Art for Arts Sake

Pipo Tafel & David W. Pyke

The backscenes dialogues - insights relating to a contemporary artist collaboration. This is a podcast for those people who ask themselves if they could also be an artist, if they have a "normal" job. And it is a podcast for those who are not artists either. It's a blank canvas and we're speaking about what comes with the job of the artist. WE is Australian guy & the German guy. The Australian guy is a Jazz musician and composer, the German guy is a dancer and media artist. We also speak about good coffee, theories of the number of piano shops as a sign for culture in a city or our lack of business plans but doing the work anyway - Art for Art's Sake. Join us for a cup of coffee or tea. Every episode has its own music created by David.

Episodes

  1. 01/09/2024

    AFAS E09 The trumpet is unforgiving

    "Challenge yourself, and you'll extend yourself."Composer and professional musician David Pyke (Jazz trumpet) about maintenance & craft in art.In a jam session at a Jazz Club, you might have a good start until minute 1 and 20 seconds of your solo, and that was it for the rest of the evening. Why? Only with reserve, warm-up and having done the daily maintenance of your craft, you can sustain. Without the proper training, there is no way to get through the entire evening because the trumpet never forgives.

    AFAS E09 The trumpet is unforgiving

  2. 01/05/2024

    AFAS E08 The vintage factor of making art

    This is one from the Christmas / New Year period, when David was visiting Cologne. It is quite probable that we need to wait (sometimes a long time) until there is interest in our work. At least an independent classical composer living in Australia, as David is, experiences this. This year (2024), the Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra performed one of his works, that was composed around 20 years ago. Surely it is tough, but apart from only being frustrated, we encourage each other to think of the fermentation process of the work - sometimes it is like the wine with your new art work, it needs time in the cellar. We have to have some outlet, right? We need to make art? We are hopeless, although we are banging at people's doors and submit music if they like it or not. And we always come back to saying to each other - as artists we will keep working and creating - when our work is not of interest to people, we keep working & follow our passion - do the quiet work, David calls it. Recorded in Köln, January 5th, 2024You can watch the mentioned Performance of David that took almost 20 years, here:Desert Suite Premiere - Portland Youth Philharmonic Jan 5th, 2024https://youtu.be/7y0IMdEridI The music in this episode was recorded by David in St. Aposteln (the photo of this episode was made there, too: "Trumpetmeister David Pyke"), thanks to the support and kindness of St. Aposteln Cantor Meik Impekhoven and the help and patience of Christof Köhler. Cheers!

    AFAS E08 The vintage factor of making art

  3. 04/05/2023

    AFAS E06 Agendas in art creation

    The agenda of not having an agenda. "Welcome to my lab! This is what is on the slab." We talk about the creative mindset, waves of ideas & inspiration and the pathway of intention:our expectations, agendas, emotions & the sweet spot of surfing when creating, where the great and the lousy ideas coming in waves, and we need to be "in the moment". We also talk about how to know which direction do you take when you come to a crossroad that destiny offers? He says we need to instigate and take a decision. Music in the intro is by David and Christof, recorded in January 4th, 2024 in St. Aposteln, made possible through the kind support of Meik Impekoven. Music in the outro is called Canto di Dalia, composed by David and recorded by Alteouise De Vaughn and Andy Redhead in 2021. The recording was made the for Performing Art Podcast, a project supported by Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media. The video version of E06 has automatically created captions and some pictures, it is available here:https://vimeo.com/919669443Recorded 2023 April 4thby David W. Pykehttps://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/pyke-davidand Pipo Tafelhttps://www.pipotafel.com/

    AFAS E06 Agendas in art creation

  4. 10/06/2022

    AFAS E05 The Vortex (The miracle of success)

    An artist conversation about the mental mud wrestling of wondering why we cannot say what creates a success. David feels like an outlaw, a cowboy, because he has trouble selling tickets for a music show with Italian music, and despite advertisement, sales are slow - what's wrong - is there something wrong or is it a question of how to look at it and unpack another view and logic? The department store of life - how do you know on which floor to look for the answers for our questions of measuring success.The video version has automatically created captions:https://vimeo.com/pipotafel/afas05pt1Recorded 2022 Octobre 6th in Australia | GermanyMusic by David | Postproduction by Pipoby David W. Pykehttps://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/pyke-davidand Pipo Tafelhttps://www.pipotafel.com/

    AFAS E05 The Vortex (The miracle of success)

  5. 07/22/2022

    AFAS E04 Space in Art & Life

    What is the relationships of the artist to space and the necessity to reflect upon it? We discuss the labels, that are used to define the languages of art, examples include John Cage 4' 33", Hermann Hesse, ancient paintings in Australia thousands of years old, Miles Davis and others. Music as always from David - cheers!

    AFAS E04 Space in Art & Life

  6. 07/11/2022

    AFAS E03 Lament

    David recorded this episode on July 11, 2022. The editing put it together with a recording of him playing his trumpet in Basilica St. Aposteln Cologne on Jan 4 2024. We used these tracks: C Trumpet Dawn Sketch 3 & 4. More about the music, that make part of an artistic project-in-progress called "Dawn" can be found here: https://www.pipotafel.com/dawn/Thank you to Maik Impekoven & Christof Köhler for supporting the recording that day.

    AFAS E03 Lament

  7. 06/14/2022

    AFAS E02 Always go ahead

    Off the track - an episode on the value to travel. Absorbing it and putting it into the art. Is there a difference of being a tourist or travelling and immersing oneself brings you an expansion that also fosters one's art (even if it is going to a 24hours store in San Juan, Puerto Rico)? And sharing it also brings inspiration to others. Artist conversation by "the Australian guy", David W. Pyke (Music)& "the German guy", Pipo Tafel (Editing)recorded June 14 2021San Juan Puerto Rico | Cooktown Australiaedited Jan 4 2024 Cologne Music: was recorded by David and is called davidadnateguarde & podcast 2 demo tpt take solo

    AFAS E02 Always go ahead

  8. 06/11/2022

    AFAS E01 The artist in everybody & the copyright

    Who is this podcast for? Why? And we discuss copyright issues related to the music David contributed to this episode - how can and must we use it. The constant dilemma of being an artist and climbing the mountain of making it happen that feels like the Mount Everest. But don't give up, you're not alone.

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The backscenes dialogues - insights relating to a contemporary artist collaboration. This is a podcast for those people who ask themselves if they could also be an artist, if they have a "normal" job. And it is a podcast for those who are not artists either. It's a blank canvas and we're speaking about what comes with the job of the artist. WE is Australian guy & the German guy. The Australian guy is a Jazz musician and composer, the German guy is a dancer and media artist. We also speak about good coffee, theories of the number of piano shops as a sign for culture in a city or our lack of business plans but doing the work anyway - Art for Art's Sake. Join us for a cup of coffee or tea. Every episode has its own music created by David.

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  • Creator
    Pipo Tafel & David W. Pyke
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Pipo Tafel & David W. Pyke
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    Art for Arts Sake