the influences on his early work and how his ideas changed following a trip to Japan, making abstract work in China, and his philosophy for teaching sculpture.
Billy Lee talking with Bob Chaundy
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Wave
Bird and Flower Conversation
Reach for the Sky
Dancer
All images are © Billy Lee
You can see more of Billy’s images on his website
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In this episode, photographer Linda Chapman talks about how she goes about capturing the way light plays upon urban windows to create the works for which she has become well known. She discusses the gender discrimination she faced in her early career, why she left a permanent job to freelance in the fashion, theatre and music industry, and how the advent of the digital era persuaded her to move into abstracted photography.
Linda Chapman talking with Bob Chaundy
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The Movement
Bubbles
Outside In
Jako
All images are © Linda Chapman
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In this episode, Fred talks about his early career as an artist during the heyday of London’s Soho where he came across many of the famous characters of the time, the events that led him to becoming a landscape artist, how and why he became attracted to The Fens and, more recently, The Flow country in Scotland. He describes his artistic process, and talks about the politics of land and the precarious future that The Fens faces.
Fred Ingrams talking with Bob Chaundy
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Middle Level, The Fens
Harvest Dusk, The Fens
Fishing Hut, The Fens
Skinandi, Flow Country
Wet Westerdale, Flow Country
Braemore, Flow Country
You can see more of Fred’s work on his website
All images are © Fred Ingrams
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In this episode, Rosie talks about how she looks for the absurdities of life and how her performances often deliberately misunderstand the way we communicate with each other. She explains why she sexualises everyday items, how she creates a mixture of the comic and the serious through performances such as The New Me, Soft Girls and Planned Obsolescence, and how she hopes her future projects will develop.
Rosie Gibbens talking with Bob Chaundy
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From Auto Erotic Assimilation
From The New Me
From The New Me
From Soft Girls
From Planned Obsolescence
You can watch videos of Rosie’s performances on her website
Body Poetics is showing at the Giant Gallery, Bournemouth until 6 May 2023
Top photo courtesy Cengi Sen
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In this episode, this young artist talks about the influence on her work of her British, Greek and Nigerian heritage, how Cuban printmakers were her early source of inspiration, how she experiments with monotypes and how her central focus is our unbalanced relationship with the natural world.
Kemi Onabulé talking with Bob Chaundy
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Unprepared, 2020
Burning Boy, Burning Tree, 2022
Untitled Man 2 and 3, 2022
Third part of Tree of Life triptych, 2022
Time to Think and Self-Portrait as a Lunatic, 2023 courtesy Eva Herzog Photography
Embrace with the Full Moon, 2023 courtesy Eva Herzog Photography
All images are © Kemi Onabulé.
You can see more of Kemi’s work on her website
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In this episode, Scottish artist Clare Rennie talks about her background in silversmithing and jewellery design, how architecture has always been an influence, why she finds seaside piers interesting but unsettling, why she is drawn to buildings and objects of a bygone age, and how she produces her works from collages.
Clare Rennie talking with Bob Chaundy
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St Giles Cathedral
West PierA Stitch in TimeGlasshouse View
Jenners
Castle View II
All images are © Clare Rennie
You can see more of Clare’s works on her website
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In this episode, British artist Alice Browne talks about how art has always been her “happy place”, how it reflects a reality that is in constant flux, how thoughts, memories and individual identities all have a certain mystery that attracts her and informs her paintings, how we share a curious relationship to the natural world, the influence of Danté’s Divine Comedy on her work and how she’s drawn to chaos.
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WITH, 2023
Malebolge, 2016
Beneath, Before FeS2, 2018
Tele-Mimetico, 2019
Remote, 2020
All images are ©Alice Browne
You can see more of Alice’s work on her website
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In this episode, Liza Giles talks about her previous career as an art director and interior designer, how she always painted concurrently, how her use of colour transferred to her fine art practice, how the artist Sean Scully helped raise her profile, the influence of the urban skyline and architecture on her work, how she experiments with collage in preparation of her large-scale paintings and how she balances hard lines and edges with intuitive painterly mark making.
Black Quadiptych (Composition IV)
Neutral and Orange maquette
Raw Sienna (Comp 3-22)
Green with Pink Flash
Blue Triptych
Grass Triptych (Composition 2)
All images © Liza Giles.
You can see more of Liza’s work on her website
Liza’s current exhibition The Shape of Things is at Flowers Gallery, London
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In this episode, Steph Goodger talks about how childhood memories near the River Medway came to take on a symbolic significance, how social history, architecture and literature influence her works with particular reference to World War I, the Paris Commune and the sinking of the Lusitania. Steph talks about the tension between containment and release in both her subjects and her process and how researching historical archives is often the starting point for a project.
Steph Goodger talking with Bob Chaundy
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The Motherland
The Valley 1
Les Non-Réclamés 1
Lusitania 1 and 2
Hulk 2
The Twilight Kingdom IV
All images are © Steph Goodger.
You can see more of Steph’s work on her website
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In this episode, this multi-award-winning artist talks about her classical training at the Charles H. Cecil School in Florence, how she creates atmosphere in her portraits, the importance of draftsmanship, how painting children requires different skills, the challenge of painting self-portraits and the joy of painting water.
Frances Bell talking with Bob Chaundy
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Gillian, winner of the Burke’s Peerage Foundation Award, 2022
Family Dress
Portrait of a young girl
Self-portrait and winner of the William Lock Portrait Prize 2021 and Portrait Society of America First Prize Painting
Mid-summer
All images are ©Frances Bell apart from the top shot of Frances Bell with Rumination which is courtesy Dillon Bryden
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In this episode, Leah talks about her background in photography, her interest in the interconnectivity of folk traditions, the Enclosure Acts, the Industrial Revolution and the transatlantic slave trade. She recalls her time in a folk punk band, and discusses her passion for Haiti, a country she says has been unfairly demonised. In particular, she talks about decades photographing in the country and how and why she came to make her award-nominated documentary Kanaval: A People’s History of Haiti in Six Chapters, in which the performers tell their version of their history and the difficulties and responsibilities this entailed for her.
Leah Gordon talking with Bob Chaundy
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Leah in her band, The Doonicans
The Burryman Festival, South Queensferry, Scotland, 2010
David and Sandra, Silvington Common who have grazing rights for Estovers; Turbary; Pannage; Piscary (2022)Roy, Stapeley Common, who has rights for grazing cattle, sheep, horses, pigs. Estovers (bracken). (2020)
De Lansè Kòd (The Rope Throwers) 1996Chaloska (Charles Oscar) from the documentary Kanaval: A People’s History of Haiti in Six Chapters. Charles Oscar Etienne was a Haitian military chief who massacred 167 political prisoners in the capital, Port au Prince in 1915, thus becoming a bogeyman at the carnival.
All images are ©Leah Gordon.
You can watch Kanaval: A People’s History of Haiti in Six Chapters here
Kanaval is showing at Ed Cross Fine Art until 18 February 2023
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In this latest episode, the two Scottish photographers discuss their creative partnership, and some of their photographic projects including As Others See Us in which celebrities such as actor Brian Cox, Alan Cumming, Peter Howson and Nicola Benedetti are photographed after selecting their favourite Robert Burns poems, and Building Sights in which celebrities such as painter Alison Watt and Travis bassist Dougie Payne are photographed in their favourite Scottish locations. The pair discuss the thoughts behind the treatment and settings.
Ross Gillespie and Tricia Malley of broad daylight talking with Bob Chaundy
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Actor, Alan Cumming
Novelist, Denise Mina
Farmer and sheepdog trial champion, Neil GillonArtist, Peter HowsonActor, Brian Cox
Musician, Nicola Benedetti
Artist, Alison WattMusician, Dougie PayneNovelist, Ian Rankin
Former racing driver and now entrepreneur, Sir Jackie Stewart
Prof. Stephen Webb
All images are STRICTLY © Tricia Malley, Ross Gillespie www.broaddaylightltd.co.uk
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In the latest of my series of audio interviews with contemporary artists, sculptor Beth Carter talks about the symbolic significance of her bronze sculptures of animals and hybrid animals, how the minotaur became an obsessive subject of her work as she explores ideas of power, vulnerability, and grief, how the theme of duality in her sculptures references part of the human condition, and how one particular charcoal drawing became a way to help process a dark incident in her past.
Beth Carter talking with Bob Chaundy
Fallen Minotaur
Giant Minotaur Reading and Minotaur with Moth
Hollow King
Monkey and Hare, Fox and Pheasant, Wolf with Deer
The Long Way Home
Fighting Clowns III
Bacchus
All images are © Beth Carter
Watch Beth drawing Minotaur and Bird in a time-lapse recording here
You can see more of Beth’s work on her website
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In this episode, Belgian artist Johan van Mullem talks about his haunting, introspective faces created with etching ink, his peripatetic childhood, how his art has evolved to being more about humanity and less introspective, how his colour palette has widened, and how lockdown opened up new horizons.
Johan van Mullem talking with Bob Chaundy
Untitled, 2015
Iridescent and Field 3, 2018
Untitled, 2018
Untitled, 2022
Untitled landscape, 2021
Untitled of flowers, 2021
All images are ©Johan van Mullem
You can see many more of Johan van Mullem’s pictures on his Instagram page
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In this episode, Annie talks about how a family tragedy changed her life and her practice to create platforms for dialogue on mental health issues, how her public art installations became bright, brash and colourful, and how ice cream, a skip and dancing have all contributed to her aim of breaking the taboo around grief.... Continue Reading →
In this episode, UK-based American artist Jana Nicole talks about her roots in the Hollywood film industry, how she studied art in the UK and took to collage after moving permanently, her winning of the prestigious Puvis de Chavannes Award by the Salon des Beaux Arts in Paris, her fascination with flora and fauna especially... Continue Reading →
One of Britain’s leading black artists, Eugene Palmer, talks about his childhood in Jamaica, how a school teacher inspired him to become an artist, how he evolved from abstract to figuration, the influence of black history and politics on his work, his innovative series of placing black figures in rural landscapes and his recent works... Continue Reading →
In this episode, Dave Koppel relates some of the extraordinary capers he got up to while working as a paparazzo in the London of the 1980s and ’90s taking photos of the likes of Bowie, Brando, Jagger, Dylan, Cruise, Prince et al. He explains how he then bought a gallery and began photographing landscapes and... Continue Reading →
In this episode, British sculptor Diane Maclean talks about how studying modern languages helped her subsequent career, how she first achieved success as a portrait painter, how she began sculpting, why stainless steel became her preferred material and how themes of natural, earthly phenomena have become prevalent in her work. Accompanying images on consideringart.com Seated... Continue Reading →
In this episode, the Nigerian abstract expressionist talks about his unusual family background, his peripatetic education, how he came to New York to stay out of trouble, the Yoruba influences in his work both cultural and philosophical, how art has become like a religion to him and how he has reacted to current issues such... Continue Reading →
In this episode, Irish painter Vincent Devine talks about his unusual portraits in which he depicts both the visible and the invisible, how his works are loaded with symbolism and how his depictions of such as John Hume, Vincent van Gogh, Artemisia Gentileschi, Sir Winston Churchill and Queen Elizabeth II interpret personal aspects from a... Continue Reading →
In this episode, London-based British-Iranian artist Hana Shahnavaz talks about her bi-cultural upbringing, how she makes her own paint from raw materials some of which she forages, the importance of reconnecting with nature, the influence of Persian miniatures on her work, her experience of violent protest in Iran and her contribution to The Old Man... Continue Reading →
In this episode, Jemma Powell talks about how she takes her inspiration from nature, her career as an actress, how she came to painting and the influences she draws upon, the importance of making mistakes, how she balances work and family life, and about her new solo exhibition Searching for Stillness. Accompanying images on consideringart.com... Continue Reading →
In this episode, US-based Indian artist Pritika Chowdhry talks about her Partition Anti-Memorial Project which challenges, through art, official accounts of Partition in India and the way they have played down the plight of marginalised groups particularly women. She talks about the way she visualises how rape was used as a weapon in Partition and... Continue Reading →
In this episode, Scottish painter Ken Currie talks about how his tough background shaped his view that violence is part of the human condition, he tells the stories behind early works such as Glasgow Triptych and Scottish Mercenaries, about the nightmarish Krankenhaus, the rituals behind Bird People, the terror of his Down in the Woods... Continue Reading →
In this episode, Adrian Fisk talks about how a cyclone in Bangladesh changed his life, how he spent eight years photographing in India, and about his new book and exhibition entitled Until the Last Oak Falls in which he documents the extraordinary campaigns of British environmental protesters in the 1990s, most notably against the Newbury... Continue Reading →
In this episode, Jeffery Becton talks about his fascination with the ocean both in reality and symbolically, how he spurned the personal advice of Robert Motherwell, how his digital montage technique using Adobe Photoshop leads to photographs of altered realities creating an unsettling sense of emptiness, and ambiguity, and how rising sea levels pose a... Continue Reading →
In this episode, Giles talks about how he nearly brought down the Berlin Wall with the Mutoid Waste Company, why he first began using moving parts in his sculptures, how he developed a political edge in his works, how his installation The Last Supper posed questions about religious education and how the installation Monster depicted... Continue Reading →
In this episode, the young British Irish sculptor talks about his early experiences of art, how he changed degrees at university from art to physics, his love of Irish blue limestone rock, how Irish folklore has influenced his sculpture and how he has learned practices to minimise the environmental impact of his work. Music: Ibiza... Continue Reading →
In this episode, Victoria Cantons takes us through her troubled transgender history from childhood to her transitioning at the age of 39. She tells how photography became her first artistic expression before she opted for painting and fulfilled her long-held wish to go to art school. She also talks about learning technique from both contemporary... Continue Reading →
In this episode, Michael talks about the importance of nature in his childhood, his love of landscapes and the process by which he paints them, his love of water and skies, how he has always travelled for inspiration, how he was living a life that was “inauthentic” and how his latest exhibition, Respair, reflects emotional... Continue Reading →
In this episode, David Williams-Ellis talks about the primary influence of his art teacher at Stowe School, his experience of studying in Italy, how a chance sight of a sculpted female figure in Pietrasanta had a lasting influence on his work, his ability to create a sense of movement and poise in his sculptures, his... Continue Reading →
In this episode, Francisca talks about how publicising the plight of her country, which has seen six million of its inhabitants leaving this beleaguered state, has become the main focus of her artistic practice. She talks about her childhood, leaving for the United States and then the UK for her art education, her Million Bag... Continue Reading →
In this episode, British artist Benjamin Hannavy Cousen talks about how he converts books into visual artworks by mapping each colour mentioned in them with layers of acrylic paint applied with a syringe. He talks about how he creates “an archaeology of memory” and how his English Literature, History of Art and Cultural Memory studies... Continue Reading →
In this episode, British artist Kim Pace talks about the weird, hybrid creatures she paints and sculpts focusing on fluid identity, her upbringing with an artistic mother and eccentric father, her love of ceramics, the influence of Mexican folklore and female surrealists, the importance of drawing and her love of grotesques. Accompanying images on consideringart.com... Continue Reading →
In this episode, South African artist Beezy Bailey talks about his family roots, his time in New York with the likes of Andy Warhol and Keith Haring, his Fine Art degree in London, his collaborations with rock stars David Bowie, Dave Matthews and Brian Eno, his alter ego Joyce Ntobe and his response to exhibiting... Continue Reading →
In this episode, sculptor John Atkin talks about the influence on his work of the industrial and rural landscapes of his youth, how Henry Moore came to finance his MA, the inspiration of Wilfred Owen and other literary figures, his love of found objects, how he discovered garment patterns that alluded to the human form,... Continue Reading →
In this episode, British painter Victoria Crowe talks about how her paintings reflect both her external and inner life, how she was attracted to the landscape of the Pentland Hills in Scotland that she made her home, the influence of Russian icons, how she responded artistically to the death of her son, the inspiration of... Continue Reading →
In this episode, Marie-Thérèse Ross talks about how her sculptural skills developed from collages, how she developed the idea for anthropomorphic furniture, how fragmentation expresses the sense of movement in her work, her fascination with birds and animals through which she can sometimes express anger and her recent collaboration with a composer. Accompanying images on... Continue Reading →
In this episode, British artist Marcus Dove talks about how art saved him from a prison sentence, how he came to use explosives as his way of mark making in what he calls “creation through destruction”, how he adapted a missile launcher to blast paint on to his canvas, how his process once put him... Continue Reading →
In this latest episode, prize-winning British painter Andrea Tyrimos talks about how art has been a way for channelling stress, how she began her career mixing street art with fine art, how public art has always been close to her heart, and how in solo exhibitions such as Bipolar Picasso and Resilient, she came to... Continue Reading →
In this episode, British artist Mandy Payne talks about how she gave up dentistry for art, how she is attracted to Brutalist architecture in particular the Grade II listed Park Hill estate in Sheffield, why she paints on concrete and what advice she’d give to others thinking of changing career to become an artist. Top... Continue Reading →
In this episode, American artist Deborah Kruger talks about her textile creations consisting of “feathers” made from recycled plastic in her studio in Mexico, how she learnt to use textiles growing up, how she is highlighting the extinction of bird species as well as the death of many of the world’s languages as she seeks... Continue Reading →
In this podcast, Northern Irish artist Claire Morgan talks about how an early trauma has had a profound impact on her life, how she was drawn to taxidermy for her installations, how concern for the environment is a key component of her works and how her art has been a journey of self-discovery.
Claire Morgan talking with Bob Chaundy Fantastic Mr Fox If you go down to the woods today All of the things I have ever lost Here is the end of all things A tentative strategy for renewal, or wanting to tell you everything then changing my mind.
Archaeology I and II: Photos by John McKenzie Top photo by Nicolas Brasseur
You can see more of Claire’s work on her website
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In this episode, Indo-Caribbean artist Suchitra Mattai talks about how her family history of indentured labour informs her art, how textiles are her main focus including saris that hold a symbolic significance, how her work gives a voice to those who have traditionally been silenced including labourers, migrants and those with mental illness, and how her personal experiences are reflected throughout.
Suchitra Mattai talking with Bob Chaundy Accompanying images on consideringart.com
Demerara Dreams Calypso Queen Mother Tongue Exodus Imperfect Isometry Bodies and Souls Monster All images are © Suchitra Mattai
You can see more of Suchitra’s work on her website
Her current exhibition, Monster is showing at Unit London until 12 February 2022
In this episode, this internationally acclaimed British painter talks about his recent peripatetic life, why he favours painting bleak and barren landscapes, how his works are derived and evolved from personal memories and how his needing to make sense of the world through his work is a lonely but satisfying process.
Mark Thompson talking with Bob Chaundy Accompanying images on consideringart.com
In Gratitude (for Aki Kosemura) For Rivers to Run through the Wood and Concrete of Floors We Move Lightly Time Weighs in the Heart All images are © Mark Thompson
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In this episode, British painter Jo Holdsworth tells how she developed her style of elongated, anonymous figures with long shadows, how she became a professional artist after a corporate career, how she achieves a psychological depth to her work and how commissions stretch her.
Jo Holdsworth talking with Bob Chaundy Accompanying images on consideringart.com
Reflected City Courage
Riverside Walk and Square Reflections Long Night Linear, the cover for the new Ten Fields album All images are ©Jo Holdsworth
You can see more of Jo’s works on her website
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In this episode, Marcus Jansen talks about his unusual upbringing in both New York and Mönchengladbach, the influence of street artists and German Expressionists on his work, how he joined the US Army in 1989 and took part in the first Gulf War, how art saved him when he developed PTSD and how the war changed his both his political viewpoint as well as his art.
Marcus Jansen talking with Bob Chaundy Accompanying images on consideringart.com
Spotlight Behind Walls 1 Soldier with PTSD Chaotic World All images are © Marcus Jansen Studios – courtesy of the artist and Almine Rech, save for the top shot, that is courtesy Brian Tietz
You can see more of Marcus Jansen’s pictures on his website
His exhibition Victims and Victors at Almine Rech London continues until 19 February 2022
In this podcast, Robert Fitzmaurice talks about the art that excited him even as a young boy, how his father’s POW experience in World War II sowed the seed for his interest in family dynamics, how his practice was influenced by the Constructivist painter Adrian Heath, how themes of masculinity and militarism developed, and how lattices, grids and repeated motifs with expressive use of colour became his signature style and is informed by art from various cultures..
Robert Fitzmaurice talking with Bob Chaundy Accompanying images on consideringart.com
96 Bad Boys, 960 Hiroshimas, 2019 More Than Ever, 2020 The Ages Stare, 2021 The Presence, 2021 All images are ©Robert Fitzmaurice
You can see more of Robert’s work on his website
Robert’s current exhibition Relations, Stories, Magic is showing at Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery until 22 January 2022
In this episode, Anthony Daley talks about how he reacted to racism at school after arriving from Jamaica as a young boy, his attitude towards black arts movements, his dislike of strict artistic definitions, his relationship with colour, how Old Master painters influence his process, and his approach to teaching painting.
Anthony Daley talking with Bob Chaundy Accompanying images on consideringart.com
Fricted, from the early De-Fine series Bigger Than from the Emerging from Within series Herefrom from Homegrown Collection Delate 1 from the Solitude Collection All images are ©Anthony Daley
You can see more of Anthony’s works on his website
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In this podcast, Aoife van Linden Tol tells why she chose art initially over science, how her interest in explosives began, about some of her explosive artworks, how she became fascinated by cosmology, how her artist residency at the European Space Agency was “life changing”, and how her resultant ESA project Star Storm unfolded.
Aoife van Linden Tol talking with Bob Chaundy Accompanying images on consideringart.com
From Scorched From Carbon From Alma
From Star Storm All images are ©Aoife van Linden Tol
You can see more of Aoife’s works including videos on her website
Top image and Star Storm images courtesy of Sebastian Heriou
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In this episode, British artist Sally Loughridge talks about how her horizons were broadened at art school in Oxford, how she expressed the movement of ballet dancers after viewing them in rehearsals, her career in costume design in TV, film and theatre, and her love of printmaking.
Sally Loughridge talking with Bob Chaundy Accompanying images on consideringart.com
Rhythms through Space -painting
Girl in a Striped Dress and Three Girls on a Train – drypoints
Leaf Fragments and Leaf Maps – etchings
Windy Day Trees and Winter Tree III – drypoints All images are ©Sally Loughridge
You can see more of Sally’s works on her website
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In this episode, Hughie O’Donoghue talks about how his father’s wartime experiences became a subject of his paintings, his rejection of conceptual art, how he was inspired by the landscape of County Mayo in Ireland, how a beached ship became a recurring motif in his work, how his paintings are multi-layered both physically and psychologically, how urban landscapes appear in his current exhibition for the first time and how the complexity of history informs his forthcoming show marking the centenary of the birth of the Irish state.
Hughie O’Donoghue talking with Bob Chaundy Accompanying images on consideringart.com
Anabasis, a work in 24 parts Crossing the Rapido White Heat
Wake I and Wake II on tarpaulin
Creek I and Creek II on sandbags Adrift II on tarpaulin All images are ©Hughie O’Donoghue. Top shot credit: Nicholas Sinclair
Hughie O’Donoghue’s current show, Deep Water and the Architecture of Memory is showing at Marlborough London until 15 January 2022
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In this podcast, octogenarian master glass artist Peter Layton talks about the excitement he still feels for working with glass, how he turned to the medium from ceramics, how he set up his London Glassblowing Company to keep alive the ancient tradition of glassblowing as an art form, emulating artists such as van Gogh and Klimt for some of his commissions, and the variety and versatility of the medium.
Peter Layton talking with Bob Chaundy Accompanying images on consideringart.com
London Glassblowing Company gallery including Peter Layton’s poppies on the back wall. Photo: Alick Cotterill
Peter Layton pieces influenced by Gustav Klimt. Photos: Ester Sagarra Sunflower after van Gogh. Photo: Ester Segarra
Blue Wedge. Photo: Alick Cotterill You can see more of Peter Layton images on the London Glassblowing website
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