Art Against Mental Illness

Alex Loveless
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Part memoir, part self-help, part chat show, part tragic-comedy. Artist Alex Loveless takes us on his journey through using creativity to maintain mental health, bearing all in the hopes that it'll help you on yours.

  1. 1D AGO

    Regression Therapy - Mind Your Language - Alex Against Art Speak

    Alex revisits this 2024 episode where he takes aim at the evils and excesses of art speak via Tolstoy, Artificial Intelligence, and the science of B******t.

    25 min

  2. 2D AGO

    Books Against Mental Illness

    Alex talks about his passion for art books and the acquisition thereof, and introduces a series of episodes that showcase some of his book collection, starting with tomes on the artists Boris Vallejo and Jenny Saville.

    26 min

  3. MAR 10

    Talking Therapy - Generative AI, creativity and ethics with Pete Hodge

    In a first-time cross-over with his other podcast, The Confusion Matrix, Alex and TCM co-host Pete Hodge discuss how they use Generative AI in their creative escapades, why this creates some ethical dilemmas and how they reconcile these (or not). It all gets a bit confusing and Alex decides he's just self-flagellating and ends up more confused than when he started. Life's never simple, is it?

    1h 14m

  4. MAR 4

    How am I supposed to create under these conditions - the perils of performance pressure

    Alex is still creatively constipated and he's not happy about it. In an effort to get to the bottom of what's going on he conducts a deep dive into what causes performance pressure, some famous cases of it, and tries to counsel himself, in real time.

    20 min

  5. FEB 17

    Make it, don't fake it!

    Alex spirals through creative paralysis, unable to feel the vibe for any episode on his list. Eventually he just starts writing about not being able to write, discovering that sometimes you've got to create something—anything—to break through the blockage. Process over product, always. Plus: why AI-generated creativity is fundamentally bollocks.

    18 min

  6. FEB 2

    Art Takes - Damp and Deliverence

    Alex talks from his cold, damp studio about constraints and how they can help drive creativity

    23 min

  7. JAN 27

    Walking Therapy - On Being Calm

    Alex finds a quiet spot in his local woods and ponders the nature of feeling calm and how it's more important than ever before to find your clam, happy space.

    18 min

  8. JAN 27

    Words Against Mental Illness Part 7 - Kids Books, Romance and Suspense - having the best of all worlds with Pauline Tait

    Alex talks to multi award-winning and bestselling author of children’s picture books and romance-led emotional suspense for adults, Paula Tait, about the differences between writing for adults and kids, coaching children's authors, working with illustrators and how she managed to carve a synergistic niche writing for such distinct audiences.

    18 min
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Part memoir, part self-help, part chat show, part tragic-comedy. Artist Alex Loveless takes us on his journey through using creativity to maintain mental health, bearing all in the hopes that it'll help you on yours.

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  • Creator
    Alex Loveless
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    71
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2024 Alex Loveless
  • Show Website
    Art Against Mental Illness