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Ep 74: William Shatner in Space (The Overview Effect)
Season 1 · Episode 74
Friday, September 6, 2024 • Duration 24:47
Today I'm taking us on a space, art and space-art journey. Because, I've been thinking about how when William Shatner recently went up to space in Bezos' rocket, he saw in real life what he had always pretended to see on TV: space and the final frontier. But to his shock and horror, he...sort of hated it: At least he hated the outer space view. He quaked in the face of all that vast emptiness and ended up with a new appreciation for our warm "Mother" Earth.
I.e. "Beam me down, Scotty."
And in this way, I think an artist could adopt a William Shatner in Space ideology: and try to appreciate the gifts we each have right now (time, space, adequate health, and freedom to create), versus caving into the dark matter horrors of compare & despair, and worry over not achieving the right career benchmarks.
Artists/Works mentioned: "The Creation of the World and the Expulsion from Paradise" by Giovanni di Paolo (1445), "Galaxy (Hydra)" Vija Celmins (1974), "The Moon Museum" Robert Rauschenberg, David Novros, John Chamberlain, Claes Oldenburg, Forrest Myers and Andy Warhol (Possibly sent on the Apollo 12 Moon Mission-1969), "The Wave" by Astronaut, Nicole Stott (2009)
William Shatner's book: "Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder"
This is the second part of our deep dive on drawing. I asked my artist-guests: Jennifer Coates, David Humphrey and Catherine Haggarty to bring along a fave drawing from art history to share and describe what "drew" them to it (please forgive the pun). It was so fun to see what they selected.
What do a comment made on the Great British Bake-Off, a 1970's television interview with southern author, Eudora Welty, and a Michigan Mer-man have in common? Glad you asked! They all explore ideas of monstrousness, the topic of this episode -- specifically channeling our inner monstrous creative selves to create work that is rich, bold, memorable and unique.
[Evil laugh of Nosferatu]
Come along with me on my search for aspirational creative monstrosity.
Television programs mentioned:
"Great British Bakeoff:" Season 11, Episode 3, Rowan Claughton with Paul Hollywood
Artists mentioned: Francisco José de Goya, Jean Dubuffet, James Ensor, Francis Bacon, The Monster Roster group (Chicago), Brenda Goodman ("Self-Portrait 2” 1994), Steve DiBenedetto ("Rosemary's Baby's Baby" 2021), Whit Harris ("Maiden" 2023) and Louise Bourgeois ("Femme" 2006)
Publications mentioned: "Where Is the Voice Coming From" a short story by Eudora Welty, "Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art" book by Lauren Elkin, "Monsters of the Midwest: True Tales of Bigfoot, Werewolves & Other Legendary Creatures" book by Jessica Freeburg and Natalie Fowler
This week, painter and installation artist, Jesse Bransford, joins me to discuss his magic and occult-inspired work.
We discussed the meanings behind the sigils and circles he embeds in his work, his fascination with the magician Surrealist, Kurt Seligmann, and his thoughts on the role of the artist as a practitioner of vision, generosity and belief.
Ep 63: Book Talks: The Artists Way by Julia Cameron (Part 2) w/ Mandolyn Wilson Rosen
Season 1 · Episode 63
Thursday, January 18, 2024 • Duration 01:25:26
We're back with Part 2 of our review of "The Artists Way" by Julia Cameron! In this half of our deep dive into the book, Mandolyn Wilson Rosen and I finish recounting our experiences following the program of this famous creativity self-help juggernaut.
Today in Part 2, we discuss:
1. Sychronicity & Carl Jung
2. Our personal artist dates
3. What writing the Morning Pages felt like
4. Things in The Artist's Way that we disliked
5. “Clusters” & those who charge to run AW groups
6. Amy's "The Artist's Way Cringe Corner™"
7. And more insights from Julia Cameron's autobiography: "Floor Sample."
Mandy's mentions:
American Masters: "Everybody Knows … Elizabeth Murray" (PBS)
Ep 62: Book Talks: The Artists Way by Julia Cameron (Part 1) w/ Mandolyn Wilson Rosen
Season 1 · Episode 62
Thursday, January 18, 2024 • Duration 01:14:04
Book Talks is back! And so is artist, Mandolyn Wilson Rosen, to help me tackle the OG creativity self help book: "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron. We gave ourselves over body and soul to The Way for 12 weeks and lived to tell the tale...in two parts. Please join us as we share our experiences with the book (and some sprinkled-in context gleaned from Cameron's autobiography "Floor Sample").
Today in Part 1, we discuss:
1. Each of our favorite sections/quotes
2. The most challenging parts of doing the book (morning pages, tasks, artist's dates, the chapter readings
3. How “good” were we at doing all TAW parts?
4. The God Question. Is there too much God talk in there?
5. Personal revelations about our work or ourselves that came from doing the book
And don't miss the second part of our convo (Part 2-Ep 63) out now!
Ep 61: Some Thoughts on "Portrait Artist of the Year" the British TV Show
Season 1 · Episode 61
Saturday, January 13, 2024 • Duration 13:54
This episode is all about a fascinating British TV art reality show that I once gleefully watched completely pirated, through the kindness of Cherzo, a modern day Robin Reddit-Hood. You can check out the show: "Portrait Artist of the Year" on Amazon, if you are so intrigued!
Artists mentioned: Alice Neel, Frederick Hayes, and Tai Shan Schierenberg (Judge for the show).
Thank you, Listeners! Thank you, Pep Talks Patrons!
Ep 52: Book Talks: "Lives of the Artists" by Giorgio Vasari (Part 1) w/ Mandy Wilson Rosen
Season 1 · Episode 52
Thursday, January 11, 2024 • Duration 01:24:35
Artist, Mandolyn Wilson Rosen, is back with me for another Book Talks episode! In this episode, we are reading Giorgio Vasari's "Lives of the Artists," published 1550/1568 which profiles famous High Renaissance, mostly Florentine artists such as Michelangelo, Raphael, Boticcelli, and a few lesser-knowns. We were so excited about the book that we ran deliciously long and decided to cut it up and make it a two-parter.
In Part 1, we cover Vasari's takes on Giotto, Masaccio, Piero Della Francesca, Paolo Uccello, Fra Filippo Lippi, and Madonna Properzia de Rossi (the only woman in the book, and who was even left out of Mandy's earlier English translation!) Part 2 is coming right up - please keep an eye out.
Shout out to artist and writer, Elisabeth Nicula, who we quoted in the episode, and to the books that helped form Vasari's masterwork: "The Decameron" by Giovanni Boccaccio and "The Life of Brunelleschi." Also, a tip of the cap to the Virgin's Holy Girdle of Prato, shown to the public only 4 times a year: https://irenebrination.typepad.com/irenebrination_notes_on_a/2017/07/girdle-cintola-prato.html (Really, no one can out-weird the Catholics)
The book is available widely, both used and new! We recommend a skim, not a binge.
Thank you to artist, Amy McCormac, for your kind Buy Me A Coffee donation this month!
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Ep 53: Book Talks "Lives of the Artists" by Giorgio Vasari (Part 2) w/ Mandy Wilson Rosen
Season 1 · Episode 53
Thursday, January 11, 2024 • Duration 01:36:43
We're baaacckk! Mandolyn Wilson Rosen and I have returned for Part 2 to finish our report on Giorgio Vasari's "Lives of the Artists," a combo-bio of Florentine High Renaissance artists from the 1580's. Pull up a carved high-backed chair, grab yourself a goblet of watered-down wine and join us for the continuation of our journey back to this fabled time in Italian art.
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Find your own copy of "Lives of the Artists" by Giorgio Vasari at your public library or at most online bookstores. The 1991 English Translation by Julia and Peter Bondanella includes the lone woman artist in Vasari: Sculptor Madonna Properzia de Rossi. Earlier translations often exclude her, so keep an eye out if buying used!
Happy Holidays! It's the Peppiest of the Peps! Please enjoy this collection of plummy sugar plum quotes by the some of the guests of Pep Talks Past. Some cherished encouraging words have been said over the years, and I have gathered them for us here.
Also, listen to the end to hear a 3 minute Shakespearean radio play I made with ChatGPT based on the podcast tagline: "to all those shuffling along the artists' road." Find out what a computer thinks will inspire us.
Thank you to all of the artists who were kind enough to let me interview them and also to those who have allowed me to pluck their bon-mots for this peppy parade of clips:
Artists and intreviews referenced in this episode:
Ep 11: Jennifer Coates
Ep 12: Sharon Butler
Ep 21: Emilia Olsen and Keisha Prioleau Martin
Ep 23: Portia Munson
Ep 26: Shari Mendelson
Ep 29: Ever Baldwin
Bonus Ep: How to Host a Studio Visit w/ Catherine Haggarty & NYC Crit Club
Bonus Ep: The Longevity of an Art Practice w Sarah Grass & The Pack Art School
Ep 35: Elizabeth Weiss
Ep 37: Paula Wilson
Ep 40: Natalie Beall
Ep 48: Catherine Haggarty
Ep 49: Julia Gleich
Ep 54: Judy Glantzman **
Ep 59: Elisabeth Condon
See more Ledger Drawings at DonaldEllisGallery.com:
Maurice Tuchman's Book: "The Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting 1890-1985" (find on ebay or amazon)
More about Jesse:
Jesse Bransford is a New York-based artist whose work is exhibited internationally at venues including The Carnegie Museum of Art, the UCLA Hammer Museum, PS 1 Contemporary Art Center and the CCA Wattis Museum among others. He holds degrees from the New School for Social Research (BA), Parsons School of Design (BFA) and Columbia University (MFA). A professor of art at New York University, Bransford's work has been involved with belief and the visual systems it creates since the 1990s. Work has been presented in books from Fulgur Press, “A Book of Staves (Galdrastafabók),” and most recently “The Fourth and Fifth Pyramids.” He lectures widely on his work and the topics surrounding his work. He is the co-organizer of the biennial Occult Humanities Conference and an editorial member of the Black Mirror Network.
Characters made with Voice Morphing/TTS: Altered AI
All other music and sound effects by Soundstripe
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