This week we had the absolute privilege of interviewing Zarina Muhammad and Gabrielle de la Puente, known collectively as The White Pube. Together the White Pube have been publishing cutting edge, experimental art and cultural criticism for almost a decade, which has recently culminated in them writing the critically acclaimed full length book: 'Poor Artists'. Zarina and Gabrielle’s book, Poor Artists follows aspiring artist Quest Talukdar on her journey into the art world. They blend imaginative storytelling with real life narrative from anonymous interviews and autobiography. Its written that Poor Artists is a powerful testimony to the emotional, existential and financial experience of artists today and we couldn’t agree more. We laughed and we cried — we were so honoured to chat to them today about their journey. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
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The Rules of Art: Sister Corita - Part 02
Part two of delving into the art rules of Sister Corita Kent, sometimes known as the pop art Nun. In collaboration with her students, she came up with the ten rules of the art school, asking them to re-imagine what a learning environment could be.You can watch a great documentary of Corita's work hereAnd you can see her work hereOur new website is now live! You can see all our episodes, sign up for our newsletter, and buy us a cup of tea on our ko-fi donation page. Thank you all for listening! M+D
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The Rules of Art: Sister Corita Kent - Part 01
What does it mean to find a place you trust as a creative? How do we allow the studio to be remain a space of experimentation with all the outside noise of capitalism? In this weeks episode we delved into the work and teachings of Sister Corita Kent, sometimes known as the pop art Nun. Sister Corita was an artist, activist and arts educator as well as a practicing Nun. She became the head of the art department at the Immaculate Heart College in California in the 1960's, where in collaboration with her students, she came up with ten rules of the art school, asking them to re-imagine what a learning environment could be. This is a 2 part episode, the second will be released next week. Our new website thehealthyartist.com is now live! You can see all our episodes here, sign up for our newsletter, and buy us a cup of tea on our ko-fi donation page. Thank you all for listening! M+D
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Embracing Uncertainty w/ Betsy Bradley
What does it look like to lean into uncertainty in your practice and art career? In this episode we interview Betsy Bradley, an artist whose gorgeous paintings and installations embrace patience and impermanence. Betsy generously shared her journey of navigating being an artist living with chronic illness, and how she has kept on the journey when all seemed impossible.Our new website thehealthyartist.com is now live! You can see all our episodes here, sign up for our newsletter, and buy us a cup of tea on our ko-fi donation page. Thank you all for listening! M+D
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Social Media For Artists: The Joys and Sorrows
For many creatives navigating the landscape of social media feels totally disorienting. Share work for ourselves or to please the mystical algorithm? Pour hours into creating behind the scenes studio videos, or abandon the whole damn thing all together? In this episode we discuss the joys and sorrows of using social media as an artist, looking at the science and psychology behind compulsive scrolling, and reframing our relationship to social media based on our vales, not the metrics.
The Healthy Artist is a podcast that helps artists and creative practitioners build a resilient and aligned art practice. As practicing artists, Martha Lamont and Dan Curtis create a space to openly discuss the highs and lows, and the often unspoken challenges of being a contemporary artist. Alongside thier own reflections, Dan and Martha invite guests to open up conversations from across the art world. Navigating many of the toxic spaces of the creative world, with slowness, insight and humour, to give you tools to create a sustainable and fulfilling creative life.
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