Art If...‪!‬ Yassi Jahanmir and Haddy Kreie

In this minisode, we talk about the provocation from Nolan Dresden!
Listen to the episode here: https://anchor.fm/artifpodcast/episodes/Episode-18-Art-if---the-oboe-is-the-mistress--With-conductor-Nolan-Dresden-ekv5j4
Provocation (#artifpodcast): Listen to something you’ve listened to a thousand times and find something new in it.
Biography: After a successful two year battle with Leukemia and a Bone Marrow Transplant, I'm back and better than ever. #takethatcancer After attending university, I performed professionally for six years in musical theater and opera, and a few seasons as Music Director of a theater company outside of Chicago.  At this point I had come to a fork in the road; do I pursue a conducting career or a performance career?  Feeling that I had more to offer as a conductor and feeling more artistic fulfillment in that field, the choice was clear.
In 2009, I started to make my way up the instrumental conducting ladder here in New York City.   I have hit all the various marks, from standard orchestral works like Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4 to lesser known pieces like Two Cine Pastrali by Toru Takemitsu.  I pride myself in programing outside of the box, in order to create an experience for the audience to venture through with the ensemble.
Find Nolan online: http://www.nolandresden.com/

In this minisode, we talk about the provocation from Tom Drakulich! 



Listen to the episode here: https://anchor.fm/artifpodcast/episodes/Episode-17-Art-ifthats-a-dude-hugging-his-dog--With-Reno-City-Artist-and-figurative-abstractionist-Tom-Drakulich-ek7c7i



Provocation (#artifpodcast): Find a piece of abstract art that you don’t understand and use this simple checklist to interpret it. Describe, Analyze, Interpret, and then Judge the artwork.



Biography: Born and raised in Reno, NV, Tom Drakulich is a process based, figurative abstractionist whose art practice navigates the play between the unique and the familiar. Having grown up exploring the Nevada landscape, he is influenced by the ways in which the physicality and form of the desert can be connected to the aesthetics of the body and his relationship with human nature. Tom is an interdisciplinary artist working in ceramics, mixed media painting and drawing, and site-specific sculpture. Tom received his A.A. in Art History from Truckee Meadows Community College, his B.A. in Criminal Justice from the University of Nevada, Reno, and his M.F.A. from the University of Nevada, Reno. In 2019, he was selected as the City of Reno’s inaugural City Artist.

Find Tom online:

https://www.instagram.com/tomdrakulich/

In this episode, Haddy and Yassi talk about the provocation from Episode 16

Provocation (#ArtIfPodcast)

Take photos of anyone who see wearing Red and Black Plaid (“the shared fabric of humanity”) and tag us and Andy’s other instagram account: www.instagram.com/peoplewearingredandblackplaid



Andy Sarjahani (b. 1983, Richland, WA) is an American-Iranian documentary filmmaker and photographer raised in the Ozarks of Arkansas and currently based in East Tennessee. He is interested in people, our relationship to place and how that shapes our worldview.

He has a Masters of Science in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems from Montana State University and left his career in academia in 2012 to tell stories with a camera.

He worked on the critically acclaimed documentary Tower (Keith Maitland, 2016) and his work has been featured in Vice, Outside, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, and numerous other festivals and universities.

Find Andy Online

WEBSITE/SOCIAL MEDIA

www.andysarjahani@gmail.com

www.instagram.com/andysarjahani

Episode Summary: We brought some finesse into the gallery for our last full-length episode for Season One. Haddy talked pop culture, from Bruno Mars to 80s hip-hop and DJs, showing how finesse illuminates generational shifts in aesthetic culture. Yassi talks about the preciseness of finesse in painting on the world’s smallest canvas: a grain of rice. As always, we end with a provocation, this one asks you to dig into the role of art in your family history.

Gabby Roney is a scenic artist from Kansas City who is currently studying at the University of Kansas City Missouri (UMKC)’s Conservatory for her MFA in Design and Technology. Her studies include hand and digital drafting, dry and wet media rendering techniques, life drawing, scenic art, property construction and construction. She is navigating a practice of live theatre during a pandemic. She previously spent two years as Drury University’s Technical Director building and paint charging shows. Her favorite part of the job was mentoring students to tool proficiency.

Find Gabby online:

www.instagram.com/gabrielleidel

https://issuu.com/gabrielleidell?issuu_product=header&issuu_subproduct=publisher-home&issuu_context=link&issuu_cta=profile

Provocation (#artifpodcast):

Who in your circle of family or close friends has purchased art or made their own creation? Ask them about why they chose to make it or purchase it. Did they make it during a certain season in life? What do they love most about it? This project encourages you to raid your parent’s basement or old files to find it. It could be any size of any medium. Now for extra credit, re-create it.



Show Notes

Cardi B Wap

Brechtian

1980s hip hop dance moves

Uptown Funk

Bruno Mars “Finesse” feat. Cardi B

Sampling

Rice Writing

Topkapi Palace

Taj Mahal on Rice

Killing Commendatore

Las Vegas hotel art

Vectorworks

CAD

John Davis Caroll

Socially Distant Site Specific Theatre

Sleep No More

PSi

Coterie’s Electric Poe

Lining stick

In Minisode 15, Haddy and Yassi discuss their experiences with provocations from poet, Ed Mabrey.

Provocation (#artifpodcast) Once again we have TWO provocations this week! These artists are putting us to the test!

First: Say Yes! For one month to a year, say yes to everything that you can (that is safe and healthy for you to do) and see the world of opportunities open up before your eyes!

Second: find a group of friends and commit to renting a small space (as soon as the world opens up again!). With a space to call your own, see how your creativity can flourish!

About Ed Mabrey

Ed is the only 4 time Individual World Poetry Slam Champion and the only 4 time Southern Fried Regional Poetry Slam Individual Champion. He tours the country professionally as a poet, comedian, and motivational speaker. A two-time InkSlam winner, multiple LEAF Slam Champion, an Emmy winner, Ed has been on Seasons 3, 5 and 6 of Verses and Flow (TV One), ABC, FOX, HBO All Def Digital, Write About Now Poetry and was a speaker at 2015 TEDx Dayton. He’s performed at over 100 colleges and universities around the country, teaching workshops and conducting seminars. On the comedy front, Ed has opened for DL Hughley, Ian Bagg, Rob Schneider, Roy Wood Jr., Charlie Murphy and many more. Ed is a two time finalist in The World Series Of Comedy, held in Las Vegas and he’s been the voice of companies ranging from the Ohio State Medical Center to Lexus.

Find Ed Online

https://artistecard.com/EdMabrey?fbclid=IwAR19oWHiYFg_uEOfQ7LLLvw3fu6lBEx-tTm2sBF-vFVxWRHypRJg1iBPjkQ

https://www.instagram.com/edmabrey/

Art if...the oboe is the mistress! With conductor Nolan Dresden.

Episode Summary:

In this week’s gallery talk about art and journey! Yassi brings the work of performance artist Pope L.  to the gallery to talk about how his journey is more important than the distance travelled and Haddy talks about the history of postcards, which takes her on a journey she didn’t expect!.Then we interview music conductor Nolan Dresden and talk about how music has the power to transport us to faraway places. This week’s provocation asks you to revisit your favorite music and see if it can take you somewhere new!

Nolan’s Bio:

After a successful two year battle with Leukemia and a Bone Marrow Transplant, I'm back and better than ever. #takethatcancer

After attending university, I performed professionally for six years in musical theater and opera, and a few seasons as Music Director of a theater company outside of Chicago.  At this point I had come to a fork in the road; do I pursue a conducting career or a performance career?  Feeling that I had more to offer as a conductor and feeling more artistic fulfillment in that field, the choice was clear.

In 2009, I started to make my way up the instrumental conducting ladder here in New York City.   I have hit all the various marks, from standard orchestral works like Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4 to lesser known pieces like Two Cine Pastrali by Toru Takemitsu.  I pride myself in programing outside of the box, in order to create an experience for the audience to venture through with the ensemble.

Find Nolan online: http://www.nolandresden.com/

Provocation(#artifpodcast): Listen to something you’ve listened to a thousand times and find something new in it.

Mentions:

Pope. L

Theodore Hook postcard

Where Have all the Sheep Gone? 

Pandemic postcards -- Quarantine: Our Darkest Hour 

Carl Nielson

Dmitri Shotsakovich

Timber Lake Playhouse

Dale Clevenger

Gail Williams

Parade (Musical)

Toru Takemitso

Aaron Copeland, Symphony 3

Bright Sheng Postcards

Thomas Beecham