Ministry of Arts Podcast (Gary Mansfield)

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Bob & Chaz of The London Police (@thelondonpolice)

The London Police is an art collective started in 1998 when two English geezers headed to Amsterdam to rejuvenate the visually disappointing streets of Hollands capital.

They were part of a small group of artists at the end of the last century that helped pioneer the street art movement. After a few years of mixing traveling and making art in the street TLP began to receive worldwide recognition for their contribution to the graffiti/street art movement.

They were included in many of the books documenting the scene and invited for shows and live drawing performances all over the globe.  Some 22 years on TLP have amassed more than 100 shows and events in over 35 countries and their street work continues to pop up everywhere they go. Since 2009 TLP has concentrated on more intense canvas work, on bigger solo shows and large scale mural projects.

The London Police are Chaz Barrisson who draws the iconic ‘LADS’ character and Bob Gibson whose tight portrait and architectural illustrations help marry the two styles to create an endearing, exciting fantasy world...

For more information on the work of The London Police go to

http://www.thelondonpolice.com

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to photographer Pablo Allison (@pablolondon1).

Over the past few years, Pablo has documented the migration of refugees through South America.  In this episode he tells just how huge the matter is, almost ignored by the British media.  In response to his findings, Pablo is soon to share this project with us all, in his forth-coming book.

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This week Gary Mansfield speaks to Daniel Baker.

Being from the Gypsy/Roma community, Daniel's work embraces and takes ownership of 'outsiders' perceptions, stereotypes and even prejudice of that community. By reflecting and sharing its multi-layered and complex cultural history, Daniel's visual information bridges the gap between perception and reality of Roma life.

Daniel has a PhD in Gypsy Visuality: Gell's Art Nexus and its potential for artists, from the Royal College of Art, London.

In 2019 Daniel curated FUTUROMA at the 58th International Art Exhibition at the Venice Biennale. He acted as exhibitor and adviser to the first and second Roma Pavilions; “Paradise Lost” and “Call the Witness” at the 52nd and 54th Venice Biennales respectively.

www.danielbaber.net

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In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Laxmi Hussain (@thislakshmi)

Elegant and ethereal but also precise and geometric, Laxmi Hussain’s drawings and paintings exist somewhere between the abstract and the realistic, often presenting what appear to be the free-flowing organic forms of the body through intricately ordered patterns. Her finely detailed line forms are rooted in a fascination with architecture, a subject she studied for several years before becoming disillusioned with the constraints and rigidity of the discipline and shifting her focus to the unconstrained creative possibilities offered by art.

Her inspiration comes from the forms encountered in everyday life, from the body, the tenderness of motherhood, the natural shapes of the body as a vessel and its evolution throughout life. Working in several different media, usually at night, Laxmi is driven by experimentation, constantly exploring new techniques and searching for the shapes and subjects they express best. Often, her work includes elements that appear incomplete, obliging the viewer to pause and engage with the artwork, filling in the absences themselves rather than just dismissing it and moving on.

For more information on the work of Laxmi Hussain go to

https://www.thislakshmi.com/

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In this episode Gary Mansfield informs you of the recent rebranding of The MizogArt Podcast to The Ministry of Arts Podcast.

He also talks of the Ministry of Arts organisation, how & why it was formed and some of its intentions, as well as some foundations being laid in 2020 for some happenings in 2021.

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In this episode Gary Mansfield talks to Johnny Costi (@johnny_costi)

Johnny Costi is an ex-gang member and prisoner whose life was transformed thanks to art.  He was the recipient of the Koestler Arts mentor ship programme, where he met Jeremy Deller, who took him and several other ex-offenders to help him install his Pavilion at the Venice Biennial in 2013.

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Ray Richardson.

Ray Richardson is a figurative painter from Woolwich, South East London, an environment that features heavily in his work. Another main feature of his work is an English Bull Terrier breed of dog, which symbolises the artist himself.

Ray's painting style has a very cinematic feel, often having figures entering or leaving the frame, only half visible. This style led one critic to describe him as the Martin Scorsase of figurative painting.

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In this episode Gary Mansfield talks to sound artist Martyn Ware (@martynware), music producer and founding member of both Human League & Heaven 17.

Martyn co-curated ReAnimate, an exhibition of sound spread over several rooms of the National Portrait Gallery where several artists were invited to create sound portraits, as part of the Late Shift Extra events.

For The National Trust’s One and All project Martyn created What Does the Sea Say?, an interactive soundscape housed within a typical British beach hut.  Although recordings were made by the sea, this work travelled around the UK.

Martyn’s latest creation is an urban soundscape is entitled; Everything Old is New Again which accompanied the visual experience of the Forest of Imagination in Bath during the summer of 2019, where statements made by the old were read aloud by the young and vice versa (a link for which is found below).

https://soundcloud.com/martynware/everything-old-is-new-again-stereo-binaural

For more information of Martyn’s sound installations, past and present visit; www.illustriouscompany.co.uk

Martyn is touring throughout 2019 with Heaven 17

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Mila Alexander.

Mila was born in Kazakhstan to Russian parents and came to the UK around 15 years ago [from time of recording].

As a result of several years spent working in couture fashion, her super-realist portraits could be the cover of a fashion magazine. She spends a massive amount of time in her studio, as a result the evolution of her style is a little faster than most.

Mila has recently been taken on by Maddox Gallery, so we could well be seeing a lot more of her in the near future

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This week Gary Mansfield speaks to Skip Gallery (@skipgallery)

SKIP Gallery is an ongoing collaborative artwork, created by artistic duo Baker & Borowski. Their idea is to offer opportunities for artistic interventions in unexpected places, utilising a specially modified skip.

Skips are part of our everyday lives, providing the means with which we voraciously dismantle and renew our urban environment. They are so prevalent that we barely notice them. They represent that which we want to jettison, to forget, and so there is a profound irony in the creation of artistic works, housed in a skip.

Creatives are asked to produce site-specific pieces. The space acts as a disruptive environment to inspire discourse. It is a new type of mobile art space, presenting an alternative to the conventional routes to art, for both artists and viewers.

The intention is for SKIP Gallery to develop and grow as a democratic platform for all the arts, and the modular nature of the skip means that projects are not confined by the usual limitations of a conventional creative platform.

For more information on the work of Koestler Arts go to www.skipgallery.com/

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In this episode Gary Mansfield talks to Gita Joshi

Gita Joshi is a curator, art dealer and the host of The Curator's Salon Podcast, where Gita has conversations with artists, curators and authors about making it in the art world. She gets behind the studio doors for entertaining and informative discussions about the journey through the visual arts, how projects were realised, ideas that informed new work and practical ways that artists can expand their audience and visibility.

Gary & Gita met up at The Newport Street Gallery to record and feature on each others' podcasts, they were recorded in the on site cafeteria, where some background noise can be heard.

To listen to each episode of The Curator's Salon Podcast goto https://thecuratorssalon.com

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This week Gary Mansfield speaks to Oliver Malin (@malinoliver)

Oliver Malin has moved away from figurative painting, for which was making a quite a name for himself, to making [near] daily cultural documentations in the form of his Bath Chronicles.

Describing himself as a domestic war correspondent, Oliver reacts to the articles on Apple news during his daily bath, sometimes with music or on-screen filters.

Each Sunday Oliver, accompanied by MC Llamas joins @artlyst founder, Paul Carter Robinson to discuss the week’s arts & culture topics.

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Orlanda's main practice is painting which takes two distinct forms: lush, exotic landscapes and abstract pieces. Connecting these bodies of work is a strong sense of colour, references to organic forms and the exploration of the mediums she works with.

Her landscapes represent re-imagined places which are celebratory, and in some senses, a rose-tinted view of the natural world. The surface joyousness is tempered by an uneasy sense of abandonment. she depicts wild places that are uninhabited and timeless, offering a glimpse of paradise that would ultimately ensnare and/or is potentially lost to us..

To view the making of the 4mx4m Four Seasons commission video, go to https://orlandabroomartist.com

Also mentioned:

Kensington & Chelsea Art Week go to https://www.kcaw.co.uk/

With thanks to KTW London for making this recording happen.

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Si Sapsford. She tells how her route iinto the artworld was via a degree in science and several years at sea.

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Gina Soden.

Gina is a photographic artist that enters once grand and regal buildings to capture images of the last remnants of beauty within those decaying walls.

Back in the studio, her creative process produces artworks that are far from dark or macabre. She directs your eye, firstly to a strong focal point, then allows it to absorb the rest of the artwork which has equal measures of beauty, decay and intrigue.

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In this episode Gary Mansfield talks to Maggi Hambling

Maggi Hambling has been one of Britain’s biggest names in figurative painting for several decades, one of the few ‘true characters’ in the art world and very much known as an artist’s artist.

As well as figurative painting, Maggie also produces sculptures, two of which are public works.  A Conversation with Benjamin Britton, on Alborough beach, Suffolk, the other A Conversation with Oscar Wilde, nr Trafalgar Square, London.

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In episode 08 Gary Mansfield takes you to the beautiful town of Westport on the west coast of Ireland, into the studio of Alice Maher.

Alice is best known for her installations, but works across several mediums.

There are plenty more artists lined up for the Mizog Art Podcast.

See: http://www.mizogart.com for full listing.

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In this episode Gary Mansfield talks to painter Lee Cutter (@leecutter_Studio)

This is the second of several podcasts featuring artists that are associated with the prison arts charity Koestler Arts, who have their annual art exhibition at the Southbank’s Royal Festival Hall, this year entitled Another Me, until 3rd November.

Lee Cutter discovered art whilst serving a 6 year prison sentence and over the following years he gained a BA & MA.  He is now very active within the, arts in the criminal justice system and works full-time at Koestler Arts, where he met Jeremy Deller, who took him and several other ex-offenders to help him install his Pavilion at the Venice Biennial in 2013.

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In this episode Gary Mansfield talks to Safe Ground (@safe_ground)

Safe Ground challenges people and communities to do relationships differently.

Through drama, dialogue, and debate, we enhance empathy and encourage expression, developing self-awareness and promoting social justice.

Safe Ground is a small team with national reach and influence.

We are absolutely committed to:

Reducing the stigma faced by the families of people in prison

Improving access to and diversity of educational activities in prisons

Creating alternatives to traditional punishment and exclusion, proven to be so ineffective

We work in partnership and collaboration with a broad range of organisations and are constantly evolving.

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Elizabeth Prentis (@elizabethprentis)

Elizabeth is currently exploring painting and is developing a body of 2D work with performative ties. Bold and direct, Prentis' paintings are often confronting- challenging the audience on their own boundaries and expectations. Prentis' practice is not tied to one medium in particular; paintings act as blueprints for sculptures, performances, video-art, props and art installations. The process is open ended and experimental. 

Prentis explores sexual pleasure and encourages discussion surrounding sex. Her practice digests ideas of dominance, power play, gender expectation and patriarchy in heterosexual encounters. Drawing on her own experiences, Prentis encourages a wider discourse surrounding sex, sexual exploration, respect and the importance of female pleasure. 

For more information on the work of Elizabeth Prentis go to

https://www.elizabethprentis.com

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This week Gary Mansfield speaks Nick Hogben aka The Loveless Artist (@loveless_artist)

Nick has been creating art under the name Loveless Artist for around 3 years.

Having battled with his mental health nearly all his life and using art as a release, his practice is now one that is intertwined and reactive to the moment.

His linear, monochrome figures seem to battle for dominance on the canvas, sometimes red, sometimes black, sometimes a combination of both.  This allows us, the viewer, to witness his inner conflicts, which appear to have no winner… Yet.

Nick also hosts and produces the hugely popular Mouth of Manliness Podcast, where he discusses the mental health journey of himself and each invited guest (@mouthofmanliness)

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Welcome one and all to the Preview Episode of the MizogArt Podcast.

In this episode Gary Mansfield gives a brief outline of what and who to expect on the MizogArt Podcast, over the forthcoming weeks.

He also tells of his very unique entry into the art world and how he became known among some of the biggest names in British art, many of whom are confirmed for future episodes.

See: http://www.mizogart.com for full listing.

To find out more on Gary Mansfield, goto http://www.garymansfield.co.uk

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Rugman.

Rugman tells of his move to London at the age of 17 from Scotland to attend collage, his work in several fashion houses, then onto designing fir his own brand, 'Rumknuckles', which was named after his great uncle, who was a renowned bare knuckle fighter.

Rugman met Heath Kane at an exhibition, had a 20 minute chat, from which grew ACE CLUB. A format in which they hope to refresh the way artists sell their prints. For full line up of confirmed artists go to www.mizogart.com Email: podcast@mizogart.com Social Media: @mizogart

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In this episode Gary Mansfield meets up with printer Heath Kane.

Part 1/2: Recorded in Hoxton Square, Heath tells of his recent entrance and rapid rise into the art world, his instant hit 'Rich Enough to be Batman' and where his work is going next.

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Maeve Doyle.

Maeve Doyle ran her own gallery (Doyle Devere) before becoming a part of the notorious BankRobber Gallery, which has since merged with the [rapidly evolving] Maddox Gallery, where she is now a Director.

Maeve is also an art correspondent for BBC Radio and has her own show on Soho Radio, called Maeve Doyle's Private View.

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to James Vaulkhard (@jamesvaulkhard)

James Vaulkhard holds a BA degree in History of Art from Leeds University, and has both trained and taught at Charles Cecil Studios and Studio Della Statua in Florence, Italy. Here, he gained a formidable reputation for his ability to embrace and manifest traditional techniques in both portraiture and sculpture. Notably, upon his graduation in 2013, Vaulkhard was commissioned to participate in a bridge project between Italy and Kenya, developing the preliminary studies for The Sacred Heart Cathedral Kericho in collaboration with local Kenyan sculptors.

In his most recent work, Vaulkhard has combined techniques developed in both these series of works and married them to the aesthetic arena of Japanese art, specifically addressing the mysterious concept of Ma or negative space. The result is a series of abstract landscapes intended to draw the viewer deeper into nature via an overwhelming visual cacophony that seeks to communicate the vast potentialities that exist between the elements.

‘World Waxed Green’ opens at Asia House on 23-28 March and is curated by MC Llamas

For more information on the work of James Vaulkhard go to

https://www.jamesvaulkhard.com/

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Carolyn Tripp (@carolyntceramics)

Carolyn Tripp is a classically trained ceramic artist receiving her degree in ceramics from Camberwell School of Art under the professorship of Richard Slee in the 1990’s.

“Working with clay is a constant learning curve and in order to improve my practice I regularly top-up my learning by attending classes in groups or one to one sessions with makers, whose work I admire in the ceramic community.

I am happily situated at Wimbledon Art Studios in south London, within walking distance of home. In addition to my own practice I hold a board and teaching position at Studio 306 Collective, a social enterprise based in Wood Green, London. The collective works alongside adults living with and recovering from Mental health illness. I have been working in this field for the past 12 years and believe passionately in for the role of expressing creativity in maintaining our positive mental health. I have also held a teaching position at Workshop 305 another social enterprise, but this time working with adults with learning difficulties. Currently I teach adult evening classes at the workshop on an ad hoc basis”.

Carolyn is an associate member of the Craft Potters Association and a Council member of London Potters charity.

For more information on the work of Carolyn Tripp go to

https://www.carolyntceramics.co.uk

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to LR Vandy (@lrvandy)

In her sculptures, LR Vandy brings together both found and made objects in order to create new meaning from seemingly unrelated mediums forced together.

A large Jesmonite sculpture from the series Superhero Cog-Woman, this work, on view in Napoleon Garden for Summer 2021 as part of the *Kensington & Chelsea Art Festival, is a tribute to women throughout time, alluding to how women have often acted as the unmentioned drivers of industry, toiling long and hard but underrated, often overlooked and largely unrecognised.

Cogs are mechanical components used to connect one thing to another, literally enabling things to be driven forward. As such, they act as a perfect metaphor for the role of women in industry and indeed in society in general.

* Kensington + Chelsea Art Festival is expanding throughout the summer season with a festival that elevates the magic and shared experiences of public art and live performance.

Until 31 August, K+C Festival will bring people together to celebrate, inspire, and be inspired - For more information go to https://www.kcaw.co.uk

For more information on the work of LR Vandy go to https://octobergallery.co.uk/artists/LRVandy

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Cafe Art & Geraldine Crimmins.

Cafe Art are an organisation that use art as a means to help people out of homelessness. Selling their My London calendar each year fun ds that mission. They use some of the proceeds to champion a specific artist, one of whom is Geraldine Crimmins.

Geraldine tells of her fall into addiction, which lead to her living rough and how art gave her a brighter future. She is now in the brink of forming her own charity to help bridge the gap between homelessness and a life in the arts. For full line up of confirmed artists go to www.mizogart.com Email: podcast@mizogart.com Social Media: @mizogart

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This week Gary Mansfield speaks to Roy’s People (@royspeople)

Roy’s People is the brainchild of Roy Tyson, an entrepreneurial artist that started to generate nan income from his work within just a few months.  He went on to create Roy’s Art Fair and Roy’s Art Gallery.

Using miniature figures, Roy has the ability to react to cultural events and create an artwork and have it for sale in a matter of hours.

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to MJ Paranzino & Ginny Dougary of Liberty Choir (@libertychoiruk)

The overall aim of Liberty Choirs is to provide for excluded and isolated people (for example, those in secure psychiatric settings or people who are serving custodial sentences) a ‘through the gate’ programme of high-quality singing and social development.

It is designed to help develop skills and self-confidence, open up the world of arts through singing and provide access to new social networks as the participants re-enter the wider community.

The Liberty Choir vision is that the reoffending rates among ex-offenders can be significantly reduced through a network of choirs located within prison and the community. We believe that the economic and social case for the choirs is overwhelming.

For more information on the work of Liberty Choir go to https://libertychoir.org/

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Shuby featured in FaceValue3 exhibitions, curated by Gary Mansfield, in aid of the Katie Piper Foundation

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This week Gary Mansfield speaks to Anneka Rice (@annekariceart)

Anneka Rice is a house-hold name as a TV presenter, broadcaster, journalist, a stand-up comedian, and since the mid-90's has been an avid painter.

Anneka studied at The Chelsea Collage of Art, has been attending Maggi Hambling's Master classes for several years, has taken part in Sky Arts Celebrity Portrait Artist 2019 and featured on Grayson Perry's Art Club.

For more information on the work of Anneka Rice go to www.https://www.annekariceart.com

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In this episode Gary Mansfield meets up with Sarah Mathave from the Koestler Trust, the UK's largest arts for offenders Charity. The Koestler Trust hold their annual exhibition at the Southbank's Royal Festival Hall.

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In this episode Gary Mansfield talks to Emily Malice (@emilymalice)

Emily Malice is one of the most sort-after artists in the UK, she is one of the many bold and powerful women that are rebalancing the gender scale of the once heavily male orientated industry.

She is famed for her linear style mouth design, smiling or snarling and showing braces fixed to the teeth.

As well as selling prints of her designs, along with her close friend Stephanie she has started the ethical clothing brand FILTHYCUTELDN.

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The very first episode of The Mizog Art Podcast features conceptual painter Duggie Fields.

Duggie was the very first artist that corresponded with Gary Mansfield whilst he was in prison, Gary states that Duggie is the foundation stone of his new life as an artist, or a 'born again' artist, as Gary Jokingly refers to himself.

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This week Gary Mansfield speaks to Mark Sloper (@mark_illuminati)

Mark Sloper is a Punk artist and punk he is, through and through.

Since going on stage at the age of 11 to introduce Adam and the Ants, until today Mark has been at the centre of the Punk scene.

Mark gives found object an injection of anarchic colour with his neon designs.

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John Dalton is an artist, writer and podcast host (John Dalton’s Easy Does It)

The work of John Dalton arises at the intersection of consciousness and love.

With influences as diverse as Anish Kapoor, Charles Bukowski and Krishnamurti, new insights are distilled from both internal and external dialogue.

Art, for John, is a crucial means for expressing felt knowledge.

His diverse work in Further Emergence, podcasting, painting, and writing, gently probe the curtain of existence, pulling it aside in places allowing glimpses into the mystery beyond.

Like most people his age he’s had many lives within the one. He’s loved deeply, cried hard, lost what was most precious to me and been given the greatest of gifts.

John got the cosmic joke from an early age but for most of his life, he’s been saddened by how few people are laughing.

For more information on the work of John Dalton go to

https://www.johndalton.me/

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Ep.70 Unskilled Worker – Ministry of Arts Podcast

This week Gary Mansfield speaks Helen Downie aka Unskilled Worker (@unskilledworker)

Helen is a self-taught artist and has been painting for just seven years, in that short time, she has amassed over 280,000 Instagram followers, under the Moniker Unskilled Worker and has become one of the country’s most sought after painters.

Helen wanted her Unskilled Worker to be anonymous, sexless, ageless and colourless.  She wanted it to be anyone.  As her popularity grew, as did the viewer’s curiosity as to whom this person was, that created such stand-alone artwork.  To Helen’s amusement, the most popular belief was that it was a 24 year old male behind this name.

This podcast was recorded via the video meeting app, ZOOM; during social distancing, using the built-in software.

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In this episode Gary Mansfield talks to portrait artist Darren Baker (@darrenbakerart).

Darren Baker approached The Prince’s Trust for guidance after completing his degree.   Thanks to that guidance and support, along with a lot of hard work, by 2011 Darren Had been contacted by Buckingham Palace with a commission to paint an official portrait of HRH The Queen.

In 2012 he was an official Olympic artist and has since been made the official artist to The Professional footballers Association.

Darren created The Leanne Baker Trust, to help spread awareness of depression after his sister took her own life – to find out more http://www.leannebakertrust.org/

To see more of Lauren’s work go to https://darren-baker.com or on social media @darrenbakerart

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In this episode Gary Mansfield talks to Elizabeth Waggett (@waggs_)

Working as an art teacher in the UAE Elizabeth decided to make a dramatic change to her life and move to the USA in the hope of becoming a full-time artist.  With nothing more than a one-way ticket and a bag full of dreams, Elizabeth headed off to New York.

Before long her finely detailed monochromatic drawings, often hand finished with gold leaf, were getting her noticed.  In only four years her original works are in collections all over the world, and has got herself into a position where she is able to give more time to here other passion, wildlife conservation.

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This week Gary Mansfield speaks to Jenny Eclair (@jennyeclair1960)

As well as being a house-hold name as a comedian and writer, Jenny Éclair is an avid painter. Her love of painting led to her hosting a daily art show called Draws Off, which also has Diana Ali (@diana_artist_curator) as artist’s mentor.

Jenny Eclair, has been a stand-up comic for donkeys’ years, she was the first woman to win the coveted Perrier Award at the Edinburgh festival in 1995 and hasn’t stopped banging on about it ever since.

Since then she has also found fame as the author of five critically acclaimed novels. Her latest Sunday Times bestselling book Older and Wider – A Survivor’s Guide to the Menopause, is Jenny’s hilarious, irreverent and refreshingly honest compendium of the menopause.

For more information on the work of Jenny Eclair go to www.jennyeclair.com

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Keith Brymer Jones (@keith brymerjones)

Keith Brymer Jones is a British potter and ceramic designer, known for his homeware Word Range with retro lettering and punk motifs. In 2015, he debuted as an expert judge alongside Kate Malone on BBC2’s The Great Pottery Throw Down where his readiness to shed tears at the contestants' work attracted comment. He has continued his role and remained as judge when the programme transferred to More4 in 2020.

At the age of 11, the London-born Brymer Jones made his first pottery object – an owl. It was then that he knew he wanted to be a potter and, after a brief stint as the lead singer of British punk band The Wigs, he became an apprentice for Harefield Pottery in London. This is where he learnt to make modern ceramics.

After his apprenticeship, Brymer Jones started out hand-making ceramics for retailers including Conran Group, Habitat, Barneys New York, Monsoon, Laura Ashley and Heal's. He began to develop the Word Range for the first time; he was originally attracted to words because of their shapes, as he is dyslexic. Brymer Jones describes working with clay, shape and form as a natural affinity, as a result of his condition.

Brymer Jones also works as Head of Design for MAKE International. In this role he collaborates with other designers including Jane Foster, Scion Living, Hokolo and Becky Baur.

For more information on the work of Keith Brymer Jones go to https://www.keithbrymerjones.com/

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This week Gary Mansfield speaks to two founding members of the V-Art.Show (@v_art.show)

The V-Art.Show was created by eight artists in response to the closure of the art fairs, which is where they met and gain a majority of their income.

Whilst keeping in touch on the video conference app ZOOM, they developed the idea of inviting people in to meet them and view their work.  Similar to an art fair, the visitor can travel between all eleven rooms, chat to the artist face to face and view their work, just like a conventional art fair.

You can find out more on the next V-Art.Show on their website https://www.v-art.show

And follow them on Instagram @v_art.show

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Lee Baker of Graphic Rewilding (@graphic_rewilding)

Lee baker [like Catherine Borowski, ep.104] is one half Baker & Borowski, that has given us, among other things, The skip Gallery and now Graphic rewilding.

Lee has been a commercial music producer for many years, using its income to fund Baker & Borowski projects to bypass the bureaucratic process of funding applications.

Their latest, Graphic Rewilding, delivers exactly what the title states… Large-scale graphic floral worlds placed in a contradictive environment, be it a factory window, wall of a building, or in this case a 30 metre hoarding in Earle’s Court as Part of the *Kensington & Chelsea Art Week

* Kensington + Chelsea Art Week is expanding throughout the summer season with a festival that elevates the magic and shared experiences of public art and live performance.

From 21 June – 31 August, K+C Festival will bring people together to celebrate, inspire, and be inspired - For more information go to

https://www.kcaw.co.uk

For more information on the work of Graphic Rewilding go to

https://www.baker-borowski.com

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In this episode Gary Mansfield talks to Livvy Kemp (@livvykemp)

Although trained as a painter, Livvy Kemp produces large-scale, highly detailed landscapes [generally] using fine nibbed pens.

Livvy's vast landscapes are a mixture of study, memory and fiction culminating in a beautifully tight and complex web of linear ink.

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to both abstract artist James Gray and to Cafe Art, a group that helps and supports homeless artists.

James has been mentored and supported by Cafe Art, making his journey out of homelessness a smoother transition.

Each year Cafe Art distribute disposable cameras throughout London's homeless groups.  With the images they produce, the 'My London' calendar is created.

To purchase a 'My London' calendar or find out more about Cafe Art online, go to: www.cafeart.org.uk

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In this episode Gary Mansfield talks to Adam Riches (@adamrichesart)

Adam Riches is an artist that has amassed fans worldwide with the manner in which he produces portraits.  Whilst ‘scribbling’, with pen onto paper, an imaginary form  slowly develops among the loose lines.  This method creates ghostly figures, almost floating from the paper.

Adam also produces equally ghostly portraits on canvas using oil paint, rather than floating from a white surface, like his drawings, his painted figures appear to be slowly sinking into their deep and dark backgrounds.

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Kate Murdoch (@Katemurdochartist)

Kate Murdoch lives and works in London. Her work centres around a lifelong passion for collecting. She was awarded the Shape Open prize in 2016, and her award winning work, selected by Yinka Shonibare, is in the Shape Arts permanent collection.

Kate Murdoch's work is inspired by her personal experience. Her artistic practice revolves around assemblage and installation with found objects, mostly from the everyday and dating from the last century.

Murdoch is interested in objects as clear indicators of the passage of time. Wider themes of loss and remembrance run through her work, reflecting a fascination with the permanence of objects versus the fragility of human existence. The theme of value and worth is central to Murdoch's work and the objects presented open up opportunities for personal and political discussion around class, gender and privilege.

For more information on the work of Kate Murdoch go to www.katemurdochartist.com

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This MoA bonus episode focuses on Tanya Ling’s artist in residence project at Haberdashers’ Askes’ Borough Academy in Southwark, London.

Gary Mansfield speaks to Artist Tanya Ling and head of art Deborah Britton Field about the project undertaken by Tanya, which involves every child within the school.

(This was an impromptu recording, recorded on a smartphone)

To see the results of this project on Instagram go to @habaartdept

For more information on Tanya Ling go to https://www.tanyaling.com

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to kennardphillipps (@kennardphillipps)

kennardphillipps is a collaboration between Peter Kennard and Cat Phillipps working since 2002 to produce art in response to the invasion of Iraq. It has evolved to confront power and war across the globe.

The work is made for the street, the gallery, the web, newspapers & magazines, and to lead workshops that develop peoples’ skills and help them express their thoughts on what’s happening in the world through visual means. The work is made as a critical tool that connects to international movements for social and political change.

kennardphillipps don’t see the work as separate to social and political movements that are confronting established political and economic systems, they see it as part of those movements, the visual arm of protest.

They want it to be used by people as a part of their own activism, not just as pictures on the wall to contemplate.

To facilitate this, as well as selling their limited edition prints on the site enabling them to fund the making of the work, there is a free download page of images with a voluntary contribution to the International Solidarity Movement.

For more information on the work of kennardphillipps go to

https://www.kennardphillipps.com

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Pure Evil (@pureevilgallery)

Pure Evil was born Charles Uzzell Edwards in South Wales in 1968. He grew up in a world of art thanks to his father, Welsh painter John Uzzell Edwards . The father’s artwork undoubtedly impacted his son, demonstrated in a range of influences from Cubism to Minimalism, from Picasso to Chagall.

The physical and cultural landscape of the 1990’s U.S. intrigued and beckoned the young Pure Evil, and upon completing his studies in graphics and fashion in London he picked up his skateboard and set off for California’s West Coast. He established himself in San Francisco, working for the Anarchic Adjustment clothing label as a clothing designer / pattern cutter / graphic designer. He produced countless t-shirt graphics for screen printing, dropped in on the West Coast rave scene, and travelled to Japan where West Coast Streetwear was a hot item. Pure Evil also became involved in the musical fabric of San Francisco and DJ'ed and was an electronic recording artist for Pete Namlook’s ambient electronic music label, FAX (based in Frankfurt, Germany).

For more information on the work of Pure Evil go to

https://pureevilgallery.com/

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In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to KAI LAB (@kai.lab_)

We are a London-based arts and design practice that creates electronic, mechanical and sonic artworks. All with backgrounds in the physical sciences, we place a heavy emphasis on research and development. 

Our projects are driven by the desire to understand the core components of intriguing, complex and beautiful natural phenomena. Each artwork aims to make tangible the intangible, and invites the audience to use all their senses to experience a new perception of the environment. 

The observation of nature shows that the beauty of physical events is often the result of the strict rules of physics combined with the randomness of our chaotic environment. Our work aims to find the delicate balance between what technology can control and what randomness can disrupt, to build objects and spaces that are relatable yet surprising.

Our research into micro and macro natural phenomena and our desire to work with these in new ways often leads to the development of novel electrical and mechanical technologies. We use these systems to power our own pieces as well as those of collaborators across a number of fields and industries.

For more information on the work of Kai Lab go to: https://kailaboratory.com

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In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Akshita Gandhi (@iamakshitagandhi)

A Love Letter to My Home

A solo exhibition of new work by Akshita Gandhi

Is India truly free seventy-five years after its independence? The Indian Independence Act, which established India's independence from British imperialism, went into effect in August 1947. However, the act partitioned India, causing significant social divisions. What is India's post-colonial identity now, amidst social and political upheaval and increasing censorship? And how does the surrounding architecture reflect the residents' vitality and spirit?

Photographer and multimedia artist Akshita Gandhi strives to answer these questions in her solo exhibition "A Love Letter To My Home." Presented at The Nehru Centre by Gabriel Fine Arts to celebrate the 75th anniversary of India’s independence, Gandhi’s work casts new light on Mumbai and Udaipur, revealing cityscapes in flux and essentially coming undone.

 A Love Letter to My Home

23 – 27 May 2022

The Nehru Centre, 8 S Audley St, Mayfair, London W1K 1HF

For more information on the work of Akshita Gandhi go to: https://akshitagandhi.org

With Thanks to Tani of TBurnsArts, for making this conversation happen

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Dion Kitson (@dionkitsonstudio)

Dion Kitson is an emerging artist born in Dudley and his portfolio spans sculpture, film, collage, text-art, and sound. Dion is using the space as a gallery to show artists from the West Midlands and to show his own work and archive. Having graduated in 2020 with BA Fine Art from Birmingham School of Art, he has since been awarded numerous prizes, including the Tate prize and the ACS studio prize. Judges Gavin Turk and Celia Paul said:

‘Dion’s work is dealing with the reality of being an artist in his environment. He takes the outside world and puts it into work, asking the question “what does it mean to him to be an artist?” I think he has a fascinating approach to his environment.’ – Gavin Turk

‘His work reminded me of poetry, there is a dark humour in it which reminds me of Philip Larkin. Dion’s practice is very appropriate to this particular time and the focus that it gives on how to turn things into playfulness. I’m moved by them.’ – Celia Paul

(Text via @hyphastudios)

For more information on the work of Dion Kitson go to: https://www.dionkitson.com

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Keira Rathbone (@typewriterart)

Keira Rathbone is an established fine artist living and working in London. She grew up in Dorset, gained a BA (hons) in Fine Art at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Since 2003 she has developed a unique drawing technique, employing a manual typewriter as a drawing tool.

Rathbone draws images from life using her typewriter, instinctively translating what she sees into an array of letters, number and symbols chosen for their shape and textural values resulting in beautiful enigmatic images that encourage the viewer to keep looking from different distances, reading more into it each time. She develops and exhibits images based around compelling themes and often incorporates live audio/visual performances by typing before an audience with video projection, sound effects and collaborations with other artists.

Her art is used to reflect the world and people around her, capturing moments through this artistic and accessible medium. Typewriter Art does not overcomplicate but allows a moment to be depicted and celebrated in a true snapshot of beauty and poignancy.

She has appeared numerous times on television, including BBC News, BBC World News, The One Show and SKY Landscape Artist of the Year as well as BBC Radio 2, 4 and 6Music. She currently has an original hanging with short film and typewriter exhibited alongside in the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. Her work takes has taken across the UK and abroad, each place influences and inspires her creative process.

For more information on the work of Keira Rathbone go to: http://keirarathbone.com

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Duncan McAfee (@duncanmcafee)

McAfee essentially approaches painting as a game. He arranges figurative and abstract elements from art and visual culture to make hybrid paintings, brightly coloured, comic-book exquisite-corpses.

His recent Exploding Heads series could be portraits of the mad prophets of some post apocalyptic cult. Constructed from broken fragments of other images, misremembered or misquoted, like Russell Hoban’s Punch puppet in the novel Ridley Walker. McAfee draws on Hoban, “the way Punch is misappropriated and all wrong is funny and grotesque but the weight and meaning it takes on is also deeply affecting. I want to try and get close to that conflict of feelings in my paintings”. This collage style evokes a surrealist “chance encounter” but also perhaps like Burroughs’ cut-ups, a form of time travel.

McAfee’s influences range from Nigel Cooke’s recurring characters, George Condo’s Psychological Cubism, revisiting Francis Bacon, the fanaticism of classical religious painting, and also outsider Ralph Bakshi’s animation and recent paintings of clowns and mobsters. McAfee’s painting technique plays back and forth between very loose chance actions and tight, illustrative drawing/painting. This creates a tension that makes us unsure if the image is in the process of forming or breaking apart. It’s in a state of transition and meaning is uncertain, much like the world around us.

For more information on the work of Duncan McAfee go to

https://duncanmcafee.com

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Kipling Hunt (@kipling_hunt)

Born in London, Hunt has also lived in Barcelona, Birmingham and in semi-rural isolation on the borders of Wales. Kipling makes fine art pieces in ceramic, in paint, in print, in film, or in fact any medium most able to deliver each concept in question with assurance and panache.

Kipling has also worked for over a decade in the Secondary Art Market, as a General Specialist in Fine Art Paintings, Prints and Sculpture. This gave Hunt great insight and a comprehensive knowledge of artists both practicing and those now deceased; and a working blueprint of what goes on behind the scenes to oil the wheels of the global art market.

Kensington + Chelsea Art Week (KCAW) is delighted to present its fifth annual Public Art Trail. West London will be brought to life with vibrant and immersive public art, free for all to enjoy for the duration of the summer.

Opening on 18 June, the Public Art Trail will feature world-class sculpture, installations and exhibits throughout the borough. Presented across nine zones, the Art Trail will take up residence at some of West London’s most beautiful and iconic sites, including Napoleon Garden in Holland Park, Sloane Street, Duke of York Square, Royal Avenue, Pavilion Road, Earl’s Court, Notting Hill Gate, Kensington Memorial Park, Brompton Cemetery Chapel, and High Street Kensington.

For more information on the Kensington + Chelsea Art Week go to

https:// www.kcaw.co.uk | @kcawlondon

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Lise Bouissière (@lisebouissiere)

Lise Bouissière is a Franco-British artist. She graduated from Central Saint Martins School (London) and Villa Arson (Nice, France). Bouissière is a Royal Society of Sculptors member. Over the past ten years, she has shown in solo and group shows across the United Kingdom and Italy, including at The Royal Society of Sculptors (2021), Aora Space (2021), Koppel Exchange Project (2020 and 2021), The Crypt Gallery (2021), Gerald Moore Gallery (2020), The Smallest Gallery in Soho (2019), Villa Arson (2014), Palais de Tokyo (2016). Bouissière also took part in Venice land Biennale (2019) and Monaco’s music festival (2011). Bouissiere’s practice focuses on the optimisation of space and the use of materials. Through a distinct construction of ideas, found materials are played with to create minimalist and honest compositions. Bouissière’s structures reveal a memory, a current state or a hidden side of a place with the elements that surround it. In many cases, the place Bouissière constructs her art is transformed like a mental space, offering the viewer a large panel of interpretations. Lise Bouissière lives and works in London.

Kensington + Chelsea Art Week (KCAW) is delighted to present its fifth annual Public Art Trail. West London will be brought to life with vibrant and immersive public art, free for all to enjoy for the duration of the summer.

Opening on 18 June, the Public Art Trail will feature world-class sculpture, installations and exhibits throughout the borough. Presented across nine zones, the Art Trail will take up residence at some of West London’s most beautiful and iconic sites, including Napoleon Garden in Holland Park, Sloane Street, Duke of York Square, Royal Avenue, Pavilion Road, Earl’s Court, Notting Hill Gate, Kensington Memorial Park, Brompton Cemetery Chapel, and High Street Kensington.

For more information on the Kensington + Chelsea Art Week go to

https:// www.kcaw.co.uk | @kcawlondon

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In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Maya Sanbar (@mayasanbar)

Maya is an Artist and Filmmaker. Her work in both moving image and installation is centred on the art of storytelling. Footsteps on the Wind is her directorial debut in the narrative and animation world. Her experience is varied, her artworks being often collaborative and enabling of others adding their voices to a central theme. In relation to this film, aside from her own family refugee history, she sought out the depth of emotional truth within refugee stories via therapy workshops, ensuring that this is a film about refugees, told by refugees, for refugees and the general public young and old. As a multimedia artist, her work has been exhibited internationally, notably installations at Shoreditch Town Hall in London “Waiting” 2015, the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City “Alex in Wonderland” scented experience (2016), and at the Berlin Wall on the 30th anniversary of its fall “Chasing the Light” (2019), “Words on the Hill” at the Coronet Theatre in London (2020). Her film production credits include 360 immersion visits to artist studios and documentaries. Sanbar is fluent in 6 languages and passionate about crossing cultural boundaries using words with images to bring about a fresh point of view.

Kensington + Chelsea Art Week (KCAW) is delighted to present its fifth annual Public Art Trail. West London will be brought to life with vibrant and immersive public art, free for all to enjoy for the duration of the summer.

Opening on 18 June, the Public Art Trail will feature world-class sculpture, installations and exhibits throughout the borough. Presented across nine zones, the Art Trail will take up residence at some of West London’s most beautiful and iconic sites, including Napoleon Garden in Holland Park, Sloane Street, Duke of York Square, Royal Avenue, Pavilion Road, Earl’s Court, Notting Hill Gate, Kensington Memorial Park, Brompton Cemetery Chapel, and High Street Kensington.

For more information on the Kensington + Chelsea Art Week go to

https:// www.kcaw.co.uk | @kcawlondon

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Paul Yule (@paul_yule)

Paul Yule is a South African born sculptor, photographer and film-maker, living in the UK.

Having had an extensive career in photography and film-making, Paul turned to sculpture as a form of connecting with his Son, who studied sculpture at Central Saint Martins and had recently passed away. He slowly manipulated a small ball of clay, that he had been handed, he subconsciously formed one bust of an imaginary figure after another.

Each small figure has a definite personality, a personality made more powerful once photographed and blown up to around a metre.

You can find Paul and his work on stall 47, at The Talented Art Fair, Brighton Racecourse 1-3 July.

Talented Art 1-3 July 2022

Brighton Racecourse, Freshfield Road, Brighton BN2 9XZ

Talented Art Fair was founded by Oliver Norris and Leah Michelle, the team behind the New Artist Fair, with the aim of offering the public a friendly and affordable place to purchase art directly from established and emerging artists. In doing so, the fair provides a physical platform for successful artists to interact personally with their collectors and also allows them to grow their client list.

Having successfully curated and run exhibitions and art fairs for the past six years, the organisers recognised a gap in the art fair market for artists who have a successful track record for selling their work, and who may also have gallery representation, but want to introduce their art directly to the general buying public in London.

Talented aims to bridge this gap by becoming a great place to discover amazing talent and buy art directly from artists, in a relaxed and inspiring environment.

For more information on the work of The Talented Art Fair go to: https://www.talentedartfair.com

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Gavin Turk (@thisisnotgavinturk)

Gavin Turk (b 1967) is a British born, international artist. He has pioneered many forms of contemporary British sculpture now taken for granted, including the painted bronze, the waxwork, the recycled art-historical icon and the use of rubbish in art.

Turk’s installations and sculptures deal with issues of authorship, authenticity and identity. Concerned with the ‘myth’ of the artist and the ‘authorship’ of a work, Turk’s engagement with this modernist, avant-garde debate stretches back to the ready-mades of Marcel Duchamp.

In 1991, the Royal College of Art refused Turk a degree on the basis that his final show, ‘Cave’, consisted of a whitewashed studio space containing only a blue heritage plaque commemorating his presence ‘Gavin Turk worked here 1989-91'. Instantly gaining notoriety through this installation, Turk was spotted by Charles Saatchi and was included in several YBA exhibitions. Turk’s work has since been collected and exhibited by many major museums and galleries throughout the world. 

Kensington + Chelsea Art Week (KCAW) is delighted to present its fifth annual Public Art Trail. West London will be brought to life with vibrant and immersive public art, free for all to enjoy for the duration of the summer.

Opening on 18 June, the Public Art Trail will feature world-class sculpture, installations and exhibits throughout the borough.

For more information on the Kensington + Chelsea Art Week go to

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In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Melody Travers (@melodytraversart)

Melody is a French artist with a Masters in Art & Art History at the Université Paris VIII. She lived in London twelve years, developing her art whilst working in book publishing and art galleries. She spent two years working full time on her art at Wimbledon Art Studios; she has since moved her practice back to France and now splits her time between France and London.

She has showcased her work in London and the UK and was shortlisted for the Creates Gallery Emerging Artist Award in 2018, shortlisted for the ArtCan open call 2020 and long-listed for the Secret Art Prize in 2019.

Talented Art 1-3 July 2022

Brighton Racecourse, Freshfield Road, Brighton BN2 9XZ

Talented Art Fair was founded by Oliver Norris and Leah Michelle, the team behind the New Artist Fair, with the aim of offering the public a friendly and affordable place to purchase art directly from established and emerging artists. In doing so, the fair provides a physical platform for successful artists to interact personally with their collectors and also allows them to grow their client list.

Having successfully curated and run exhibitions and art fairs for the past six years, the organisers recognised a gap in the art fair market for artists who have a successful track record for selling their work, and who may also have gallery representation, but want to introduce their art directly to the general buying public in London.

Talented aims to bridge this gap by becoming a great place to discover amazing talent and buy art directly from artists, in a relaxed and inspiring environment.

For more information on the work of The Talented Art Fair go to: https://www.talentedartfair.com/

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Charlotte Colbert (@colbertcharlotte)

Language, psychoanalysis, socio-political constructions of gender and identity are at the heart of Colbert’s practice. Spanning film, photography, ceramics, and sculpture, she questions narrative structures and storytelling, weaving surreal and fantastical mise en scene in a documentarian approach to characters, figures, and people. Fiction becomes a way to approach the truth and the most intimate emotions. Straddling the fine line between fine art and film, Colbert’s films have strong philosophical undertones and often play on questions of time, space and identity, often dark and surreal with a hint of comedy.

​Selected Shows: Mademoiselle, CRAC Centre Regional d Art Contemporain Occitanie, Sete, France (2018); From Selfie to Self Expression, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK (2017), Daydreaming with Stanely Kubrick; Guests V&A Museum of Childhood, London, UK; Istanbul International Art fair; Art Basel; Small is Beautiful, Flowers Gallery; Dancing at the edge of the World, Sara Zanin, Rome; Birth, TJ Boulting.

Kensington + Chelsea Art Week (KCAW) is delighted to present its fifth annual Public Art Trail. West London will be brought to life with vibrant and immersive public art, free for all to enjoy for the duration of the summer.

Opening on 18 June, the Public Art Trail will feature world-class sculpture, installations and exhibits throughout the borough. Presented across nine zones, the Art Trail will take up residence at some of West London’s most beautiful and iconic sites, including Napoleon Garden in Holland Park, Sloane Street, Duke of York Square, Royal Avenue, Pavilion Road, Earl’s Court, Notting Hill Gate, Kensington Memorial Park, Brompton Cemetery Chapel, and High Street Kensington.

For more information on the Kensington + Chelsea Art Week go to

https:// www.kcaw.co.uk | @kcawlondon

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Richard Mackness (@richardmackness)

Richard Mackness is a contemporary artist, working primarily in sculpture. His work often deals with dualities such as Synthetic / Evolved, Earthly / Divine, Priceless / Worthless and is characterised by expressive form and precise handling of materials.

Exhibitions include group shows at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park (‘Clay Sculpture’), the Ikon gallery (Imagination’) and at galleries in London, New York and Germany.

Kensington + Chelsea Art Week (KCAW) is delighted to present its fifth annual Public Art Trail. West London will be brought to life with vibrant and immersive public art, free for all to enjoy for the duration of the summer.

Opening on 18 June, the Public Art Trail will feature world-class sculpture, installations and exhibits throughout the borough. Presented across nine zones, the Art Trail will take up residence at some of West London’s most beautiful and iconic sites, including Napoleon Garden in Holland Park, Sloane Street, Duke of York Square, Royal Avenue, Pavilion Road, Earl’s Court, Notting Hill Gate, Kensington Memorial Park, Brompton Cemetery Chapel, and High Street Kensington.

For more information on the Kensington + Chelsea Art Week go to

https:// www.kcaw.co.uk | @kcawlondon

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Azarra Amoy (@azarraamoy)

Of Jamaican and Trinidadian descent, Azarra Amoy, is a graduate from University of the Arts London and holds a foundation degree in Graphic Design and a Bachelor’s Degree in Magazine Publishing.

She is a visual thinker and her practice can be defined in three strands; Artist, Designer and Creative Strategist which overlaps allowing Amoy to bring her design led ideas,concepts and solutions to a variety of creative scenarios; from bringing art to local communities in public spaces - to -helping brands enhance and cultivate stories and messages for their audiences, Azarra Amoy is a true creative pioneer contributing and delivering great ideas in every step of the design process.

Amoy is passionate about bringing art to different audiences; and produces public art installations in the form of murals working for the architect firm Squires and Partners, Kensington and Chelsea Artweek, Notting Hill Carnival and Hammersmith to realise these ideas. She has received commissions from Adidas x Size and Big Creative Education, in all instances, Amoy has used personal stories, local histories and the built environmental landscape to inform the artwork design. Her striking visual narrative draws references from culture, community, hope and power.

Kensington + Chelsea Art Week (KCAW) is delighted to present its fifth annual Public Art Trail. West London will be brought to life with vibrant and immersive public art, free for all to enjoy for the duration of the summer.

Opening on 18 June, the Public Art Trail will feature world-class sculpture, installations and exhibits throughout the borough. Presented across nine zones, the Art Trail will take up residence at some of West London’s most beautiful and iconic sites, including Napoleon Garden in Holland Park, Sloane Street, Duke of York Square, Royal Avenue, Pavilion Road, Earl’s Court, Notting Hill Gate, Kensington Memorial Park, Brompton Cemetery Chapel, and High Street Kensington.

For more information on the Kensington + Chelsea Art Week go to

https:// www.kcaw.co.uk | @kcawlondon

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Konstantin Benkovich (@benkovich)

Artworks of Benkovich are in the permanent museum collections and in many private collections around the globe. Together with Pussy Riot and a number of other well-known Russian artists, he participated in the group exhibition “Russian Post-Soviet Actionism” at the Saatchi Art Gallery in London in 2017, various public projects worldwide, exhibitions in the Multimedia Art Museum in Moscow (2021) and the exhibition “Millennials in Contemporary Russian Art” running today in the Russian State Museum in Saint-Petersburg.

His works deal with freedom and unfreedom through the symbols and materiality of his sculptures.

The reconsidered, reinvented symbols turn into new – critical, political, desacralized ones.

The most dominant material in his works are steel bars which he cuts and welds into grids. The rebar and steel in Russia is the synonym of unfreedom. The rebar is an absolute symbol of aggression.

(Text via https://corridorcontemporary.com)

Kensington + Chelsea Art Week (KCAW) is delighted to present its fifth annual Public Art Trail. West London will be brought to life with vibrant and immersive public art, free for all to enjoy for the duration of the summer.

Opening on 18 June, the Public Art Trail will feature world-class sculpture, installations and exhibits throughout the borough. Presented across nine zones, the Art Trail will take up residence at some of West London’s most beautiful and iconic sites, including Napoleon Garden in Holland Park, Sloane Street, Duke of York Square, Royal Avenue, Pavilion Road, Earl’s Court, Notting Hill Gate, Kensington Memorial Park, Brompton Cemetery Chapel, and High Street Kensington.

For more information on the Kensington + Chelsea Art Week go to

https:// www.kcaw.co.uk | @kcawlondon

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Sokari Douglas Camp CBE (@sokaridouglascamp)

Sokari Douglas Camp was born in Buguma, Rivers State, Nigeria. She studied fine art at Central School of Art and Design and the Royal College of Art. Sokari has represented Britain and Nigeria in National exhibitions and has had more than 40 solo shows worldwide. In venues such as National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institute 1988-89, the Museum of Mankind, London 1994/5. 

Sokari works intuitively and on her own, she draws ideas and works on the scale suggested by her drawings. Works vary in size from 30cm to 5 meters and more depending on the project. She is interested in movement, clothing, Kalabari culture, theatre and the environment.

Kensington + Chelsea Art Week (KCAW) is delighted to present its fifth annual Public Art Trail. West London will be brought to life with vibrant and immersive public art, free for all to enjoy for the duration of the summer.

Opening on 18 June, the Public Art Trail will feature world-class sculpture, installations and exhibits throughout the borough. Presented across nine zones, the Art Trail will take up residence at some of West London’s most beautiful and iconic sites, including Napoleon Garden in Holland Park, Sloane Street, Duke of York Square, Royal Avenue, Pavilion Road, Earl’s Court, Notting Hill Gate, Kensington Memorial Park, Brompton Cemetery Chapel, and High Street Kensington.

For more information on the Kensington + Chelsea Art Week go to

https:// www.kcaw.co.uk | @kcawlondon

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to David Böhm (@davidbohm1)

David Böhm & Jiří Franta

The leading Czech artists David Böhm and Jiří Franta, an artistic duo since 2006, explore in their work the relation between drawing, performance and conceptual art. Known for drawing and painting on walls in galleries as well as in public spaces, Böhm and Franta present their distinctive perception of the world – their views on society, politics, the art scene, and mass media as well as their own feelings. In their “illustrations,” they often play with multiple meaning and irony, commenting on the life of the human community. They were finalists for the Jindřich Chalupecký Award, the top Czech award for visual artists up to the age of 35, in 2009, 2010 and 2012 and have received multiple awards for their books, the most recent one being the Illustrator of the Year Award at the Czech Grand Designs 2022 for their book City for Everyone; A Manual of Urbanism for Beginners.

Organized by the Czech Centre London and LUSTR Festival of Illustration, Prague, the largest illustration exhibition in the Czech Republic.

In collaboration with the Kensington + Chelsea Art Week and the London Festival of Architecture. Supported by the Czech Embassy in London.

Kensington + Chelsea Art Week (KCAW) is delighted to present its fifth annual Public Art Trail. West London will be brought to life with vibrant and immersive public art, free for all to enjoy for the duration of the summer.

Opening on 18 June, the Public Art Trail will feature world-class sculpture, installations and exhibits throughout the borough. Presented across nine zones, the Art Trail will take up residence at some of West London’s most beautiful and iconic sites.

For more information on the Kensington + Chelsea Art Week go to

https:// www.kcaw.co.uk | @kcawlondon

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Hypha Studios (@hyphastudios)

Hypha Studios is a charity matching creatives with empty spaces & regenerating the high street with cultural hubs & events for local communities.

By providing free studios & project space we act as an incubator for creatives to test new ideas without financial obstacles. We provide opportunities to those who might not be able to access space, support or visibility.

In return for the free space, creatives organise public events, supporting the locality & benefiting the high street.

For more information on the work of Hypha Studios go to

https://hyphastudios.com

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Tabish Khan (@londonartcritic)

Tabish Khan is an art critic specialising in London's art scene and he believes passionately in making art accessible to everyone. He visits and writes about hundreds of exhibitions a year covering everything from the major blockbusters to the emerging art scene.

Tabish has been visual arts editor for Londonist since 2013. Contributions include reviews, previews, news, experiences and opinion pieces.

He is also a regular contributor for FAD with a weekly top exhibitions to see in London and a column called 'What's wrong with art'.

Tabish is a trustee of ArtCan, a non-profit arts organisation that supports artists through profile raising activities and exhibitions

He is available for interviews, radio and television appearances, to comment on exhibitions and the latest art news.

While art is Tabish's primary focus, he has written about film, theatre, food and many other experiences in London.

For more information on Tabish Khan go to

http://www.tabish-khan.com/

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Adam Brigland (@adam_bridgland)

Since graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2006, Bridgland has used a diverse range of materials and working methods to pursue an incisive and often witty exploration of distinctively British sentiments, externalising the underlying sense of loss and nostalgia that permeates our memories. Vignettes of British back-packer’s holidays, old-fashioned bus-tours, and childhood seaside breaks that figure strongly in his visual repertoire are often tinged with this feeling of time having passed too quickly, our memories gradually fading. Twinned with this however, is an upbeat celebration of themes distilled from children’s colouring books, paint-by-numbers kits, old public transport posters and kitsch postcards, which he imbues with the kaleidoscopic richness of carefully chosen and thickly applied primary colours. These everyday, almost mundane subjects are treated with the importance and status of emblems; centred in each work and often encapsulated within related text or target-like circular borders that focus our gaze.

Whether descriptive of change or constancy, Bridgland’s work keys into our desire to remember and relive, and plays upon our tendency to elevate our shared memories with the rose-tinted, wistful spectacles we don when thinking of the past, as well as the future. His depictions of identity and belonging, nostalgia and emotion give to his work a hugely personal aspect, and are influenced by a graphic and visual tradition that is quite specific to Britain. Yet his subtle combinations of image and related text play on everyone’s perceptions of shared occasions. Perhaps then it is the delicately précised power of the experiences he attempts to capture that make Bridgland’s work so accessible to all.

Text by Matthew Reeves, Independent Curator and Curator of East Wing Nine at the Courtauld Institute of the Arts.

For more information on the work of Adam Brigland go to

https://adambridgland.co.uk

Kensington + Chelsea Art Week (KCAW) is delighted to present its fifth annual Public Art Trail. West London will be brought to life with vibrant and immersive public art, free for all to enjoy for the duration of the summer.

Opening on 18 June, the Public Art Trail will feature world-class sculpture, installations and exhibits throughout the borough. Presented across nine zones, the Art Trail will take up residence at some of West London’s most beautiful and iconic sites.

For more information on the Kensington + Chelsea Art Week go to

https:// www.kcaw.co.uk | @kcawlondon

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Jonathan Parsons (@artistjaypee)

Jonathan Parsons’ work is an enquiry into the systems and structures of art and the everyday world. His paintings are a mindful reversal of their own convention, relating traditional modes of representation to issues of contemporary relevance.

He is a graduate of Goldsmiths College and has exhibited internationally. He featured in Sensation, the seminal 1997 Royal Academy of Arts exhibition. In 2007 he was shortlisted for the Jerwood Sculpture Prize.

His current exhibition ‘The Black Drawings’ is on at The Bunker Gallery, Isle of  Wight 26-29 August 2022 11.oo-16.00 daily.

For more information on the work of Jonathan Parsons go to

 http://www.jonathanparsons.com/

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In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Miss Bugs (@miss_bugs)

Miss Bugs was founded in the early part of 2007, originally coming from a background in photography and graphics. Working in partnership, they developed fast, spontaneous working methods, cutting and pasting existing images; ‘remixing and sampling classics’ in art to make new pieces with their own mark.

Miss Bugs began in the early days making small scale works on paper, using screen printing with hand painted elements. They then scaled the work up, making life size cut outs of characters to place in situ on the streets of London. These were left in place to become part of the cityscape and recorded through photography.

Their most recent work includes larger scale pieces, incorporating laser cut planes of wood, hundreds of small component objects and poured resin. These pieces are time consuming and labour intensive, and a long way from the quickly constructed art pieces of the early days. Miss Bugs has always taken a broad and varied approach to creating work. The combining of materials and objects, alongside the way contemporary imagery can be collaged together, either by hand, through photography, or using a digital process is important.

The focus of the work has always been the human form; as Miss Bugs’ interest lies in developing ‘characters’
to tell a story. Archetypal imagery from magazines, art history and films are used as a starting point, which are then cut, overlaid and distorted to produce character portraits with an arresting graphic look. The influence of collage artists like Hannah Höch can clearly be seen in the work. The layering and placing of colour and pattern is also intrinsic to the work, and is very much a hands on element for Miss Bugs in the construction of the final pieces.

For your own Miss Bugs capsule/tablet go to: https://jealousgallery.com

P.S - Thank you to @jobrookspr for the introduction

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to The Misfortune teller (@themisfortuneteller)

After failing at everything else in life, The Misfortune Teller gave up entirely and decided to become an artist.

Since then, his bleakly humorous, confessional style has garnered him a modest yet enthusiastic following, and nigh-on zero industry recognition. Encouragingly, some people have paid actual money to acquire his stuff, which is a surprise both to him and his friends and family, who cheer from the sidelines with a bemused, and slightly annoyed look on their faces.

As creator of the ‘Dark Therapy’ style, The Misfortune Teller delivers painfully honest truths across a variety of mediums, from ink on paper to balloon sculptures on rooftops, from brutally honest memorial plaques screwed onto park benches in the dead of night, to teabags inscribed with demotivational messages. On occasion, he also gives live ‘Misfortunetellings’ at fairs to anyone brave enough to hear their dark prophecy.

His most recent piece, a metal road sign bearing the message ‘Everything is a sign when you are lost,’ is available now.*

*All words written by The Misfortune Teller, pretending to be someone else writing about himself.

For more information on the work of The Misfortune teller go to https://themisfortuneteller.org

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Sara Pope (@sarapopeartist)

Contemporary artist Sara Pope is best known for her bold, seductive paintings of voluptuous lips. Taking inspiration from a successful career in the fashion industry as a shoe designer for brands such as Paul Smith, and also her work in magazines as a designer and art director, Sara aims to capture the sensuality and seductive power conveyed by the lips and mouth. Interested in questions of beauty, communication, and the notion of perfection, Sara uses the perspective of her commercial experience to explore these themes.

The starting point is a makeup brush and a lipstick. She paints the models’ lips, then, using tricks and techniques of makeup and lighting, she begins the process of creating the perfect lips. She asks the model, to express different emotions which she captures photographically. Using these shots as inspiration she begins the artwork. The painting process involves several layers of thin oil-diluted paint being overlaid, blending and smoothing the colours extensively at every stage, sometimes also mixing lipstick into the paint. Emulating the stylistic slickness of advertising, the result is glossy, perfect and irresistible.

For more information on the work of Sara Pope go to

https://sarapopeart.com/

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In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Outsider Gallery (@outsidergallerylondon

Barnet, Enfield and Haringey NHS Trust proudly present a creative arts exhibition that has been created by participants engaging in music therapy, expressive art and drama therapy programmes, in response to the pressures of Covid, isolation and the impact of complex mental health.

Funded by NHS Charities Together and brought to you by Outsider Music and Outsider Gallery, London, with Maria Stydenko

When: Friday 23rd September 6 - 10pm

Nearest train stations are Turnpike Lane and Hornsey

Where: Outsider Gallery at the Clarendon Recovery College N8 0DJ

Who: Everybody is welcome

 For more info @outsidergallerylondon

 contactOpenMindsProject@nhs.ne

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Edgar Arts (@edgar._.arts)

Edgar Arts is a collaborative group of three (Luke Edgar, Matthew Huggett and Jay Goodwin), who are all both tattoo artists and fine artists, all of which is created under the same roof in north Essex.

LUKE EDGAR

TATTOO AND FINE ARTIST

Luke works freehand to create undeniably creative tattoos. This is only bolstered by his impressive work on metal. Never content to plateau, you can expect fresh perspectives when working with him on your tattoo or fine art project.

MATTHEW HUGGETT

TATTOO AND FINE ARTIST

Heavily inspired by his print methods of working, Matt freely juggles tattooing and art in one hand whilst savouring his morning coffee in the other. His work explores rugged, worn textures contrasting with smooth or negative space.

JAY GOODWIN

TATTOO APPRENTICE AND FINE ARTIST

Jay, despite being the least experienced tattoo artist in the studio, is an immense talent with oil and canvas. His photo realism painting technique renders his surreal concepts with great expertise. This confidence with the brush allows him to easily hone his tattoo art.

For more information on the work of Edgar Arts go to

https://edgararts.co.uk/

From 23-35 September, Edgar Arts will be showing their work at The New Artist Fair at in The Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London, E1 – For more details go to https://www.newartistfair.com/

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In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to John Ball (@beware_the_void)

Based in Romford (London, U.K) and working primarily in the South East of the United Kingdom, contemporary artist John Ball creates unsettling images of a dystopian suburban landscape.

John is probably best known for his appearance on the Sky Arts ‘Landscape Artist Of The Year’ television show where he was fortunate enough to place as finalist.

‘Incredibly cinematic, foreboding vacant landscapes’ comparable to the work of Edward hopper and David lynch. (Kate Bryan, Head of Collections for Soho House)

'John Ball's work was a like a breath of fresh air on Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year in 2017 with its unique sense of mood and use of colour. The melancholic scenes that he constructs are poetic in themselves and full of story, to the point that they demand your attention and hold it very firmly indeed.' (Kathleen Soriano, curator)

Commissioned by Teeth of the Sea (Rocket Recordings) to produce their debut album cover in 2009 and subsequently 'your mercury' (2010) and 'Master' (2013).

John has previously exhibited in The National Portrait Gallery with the BP Portrait Awards in 2007 with his painting 'Commuter' This was also published in the '500 Portraits' hardback in 2011.

In 2018 His first solo show ‘beware the void’ debuted in Escondido, California.

From 23-35 September, John will be showing his work at The New Artist Fair at in The Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London, E1 – For more details go to https://www.newartistfair.com/

For more information on the work of John Ball go to: https://www.beware-the-void.com/

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Kate Knight (@knightpainter)

Kent based artist Kate Knight works primarily with figurative imagery.

Within the drawn explorations of nature, Knight's concerns are upon the aesthetics of desire, sex and death. The works are provocative, playful, harsh and tongue in cheek. The compositions establish a series of graphic signs, aiming to evoke a narrative whether epic or fleeting.

The current developments juxtapose a darker underbelly, presenting unease; as well as the guardianship of something sacred. This response is loaded with a sense of otherness, something beyond the ordinary; a dystopian landscape. Knight currently works in biro as well as painting and sculpture. The use of biro on such a large scale is labour intensive; enabling very fine detail and presenting an etched like quality. Knight approaches drawing in much the same way as she paints, for this reason she considers herself to be primarily a painter.

Knight studied her BA Fine Art Painting at Chelsea College of Art and design 2005. She was selected as the runner up for the Marmite Prize for Painting 2010 as well as being selected for ‘Artist of the Day’ Flowers Central on Cork Street 2010 by professor Mo Throp. She is a regular participant at London's prestigious Art Car Boot Fair

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