Studio Break – Details, episodes & analysis

This week Paul Loughey, Eric Palmerlee, and Steven Rudin join the podcast to discuss: Transformation, a survey of collage and the development of personal language. Artists featured: Andrew Almeter, Allan Bealy, Andrea Burgay, Andrés Gamiochipi, Lars Henkel, Danila Ilabaca, Eva Lake, Paul Loughney, Eric Palmerlee, Somsara Reilly, Steven Rudin, Steve Tierney, and Paloma Trecka.

You can purchase copies of Transformation by visiting Amazon. For additional information about Transformation, please send inquiries to Aqulamb.

This week Jodi Hays joins the podcast to talk about her collage paintings that explore a wide range of materials and techniques.

Jodi has a solo exhibition “To Harden and Heal” opening at Johnson Lowe Gallery, May 9 - June 28th. Upcoming group exhibitions at Tennessee Gallery (Atlanta, GA) opening May 9 and the 2024 Studio Break Invitational at Studio Break Gallery, opening July 12th 6-8 PM, the exhibition runs through August 2nd.

Jodi’s work was selected for our 2024 Studio Break Professional Competition by Marc Mitchell, Curator & Director of Exhibitions at the University of Arkansas.

This week Brett Beery of Typical Stereo Records joins the podcast to talk about his musical journey from solo recordings to collaboration with the bands Art Denver, Davy Slotch Crockett, Decals, and Golden Shadow.

Brett’s new EP “Driller” is now available at Typical Stereo Records. along with other original recordings out of central Illinois.

This week Emily Somoskey joins the podcast to talk about her mixed media works combining paint and collage media to examine how we experience actual space and psychological space simultaneously.

Scott Aigner joins the podcast to discuss his current work which explores nostalgia and pop culture through a variety of interdisciplinary approaches from tedious process based works, performance, and installation.

This week Alice Stone Collins joins the podcast to talk about her work, which examines the ordinary and universal through her mixed media works that incorporate paint, paper, and collage.

Nick Satinover returns to the podcast to share his latest series of print and mixed media works which will be accompanied by a series of original recordings using a Tascam 4-Track recorder.

This week Mitchell Johnson joins the podcast to discuss his paintings that explore color and shape through non-representational abstraction as well as representational works influenced by travels to Cape Cod, Asia, and Europe.

Eric Ockrassa opened his studio to discuss his colorful hard edge abstractions created through digital editing and planning, a vinyl cutter, and plenty of painters tape.

This week Matthew T. McLaughlin joins the podcast from the Washington D.C. area to talk about his multimedia works which incorporate printmaking, drawing, and installation based works, which explore the environment, landscape, and boundaries.