Considering Art Podcast – Antoni Malinowski, abstract painter

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.

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Considering Art Podcast – David Ellis, photographer

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.

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October 9, 2023 0

Considering Art Podcast – Dangerosa, painter.

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.

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Considering Art Podcast – James Hart Dyke, intrepid painter

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.

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Considering Art Podcast – Nicola Anthony, sculptor

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.

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Considering Art Podcast – Matthew Hilton, furniture designer and sculptor

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.

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Considering Art Podcast – Henrietta Hoyer Millar, painter

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.

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September 4, 2023 0

Considering Art Podcast – Kay Gasei, painter

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.

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Considering Art Podcast – Ian McKeever RA, painter

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 wife.

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Considering Art Podcast – Roddy Maude-Roxby, multi-media artist and actor

Roddy Maude-Roxby was a pioneer of British Pop art and improvisation in theatre. Now 93, he recalls childhood memories of World War II, his illustrious colleagues at the Royal College of Art, combining art and acting at the Royal Court Theatre, meeting Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift and Woody Allen, making masks and their psychological implications, painting and drawing on cardboard and in daily notebooks, his current work with digital software and his love of poetry.

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