Pep Talks for Artists

Amy Talluto

A podcast offering encouraging words to all those shuffling along the artist’s road - with your host, Amy Talluto. Stop by the Pepisodes for artist interviews, art book reviews and host-made audio essays - all made to offer serious artists advice, encouragement and fun studio listening because - we deserve it. Podcast website: https://www.peptalksforartists.com/ Want to support the pod? You're an angel! Buy me a coffee at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/peps or Donate: https://anchor.fm/peptalksforartistspod/support

  1. -4 ДН.

    Ep 82: Dare to Be Stupid in the Studio

    This is an episode about how acting on dumb ideas in the studio can be just the thing to get you out of artist's block or help you make a big change. Get ready for some choice bon mots from the likes of Weird Al Yankovic, Laurie Anderson, William Kentridge and others on the sage subject of being open to studio stupidity. Mentions: Weird Al Yankovic, Laurie Anderson, William Kentridge, Jack Whitten, Epictetus, Susan Sontag, Mister T, Twyla Tharp Writings mentioned: https://brooklynrail.org/2022/06/art/Laurie-Anderson-with-Paul-D-Miller/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/06/magazine/laurie-anderson.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/17/podcasts/the-daily/laurie-anderson.html https://screencrush.com/weird-al-yankovic-interview/ https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2014/08/13/his-own-wavelength/ The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life by Twyla Tharp https://shop.hauserwirth.com/products/jack-whitten-notes-from-the-woodshed-updated-edition?_pos=1&_psq=notes+from+&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Thanks for listening! All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@peptalksforartists⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Amy, your beloved host, on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@talluts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BuyMeACoffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Donations always appreciated!

    18 мин.
  2. 23 ИЮН.

    Ep 89: El Greco and the Whale

    This is a little episode about how I think a one-of-a-kind whale is kind of like the 16th -17th century Mannerist artist El Greco, and also like us. It sounds a little far fetched but admit it, you like me when I’m weird, you weirdo’s El Greco: Artworks mentioned: “The Vision of St John” 1608-14 and "View of Toledo" 1599-1600 (El Greco), “Les Desmoiselles D’Avignon" 1907 (Picasso), "Rocks at Fontainbleu" 1890's (Cézanne) Artists mentioned: Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, Hilma Af Klint, Pablo Picasso, Eugène De la Croix, Salvador Dali, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Diego Velázquez, Titian, Tintoretto, Ignacio Zuloaga Writers mentioned: Emily Dickinson, Franz Kafka, Roger Fry Learn more about El Greco's figurine models with a fascinating lecture by Xavier Bray for the Frick Collection: https://youtu.be/_8xYkflNbU0?si=eCIL_P-tFdtPbDmOThe Whale: Watch the documentary: https://www.kanopy.com/en/product/loneliest-whale?frontend=kui Articles: https://www.forbes.com/sites/scotttravers/2025/02/01/the-52-hertz-whale-is-the-loneliest-animal-in-the-world-heres-what-we-know/ https://www.iflscience.com/fact-check-has-the-world-s-loneliest-whale-finally-found-a-friend-65797 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/13 https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/inside-the-nail-biting-quest-to-find-the-loneliest-whale/ Thanks for listening! Greek music "Greek Bouzouki Sentimental 13" by Omegamusic / Marios Georgiades / Nicosia, Cyprus Whale songs courtesy of PMEL Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory All other music and sound effects by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@peptalksforartists⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pep Talks website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.peptalksforartists.com/⁠⁠⁠ Amy, your beloved host, on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@talluts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BuyMeACoffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Donations always appreciated!

    20 мин.
  3. 26 МАЯ

    Ep 88: Resilience Through Research (Pt5) w/ Jennifer Coates

    ::CW: during the Kathe Kollwitz section, we discuss a print dealing with sexual assault:: Jennifer and I are back with our bushel baskets of researched artists of the past to soothe our shattered nerves. Tune in to hear about 6 artists that made exceptional work under strained circumstances: Käthe Kollwitz, John of Arderne - medieval surgeon and margin doodler, Gustav Metzger, William Gropper, David Hammons and Joan Miró. Käthe Kollwitz notes: "Käthe Kollwitz" exhibtion at MOMA May-June 2024 Emile Zola's novel "Germinal" 1885 "Scene from 'Germinal" 1893 "A Weavers' Revolt" series 1893-1897 Gerhart Hauptmann's play "The Weavers" 1892 "The Mothers" 1918 "Never Again" 1924 "R-ped" 1907 Francisco de Goya's "Disasters of War" series Otto Dix "Der Krieg" 1924 John of Arderne notes: Medical Treatises England: c.1376, re-copied and 1475-1500Sp Coll MS Hunter 251 (U.4.9) (see more here and here) Misericord seatrest carvings in English medieval churches Gustave Metzger notes: The Viennese Actionists Artist, David Bomberg "Auto-destructive Art" 1961 London performance "Flailing Trees" 2009 "Remember Nature" 2015 "Table" c.1957-8 The Fluxus movement Documentary "Lifeline: Clyfford Still" William Gropper notes: "America: It's Folklore" 1946 Francisco de Goya's "Los Caprichos" series 1798 French political artist, Honoré Daumier "Blacklist" and "Environment" from Gropper's Capriccios series 1953–57 David Hammons notes: "The Melt Goes on Forever: The Art & Times of David Hammons" Documentary 2022 Artist, Charles White Artist, Betye Saar "Bliz-aard Ball Sale" Performance New York, NY 1983 "Body Prints" 1968–1979 "Hair and Wire, Venice Beach" 1977 "Untitled" circa 1980s "Higher Goals" 1983; 1986 "Untitled (Night Train)" 1989 Artist, Rachel Whiteread Joan Miró notes: Ballet Russes Artist, Henri Matisse "Mori el Merma" (Death to Merma) Theatrical collaboration with the Barcelona puppet troupe, La Claca, headed by Joan Baixas 1978 (watch here) "Ubu Roi" by Alfred Jarry 1896 Artist, Meg Lipke Current studio daemons: olm, volcano snail, and a rare algae of Blick Mead called Hildenbrandia Thank you, Jennifer! Jennifer' website: https://www.jenniferlcoates.com/ Jennifer on IG: https://www.instagram.com/jennifercoates666/ All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@peptalksforartists⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pep Talks website: ⁠⁠https://www.peptalksforartists.com/⁠⁠ Amy, your beloved host, on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@talluts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BuyMeACoffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Donations always appreciated!

    1 ч. 41 мин.
  4. 18 АПР.

    Ep 87: CounterPointe Report w/ Elisabeth Condon & Jennifer Coates

    Today's episode is a special conversation and recap of Elisabeth Condon and my experiences collaborating as visual artists in the ballet project CounterPointe (now in its 12th year) produced by Norte Maar and staged at the Mark O'Donnell Theater (Brooklyn) in March 2025. Jennifer Coates kindly came on to ask us questions about making props and what it was like for 2 newbies to enter the world of dance. Thanks, Jennifer! Special thanks also to Norte Maar and its co-directors, Julia K. Gleich and Jason Andrew for their support of artists and creative collaboration. More information about Elisabeth and Amy's work: Elisabeth: https://www.elisabethcondon.com/ | @elisabethcondon Amy: https://www.amytalluto.com/ | @talluts More information about Julia Gleich and Jason Andrew's NorteMaar & CounterPointe12: https://www.nortemaar.org/projects/counterpointe12 Julia K. Gleich's website: https://www.gleichdances.org/ Julia Gleich interview on this podcast: Episode 49 The dances we discussed: "Vermillion | 10" by Ava Desiderio and Elisabeth Condon Dancers: Minami Ando, Lucia Betelu Support structures: Elise Wunderlich Music by Zero Eklipse and William Pilarte Lighting: Evan Spigelman Mark O'Donnell Theater, Brooklyn, March 2025 "And So It Begins" by Margaret Wiss and Amy Talluto Dancers: Maya Tsuruki Holden and Jaclyn Kriewall Music by Margaret Wiss Lighting: Evan Spigelman Mark O'Donnell Theater, Brooklyn, March 2025 "46 Gordon" by Julia K. Gleich and Nicole Cherubini Dancers: Michelle Buckley, Kara Chan, Annie Freeman, Amber Neff, Ethan Schweitzer-Gaslin Lighting: Evan Spigelman Mark O'Donnell Theater, Brooklyn, March 2025 Special thanks to Jennifer Coates for interviewing us! Jennifer's website: https://www.jenniferlcoates.com/ Jennifer on IG: @jennifercoates666 Artists mentioned: Henri Matisse, William Kentridge, Florine Stettheimer, Keisha Prioleau Martin, Meg Lipke, Elana Herzog, Nicole Cherubini, Alvin Ailey, Judith Jamison (Dancer), Julia K. Gleich (Choreographer), Jason Andrew Dances mentioned: "Afternoon of a Faun" by the Ballet Russes, “Minutiae” (1954) Robert Rauschenberg and Merce Cunningham, "Cry" Alvin Ailey Video mentioned: "How to Make Theater Props" by Eric Bucklein (not actually old but young) https://youtu.be/JSl5Vc8mej0?si=KWGdOxnijBiEEGZc Book mentioned: Inigo Philbrick "All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art" Exhibition mentioned: "Edges of Ailey" at the Whitney All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@peptalksforartists⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pep Talks website: ⁠https://www.peptalksforartists.com/⁠ Amy, your beloved host, on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@talluts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BuyMeACoffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Donations always appreciated!

    1 ч. 23 мин.
  5. 31 ЯНВ.

    Ep 84: "Lifeline: Clifford Still" Film Review (Part 2) w/ Mandolyn Wilson Rosen

    This is Part 2 of Mandolyn Wilson Rosen and my review of "Lifeline: Clyfford Still" 2019 directed by Dennis Scholl. It's a juicy art bio tell-all with a crusty curmudgeon as its talented but embittered subject. Don't forget to listen to Part 1 too! Find the film on Amazon ($2.99 SD) or for free on ⁠Kanopy⁠ Find Mandolyn online at: ⁠https://mandolynwilsonrosen.com⁠ and on IG at ⁠@mandolyn_rosen⁠ Artists mentioned: Philip Guston, Barnett Newman, Jackson Pollock, Willem DeKooning, Frank Stella, Donald Judd, Paul Cezanne, Ad Reinhardt, Mark Rothko, Thomas Hart Benton, Art Problems Podcast Thank you, Mandy! Thank you, Listeners! Visit RuthAnn, a new artist-run gallery in Catskill, NY at @ruthanngallery and ruthanngallery.com All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@peptalksforartists⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pep Talks website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠peptalksforartists.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Amy, your beloved host, on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@talluts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Amy's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠amytalluto.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BuyMeACoffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Donations always appreciated!

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A podcast offering encouraging words to all those shuffling along the artist’s road - with your host, Amy Talluto. Stop by the Pepisodes for artist interviews, art book reviews and host-made audio essays - all made to offer serious artists advice, encouragement and fun studio listening because - we deserve it. Podcast website: https://www.peptalksforartists.com/ Want to support the pod? You're an angel! Buy me a coffee at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/peps or Donate: https://anchor.fm/peptalksforartistspod/support

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