Painters Today

Lucy Cox

Painters Today, hosted by Lucy Cox, is a visual arts podcast featuring contemporary British artists.

  1. 16. This Must Be The Place: Narbi Price

    26/03/2020

    16. This Must Be The Place: Narbi Price

    Narbi and I discuss the Ashington Painting series that informs his PhD thesis; his visit to Gdańsk, Poland; painting and photography, and why historical events and locations, from iconic street corners, to gruesome scenes, to the poignant and personal, fascinate him. Follow Narbi on Insta: @NarbiPrice Follow me on Twitter and Insta: 23Carousels Cover image: 'Untitled Barrier Painting (Westerplatte)' by Narbi Price, acrylic on canvas, 91x122cm, 2019. Intro & Outro Music: www.hooksounds.com

    42 min
  2. 15. Notes to Myself: Keith Murdoch

    10/02/2020

    15. Notes to Myself: Keith Murdoch

    Keith and I discuss the power of the North Sea landscape, recent and long-term memory, Turner, Raoul De Keyser, the relationship between working in the studio and outdoors, translating feelings and experiences into painting, what it means to capture the ‘thingness’ of nature, the ability to finally enjoy Picasso’s paintings, and the importance of having go-to artists during times of doubt. Follow Keith on Insta: keithmurdoch.art Follow me on Twitter and Insta: 23Carousels Cover image: “Forest” by Keith Murdoch, oil on canvas, 2020, 10” x8”. Image courtesy of the artist. Intro & Outro Music: www.hooksounds.com

    1 hr
  3. 14. Fragility Spills: Clare Price

    27/01/2020

    14. Fragility Spills: Clare Price

    We discuss Clare’s 2018 solo show Fragility Spills, social media as a ‘safe space’, gender, identity, duality, Soho’s clubbing and art scenes during the 1990s, performativity and painting, and why painter Joan Mitchell is an inspiration. Follow Clare on Instagram, 'clareprice_' Cover image: Clare Price in her studio, 2019. Image courtesy of the artist. Intro & Outro Music: www.hooksounds.com

    47 min
  4. 13. Ennui Refigured: Freya Purdue

    29/03/2019

    13. Ennui Refigured: Freya Purdue

    Freya and I discuss the meaning behind her two-person exhibition ‘Ennui Refigured’, the nature of digital boredom, spirituality and the human condition, ancient cultures, Africa, Agnes Martin, Frank Stella, Larry Poons, space exploration, painting and limitless inspiration and the power of Jackson Pollock’s 1943 artwork ‘Guardian’s of the Secret'. Cover image: Freya Purdue's studio (with painting detail), 2019. Intro & Outro Music: www.hooksounds.com

    1h 3m
  5. 12. Fiona Rae

    05/03/2019

    12. Fiona Rae

    Fiona and I discuss the relationship between primitive mark-making and charcoal drawing, art history, the notion of 'shy painting', making sense of chaos, finding balance between acceptance and criticality, Picasso, poetry, Disney cartoons, Van Gogh's sunflowers, Rauschenberg, De Kooning and using drawings as 'spirit guides'. Cover image: 'Figure 1g'. Oil and acrylic on canvas, 2014, 72 x 51 in / 183 x 129.5 cm. Photograph courtesy of the artist. Intro & Outro Music: www.hooksounds.com

    30 min
  6. 11. Colours & Games: Laurence Noga

    28/01/2019

    11. Colours & Games: Laurence Noga

    We discuss Laurence's 2017 solo show 'Open System' at the C&C Gallery in London, his father's memorabilia and obsessive collecting, the reasons why he titles paintings after particular colours as well as the Bauhaus Moment, collage and assemblage, Paul Klee's fascination with gardens, the harmonic balance of colour and his favourite recent exhibitions. Cover Image courtesy of Brigitte Parusel. Intro & Outro Music: www.hooksounds.com

    52 min
  7. 10. Cordillera: Nick Carrick

    13/12/2018

    10. Cordillera: Nick Carrick

    We discuss his current studio practice and regular visits to Valencia, the beauty of Spanish culture and why painters desire sanctuary, the philosophy of walking and returning to places, plein air drawing and memory, and Susan Sontag's thoughts on Howard Hodgkin. Intro & Outro Music: www.hooksounds.com

    53 min
  8. 9. Your Eyes Shall Be Opened: Biggs & Collings

    12/11/2018

    9. Your Eyes Shall Be Opened: Biggs & Collings

    Subjects include the similarities and the differences between painting and mosaics, the confines of the grid, working collaboratively in the studio, decoration and visual restlessness, Genesis, James Tissot's painting 'The Last Evening' and coping with the art world. Intro & Outro Music: www.hooksounds.com

    1h 11m
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Painters Today, hosted by Lucy Cox, is a visual arts podcast featuring contemporary British artists.

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  • Creator
    Lucy Cox
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2020
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
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    Painters Today