Pep Talks for Artists (Amy Talluto)
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| 23 Nov 2022 | Ep 40: Interview w/ Natalie Beall | 01:23:15 | |
Collage artist and sculptor, Natalie Beall, joined me to chat about her work this week. We spoke about both her paper collage series "Utility Suite" and her painted wood and clay sculptures that tweak 2-D and 3-D space through a quiet visual flattening. Her mysterious images seem to represent game boards, domestic storage racks or display shelves that have long-lost their instructions and vital functions. Her palette is based on the muted tones of domestic interior paint chips and Canson Mi Teintes papers, and features soft oranges, browns, blues, greens, creams, grays and black. Please visit the @peptalksforartists Instagram to see images of Natalie's work! Natalie's website: www.nataliebeall.com Natalie on IG: @natalie_beall Glue Talk™: Natalie uses Lineco Neutral PH Adhesive Specific works mentioned: Utility Suite Series: "Rack" and "Rocker;" Sculptures: "Twisting Board," "Course," "Dormer," "Storage Solution (Tender Sling)," "Lacing Post" and "Pith-Peg (A Pastime)" Mentions: Joseph Cornell's "Soap Bubble Set" 1942, Jim Gaylord, Canson Mi Teintes papers, The Shaker communities of Upstate NY, Saltonstall Artist-Writer Residency for artist-parents of NY state, Interlude Residency for artist-parents, Real Nifty Vintage youtube channel. Natalie Beall's collage project, Utility Suite, is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson. ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Amy on IG: @talluts Donate to the Peps: Buy Me a Coffee or https://anchor.fm/peptalksforartistspod/support. All music tracks and SFX are licensed from Soundstripe. | |||
| 26 Apr 2022 | Ep 23: Interview w/ Artist, Portia Munson | 01:12:32 | |
Installation artist, painter and photographer, Portia Munson, joined me on the podcast to talk about her work with cast-off objects, cultural waste, and girl kitsch. Tune in to hear our conversation about her work's feminist and ecological themes. We also spoke about how the objectification of women persists...in objects. And how endless inspiration can be found simply by roaming around an antiques mall or a swap-shop. Portia has a few shows happening this Summer (2022) if you'd like to catch her work in person:
ARCHIVE: Bad Girls exhibition at The New Museum: https://archive.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/235 Artist shoutouts: Jared Handelsman, Vito Acconci, Barbara Krueger, Martha Rosler, Hans Haacke, Jennifer Coates, Shari Mendelson, Kiki Smith and Valerie Hammond Thanks to Shima Star and Andrea Champlin for their great questions! Apply for Cape Cod Dune Shack residencies: Fine Arts Work Center | Provincetown Community Compact | Peaked Hill Trust Amy's fave thrifter Youtuber: Jeffrey of Real Nifty Vintage This talk was recorded live on the Clubhouse app April 12, 2022. The full, unedited audio is available on the Pep Talks for Artists club page on Clubhouse. Thanks so much for listening, rating, reviewing and supporting the Peps! Please find the podcast on Instagram @peptalksforartists to see images that go with this episode. Amy's website: amytalluto.com All licensed music is by Soundstripe | |||
| 10 Jan 2025 | Ep 82: Resilience Through Research (Pt 4) w/ Jennifer Coates | 01:29:07 | |
Jennifer Coates is back with me this week to cohost Part 4 of our series about researching our way to feeling better as artists. This time we go all the way back to 1306 to the Mongol empire and then zoom forward to the 1970's in the USSR and with a few more stops in between. We studied hard (and maybe got C minuses) but we ended up feeling inspired and hope you will too. The artists we spoke about: Zheng Sixiao of Southern China's Song Dynasty, "Ink Orchid" 1306, during Mongol Empire (Yuan Dynasty) under Kublai Kasimir Malevich of Russia/USSR, "Black Square" 1915, "Girls in a Field" 1928-30, "Female Worker" 1933, Russian icon paintings The Bulldozer Exhibition, 15 September 1974 and Oskar Rabin "Lamp and Shawl" 1974 & Lidya Masterkova "Untitled" 1974 of the Leonozovo Group, Photographs by Mikhail Abrosimov/ The Calvert Journal Read more: https://www.edelman.com/insights/bulldozer-exhibition-my-eyewitness-account-russian-repression-6-am Claude Cahun of Jersey (Channel Islands/France), Partner/Collaborator, Marcel Moore, "I am in training, don't kiss me" 1927, "What do you want from me?" 1929, "Self Portrait" 1939 The Nahua People of the Aztec Empire and the Florentine Codex: https://florentinecodex.getty.edu/ - facilitated by Franciscan Monk, Bernardino de Sahagún, Deep dive into the Codex with Dr. Diana Magaloni Kerpel, Deputy Director, Program Director, and Dr. Virginia Fields Curator of the Art of the Ancient Americas at the LA County Museum of Art (LACMA): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUfg_WQwvMg Gee's Bend Quilters of Alabama and their organization Souls Grown Deep: https://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/ Other artists mentioned: Elisabeth Condon, Piet Mondrian **Disclaimer: As we are not historians by trade, some factual errors may have slipped through. Apologies if so ** Jennifer Coates online: web and IG Amy Talluto online: web and IG Thank you, Jennifer! Thank you, Listeners! All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks website: peptalksforartists.com Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Amy's website: amytalluto.com Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 28 Mar 2024 | Ep 66: Interview w/ Artist, Philemona Williamson | 01:25:55 | |
So excited to share this fantastic interview with artist, Philemona Williamson! Find out more about Philemona's vibrant paintings that show twisting, gender-bending adolescents "up to stuff," and her fascinating ambiguous poetic sense of narrative (and also why I have appointed her an Honorary New Orleanian!). Philemona also grew up in a famous Art Deco building in NYC, and her childhood stories are not to be missed. Works mentioned: "Branching Eyes" 2023, "The Gathering" 2021, "Verbena Street 2" 2022, "Snow Interrupted" 2021 More info about Philemona Williamson: Philemona's website: https://www.philemonawilliamson.com/ Philemona on IG: https://www.instagram.com/philemona8/ Her MTA Fused Glass Panels at Livonia Ave, Queens (L train): https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/artwork_show?206 Current/Upcoming Exhibitions: June Kelly Gallery, NYC, Apr 18 - June 4, 2024: https://www.junekellygallery.com/williamson/index.html Passerelle, Centre d'art contemporain d'intérêt national, Brest, France, June-Aug 2024: https://www.cac-passerelle.com/expositions/en-cours/ In "Century: 100 Years of Black Art at MAM" Montclair Art Museum, NJ, Through July 7, 2024: https://www.montclairartmuseum.org/exhibition/century-100-years-black-art-mam Philemona Williamson has exhibited her work for over 25 years at the June Kelly Gallery in NYC and recently, at her mid-career retrospective at the Montclair Art Museum in NJ. She is the recipient of numerous awards and residencies including the Joan Mitchell Foundation, Pollock Krasner, National Endowment For The Arts, New York Foundation For The Arts and Millay Colony as well as serving on the advisory board of the Getty Center for Education. Her work has been shown in many solo and group exhibitions such as The Queens Museum of Art, Wisconsin’s Kohler Art Center, The Sheldon Museum in Nebraska, The Bass Museum in Miami, The Mint Museum in North Carolina, The Forum of Contemporary Art in St. Louis, The International Bienal of Painting in Cuenca, Ecuador and most recently at the Anna Zorina Gallery in NYC. She is represented in numerous private and public collections, including The Montclair Art Museum; The Kalamazoo Art Institute; The Mint Museum of Art; Smith College Museum of Art; Hampton University Museum; Sheldon Art Museum; Mott-Warsh Art Collection, and AT&T. Her public works includes fusedglass murals created for the MTA Arts in Transit Program at the Livonia Avenue Subway Station in Brooklyn, a poster for the MTA Poetry In Motion and — for the NYC School Authority — a mosaic mural in the Glenwood Campus School. She currently teaches painting at Pratt Institute and Hunter College in NYC. All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 03 Jun 2024 | Ep 69: Eva Hesse, Sylvia Mangold & The Home Depot | 00:07:15 | |
This is my hot take on the seven-year-old (it's new to me!) Eva Hesse doc and the scandalous revelations contained within. Also, I receive further evidence for why we still stan our queen, Sylvia Mangold, as she asks: Is the Home Depot the new Canal Street? The #cerebral, #inspiring and #wondrous documentary, Eva Hesse (2016) directed by Marcie Begleiter, is available to rent/stream on Amazon. All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 27 Feb 2025 | Ep 85: Meret Oppenheim's Titles | 00:11:25 | |
I'm offering for you here a new mini ep about what I've been thinking about lately: the wackiness of Meret Oppenheim's titles - and how they expand the mystery of her images rather than explain them. I recently snagged the catalog from the Moma retrospective show from last year and highly recommend it if you don't have it yet. It's full of lovely color plates: https://store.moma.org/products/meret-oppenheim-my-exhibition-hardcover But I think cheaper ones are on Amazon? Here are some images from the exhibition online too: https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/5368 Some art news: Tickets for CounterPointe12, a collaborative art ballet in Brooklyn March 8-9, 2025! Check out "Mythology/Matriarchy" at the Middle Room Gallery in Los Angeles (Glendale) March 14 - April 27, 2025 All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 22 Dec 2022 | Ep 41: Artist Pet Peeves w/ Jennifer Coates | 01:20:24 | |
The wonderful Jennifer Coates is back in the co-host seat this time to help me kvetch about all things art and being an artist. We come correct with a panoply of over 35 heartfelt pet peeves. It was our pleasure to also dive into the IG mailbag for some Listener Peeves! Where do pushpins go when they fall to the floor and immediately vanish? Why is titanium white sold out more often than not? Why are applications so often left on "read"? Also, why is the art world so ageist? These and so many more peeves will be aired and brought into the light. We hope you'll relate to our shared angst and grind your teeth along with us. Join in for some non-toxic negativity! Jennifer Coates: web: http://www.jenniferlcoates.com/ ig: @jennifercoates666 Peeve Contributors: Thank you to the following artists: Monica Church, Bonnie Paisley, Jessica Plattner, Natalie Lerner, Lawre Stone, Joey of Radius Studios, Jane Fine, Jane McKenzie, Amy McCormac, Kat Dufault, Mary McFerran, Melissa Capasso, MaryAnne Murray, Kirsten Borror, Alicia Mikles and Linda Stillman Other Artists Mentioned: Michael Berryhill, Bridget Riley, Frida Kahlo, Albert Pinkham Ryder, Clarity Haynes Essays/Articles Mentioned: Talking to yourself is a sign of intelligence: https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/why-talking-to-yourself-out-loud-might-be-just-what-your-brain-needs/ Clarity Hayne's amazing essay "On Detail": https://tartblog.wordpress.com/2013/11/06/on-detail-embracing-the-forbidden/ Thank you to all who helped make this episode a reality by sending in peeves! ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Amy on IG: @talluts Donate to the Peps: Buy Me a Coffee or https://anchor.fm/peptalksforartistspod/support. All music tracks and SFX are licensed from Soundstripe. | |||
| 25 Feb 2022 | Ep 17: When Is an Artwork Finished? | 00:20:47 | |
This week on Peps, we're going to tackle the metaphysical question: When is a work finished? I explore some texts that try to pin down a definition and also share some of my own thoughts and metaphors...But I am most excited to share that this episode contains recorded messages from listener-artist contributors! 6 generous artist listeners sent in their own unique ways of describing this indescribable phenomenon. A very special thanks to: Other artists quoted/mentioned were: Richard Diebenkorn, Rembrandt, Paul Cezanne, Henri Matisse, Pavel Filonov and "sdelannost", Kazmir Malevich, Mikhail Matiushin, Graham Nickson. John Marin, Louise Fishman "On the Creation of Art" by Monroe Beardsley, The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism Vol. 23, No. 3, Spring, 1965 (reacting to Vincent Tomas' "Creativity in Art" The Philosophical Review, Vol. 67, No. 1 Jan., 1958) "When is a Work Finished" by Darren Hudson Hick "Beyond Reason: Malevich, Matiushin, and their Circles" by Charlotte Douglas, "Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting 1890-1985" My website: http://www.amytalluto.com Support the Peps by making a Donation, reviewing us on Apple Podcasts or following us on Instagram to see more images illustrating this episode: @peptalksforartists. All licensed music is from Soundstripe. | |||
| 06 Apr 2022 | Ep 21: Expressive Figuration w/ Keisha Prioleau Martin & Emilia Olsen | 01:00:33 | |
Painters, Keisha Prioleau Martin and Emilia Olsen joined me this week to talk about their work. Both painter's painters, they work primarily with the figure and use vibrant luscious color to add to the content of their work. Listen in to hear about why the "bather" is still a rich subject to paint (especially by women or female-identifying artists), why the city's character and quirks can inspire endless imagery and also what advice they would each give their younger selves. See more of their work: Keisha: https://keishaprioleaumartin.cargo.site/ and on IG at @keishaprioleaumartin Emilia: https://www.emiliawolsen.com/ and on IG at @emiliaolsen.biz Upcoming shows: Keisha: Solo ceramic show "Small Gestures" at ArtShack 1131 Bedford Ave (Bed-Stuy) Brooklyn, NY thru May 19, 2022 / Solo painting show at Olympia 41 Orchard St. NYC opens May 26, 2022 / Look for Keisha during Upstate Weekend too in Fall 2022 Emilia: Two-person show at Kates-Ferri Projects 561 Grand Street, NYC (w/ C.J. Chueca) Texts recommended by my guests: "Joy is a Human Madness" by Zadie Smith, "The Book of Delights: Essays" by Ross Gay, "The Trauma of Everyday Life" by Mark Epstein, "The Last Thing" by Ada Limón, "How to Be a Good Girl" by Jamie Hood (Fun fact: Emilia's work is on the cover and the book is seen on the nightstand in a scene from the Sex and the City reboot "And Just Like That"), Frank O'Hara, "The Whale" by Philip Hoare BrushTalk™: Keisha loves a round, a synthetic sable and a Hashimoto large flat. Emilia loves a filbert and also "mural" brushes. Shout out to radiant red and the quinacridone violets! Please check out the Pep Talks Instagram at @peptalksforartists to see images of the works mentioned on this episode in a special story highlight.Thanks so much to my guests and also thank you for listening! Licensed music is by Soundstripe | |||
| 26 Oct 2023 | Ep 56: The Munch Bunch | 01:44:04 | |
The band's back together! And this time, Elisabeth Condon, Jennifer Coates and I discuss "Edvard Munch: Trembling Earth," a recent Munch survey exhibition at the Clark Institute. We each chose a single painting/print to discuss within the context of Munch's Monistic melancholy, love of clumps, and repetitious reveries. Thank you to The New York Studio School for sponsoring this episode. Deadlines for MFA/Certificate are approaching Jan 15. Elisabeth spoke about: "White Night" oil on canvas 1901 Jennifer spoke about: "The Magic Forest" oil on canvas 1919-25 Amy spoke about "Towards the Forest II" color woodcut 1915 More info about the show at the Clark: https://www.clarkart.edu/exhibition/detail/edvard-munch-trembling-earth Texts mentioned: "Munch: An Inner Life" by Oystein Ustvedt, "Edvard Munch: Trembling Earth" Clark Catalog, "The Private Journals of Edvard Munch: We Are Flames That Pour Out of the Earth" ed J. Gill Holland, Søren Kierkegaard's works: "Fear and Trembling" and "The Sickness Unto Death," "The Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting 1890-1985" ed Maurice Tuchman Artists/Writers mentioned: August Strindberg, Swedish playwright and novelist, Piet Mondrian, Martha Diamond, Sam Francis Fiddle Factoid: Jennifer mentioned the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle (hardingfele) and its "troll tuning" Online articles mentioned: "The Art of Repetition" by Martin Gayford for The Spectator & "The Soul Laid Bare" by Sue Prideaux for the Tate Museum online Other Munch works mentioned: "The Scream" 1893, "The Sick Child" 1907, "Love and Pain" aka The Vampire 1895, "Death in the Sick Room" 1893, "Death Struggle" 1915, "Kiorsterud Garden of Asgaardstrand" 1905, "The Storm" 1893, "Girls on the Bridge" 1902 More info about Elisabeth Condon: website: elisabethcondon.com | instagram: @elisabethcondon Solo exhibition at Emerson Dorsch in Miami Dec 3 More info about Jennifer Coates: website: jenniferlcoates.com instagram: @jennifercoates666 Solo exhibition at High Noon in NYC May 2024 More info about Amy Talluto (your beloved host): website: amytalluto.com instagram: @talluts Peps has a Patreon! If you are a Peps fan and would love more pep talks in your life, please consider supporting the podcast financially on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/PepTalksforArtists! For $5 a month, patrons receive exclusive mini Pep-isodes monthly or bimonthly, delivered directly to their email inbox with a clickable link. No tech savviness required! Also, patrons receive early access to not-yet-released full episodes, fresh out the oven. Join the Peps fam on Patreon and become a part of the Pep Talks Peerage today. Find out more here: https://www.patreon.com/PepTalksforArtists Thank you for listening! ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Amy on IG: @talluts BuyMeACoffee Donations appreciated! All music and effects are by Soundstripe | |||
| 11 Jul 2023 | Ep 51: The Bonnardians w/ Jennifer Coates & Elisabeth Condon | 01:27:53 | |
This week I welcomed back Jennifer Coates and Elisabeth Condon to the podcast to discuss the recent exhibition "Bonnard: The Experience of Seeing" at Acquavella Gallery, NYC April 12 - May 26, 2023. We each chose a single painting from the show to discuss and so I'm calling us The Bonnardians. It's a Bonnard-a-trois! Come along for a hilarious, smart and nerdy look at this fascinating post-impressionist artist. Paintings: (1) Jennifer Coates Bonnard's "The French Door (Morning at Le Cannet)" "La porte-fenêtre (Matinée au Cannet)" 1932 Oil on canvas 34 7/8 x 44 3/4 inches See the painting: https://tinyurl.com/2v59ntey (2) Elisabeth Condon Bonnard's "Golden Hair" "La Chevelure D'or" 1924 Oil on canvas 26 1/8 x 21 inches See the painting: https://tinyurl.com/yc8ynu8m (3) Amy Talluto Bonnard's "After Lunch/The Lunch" "Apres le Dejeuner"/"Le Dejeuner" 1920 Oil on canvas 29 3/8 x 46 inches See the painting: https://tinyurl.com/m9bnksf9 Find Jennifer Coates online: http://www.jenniferlcoates.com/ and on IG: @jennifercoates666 Recent and Upcoming shows: "Love Fest" Platform Project Space, "I Spy a May Queen" Contemporary Art Matters: Columbus, OH, Catskill Art Space with David Humphrey Find Elisabeth Condon online: https://www.elisabethcondon.com/ and on IG: @elisabethcondon Recent and Upcoming shows: Emerson Dorsch, Miami, Solo Dec 3, 2023, "Rainbow Roccoco" at Kathryn Markel, NYC, Norte Maar Brooklyn Mural, "Made in Paint" at The Golden Foundation in New Berlin, NY thru Aug 2023 Find Amy Talluto online: https://www.amytalluto.com/ and on IG: @talluts Recent and Upcoming shows: "Cut Me Up" Albany International Airport, "Appearances" Strange Untried Project Space July 22-23, 2023 Artists mentioned: Hokusai, The Nabis, Arthur Dove (at Alexandre Gallery), The Steiglitz Circle, Pablo Picasso, J M W Turner, Claude Monet, Charles Burchfield Books/Writers mentioned: Jed Perl "Complicated Bliss" The New Republic, Dita Amory "Pierre Bonnard: the Late Still Lifes and Interiors," Francoise Gilot "Life With Picasso," Lucy Whelan "Pierre Bonnard Beyond Vision," Mira Schor's essay "Figure Ground" in "M/E/A/N/I/N/G:An Anthology of Artists’ Writings, Theory, and Criticism," Mira Schor's "The Osage Tree" Episodes mentioned: Ep 50: Elisabeth Condon Describes a Painting: Sam Francis' "Untitled", Ep 48: Interview w/ Catherine Haggarty ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Amy on IG: @talluts BuyMeACoffee Donations appreciated! | |||
| 16 Aug 2024 | Ep 73: Some Thoughts on Drawing (Part 2) | 00:55:31 | |
We're back! This is the second part of our deep dive on drawing. I asked my artist-guests: Jennifer Coates, David Humphrey and Catherine Haggarty to bring along a fave drawing from art history to share and describe what "drew" them to it (please forgive the pun). It was so fun to see what they selected. See images of all of the works on IG @peptalksforartists The drawings discussed were: 1) "The Grotto of Neptune in Tivoli" ca 1640 by Claude Lorrain 2) Rocks near the caves above Château Noir (Rochers à Bibémus) 1895/00 by Paul Cézanne, Watercolor on paper 18¼ by 12 in. 3) "Moon and Clouds" 1945 by George Ault 4) Ledger Drawing ca. 1875-78 attributed to William Cohoe, Cheyenne, Central Plains, Inscribed "Cheyenne Soldiers" Find my guests online here: David Humprhrey: web and IG Jennifer Coates: web and IG Catherine Haggarty: web and IG See more Ledger Drawings at DonaldEllisGallery.com: https://www.donaldellisgallery.com/offerings/plains-indian-drawings
Artists also mentioned: Georges Seurat ("Monkey"), Alexander Cozens, Caspar David Friedrich, Julia Gleich (choreographer) Books mentioned: "Lake Superior" by Lorine Niedecker, "Keeping Time: Plains Indian Ledger Drawings 1865-1900" (pub by Donald Ellis Gallery) Catherine's show "Just Drawing" online at Geary Contemporary: https://geary.nyc/exhibition/just-drawing-catherine-haggarty/ You can watch the original IG Live video of my guests' panel talk at Geary here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9qMilKRs-f/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Thank you for listening! All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks Website: https://www.peptalksforartists.com/ Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 06 Jun 2022 | Ep 27: The Dream in Art (Part 1) | 00:21:55 | |
Come along on a ~~Dream Quest~~ with me to discover works of art that show real dreams...not just images of sleepers or "dream-like" paintings. I set out to discover the bonafides. I began in 1525 with Albrecht Durer, then moved to France with Odilon Rédon in the 1800's, the Surrealists and André Masson in the 1920's, and then shot over and up to the US in the 50's to Jasper Johns, and finally landed back at modern day with the exquisitely-observed representational paintings of Catherine Murphy. This episode was inspired by 2 main sources: 1) The book "Painting the Dream" by Daniel Bergez and also 2) An online artists' talk between 3 painters: Chie Fueki, Alexi Worth and Catherine Murphy called "Painting Table: Catherine Murphy talks with Chie Fueki and Alexi Worth" 1/21/22 hosted by DC Moore Gallery: Watch here: https://vimeo.com/668978992. Artists and artworks mentioned: "Dream Vision" by Albrecht Durer, "Dream Vision" c 1880 (x 2) by Odilon Rédon, "Gradiva" by André Masson, Jasper Johns "Flag," "Flight" & "Begin Again" by Catherine Murphy Authors/Poets and pieces mentioned: "Painting the Dream" book by Daniel Bergez, "The Gradiva: The Woman Who Walks" novella by Wilhelm Hermann Jensen, "Delusion and Dream in Jensen's Gradiva" essay by Sigmund Freud, "La Révolution Surréaliste" literary journal pub by Paul Eluard, Antonin Artaud, Andre Breton, Michel Leiris & Louis Aragon, "Une Vague de Rêves" poem by Louis Aragon Louis Aragon's Poem "Une Vague de Rêves" (A Wave of Dreams) 1924 Excerpt used in the episode: Who is there? Ah good: let in the infinite." Follow Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists & Donate to the Peps: https://anchor.fm/peptalksforartistspod/support. Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Thank you for listening, rating, reviewing & donating! All music is licensed from Soundstripe. | |||
| 25 Nov 2024 | Bonus Ep: The Canopy Program with Catherine Haggarty | 00:35:53 | |
This bonus episode is a promotion for NYC Crit Club's "The Canopy Program" 2025, a year-long mentorship community for artists. Founder and artist, Catherine Haggarty, stopped by the pod to tell me more about what the program offers, who it's for, and which artists she has on deck to lead the cohorts next year. Applications for The Canopy Program are open Monday, December 9th - January 12, 2025 Quick Links: RSVP for Zoom Info Sessions (Dec 3, 10, 12 and Jan 3, 6) The Canopy Program is a year-long intimate mentorship program, providing artists access to work exclusively with a Faculty Mentor and a Cohort of 10 artists for three consecutive semesters (Spring, Summer + Fall 2025). Together, as a Cohort, artists will meet regularly for critiques, discussions, artist talks, and resource-building in professional practices, workshops, and lectures! Each Cohort features an esteemed roster of invited Guest Speakers + Visiting Artists/Critics/Gallerists. 2025 Mentors Rose Nestler @rose.nestler (virtual) Matt Phillips @themattphillips (virtual) Erika Ranee @erikaranee (virtual) Adrienne Elise Tarver @adrienne__elise (virtual) Amy Lincoln @amyplincoln (in person) Sara Jimenez @saraegj (in person) Virtual Cohorts are hosted via Zoom and are open to artists around the globe! In-Person Cohorts are hosted in Chelsea (New York City) and are open to NYC-area Visit nyccritclub.com to learn more & apply! All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks website: peptalksforartists.com Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Amy's website: amytalluto.com Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 15 Apr 2022 | Ep 22: Art Made in Kitchens | 00:19:39 | |
Think you can't make work unless you have a big palatial studio? Think again! Great art can also be made in kitchens! Here's proof: Ida Appelbroog: Art 21 episode "Power" & Jo Applin essay Martha Rosler: "Semiotics of the Kitchen" Mimi Smith at White Columns in "Gloria" 2002 and at her website: https://mimismith.com/1970.html Betye Saar's "Black Girl's Window" Joseph Cornell's works & The Guardian article Carrie Mae Weems: "Kitchen Table Series" 1990 & National Gallery of Art Lecture Robert Rauschenberg: Combine w/ spoon "Trophy II (for Teeny and Marcel Duchamp)" 1960 & The Guardian article Alice Neel: "Thanksgiving" 1965 Alexander Calder: Cutlery Ann Ryan: Collages I made this ep back all the way back in December 2021 after reading that great Betye Saar quote in the Question of Balance Book...so happy to get a chance to release it finally! ... Please connect with the Peps Pod on Instagram @peptalksforartists. Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ All licensed music is by Soundstripe | |||
| 06 Sep 2024 | Ep 74: William Shatner in Space (The Overview Effect) | 00:24:47 | |
Today I'm taking us on a space, art and space-art journey. Because, I've been thinking about how when William Shatner recently went up to space in Bezos' rocket, he saw in real life what he had always pretended to see on TV: space and the final frontier. But to his shock and horror, he...sort of hated it: At least he hated the outer space view. He quaked in the face of all that vast emptiness and ended up with a new appreciation for our warm "Mother" Earth. I.e. "Beam me down, Scotty." And in this way, I think an artist could adopt a William Shatner in Space ideology: and try to appreciate the gifts we each have right now (time, space, adequate health, and freedom to create), versus caving into the dark matter horrors of compare & despair, and worry over not achieving the right career benchmarks. Artists/Works mentioned: "The Creation of the World and the Expulsion from Paradise" by Giovanni di Paolo (1445), "Galaxy (Hydra)" Vija Celmins (1974), "The Moon Museum" Robert Rauschenberg, David Novros, John Chamberlain, Claes Oldenburg, Forrest Myers and Andy Warhol (Possibly sent on the Apollo 12 Moon Mission-1969), "The Wave" by Astronaut, Nicole Stott (2009) William Shatner's book: "Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder" Frank White's book: "The Overview Effect" More about Astronaut, Nicole Stott's first-ever painting in space: http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-070816b-astronaut-artist-nicole-stott.html More about The Moon Museum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Museum Thank you for listening! All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 02 Dec 2021 | Ep 7: Midlife Artistic Big Bangs | 00:15:32 | |
If you've ever felt old and uncool as an artist (like I have, and often), then this episode is for you. I set about to get hard data about when the artists that we revere in museums created their most admired works. What I uncovered will simultaneously astound and soothe you. Texts mentioned in this episode were: "Late Bloomers" by Rich Karlgaard "Old Masters and Young Geniuses" by David Galenson "A Letter from Mark Rothko and Adolph Gottlieb to the Art Editor of the New York Times" June 7, 1943 Also mentioned: "Slideshow at Free University" by Le Tigre Peps podcast tees are born! Check them out at https://amytalluto.bigcartel.com/category/peps Connect with Peps on Instagram and see more images illustrating this episode: @peptalksforartists | |||
| 11 Jan 2024 | Ep 52: Book Talks: "Lives of the Artists" by Giorgio Vasari (Part 1) w/ Mandy Wilson Rosen | 01:24:35 | |
Artist, Mandolyn Wilson Rosen, is back with me for another Book Talks episode! In this episode, we are reading Giorgio Vasari's "Lives of the Artists," published 1550/1568 which profiles famous High Renaissance, mostly Florentine artists such as Michelangelo, Raphael, Boticcelli, and a few lesser-knowns. We were so excited about the book that we ran deliciously long and decided to cut it up and make it a two-parter. In Part 1, we cover Vasari's takes on Giotto, Masaccio, Piero Della Francesca, Paolo Uccello, Fra Filippo Lippi, and Madonna Properzia de Rossi (the only woman in the book, and who was even left out of Mandy's earlier English translation!) Part 2 is coming right up - please keep an eye out. Shout out to artist and writer, Elisabeth Nicula, who we quoted in the episode, and to the books that helped form Vasari's masterwork: "The Decameron" by Giovanni Boccaccio and "The Life of Brunelleschi." Also, a tip of the cap to the Virgin's Holy Girdle of Prato, shown to the public only 4 times a year: https://irenebrination.typepad.com/irenebrination_notes_on_a/2017/07/girdle-cintola-prato.html (Really, no one can out-weird the Catholics) The book is available widely, both used and new! We recommend a skim, not a binge. Find Mandolyn Wilson Rosen online at: https://mandolynwilsonrosen.com/ Thank you to artist, Amy McCormac, for your kind Buy Me A Coffee donation this month! ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Amy on IG: @talluts BuyMeACoffee Donations appreciated! | |||
| 08 Feb 2023 | Ep 43: Elisabeth Condon Describes a Painting / "Tree of My Life" by Joseph Stella | 01:25:48 | |
Our beloved guest host and artist, Elisabeth Condon, and her series "Elisabeth Condon Describes a Painting!" are back for a new installment! This time Elisabeth chose to describe Joseph Stella's oil on canvas painting "Tree of My Life" from 1919 that she saw at The Norton Museum in "Joseph Stella: Visionary Nature." The show is traveling next to the High Museum and to the Brandywine Museum. It was an honor to have Elisabeth's wild and wonderful way of looking at painting again on the pod. See "Joseph Stella: Visionary Nature" in person/online:
More About Elisabeth Condon:
Artists Mentioned: Philip Guston, 4 Gentlemen of the Orchid, Bamboo, Chrysanthemum & Plum, Chinese Scroll Painting, Charles Burchfield, Odilon Redon, Paul Gauguin's "Vision and the Sermon," Hieronymus Bosch, Dziga Vertov's "Man with a Movie Camera," Marcel Duchamp's "Fountain," Agnes Pelton, Henri Rousseau's Paris paintings, Umberto Boccioni & the Italian Futurists, Precisionists: Sheeler, Demuth & Schamberg, Patrick Henry Bruce, Diego Velázquez, Rembrandt, William Merritt Chase, Robert Henri, Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O'Keeffe, Marsden Hartley Writers mentioned: Barbara Rose, Immanuel Kant, Gaston Bachelard's "Poetics of Space," Henri-Louis Bergson, Lewis Mumford, Walter Conrad Arensberg, Gertrude Stein, Maurice Tuchman Eps mentioned: #38 (Elisabeth Condon Describes a Painting #1) and #15 (Review of "Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting 1890-1985") ---------------------------- | |||
| 11 Feb 2022 | Ep 15: Book Talks: "The Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting 1890-1985" w/ Mandy Wilson Rosen | 01:29:22 | |
Friend of the show, Mandy Wilson Rosen is back to co-host with me this week! Welcome back, Mandy! At a recent artist meet up on Clubhouse, we learned that many many artists cite "The Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting 1890-1985" ed. Maurice Tuchman/LACMA as their most prized book on their studio bookshelf. Neither of us had heard of the book before, so we set about to find out what all the fuss was about. The book is a TOME (heavy as a brick, dense as a neutron star and 430 pages) and out of print, but available used on Ebay and Amazon...and at other used book sellers. Mandy and I collected our thought forms, focused our internal eyes, and ascended to a higher plane ...and dove in. Artists mentioned in this episode were: Paul Gauguin, Paul Serusier, Paul Ranson, Émile Schuffenecker, Édouard Vuillard, The Nabis, Le Lotus Bleu (periodical), Odilon Redon, Hilma Af Klint, Edvard Munch, Wassily Kandinsky, Johannes Itten, Umberto Boccioni, Ralph Waldo Emerson (poet), Henry David Thoreau (poet), Walt Whitman (poet), William Blake, Arthur Dove, Georgia O'Keeffe, Marsden Hartley, Albert Pinkham Ryder, Jackson Pollock, Navajo Sand Painters, Hohokam pottery showing Kokopelli, Eskimo/Inuit shaman masks, Agnes Pelton, Raymond Johnson, Nikolei Roerich, Kazimir Malevich, The Suprematists, Mikhail Matyushin, Vladimir Tatlin, Vasilisk Gnedov (poet), Pavel Filonov, Piet Mondrian, Theo van Doesburg, De Stijl movement, Max Weber Also, have a look at the fascinating "Thought-Forms: A Record of Clairvoyant Investigation" by Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater free online at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/16269/16269-h/16269-h.htm Also, also, see Mandy's new number series here: https://mandolynwilsonrosen.com/section/501297-painting-collage.html Please check out the @peptalksforartists instagram in a special "stories highlight" because this episode is chock-a-block with references to specific paintings that we'd love for you to see. I've made a special IG story collection for this episode because there were too many to fit in a post! Thanks! Support the Peps by making a Donation, reviewing us on Apple Podcasts or following us on Instagram to see more images illustrating this episode: @peptalksforartists. All licensed music is from Soundstripe. | |||
| 15 May 2024 | Ep 68: Interview w/ Artist, Frederick Hayes | 01:02:54 | |
So excited to welcome Artist, Frederick Hayes, to the podcast this week. Fred makes graphite drawings and paintings of faces, and he also creates found-material assemblage sculptures that portray the psychological interior of his subjects. Half made up and half based on the street photos that he takes, his portraits conjure up a community of people. These heads function as general archetypes but also as familiar faces that Fred might see in his community, remember from his past, or have seen in the media as victims of racial injustice. Fred Hayes is also an artist who studiously avoids being pigeonholed, and I loved hearing about how he prioritizes freedom in his varied studio practice. Find Frederick Hayes online: IG: https://www.instagram.com/fhay_00/ WEB: https://www.fredhayesstudio.com/ 2023 Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Grant-Winners Exhibition at PAAM (thru 6/16/24, Provincetown): https://paam.org/the-2023-artist-grant-recipients/ This episode is kindly sponsored by the New York Studio School. Check out their June-July 2024 Summer Marathon courses here: nyss.org Artists mentioned: Henri Matisse, Emil Nolde, Cartier Bresson, Robert Rauschenberg, Margaret Kilgallen, Terry Hoff & Chris Johanson of the Mission School / Luggage Store Gallery, Max Beckmann Frederick Hayes has exhibited work at Triple Candie, the Studio Museum, Hallwalls Contemporary, New Museum, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Jose Museum, San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art, Addison Gallery of American Art, DeSaisset Museum, Boston University, Number 35, and the Luggage Store and Patricia Sweetow Gallery in San Francisco, CA. Hayes has held residencies at MacDowell, VCCA, LMCC and The Headlands Center for the Art. He is the recipient of a 2020 NYFA-NYSCA Fellowship in Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts, a 2012 & 2001 Pollack-Krasner Grant, a 2010 Robert Blackburn Workshop Studio Immersion Program Fellowship, a 2000 San Francisco Art Commission Individual Artist Grantand his work is in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Addison Gallery of American Art, and UC Berkeley Art Museum Thank you, Fred! Thank you Patrons and Listeners! Appreciate everyone! Check the pod out on IG! And why not review Peps on Apple Podcasts? Yay! Find me, your beloved host, online at: amytalluto.com and @talluts All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks Website: peptalksforartists.com Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Amy, your beloved host's website: amytalluto.com Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 01 Dec 2023 | Ep 59: Interview w/ Elisabeth Condon | 01:31:46 | |
So happy to have painter (and sculptor!), Elisabeth Condon, back on the podcast on the eve of her solo show opening in Miami! A huge fan of her work, I was excited to learn more about her process and influences. Catch her new work in person at: "Tempus Fugit" Emerson Dorsch Gallery : Dec 3, 2023 - Feb 3, 2024 Untitled Fair / Emerson Dorsch / Booth A23: Dec 6-10, 2023 Elisabeth's works that we mentioned in this episode were: "Lupine" 2023, "Post-Epistemic Flower" 2023, "Forest" 2023, "Transporters" (Chairs) 2023, and "Dusk" 2023 Visit Elisabeth Condon online at: Elisabethcondon.com or @elisabethcondon on IG Visit Emerson Dorsch Gallery online at: Emersondorsch.com/ or @emersondorsch on IG Thank you, Elisabeth! Thank you, Listeners! And thank you so much, Patreon supporters and Buy Me a Coffee supporters! ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Peps has a Patreon! If you are a Peps fan and would love more pep talks in your life, please consider supporting the podcast financially on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/PepTalksforArtists! For $5 a month, patrons receive exclusive mini Pep-isodes monthly or bimonthly, delivered directly to their email inbox with a clickable link. No tech savviness required! Also, patrons receive early access to not-yet-released full episodes, fresh out the oven. Join the Peps fam on Patreon and become a part of the Pep Talks Peerage today. Find out more here: https://www.patreon.com/PepTalksforArtists Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations appreciated! All music and effects are by Soundstripe | |||
| 08 Oct 2024 | Ep 75: Burchfield's Constant Leaf | 00:07:51 | |
Charles Burchfield (Chas to his friends) once noted how an oak leaf had fluttered down and stuck upright in the snow in his neighbors yard, like a flag, for the entire winter. It weathered many Buffalo "gales" and storms and thereafter Burchfield used it as a personal symbol of steadfastness. In fact its alternate title is "Steadfast Leaf." The painting he made of it is attached here "Constant Leaf, also known as Steadfast Leaf" 1960, watercolor and graphite on paper. And, speaking of leaves, I indulge in a short meditation on how the forest floor leaf litter reminds me of the mutual beneficence of a group of artist friends. Hope you enjoy! | |||
| 27 Jun 2022 | Ep 29: Interview w/ Ever Baldwin | 00:46:20 | |
Come listen along as I speak with the incredible painter and sculptor, Ever Baldwin. Ever makes abstract oil paintings that loosely reference the body, eyes, nature, roads and even drag makeup...all enclosed in carved and burned wooden frames. The paintings and frames fuse together visually to create a new surprising whole, greater than the sum of its parts. Ever Baldwin's website and Insta: https://everbaldwin.com/ and @pretzeltime Marinaro Gallery, "Quiet Yes," July 6 - Aug 13, 2022, NYC, Links: marinaro.biz and @marinarogallery JAG Projects at Foreland, July 1 - July 25, 2022, Catskill, NY, Links: forelandcatskill.com and @jag.projects Shout outs: Courtney Puckett, Legendary on HBOmax, Italian Futurist artists, Carlo Scarpa, Carrie Moyer, ArtOMI, Rene Lalique Art Nouveau Brooches and Jewelry, "On Mindfulness in Art" by Enrique Martinez Celaya, Byrdcliffe Art Colony in Woodstock, NY Ever Baldwin lives and works in Catskill, NY. They hold a BFA in painting from The Maryland Institute College of Art and an MFA from The School of The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Recent solo exhibitions include Emma Gray HQ, Los Angeles, CA; and JAG Projects, Hudson, NY. Their work has been included in group shows at Underdonk in Brooklyn, NY, Opalka Gallery in Albany NY, and Left Field Gallery in Los Osos, CA. Ever is a 2021 recipient of the NYFA/NYSCA Fellowship in Painting. Thank you, Ever! Thank you, Listeners! Follow Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists & Donate to the Peps: https://anchor.fm/peptalksforartistspod/support. Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ All music is licensed from Soundstripe. | |||
| 12 Jan 2022 | Ep 11: Interview w/ Artist, Jennifer Coates | 00:58:12 | |
It was a complete honor to interview painter, Jennifer Coates, during the run of her solo exhibition in NYC at High Noon Gallery titled 'Lesser Gods of Lakewood, PA" that featured both large and small stunning acrylic and spray paint magical landscapes, populated by Bacchanals and classical female figures. We discussed 4 paintings in depth: "Three Dryads," "Fire Watcher," "Dryads and Pollinators (Moths)" and "Dryads and Pollinators (Birds)" all 2021, and also learned about Jennifer's advice to "Be the Hero" in the studio when you feel stuck or demoralized, and about channeling Kirsten Dunst in "Melancholia" 2011 when you want to be brave in your work. Also, we spoke about the interesting parallels of being an artist and a musician, as Jennifer is an accomplished fiddle/violin player.
This talk was recorded live on the Clubhouse app, just after the new year on January 4, 2022. Thanks as always for listening! Your Follows and Apple reviews warm the heart cockles! Please find more images to go with this episode and info at the Peps instagram: @peptalksforartists | |||
| 14 Aug 2022 | Bonus: How to Host a Studio Visit w/ Catherine Haggarty of NYC Crit Club | 01:31:40 | |
This week, Painter and NYC Crit Club director, Catherine Haggarty, joined me to talk about that old enigma wrapped in a riddle: How to Host a Studio Visit. She gave tons of helpful tips for managing in-person visits, zoom visits AND how to guard against the emotional fallout that can come after a bad one. It's a gold mine! Also, Catherine gave a teaser for the upcoming courses on offer at NYC Crit Club this Fall. Some great instructors are on tap, along with some brand new exciting classes like "The MFA: Expectations and Preparation" and a Virtual Residency with Mira Schor, to name just two. Psst: Since recording this, I am also excited to announce I'll be joining Sharmistha Ray's class on writing to talk all things Podcasting! NYC CRIT CLUB info: Enrollment period: Aug 14 and closes Sept 18, 2022 Fall 2022 Faculty: Paolo Arao, Yevgeniya Baras, Chris Bogia, Hilary Doyle, Catherine Haggarty, Jarrett Key, Gracelee Lawrence, Jared Linge, Brigitte Mulholland, Natalia Nakazawa, Avery Z. Nelson, Rose Nestler, Alex Paik, Sharmistha Ray, Jahi Sabater, Mira Schor, Zahar Vaks, Anna Valdez Catherine's website: https://www.catherinehaggarty.com/ and IG: @catherine_haggarty Catherine's upcoming exhibitions: Shoutouts: Andrew Prayzner, Hilary Doyle, Rose Nestler, Dominique Fung, White Rock Center for the Sculptural Arts run by Courtney Puckett and Colin O'Con, "On Art and Mindfulness" by Enrique Martinez Celaya Follow Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Donate to the Peps: Buy Me a Coffee or https://anchor.fm/peptalksforartistspod/support. Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ All music tracks and SFX are licensed from Soundstripe. | |||
| 30 Sep 2023 | Peps has a Patreon! | 00:01:59 | |
If you are a Peps fan and would love more pep talks in your life, please consider supporting the podcast financially on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/PepTalksforArtists! For $5 a month, patrons receive exclusive mini Pep-isodes monthly or bimonthly, delivered directly to their email inbox with a clickable link. No tech savviness required! Also, patrons receive early access to not-yet-released full episodes, fresh out the oven. Join the Peps fam on Patreon and become a part of the Pep Talks Peerage today. Find out more here: https://www.patreon.com/PepTalksforArtists Thank you! Your beloved host | |||
| 30 Mar 2022 | Bonus: Using Instagram as a Fine Artist w/ Paddy Johnson of VVrkshop.art | 00:53:00 | |
Friend of the show, Paddy Johnson, is back on Peps! Welcome back, Paddy! She gave me tons of Instagram tips for artists (that old enigma wrapped in a riddle) and she also told me a bit more about "Netvvrk," her business network providing training for professional working fine artists. You may remember that she came on as part of a panel for "Episode 3: Alternative Art Programs" back in 2021, and this time we did more of a deep dive. Her program's membership opens quarterly and is currently opening up April 6-10, 2022. She's also offering a free masterclass scheduled for April 6 at 12pm ET titled "3 Steps to Getting More Shows" that artists can check out. More info: Register in advance for the free webinar "3 Steps to Getting More Shows" airing April 6 at 12pm ET: https://vvrkshop.lpages.co/three-steps-to-getting-more-shows-live/ VVrkshop website (Membership sign-ups open April 6-10): https://www.vvrkshop.art/ VVrkshop on IG: @vvrkshop.art Pep Talks listeners who choose to sign up for Netvvrk get $20 off their first month with code: PepTalks20 Thanks for listening, following, rating and reviewing! Please connect with Peps on Instagram @peptalksforartists All licensed music is by Soundstripe | |||
| 10 Nov 2022 | Ep 39: "Soft Play" w/ Olivia Baldwin, Melissa Dadourian, Sidney Mullis & Kelsey Tynik | 01:18:52 | |
Join me this week as I speak to 4 artists working in mixed media and textiles (Olivia Baldwin, Melissa Dadourian, Sidney Mullis and Kelsey Tynik) about their show at Collar Works in Troy, NY called "Soft Play." We spoke about the works in the show, textiles in art, craft and fine art and the intermingling of the two, and the legacy of our mothers and grandmothers passed down through sewing. Also! Tune in for a Bonus 4-way Glue Talk. And double bonus: I couldn't resist asking Kelsey about her legendary possum-cam at her apartment in Brooklyn featuring Walter, the possum. Links and Artists' Info:
Glue Talk™: Sidney / Weld Bond, Elmer's Glue All, Wood Glue, Laminating Resin; Kelsey / Rubber Cement, glue stick, Tight Bond wood glue; Olivia / Rubber Cement, Golden Matte Medium; Melissa / Aleene's Tacky Glue, iron-on glue sheets Mentions: Textile Arts Center of Brooklyn, NY, Arts, Letters & Numbers Residency, The Corpse Flower at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Brother Knitting Machine Walter the Possum: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17874020101538825/ Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Amy on IG: @talluts Donate to the Peps: Buy Me a Coffee or https://anchor.fm/peptalksforartistspod/support. All music tracks and SFX are licensed from Soundstripe. | |||
| 23 Jan 2025 | Ep 83: "Lifeline: Clyfford Still" Film Review (Part 1) w/ Mandolyn Wilson Rosen | 01:03:58 | |
Mandolyn Wilson Rosen is back on the podcast! This time, instead of a book we are talking about an artist documentary. The film is called "Lifeline: Clyfford Still" 2019 directed by Dennis Scholl. It's a juicy art bio tell-all with a crusty curmudgeon as its talented but embittered subject. Come along with us as we enter a turbulently Still world. Find the film on Amazon ($2.99 SD) or for free on Kanopy Find Mandolyn online at: https://mandolynwilsonrosen.com and on IG at @mandolyn_rosen Links to the writings we mentioned: Clyfford Still's "An Open Letter to an Art Critic" on Artforum https://www.artforum.com/features/an-open-letter-to-an-art-critic-212151/ David Levi Strauss for Brooklyn Rail "From Metaphysics to Invective" Seph Rodney for Hyperallergic "Hoping is Not Enough" https://hyperallergic.com/983414/hoping-is-not-enough/ Artists mentioned: Matthew Barney, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, Lois Dodd, Julian Schnabel, Mark Bradford, Julie Mehretu, Frank Stella, Ellsworth Kelly, Michelle Grabner Writers mentioned: Seph Rodney, Paul Valéry, John Ruskin, Guillaume Apollinaire, John Ruskin, David Levi Strauss, Dore Ashton, Jerry Saltz, Ken Johnson, Clement Greenberg, Emily Dickinson's "'Hope' is the thing with feathers" Thank you, Mandy! Thank you, Listeners! Visit RuthAnn, a new artist-run gallery in Catskill, NY at @ruthanngallery and ruthanngallery.com All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks website: peptalksforartists.com Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Amy's website: amytalluto.com Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 07 Mar 2022 | Ep 18: A Meditation on Artist Residencies, The Twilight Zone & A Provincetown Dune Shack | 00:21:04 | |
Come along this week to find out why I think an episode of the Twilight Zone is the perfect analogy for going on an artist residency ...AND also hear a little radio play I made about going to a Provincetown/Truro dune shack for a week as an Artist in Residence and all about my neighbors: 1,000 gray seals and a single white-footed dune mouse. It will be "Ever so much fun." Further reading/watching/links: "The Twilight Zone" ep "The After Hours" (S1, Ep34, w/ Anne Francis as "Marsha") "Wired to Create" by Carolyn Gregoire & Scott Barry Kaufman Searchable Artist Residencies: Artistcommunities.org Our artist-crowd-sourced list of Artist Residency recommendations from Clubhouse: (LINK) Apply for a Dune Shack here: https://www.nps.gov/caco/learn/historyculture/residency-programs-dune-shacks-of-the-peaked-hill-bars-historic-district.htm *NEW* Artists of Color Dune Shack Residency: https://thecompact.org/dune-shacks Photos from my week at Ray Wells shack (or search #raywellsduneshack on IG): (LINK) Dune shack music is "Haïti" by Joséphine Baker from the birdcage scene of her film Zouzou 1934 (LINK) More about Ray Wells Shack history (Thanks to Tony Lagarto for his research and post on FB): "The long-time shack of Ray Martan Wells, the artist wife of real estate developer and restaurateur Nicholas Wells, founder of The Mews. Coast Guardsman Ellis built the original (central) portion of the shack in 1935 or 1936 with a side gable roof. This part of the building is located on its original site and retains its 1930s orientation, dimensions, and the majority of the structural system. The Wellses added the extant front porch in 1937... According to Gail Cohen, Nicholas and Ray Wells purchased the deed from Eugene O’Neill’s wife, Carlotta Monteray...Ray Wells lived to 103 and she inhabited her dune shack up until shortly before her death." --TL (LINK) Artists and writers who worked in Provincetown: Eugene O'Neill, Tennessee Williams, Norman Mailer, Mark Rothko, Robert Motherwell, Helen Frankenthaler, Franz Kline, and Hans Hofmann (LINK) My website: http://www.amytalluto.com Peps on Instagram: @peptalksforartists Support the Pepisodes by making a Donation, reviewing us on Apple Podcasts or following us on Instagram to see more images illustrating this episode: @peptalksforartists. All licensed music is from Soundstripe. | |||
| 05 May 2022 | Ep 24: Slow Work & Agnes Pelton's Silver Baby | 00:11:38 | |
This episode I look at the plusses of slowing down and taking our own sweet time in the studio. Artist slow-poke examples include Giorgio Morandi (read by Frank Bango), Jay Defeo, Charles Burchfield's "reconstructions" like "Sun and Rocks," Michelangelo, Cy Twombly, and, last but not least: Agnes Pelton and her silver baby. I didn't hold back on the crazy effects on this one, guys...it's a full vibe. Agnes Pelton readings were from: "Agnes Pelton: Desert Transcendentalist" ed. by Gilbert Vicario Thanks for listening! Connect with Peps on Instagram and see more images illustrating this episode: @peptalksforartists Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Many thanks to Frank Bango at Sincere Recording Studio for his help in producing and mixing this episode! | |||
| 11 Apr 2022 | Bonus: What's After Art School w/ Catherine Haggarty of NYC Crit Club | 00:26:57 | |
Catherine Haggarty, a friend of the show, painter and Executive Director of NYC Crit Club stopped by this week for a Bonus Episode to tell me a bit about her upcoming summer courses online and in person. She's got some great faculty lined up too, including Claire Grill, Clarity Haynes, Erika Ranee, Paul Gagner and Jared Linge. We also got talking about how it was for each of us starting out and how much we could have used a mentor or peer network at crucial moments. This experience helped her develop this alternative program for artists post-BFA or post-MFA which is a "radical alternative program offering community, connection, and critique." Class registration for the summer opens up Monday, April 11, 2022, so check out NYC Crit Club online soon to see the full range of courses before they fill up: Web: https://www.nyccritclub.com/ Instagram: @nyccritclub If you're an artist looking for a summer class or critique group, check out NYC Crit Club! Please also visit Pep Talks on Instagram @peptalksforartists where I always post an image carousel to go with each episode and love hearing from you! All licensed music is by Soundstripe | |||
| 14 Sep 2022 | Ep 34: Interview the Interviewer w/ Etty Yaniv, Artist & Founder of Art Spiel | 01:10:46 | |
I welcome Etty Yaniv to the podcast this week! Etty lives and works in Brooklyn but is from Tel Aviv. She makes small paintings, drawings and sculptures, but also creates room-sized installations of swirling vortexes of plastic and found materials. She is the founder of Art Spiel, an online arts magazine, that interviews under-represented artists doing rigorous work and also offers reviews of exhibitions at non-profit and artist-run spaces. A new installment of Glue Tawk™ is forthcoming too, for those who love glue. Etty can be found online here: ettyyanivstudio.com (web) @etty.yaniv (Instagram) Art Spiel can be found here: artspiel.org (web) @artspiel (instagram) Catch Etty's work in person at her current exhibitions: Glue Tawk™: Etty uses Golden's Matte and Gloss Mediums! Recommended Writers/Poets: Jorge Luis Borges, Italo Calvino, W. G. Selbald, Franz Kafka, Virgina Woolf, Maria Wisława Anna Szymborska, Olga Tokarczuk Thank you, Etty! All music tracks and SFX are licensed from Soundstripe. | |||
| 16 May 2022 | Ep 25: Book Talks: "How to Work a Room" (or an Opening) w/ Mandy Wilson Rosen | 01:15:07 | |
Mandy Wilson Rosen is back to co-host another Book Talks for Artists! Welcome back, Mandy! This week we are discussing "How to Work a Room" by Susan RoAne to see if it jusssttt might have some helpful tips inside for artists. Spoiler alert: It does. It's chock full of helpful tips for surviving an opening and we can't wait to talk about it. I even found some cocktail party lounge music for the ep. Join us!
Mandy's website: https://mandolynwilsonrosen.com/home.html Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Pep Talks Instagram: @peptalksforartists Thank you to Geraldine Merola Barton for recommending the book to me way back when! Donate to the Peps: https://anchor.fm/peptalksforartistspod/support Thank you for listening, rating, reviewing and donating! All music is licensed from Soundstripe. | |||
| 13 Dec 2021 | Ep 8: Interview the Interviewer w/ Brian Alfred, Artist and "Sound & Vision" Podcast Host | 01:39:08 | |
This week I am launching a new miniseries called "Interview the Interviewer" and I'm excited to welcome my first "Interviewer," Brian Alfred, an accomplished painter and the host of Sound & Vision podcast to the pod. I enjoyed turning the mic back on Brian and hearing about his work and process in the studio and also his insights into podcasting and interviewing artists. Please check out his website for more images of his work as well as Sound & Vision podcast on all podcast apps.
This talk originally aired as a live event on the Clubhouse App, November 16, 2021. Please subscribe to get new episodes as soon as they release, and also please connect with the podcast on Instagram at @peptalksforartists and check out the bonus images that go with this episode. Thanks for listening! | |||
| 13 Jan 2024 | Ep 61: Some Thoughts on "Portrait Artist of the Year" the British TV Show | 00:13:54 | |
This episode is all about a fascinating British TV art reality show that I once gleefully watched completely pirated, through the kindness of Cherzo, a modern day Robin Reddit-Hood. You can check out the show: "Portrait Artist of the Year" on Amazon, if you are so intrigued! Artists mentioned: Alice Neel, Frederick Hayes, and Tai Shan Schierenberg (Judge for the show). Thank you, Listeners! Thank you, Pep Talks Patrons! All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Peps has a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/PepTalksforArtists! Join the Peps fam on Patreon and become a part of the Pep Talks Peerage today. Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 24 Dec 2024 | Ep 81: Elisabeth Condon Describes a Christina Ramberg Retrospective | 01:24:59 | |
Welcome back, Elisabeth! This time I am very excited to be speaking to Artist, Elisabeth Condon, about one of my favorite Chicago Imagists: Christina Ramberg. The Art Institute of Chicago recently mounted a retrospective of Ramberg's work and Elisabeth travelled to see the show this past summer. She spent time telling me about her favorite works, but also offered insight into Ramberg's personality and teaching style - as Elisabeth was her student in graduate school at SAIC in the late 80's. Ramberg is known for her small but tightly-wound acrylic paintings of disembodied women: truncated torsos, legless high heels shoes, floating suits, and body-less corsets, but also produced quilts and a series of satellite paintings shortly before she died at 49 of Pick's disease. See more images from the Art Institute retrospective here: https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/9723/christina-ramberg-a-retrospective Barry Schwabsky's review in The Nation: https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/christina-rambergs-public-secrets/ Riva Lehrer AIC Lecture on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0afNYv3mfqo&t=2812s Thea Liberty Nichols AIC Lecture on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0ps_oQnrvs Julia Fish, Rebecca Shore and Judith Russi Kirshner AIC Panel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQzpGJGot-k Find Artist, Elisabeth Condon online here: https://www.elisabethcondon.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/elisabethcondon/ Ramberg's artworks mentioned: "Untitled" 1980, Satellite Paintings "Untitled 122" 1986, "Istrian River Lady" 1974, "Probed Cinch" 1971, "Troubled Sleeve" 1974, "Bound Hand" 1973, "Untitled Hand" 1975, "Corset/Urns" 1970, "Lola La Lure" 1969, "Cabbage Head" 1968, "Belle Rêve" 1969, Quilt works, and "Satellite" series of the late 80's, Playboy Commission 1972 "Untitled", "Shadow Panel" 1972 Artists mentioned: Paula Modersohn-Becker, Utamaro "Two Girls with a Cricket Box," Jimmy Wright, Phillip Hanson, Jeff Koons, Ed Paschke, Mike Kelly, Erling Sjovold, Jackie Kazarian, Christopher Williams, Maureen P. Sherlock, Lori Gunn (Wirsum), Karl Wirsum, Roger Brown, William Eckhardt Kohler, Karl Kelly, Jackie Saccoccio, Jackie Cheng, Helen O'Leary, Helen O'Toole, Barbara Rossi, Ray Yoshida, Judith Russi Kirshner, Julia Fish, Riva Lehrer, Rebecca Shore Others noted: Muriel Newman (Collector), Kanye West, Edith Wharton, Corbett VS Dempsey Gallery, Rozsika Parker and Griselda Pollock's "Old Mistresses: Women, Art and Ideology" All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks website: peptalksforartists.com Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Amy's website: amytalluto.com Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 26 Nov 2024 | Ep 78: Resilience through Research (Pt 1) w/ Jennifer Coates | 01:03:57 | |
Jennifer Coates, friend of the pod, is back to help me consider a new way forward (artwise) after the destabilizing event of the US election. She, herself, is finding comfort in the long history of rocks, geology and the cosmos, while I find myself turning to a book about how Matisse and his daughter, Marguerite, both reacted to the trauma of WWII in opposite yet valid ways. It's a bit of a potpourri, but we promise some great galvanizing art historical quotes and an inspiring double pep talk for the ages. Alternative title of ep: Rock Paper Scissors! Come hang out with us! Media mentions: The Weekly Show w Jon Stewart (ep with Heather Cox Richardson), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on IG/Tiktok Rock mentions: The Makapansgat pebble, Paleo "Venuses," Venus de Willendorf, baetyl stones, "The Living Stones" by Ithell Colquhoun, Paul Cezanne's drawings of Fontainbleu Quarry/MOMA show , John Elderfield and Terry Winters discuss Cezanne's Rock and Quarry Paintings for the Brooklyn Rail , "Turning to Stone: Discovering the Subtle Wisdom of Rocks" by Marcia Bjornerud, new minerals elalite and elkinstantonite discovered in 2022 in Somalia from a meteorite Art mentions: Cat Balco, Adie Russell, Elisabeth Condon, Pierre Bonnard, Edvard Munch & "White Night" 1900, Dada Movement, Hannah Hoch & “Cut with the Kitchen Knife," Man Ray, "Matisse the Master" by Hilary Spurling, "The Unknown Matisse" by Hilary Spurling, Henri Matisse ”Bathers by a River" 1917 and "The Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence" 1947-51, "Verve Magazine" Issue No 8 Vol 2 (1940), "Les Fleurs de Mal" Baudelaire/Matisse poetry book, Marguerite Matisse, Max Beckmann Jennifer's website and IG: https://www.jenniferlcoates.com/ @jennifercoates666 Thank you, Jennifer! Thank you, Listeners! All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks website: peptalksforartists.com Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Amy's website: amytalluto.com Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 30 Oct 2022 | Ep 38: Elisabeth Condon Describes a Painting / "Wanderings, Bilbao" by Jules Olitski | 01:09:42 | |
Break a bottle of bubbly beverage over the hull, because today, Pep Talks is launching the very first installment of..."Elisabeth Condon Describes a Painting!" In this episode, Elisabeth chose to describe Jules Olitski's "Wanderings, Bilbao: Orange Yellow and Blue" acrylic on canvas painting from 2004. She recently saw the painting at The Sam and Adele Golden Gallery in New Berlin, NY, in "Jules Olitski: Late Works." The show is up until March 2023 and another concurrent show of his works is also up at Yares Gallery in New York. It was an honor to have Elisabeth's wild and wonderful way of looking at painting on the pod. Tune in to hear me giggling helplessly for the entire show. Thank you, Elisabeth! Check out an image of the painting here: https://www.juxtapoz.com/media/k2/galleries/71162/Wanderings_Bilbao.jpg Jules Olitski Exhibition info: "Jules Olitski: Late Works" thru March 3, 2023 at The Sam and Adele Golden Gallery, 188 Bell Road, New Berlin, NY "Jules Olitski: 100 Paintings, 100 Years" thru Jan 14, 2023 at Yares Art, 745 5th Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY Juxtapose Magazine: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/painting/jules-olitski-late-works-the-sagg-at-golden-artist-colors-in-new-berlin-new-york/ Elisabeth Condon info: Website: https://www.elisabethcondon.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/elisabethcondon/ Norte Maar Mural: https://www.nortemaar.org/projects/norte-maar-mural-project The Golden Foundation Artist Residency: https://www.goldenfoundation.org/residency/about-the-golden-foundation-residency/ Shoutouts: Suminagashi marbling technique, Kemper Museum, Writer: Louis Finkelstein, Writer: Karen Wilkin, Jackson Pollock, Claude Monet, Rembrandt's "Self-Portrait" 1658, Velazquez, Man Ray, Hilma Af Klint, Paula Wilson, The Surrealists, Charles Burchfield, Cezanne, Magna Paints, Helen Frankenthaler, Willem DeKooning, Elizabeth Murray, Writer: Norman L. Kleeblat, Eugene Delacroix, The Journal of Eugene Delacroix, Writer: G. K. Chesterton, Meryl Streep, NYC Crit Club, Golden Fellows: Meng-Yu Wen & Marcello Pope, Kohler Residency, Corning Residency, Shari Mendleson, Karl Kelly, Carl Plansky & Williamsburg Paint, Milton Resnick, Pat Passlof, Kiana Vega, Estefania Velez Rodriguez, Angel Garcia, Paulapart ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Amy on IG: @talluts Donate to the Peps: Buy Me a Coffee or https://anchor.fm/peptalksforartistspod/support. All music tracks and SFX are licensed from Soundstripe. | |||
| 01 Jun 2024 | Bonus: State of the Peps Union | 00:08:57 | |
Some ch-ch-changes are coming to Pep Talks! I am going to be taking a break from interviews for a while to focus on studio work, but will still be releasing monthly solo episodes while I'm away. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you! Thank you to all of the wonderful artists who have allowed me to interview them thus far: you've enriched me! Thank you to my terrificly terrific cohost trio: Jennifer Coates, Mandolyn Wilson Rosen and Elisabeth Condon. You are, all three, shining lightbulbs of brilliance and wit. Thank you also to the ride-or-die Patreon Peerage monthly podcast supporters: appreciate Y'all. And a hearty thanks to all that have reviewed the pod, bought me a coffee or simply listened! You are cherished. For those about to art, I salute you. I'm off for a bit. Hope you enjoy the scheduled solo episodes to come! In the meantime, you can catch up with me here: Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Amy xo ---------------------------- All music by Soundstripe Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists | |||
| 02 Nov 2021 | Ep 4: Leaving an Artistic Legacy (Amy's Art World Philosophies) | 00:14:20 | |
How is an artist like an actor trying to make it in Hollywood? And what can we glean from a popular antique-appraising TV show? This week we dive into Amy's strange brain and feel oddly comforted afterwards!
Please take the poll on Spotify and let me know where you file yourself in the "Hollywood" strata! Are you a WE-HO hustler, YO-HO starlet or Hollywood Movie Star? Enquiring minds want to know...
Artists mentioned in this episode are Fern Coppedge, Edward Bannister, Kerry James Marshall and Ed Pashke.
Peps podcast tees are born! Check them out at https://amytalluto.bigcartel.com/category/peps
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| 26 May 2022 | Ep 26: Interview with Shari Mendelson | 01:07:57 | |
Sculptor, Shari Mendelson joined me this week to discuss her work. Shari lives and works in Brooklyn and Upstate NY. She is represented in New York by Tibor de Nagy Gallery and has won many prestigious grants, including 4 NYFA-NYSCA Fellowship awards, a Pollock-Krasner grant and most recently a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2017. She makes human & animal figures & vessels made up of cut-up plastic bottles that riff on stone, clay & glass forms from ancient antiquity. The resulting sculptures can look translucent like ancient glass in greens, grays, blues, whites & yellows -- and she often adds mica & resin to the surface to add a silvery or opaque finish to parts. They range in size from 12 to 36 in (aprx). Shari's website and IG: www.sharimendelson.com and @sharimendelson Current and Upcoming Exhibitions:
Shari's Favorite Museum Collections: The Metropolitan Museum of Art (esp. the Cesnola Cipriot Collection, Islamic Wing & The Study Collection on the mezzanine above the Leon Levy & Shelby White Court), Penn Museum, The British Museum, Naples National Archaeological Museum (Pompeii & Herculaneum collections) Fun Links: Glue Talk™: Shari uses AdTech Crystal Clear Glue Sticks combined with a final coat of Magic-Sculpt resin Follow Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists & Donate to the Peps: https://anchor.fm/peptalksforartistspod/support. | |||
| 13 Jan 2023 | Ep 42: Should Artists Attend Art Fairs? w/ Jennifer Coates | 00:46:17 | |
Should artists go to the fairs? Or should we just leave it to the galleries and collectors? Is it too soul-crushing, or are there benefits? The hilarious Jennifer Coates is back to cohost with me this week (yay!) and I took the opportunity to grill her about her recent experience as an artist visiting "Untitled", a major art fair in Miami. Her gallery High Noon was presenting her work there as a solo booth and she went full immersion for 4 days. I went into the episode with a decided "nope" as my answer, but Jennifer kind of brought me around by bringing up some excellent points and ways to reframe one's goals. We cover how to approach gallery booths, recount some outrageous art fair fashion and discuss how to manage all your squeamish feelings while at the fair. You don't want to miss! Jennifer Coates: web: http://www.jenniferlcoates.com/ ig: @jennifercoates666 Amy's hypothesis of how bottom-b00b bikinis might work: "Tensegrity" https://jkbrickworks.com/tensegrity-sculpture/ "F*ck No" book by Sarah Knight ALERT! Pep Talks has a new written-to-be-read blog column with illustrations over on Art Spiel blog! It's called "Whisperings from the Wormhole with @talluts" and will release monthly all of 2023. The posts are essays based on previous podcast solo episodes. Check it out here: https://artspiel.org/whisperings-from-the-wormhole-with-talluts/ ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Whisperings from the Wormhole Blog Column on Art Spiel: https://artspiel.org/whisperings-from-the-wormhole-with-talluts/ Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Amy on IG: @talluts Donate to the Peps: Buy Me a Coffee or https://anchor.fm/peptalksforartistspod/support. All music tracks and SFX are licensed from Soundstripe. | |||
| 06 Jul 2022 | Ep 30: Hope For the Artists | 00:18:07 | |
As an artist, do you find yourself climbing up the "caterpillar pillar"? Or, are you "risking the butterfly"? These analogies are from a wonderful book from the early 1970's called Hope for the Flowers by Trina Paulus. And in this episode, I explore how this fable can apply to artists and inspire them to choose their own path. #AlwaysRiskTheButterfly Thanks to Adie Russell for the recommendation and check out her interview coming up next on the podcast! Send me a voice message on Speakpipe.com about what you love and dislike about NYC! I'll use the recording in a future ep about Marsden Hartley: https://www.speakpipe.com/peps Follow Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists & Donate to the Peps: https://anchor.fm/peptalksforartistspod/support. Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ All music tracks and SFX are licensed from Soundstripe. | |||
| 11 May 2023 | Mini Ep: Where is the Field of Dreams | 00:04:45 | |
This episode is a Mini! A little jalapeno popper for your ears and also a little nudge about putting ourselves out there more, being louder and taking up more space. Don't forget that the world needs our voices. You'll also learn more than you ever wanted about an obscure squishy baseball-type sport (played only in New Orleans and Chicago), which is adorably called "cabbage ball." Thanks for listening! More info below about Paddy Johnson's nurturing artist career support program: Netvvrk
PS: If you have already signed up and didn't get the discount, you can do so retroactively! Just email Support@vvrkshop.art and mention "PEPTALKS20" Find Paddy online (Netvvrk) https://www.vvrkshop.art/ and on Instagram @vvrkshop.art ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s Amy's Interview on Two Coats of Paint: https://tinyurl.com/2v2ywnb3 Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Amy on IG: @talluts BuyMeACoffee Donations appreciated! | |||
| 24 Mar 2022 | Ep 20: Collage and Landscape w/ Todd Bartel | 01:42:37 | |
Where did the phrase "That gave me the willies" come from and how did it kick off the American Sublime? And what was the first landscape on Earth? Find out in this week's episode as my guest, collage artist, Todd Bartel joins me to talk about our favorite subjects: Collage and Landscape. Click here to see images of Todd's work: https://www.toddbartel.com/ Click here to read Todd's writings on collage: https://issuu.com/toddbartel Todd Bartel's music (used in this episode): "Several Big Changes" 2009 (intro, musical stings and outro) & "Retinalmade and Readymade" 2020 (musical stings and end music). Listen to these and more here: https://necto.bandcamp.com/ Recommended texts: -------------------------- Other music used was licensed from Soundstripe. | |||
| 16 Aug 2024 | Ep 72: Some Thoughts on Drawing (Part 1) | 01:05:25 | |
Join me and my guests: Jennifer Coates, David Humphrey and Catherine Haggarty as we discuss the topic of Drawing this week. This discussion was broken up into 2 parts, so keep an eye out for Part 2 coming soon. In Part 1, we discuss the drawing state of mind, drawing as a form of safety, as a tie to our primitive origins, and as a way to express the multitudes of self. We also dissect painter, Amy Sillman's analogy that Draw-ers are beavers and Painters are birds. Find my guests online here: Catherine Haggarty: web and IG Catherine's show "Just Drawing" online at Geary Contemporary: https://geary.nyc/exhibition/just-drawing-catherine-haggarty/ Amy Sillman's lecture "Drawing in the Continuous Present" at the Menil Collection can be watched here on youtube: https://youtu.be/BLOgc466nRk?si=RfJ8B0lSD5Sz1OF6 You can watch the original IG Live video of my guests' panel talk at Geary here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9qMilKRs-f/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Artists mentioned: Amy Sillman, Sun You, Gary Stephan, The paleo artists of Peche Merle Cave in France, Thomas Nozkowski, Amanda Nedham, Miranda July (interview) Thank you for listening! All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks Website: https://www.peptalksforartists.com/ Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 25 Aug 2022 | Bonus: The Longevity of an Art Practice w/ Sarah Grass of The Pack Art School | 01:15:47 | |
Sarah Grass, Artist and Founder of The Pack Art School stopped by Peps this week to talk about her new upcoming class "The Artist Rebirth Cycle" and also, how artists can foster a long healthy relationship with their art over the long haul. She shared a lot of fascinating ideas about the psychology of making art as well as some techniques for drilling down to our true creative selves...inspired by the writings of Psychologists and Philosophers past & present. ALSO! Check out Sarah's homemade LISTICLE for "How To Succeed in a Long-term Relationship with Your Work"- it's so good! Her program, The Pack, is an alternative art program that meets online, all levels welcome, to help artists: get supportive feedback and encouragement, get back to working after a break, or make a change. Sarah's got you. Here are some links to learn more: Registration is open for:
More info about The Pack: https://thepack.art/ and on IG @thepack.art Text Version of Sarah's Listicle: "How To Succeed in a Long-term Relationship with Your Work": https://thepack.art/journal Check out Sarah Grass' work at Spring Break Art Show in NYC, Sept 8-12, or online at her website and IG @ssarahgrass Artists mentioned: Carmen Herrera, Louise Bourgeois, Lois Dodd, Faith Ringgold, Howardena Pindell, Cezanne, Luchita Hurtado, Catherine Haggarty, the Surrealists and automatic drawing Writers mentioned: Donald Winnicott (English pediatrician and psychoanalyst) "Playing in Reality," Glennon Doyle (American author and activist), Beatrice Beebe (clinical psychologist), Laozi "Tao Te Ching," Richard C. Schwartz (Systemic family therapist and academic) "Internal Family Systems Model," Carl Jung (Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst), Marion Woodman (Canadian mythopoetic author, poet, analytical psychologist), James Clear (Author) "Atomic Habits," Theodor W. Adorno (German philosopher) Follow Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Donate to the Peps: Buy Me a Coffee or https://anchor.fm/peptalksforartistspod/support. Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ All music tracks and SFX are licensed from Soundstripe. | |||
| 18 Feb 2022 | Ep 16: Caucus of Collage w/ Kathy Greenwood, Todd Bartel, Ginnie Gardiner and Michael Oatman | 01:14:24 | |
This week I had 4 fellow collage enthusiasts join me for a great roundtable about contemporary collage: Curator, Kathy Greenwood and Artists, Ginnie Gardiner, Todd Bartel and Michael Oatman. If you love collage, aka "the finding, minding & binding," (thanks, Todd!) then you'll love this episode. And my obsesh w/ glue became next level as we explored both its physical and metaphysical properties. This episode was recorded during a live Clubhouse event 2/8/22 and was held in conjunction with "Echo," an exhibition of collage at the Albany Airport. Exhibition info: "Echo" w/ Ginnie Gardiner & Amy Talluto, Curated by Kathy Greenwood at the Albany International Airport (pre-security, 3rd fl) Web: https://albanyairportartandcultureprogram.com/ and IG: @albanyairportartandculture More about my guests: Additional reading: Collage Artists mentioned (w/ instagram tags where available): Mary Delaney, Picasso, Braque, Cubists, Max Ernst, Hannah Hoch, Dada, Eileen Agar, Paul Nash, Henri Matisse, Romare Bearden, Nancy Spero, Joseph Cornell, Maxomatic @maxomatic, The Weird Show @theweirdshowofficial, Andrea Burgay @andreaburgay, Ric Kasini Kadour @kasini & his “Decentralized Community” idea, Cathleen Daly & her "interlocking collage" idea, John Gall @llagj, Andrea Mortson @doingvsdreaming, Jack Felice @jackfelice, John Hundt @johnhundtblueyes, Red Wizard Collage @red_wizard_collage (tiktok @redwizardcollage & podcast "Cut It Out!"), Paula Wilson @paulalights, Carrie Moyer @carrie.moyer.studio, Ann Toebbe @anntoebbe, Twin Cities Collage Collective @twincitiescollagecollective, Tiko Kerr @tikokerr, Clive Knights @knightsclive, Janice McDonald @janicemcdonaldart, Kira E Wong @kiraewong_art, Kurt Schwitters' “Merzbau” (building for making psychological collages), Julie Heffernan @julie_heffernan_, James Rosenquist, Mark Tansey, Lorna Simpson @lornasimpson, Courtney Puckett @courtneygpuckett, Jiří Kolář and Elaine Lustig Cohen Support the Peps by making a Donation, reviewing us on Apple Podcasts or following us on Instagram to see more images illustrating this episode: @peptalksforartists. All licensed music is from Soundstripe. | |||
| 30 Sep 2022 | Ep 35: Interview w/ Liz Weiss | 01:19:47 | |
This week, join me as I talk to Liz Weiss about her fascinating "Paxlovid Nightmare" series of watercolors that she made at the kitchen table in her New York City apartment. These small, vibrant works were directly inspired by the vivid dreams she had while talking the Covid medication. We also go deep into the topic of getting back to your work after an extended break, as Liz worked for many years as a psychoanalyst and put her art on pause. Find Liz Weiss online at: Web: elizabethweiss.net | Instagram: @lizweissny Liz's works mentioned:
Artist shoutouts: Erika Ranee, Jane Fine, NYC Crit Club, Judy Glantzman, Jackie Shatz, Mie Yim, Alma Thomas: The Studio Museum in Harlem & Mnuchin Gallery, Sahel: Art and Empires at the Met, Giorgio Morandi, Masaccio's "Expulsion from the Garden of Eden," Dala Horse of Sweden, Rogier van der Weyden "The Annunciation," Nick Ut "The Napalm Girl," John Berger's "Ways of Seeing" (discussed in Ep. 32), Susan Rothenberg, Katherine Bradford, Julie Kunin & Yevgenia Baras at Mother Gallery, Paula Wilson at Denny Dimin Gallery, Loretta Howard: artist-gallerist, Brenda Goodman, Andrea Belag Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Amy on IG: @talluts Donate to the Peps: Buy Me a Coffee or https://anchor.fm/peptalksforartistspod/support. All music tracks and SFX are licensed from Soundstripe. | |||
| 05 Sep 2022 | Ep 33: The Post-Exhibition Blues w/ Jennifer Coates | 01:08:22 | |
It's just like old times having Jennifer Coates back to co-host the podcast! This week we're talking about the miasmic malaise that descends upon each of us after a show closes (and also the "narcissistic fugue state" that descends upon us during the run of the show). We all begin as studio goblins cranking on a deadline, feeding on coffee and starbursts, and then all of a sudden...the show comes...and we are thrust into the bright lights and small talk of an opening. It's a big switch, and it's bound to unnerve the best of us. Jennifer and I reveal which unearthly creatures we each think represent us as avatars when we are in studio-cranking-goblin-mode (Spoiler alert: Amy is an Olm and Jennifer is an Extremophile Bacterium). And we also hash out strategies to stay as balanced as possible during the rollercoaster ride of studio-to-show-to-deinstall-day. Excerpted readings for this episode: When Art Puts on a Party Hat: A Guide to Gallery Openings William Grimes, NYT 1995 Coping with the Post Exhibition Blues Sylvia White, Artadvice.com 2007 7 Practical Ways to Battle Post-Event Blues Esther Snippe, Skillcamp/Speakerhub 2018 Artists mentioned: Louise Bourgeois, Fairfield Porter, Andrew Wyeth John McLaughlins Corner: Jennifer's much beloved old Horoscope column at Two Coats of Paint as Crystal "Kitty" Shimski Donate to the Peps: Buy Me a Coffee or https://anchor.fm/peptalksforartistspod/support. All music tracks and SFX are licensed from Soundstripe. | |||
| 12 Nov 2021 | Ep 5: The Perks & Perils of Procrastination w/ Mandy Wilson Rosen | 00:56:03 | |
In this episode, multi-media artist, Mandolyn Wilson Rosen, and I debate whether Procrastination is a good or a bad thing in the studio. We also cluck our tongues at famous procrastinating artists and writers throughout history. This was a recording from a live Clubhouse event...so apologies for the tinny phone sound. Please see more of Mandy's amazing number collages and drawings at her website: mandolynwilsonrosen.com Thank you to listener and artist, Natalie Beall, for suggesting this topic, and to artists Niki Kriese and Adie Russell for joining the conversation towards the end. We loved your tips! Readings/Films discussed were: Artsy "Many Creative Geniuses May Have Procrastinated --but That Doesn't Mean You Should" by Casey Lesser NY Times "Why You Procrastinate (It Has Nothing to Do With Self-Control) by Charlotte Lieberman "Walk the Line" (2005) starring Reese Witherspoon and Joaquim Phoenix Medium "Victor Hugo on How to Beat Procrastination and Finish Anything You Start" by Mayo Oshin Procrastinus.com "Famous Procrastinators" The Marginalian "The Great French Artist Eugene Delacroix on Self-Doubt, Idea-Ambivalence, and the Cure for Procrastination" by Maria Popova "The Journal of Eugene Delacroix" Find Pep Talks on Instagram: @peptalksforartists | |||
| 31 Jan 2025 | Ep 84: "Lifeline: Clifford Still" Film Review (Part 2) w/ Mandolyn Wilson Rosen | 01:15:10 | |
This is Part 2 of Mandolyn Wilson Rosen and my review of "Lifeline: Clyfford Still" 2019 directed by Dennis Scholl. It's a juicy art bio tell-all with a crusty curmudgeon as its talented but embittered subject. Don't forget to listen to Part 1 too! Find the film on Amazon ($2.99 SD) or for free on Kanopy Find Mandolyn online at: https://mandolynwilsonrosen.com and on IG at @mandolyn_rosen Artists mentioned: Philip Guston, Barnett Newman, Jackson Pollock, Willem DeKooning, Frank Stella, Donald Judd, Paul Cezanne, Ad Reinhardt, Mark Rothko, Thomas Hart Benton, Thank you, Mandy! Thank you, Listeners! Visit RuthAnn, a new artist-run gallery in Catskill, NY at @ruthanngallery and ruthanngallery.com All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks website: peptalksforartists.com Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Amy's website: amytalluto.com Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 21 Nov 2023 | Ep 58: Interview w/ Amy Talluto (Your Host Speaks) | 01:35:55 | |
Today, it's a brand new installment of the "Interview the Interviewer" series and I'm excited to reveal that this episode's Interviewee is ... me! Thank you so much to artist, Catherine Haggarty, for generously suggesting this collaboration and for asking such wonderful questions about my work. More info about Amy (your beloved host's) work online: amytalluto.com and @talluts Works mentioned (AT unless noted): "The Princesse de Broglie" (Ingres), "Bending Figure & Ingres Eye" 2023, "Rain Cloud" 2022, "Cloud (After Ingres) 1-3" 2023 Catherine Haggarty online: catherinehaggarty.com and @catherine_haggarty Artists mentioned: Jennifer Coates, Phyllis Plattner, Louise Mouton Johnson, Frank Gross & Jean Pichotta Gross of NOCCA, Rita MacDonald, Ever Baldwin, Geoffrey Young, Dee Shapiro, Elisabeth Condon, Dona Nelson, Philip Guston, Judy Glantzman, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Agnes Martin, Vija Celmins, Julia Gleich, Shari Mendelson, Courtney Puckett, Matisse, Betty Woodman, Charles Burchfield, Edvard Munch, Robert Rauschenberg, Kathe Bradford Amy's fave podcast: Las Culturistas Amy's fiery crucible of self help: Pep Talks for Writers, Wired to Create, Steal Like an Artist, On Art and Mindfulness, The War of Art, Art & Fear, The Artist's Journey: Bold Strokes to Spark Creativity, Make Art Not Content (Podcast), Big Magic Thank you, Catherine! Thank you, Listeners! And thank you so much, Patreon supporters! ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Peps has a Patreon! If you are a Peps fan and would love more pep talks in your life, please consider supporting the podcast financially on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/PepTalksforArtists! For $5 a month, patrons receive exclusive mini Pep-isodes monthly or bimonthly, delivered directly to their email inbox with a clickable link. No tech savviness required! Also, patrons receive early access to not-yet-released full episodes, fresh out the oven. Join the Peps fam on Patreon and become a part of the Pep Talks Peerage today. Find out more here: https://www.patreon.com/PepTalksforArtists Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations appreciated! All music and effects are by Soundstripe | |||
| 02 May 2024 | Ep 67: Interview w/ "How to Work a Room" Author, Susan Roane | 01:26:51 | |
O M G. Hold onto your hats (and brooches)! The author of "How to Work a Room" is on the podcast! Susan RoAne, best-selling author and keynote speaker, joined Mandolyn Wilson Rosen and me to talk mingling and networking in the art world. Down-to-earth, hilarious, and a true mensch, Susan continues to bring it as the "Mingling Maven." This is one episode you won't want to miss! We had so much fun! Find Susan online: Web: SusanRoAne.com IG: @susanroane FB: Susan RoAne Twitter: @susanroane Email: susan @ susanroane .com Get Susan's books: "Face to Face: How to Reclaim the Personal Touch in a Digital World" "The Secrets of Savvy Networking" Mentions: Judith Briles (Author), Zoltan Korda (Hungarian screenwriter and director), Dr Deborah Tannen (Author), Dr Adele Scheele (Author & Speaker), Merl Ross (Artist), Seth Godin (Author), Christine Hannah (Author), Steph(en) Curry (Adorable), and Alex Edelman (Comedian) Also mentioned: The Philadelphia Eagles and their delightfully cheeky "Tush Push" More about Susan RoAne: Named as one of Forbes.com Top 25 Networking Experts to Follow, Susan RoAne is known as "The Mingling Maven®". Susan leads a double life as a bestselling author and a sought-after entertaining keynote speaker who gives multi-generational audiences the required tools, practical techniques and strategies they need to connect and communicate in today’s global business world. A former public school teacher, Susan RoAne is a Chicago born and bred fan of Deep Dish Pizza who now resides in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her groundbreaking best-seller, How to Work a Room® —with over a million sold worldwide— launched an industry. She also wrote The Secrets of Savvy Networking & Face To Face: How To Reclaim The Personal Touch in A Digital World. Clients include: Kraft, LinkedIn, Apple, Bank of America, Hershey Foods, US Air Force, the NFL, American Bar Assn, Deloitte Touch, National Fire Chiefs Assn. A former public school teacher Susan also guest lectures at major universities including: University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, Stanford University, University of Maryland, University of Chicago-Booth School, University of Texas Law School, University of Illinois MBA program, NYU’s Summer Publishing Institute and Emerson College. Find Mandolyn Wilson Rosen online at: mandolynwilsonrosen.com and @mandolyn_rosen Find me, your beloved host, online at: amytalluto.com and @talluts Thank you, Susan! Thank you, Mandy! Thank you Patrons and Listeners! Appreciate everyone! Check us out on IG! Review us too on Apple Podcasts! All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks Website: peptalksforartists.com Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Amy, your beloved host's website: amytalluto.com Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 03 Jun 2023 | Ep 49: Interview w/ Choreographer, Julia Gleich | 01:31:54 | |
Join me this week as I welcome esteemed Choreographer, Julia Gleich! Julia, with Jason Andrew, is the co-founder of Norte Maar in Brooklyn and co-produces a collaborative ballet series every year called CounterPointe. This year marked the exciting 10th anniversary of the project. The series features 7 dances created through intense collaboration between 7 women choreographers and 7 women visual artists. Visual artists participate the entire way through the process and even create props for the performance. As a dance newbie, I asked her many questions about using the rectangle of the stage, the types of props she uses, how she picks the music, and even her thoughts on ballet and the patriarchy. We found so many parallels between dance and visual art, like the importance of courting chaos, breaking out of what's expected, and the importance of putting your head down and making the work no matter what. Some links to learn more: Julia's Website: Gleich Dances Norte Maar: CounterPointe Julia's Instagram: @juliagleichdances (see reels to watch 2020 "Shaking the Trees" at the Tang Museum) Norte Maar Instagram: @nortemaar (see reels to watch all of "Counter Pointe 10" and "Colibri") Julia's Vimeo: user7031442 (watch "Unis Mundi: Survival Ceremonies") Julia's Ballet Class: Beginners' Ballet Class at Peridance NYC Apply to CounterPointe: (as a choreographer or visual artist ): nortemaar@gmail dot com Extra links: Mira Schor 's "A Year of Positive Thinking" Blog post: "The Osage Tree", and Nicole Cherubini & Meg Lipke at the Tang Teaching Museum Julia's writings with Molly Faulkner appear in: the Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Ballet, an anthology for Intellect Books (Re)Claiming Ballet, and on vectors in the Dynamic Body in Space. Dances mentioned: "Unus Mundi: Survival Ceremonies," w/ Meg Lipke University of Buffalo, "Colibri," w/ Tamara Gonzales CounterPointe 10/Mark O'Donnell Theater, "Shaking the Trees" w/ Nicole Cherubini & Meg Lipke Tang Teaching Museum, "100 Digits of PI" danced by Michelle Buckley Dancers/Choreographers mentioned: Choreo: Serge Diaghilev & Vera Nemtchinova of Ballets Russes, Lynn Parkerson of Brooklyn Ballet, George Balanchine of New York City Ballet, Rudolf von Laban, Antony Tudor, Valerie Preston-Dunlop, Dancers: Gabrielle Lamb, Michelle Buckley, Audrey Borst, Timothy Ward, Kara Chen, Sara Jumper, Margot Hartley, Dianna Warren, Mikalla Ashmore, and shout out to all others who performed in the pieces we discussed Artists mentioned: Tamara Gonzales, Meg Lipke, Nicole Cherubini, Etty Yaniv, Amanda Browder, Sharon Butler, Marc Chagall. Fernand Léger, Elisabeth Condon, Kiana Vega, Paula Part; also Fashion Designer, Liliana Casabal of Morgan Le Fay Composers mentioned: Amery Kessler and Andrew Hurst ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Amy on IG: @talluts BuyMeACoffee Donations appreciated! | |||
| 23 Dec 2021 | Ep 9: Fear & Philip Guston | 00:15:06 | |
This week on the Peps pod, I look at the exact minute that Philip Guston switched his work from abstraction to the radical cartoony style he is famous for today - as proof that change is hard, but worth everything if you can manage to brazen it out.
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| 27 Jul 2022 | Ep 32: Book Talks: Ways of Seeing by John Berger w/ Mandolyn Wilson Rosen | 01:39:21 | |
Mandy is back to help me dissect this beloved classic book "Ways of Seeing" 1972 (and BBC TV show) by John Berger. Welcome back, Mandy! And, as always on Book Talks, much art-nerdery was indulged. Come along with us as we consider Berger's thoughts on Art: aka How it was changed by the age of reproduction, How the Nude functions as a tool for the Male Gaze, and How art is used as a status symbol for the wealthy, and in advertising to create Glamour. "Ways of Seeing" was created mainly by John Berger (writer/host), Michael Dibb (filmmaker), Delia Derbyshire (composer), and Richard Hollis (book designer) with help from others. The project was conceived specifically to "question some of the assumptions usually made about the tradition of European Painting. That tradition which was born about 1400, and dies about 1900.” In the TV series (and in direct contrast to Kenneth Clark’s big budget show, “Civilisation”), Berger shows up against a slightly shabby blue screen in a partially unbuttoned white and brown patterned shirt (he bought it right before the shoot bc he had been wearing blue) with kind of wild curly hair (kinda like Michael Landon style), and in slacks…he’s casual- he’s scrappy - parts of the show were even assembled in his parent’s living room. He’s earnest, feminist, anti-capitalist and unlike the posh-speaking Clark, he has a slight speech impediment…and Berger is ready to burn it all to the ground. A few grateful shout-outs to writers who we used for research for this talk: Olivia Laing / The Guardian, Kate Abbott / The Guardian and Sam Haselby / Aeon.co John Berger's other books: His novel "G" and also books about art’s role in contemporary society: "About Looking" and "The Shape of a Pocket" Extra shout-outs: Composer, Delia Derbyshire, "The Man with the Movie Camera" film by Dziga Vertov, poster by Alexander Rodchenko, Walter Benjamin’s "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction,” Eva Figes, book "Patriarchal Attitudes," Jane Kenrick, one of five who had been on trial for protesting against the 1970 Miss World contest, Laura Mulvey’s “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema,” Linda Nochlin’s “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists," "Landscape & Power" by WJT Mitchell, "Looking at the Overlooked" by Norman Bryson Send me a voice message on Speakpipe.com about what you love and dislike about NYC! I'll use the recording in a future ep about Marsden Hartley: https://www.speakpipe.com/peps Follow Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Donate to the Peps: Buy Me a Coffee or https://anchor.fm/peptalksforartistspod/support. Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ All music tracks and SFX are licensed from Soundstripe. | |||
| 07 Feb 2024 | Ep 64: Interview w/ Jesse Bransford | 01:38:45 | |
This week, painter and installation artist, Jesse Bransford, joins me to discuss his magic and occult-inspired work. We discussed the meanings behind the sigils and circles he embeds in his work, his fascination with the magician Surrealist, Kurt Seligmann, and his thoughts on the role of the artist as a practitioner of vision, generosity and belief. Find Jesse Bransford online at: web: https://www.jessebransford.com/ ig: @jessebransford get his book: UK: https://fulgur.co.uk/books/fourthandfifthpyramids/?v=7516fd43adaa / US: https://namepublications.org/item/2023/jesse-bransford-the-fourth-and-fifth-pyramids/ octagon house: https://www.chronogram.com/home/a-wayward-spirit-finds-home-16469398 Hyperallergic article by Allison Meier about "Language of the Birds: Occult and Art," New York University’s 80WSE Gallery: https://hyperallergic.com/270566/recreating-the-magic-circle-of-a-surrealist-seriously-into-the-occult/ Kurt Seligmann's Magical Evening: https://rmc.library.cornell.edu/surrealismandmagic/exhibition/images/200pxw/SAM_528.jpg Kurt Seligmann's Book: "Mirror of Magic" Maurice Tuchman's Book: "The Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting 1890-1985" (find on ebay or amazon) More about Jesse: Jesse Bransford is a New York-based artist whose work is exhibited internationally at venues including The Carnegie Museum of Art, the UCLA Hammer Museum, PS 1 Contemporary Art Center and the CCA Wattis Museum among others. He holds degrees from the New School for Social Research (BA), Parsons School of Design (BFA) and Columbia University (MFA). A professor of art at New York University, Bransford's work has been involved with belief and the visual systems it creates since the 1990s. Work has been presented in books from Fulgur Press, “A Book of Staves (Galdrastafabók),” and most recently “The Fourth and Fifth Pyramids.” He lectures widely on his work and the topics surrounding his work. He is the co-organizer of the biennial Occult Humanities Conference and an editorial member of the Black Mirror Network. Thank you, Jesse! Thank you, Pep Talks Patrons! Thank you to my sponsor The Pack Art School: https://thepack.art/artistrebirthcycle All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Peps has a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/PepTalksforArtists! Join the Peps fam on Patreon and become a part of the Pep Talks Peerage today. Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 22 Dec 2023 | Ep 60: The Peppiest of the Peps (Plus an AI Play) | 00:44:00 | |
Happy Holidays! It's the Peppiest of the Peps! Please enjoy this collection of plummy sugar plum quotes by the some of the guests of Pep Talks Past. Some cherished encouraging words have been said over the years, and I have gathered them for us here. Also, listen to the end to hear a 3 minute Shakespearean radio play I made with ChatGPT based on the podcast tagline: "to all those shuffling along the artists' road." Find out what a computer thinks will inspire us. Thank you to all of the artists who were kind enough to let me interview them and also to those who have allowed me to pluck their bon-mots for this peppy parade of clips: Artists and intreviews referenced in this episode: Ep 11: Jennifer Coates Ep 12: Sharon Butler Ep 21: Emilia Olsen and Keisha Prioleau Martin Ep 23: Portia Munson Ep 26: Shari Mendelson Ep 29: Ever Baldwin Bonus Ep: How to Host a Studio Visit w/ Catherine Haggarty & NYC Crit Club Bonus Ep: The Longevity of an Art Practice w Sarah Grass & The Pack Art School Ep 35: Elizabeth Weiss Ep 37: Paula Wilson Ep 40: Natalie Beall Ep 48: Catherine Haggarty Ep 49: Julia Gleich Ep 54: Judy Glantzman ** Ep 59: Elisabeth Condon **To inquire about working with Judy Glantzman, please reach out via email: JudyGlantzman at gmail dot com or DM on IG @judyglantzman A link to the ChatGPT play "Artists' Journey Unveiled" as written text: https://chat.openai.com/share/8a69d9a6-d7d6-4d2c-ad31-cb0f14b499c2 Music / FX: "The Britons" © K MacLeod 2022 / Pixabay Characters made with Voice Morphing/TTS: Altered AI All other music and sound effects by Soundstripe Thank you, Listeners! Thank you, Pep Talks Patrons! ---------------------------- Peps has a Patreon! If you are a Peps fan and would love more pep talks in your life, please consider supporting the podcast financially on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/PepTalksforArtists! For $5 a month, patrons receive exclusive mini Pep-isodes monthly or bimonthly, delivered directly to their email inbox with a clickable link. No tech savviness required! Also, patrons receive early access to not-yet-released full episodes, fresh out the oven. Join the Peps fam on Patreon and become a part of the Pep Talks Peerage today. Find out more here: https://www.patreon.com/PepTalksforArtists Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 02 Jan 2022 | Ep 10: Book Talks: "The War of Art" w/ Mandy Wilson Rosen | 01:21:54 | |
In this episode, artist, Mandy Wilson Rosen and I did a deep dive into Steven Pressfield's "The War of Art." We criticized where criticism was due, but we also highlighted many of the helpful and brilliant insights about the phenomenon of creative "Resistance" that the author outlines in the book. After much deliberation, we decided it is a worthy addition to any artist's bookshelf. And P.S., Tolstoy very much had a wife, as suspected! Her name was Sophia and, in addition to caring for their 8 surviving children by day, she also copied & edited the War & Peace manuscript after the kids went to bed each night, by candlelight. Special thanks to artist, Melissa Fernandez, for suggesting this topic, and also thank you to artists, Sally Veach and Andy Cunningham for "calling in" and joining our debate. Some Links: "The War of Art" on Amazon "Why I Hate 'The War of Art' by Steven Pressfield" / a Liminal Pages blog post by Sophie Playle: https://www.liminalpages.com/i-hate-war-art-steven-pressfield Sol Le Witt's Letter to Eva Hesse: https://www.themarginalian.org/2016/09/09/do-sol-lewitt-eva-hesse-letter/ Countess Sophia Tolstaya (Tolstoy): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_Tolstaya Artist Mandy Wilson Rosen: https://mandolynwilsonrosen.com/home.html Artist Sally Veach: https://www.sallyveach.com/ Artist Andy Cunningham: https://www.andycunningham.net/ Musical Artist Frank Bango (new fox-themed album forthcoming): https://alwaysbango.bandcamp.com/music This talk originally aired as a live event on the Clubhouse App, November 16, 2021. Please connect with Pep Talks on Instagram: @peptalksforartists. | |||
| 10 Nov 2023 | Ep 57: What We Can Learn from Comedians | 00:27:31 | |
Today I make the case that artists have a lot in common with stand-up comedians. Comics give excellent pep talks and advice to each other about staying the creative course and weathering career setbacks and I think we can benefit from eavesdropping on some of their road-honed wisdom. Thank you to this episode's sponsor, The New York Studio School, for their support. Please check out their Fall MFA and Certificate Programs at nyss.org Comedians quoted in the episode: Justine Marino, Caitlin Peluffo, Dan Bubitz/Art of Bombing Podcast, Janeane Garofalo, Maria Bamford, Todd Barry, Emma Tattenbaum-Fine, Paul F. Tompkins, Kyle Kinane, Beth Lapides, Joel Byars/Hot Breath Podcast, Johnny Carson, Amy's fave comedians: Maria Bamford, Paul F Tompkins, Catherine Cohen, Todd Barry, Tig Notaro, Mae Martin, Jes Tom, Calvin Cato, Eman El-Husseini, Oscar Aydin, Hayden Johnson, Jaboukie Young-White More info about Amy Talluto (your beloved host): website: amytalluto.com instagram: @talluts Peps has a Patreon! If you are a Peps fan and would love more pep talks in your life, please consider supporting the podcast financially on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/PepTalksforArtists! For $5 a month, patrons receive exclusive mini Pep-isodes monthly or bimonthly, delivered directly to their email inbox with a clickable link. No tech savviness required! Also, patrons receive early access to not-yet-released full episodes, fresh out the oven. Join the Peps fam on Patreon and become a part of the Pep Talks Peerage today. Find out more here: https://www.patreon.com/PepTalksforArtists Thank you for listening! ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Amy on IG: @talluts BuyMeACoffee Donations appreciated! All music and effects are by Soundstripe | |||
| 04 Dec 2024 | Ep 79: Resilience through Research (Pt 2) w/ Jennifer Coates | 01:01:47 | |
Visit glögg glögg, a POP up ART sale, Dec 13-14 in Woodstock NY: website or IG --------------- What can an artist do during times of political unrest and instability? In this episode (Part 2 of our series), we aim to find out. Jennifer Coates joins me again to share some stories from the past of how artists coped throughout history, because somehow research is very reassuring right now! We looked at the ways these specific artists reflected and reacted to their time: Goya: Made his most honest work in secret Dave Drake: Created signed pottery and poetry and used them to comment on his life and times, even though enslaved Otto Dix: Painted the horrors of the past in order to warn society against repeating them Mario Mafai: Documented destruction of housing under Fascism Felix Nussbaum: Painted even while hiding from the Gestapo Piet Mondrian: Built a controlled world of harmony and equilibrium to escape to George Grosz: Openly lampooned everyone in power & the media Francisco de Goya works: "Goya's Graphic Imagination" exhibition at the Met 2021, "Disasters of War" Etchings 1810-20, "Still Life of a Lambs Head and Flanks" 1812, "The Black Paintings" incl "Saturn Devouring His Son" 1823, "The Dog" 1823, and "Witches Sabbath" 1823 Dave Drake: all examples of stoneware jugs and vessels Otto Dix works: "The Trench" 1923, "War Cripples" 1920, "The Skull" 1924, "Mealtime in the Trenches" 1924 Mario Mafai works: "Demolition" 1936, "Destruction of the Neighborhoods" 1939 Felix Nussbaum works: "Self-Portrait with Jewish Identity Card" 1943, "Death Triumphant" 1944 Piet Mondrian work: "Tableau 1, Lozenge with Four Lines and Gray" 1926 George Grosz work: "Pillars of Society" 1926 Other artists/movements mentioned: DeStijl Movement, Futurist Movement, Dada Movement, Yves Tanguay Part 3 is out now! **Disclaimer: As we are not historians by trade, some factual errors may have slipped through. Apologies if so ** Jennifer Coates online: web and IG Amy Talluto online: web and IG Thank you, Jennifer! Thank you, Listeners! All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks website: peptalksforartists.com Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Amy's website: amytalluto.com Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 29 Jan 2022 | Ep 13: Interview w/ Artist, Ann Toebbe | 01:23:13 | |
I was so thrilled to have Ann Toebbe in my clutches this week as she joined me on the Peps Pod this week to discuss her show "Cooler by the Lake" at Tibor de Nagy Gallery at 11 Rivington through Jan 27, 2022. We talked about her exquisite gouache and oil collage paintings, the space in Indian miniature paintings, the dollhouse in art, her project of recreating friends' homes via their Facebook photos, being an artist parent, and the great tradition of Chicago artists. See Ann's work online and IRL at these upcoming shows: Support the Peps by making a Donation, reviewing us on Apple Podcasts or following us on Instagram to see more images illustrating this episode: @peptalksforartists. Thanks! | |||
| 04 Dec 2024 | Ep 80: Resilience Through Research (Pt 3) w/ Jennifer Coates | 00:52:12 | |
Artist, Jennifer Coates is back for Part 3 in our series about finding artistic resilience through research! This time we look at these artists and how they adapted to their own gloomy times of foreboding: Kay Sage: Found a way to paint even though she was a victim of domestic violence and ignored by the art world, and used her money to help Surrealist artists flee Germany and France before WWII Grete Stern: Sneakily slipped in feminist art into a fluffy women's magazine under the Peronist regime Jacob Lawrence: Illustrated injustices and acts of racism not covered by the history books Frederic Edwin Church: Painted an emblem that many thought symbolized the coming Civil War Works mentioned: Kay Sage works: "This Morning" 1939, "China Eggs" Autobiography, "I Saw Three Cities" 1944, "A Bird in the Room" 1955, "Destiny" a poem Grete Stern works: "Los Sueños: Muñecos (Dreams: The Doll)" 1949 for Idilio Magazine (Argentina) Jacob Lawrence works: "The Life of Toussaint Louverture," "Migration" and "Struggle" Series Frederic Edwin Church works: "Meteor" 1860, with writers/poets: Herman Melville's "The Portent" 1859, Walt Whitman's "Year of Meteors" 1860 and "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" 1856 (both "Leaves of Grass") Special thanks to art historian and Senior Curator at the Smithsonian, Eleanor Harvey, for her presentation on the Civil War - from which I got most of my information on the meteor and its effects on the culture then: https://www.youtube.com/live/3r1_xWV1ICU?si=QtC2xKeHq7oHzNfQ Other artists mentioned: André Breton, Fra Angelico, Piero della Francesca **Disclaimer: As we are not historians by trade, some factual errors may have slipped through. Apologies if so ** Jennifer Coates online: web and IG Amy Talluto online: web and IG Thank you, Jennifer! Thank you, Listeners! All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks website: peptalksforartists.com Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Amy's website: amytalluto.com Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 23 Mar 2023 | Ep 46: Dear Grete Stern... | 00:21:32 | |
This episode is a valentine of sorts... an homage to the German-Argentinian artist, Grete Stern, and how she snuck her incredible tragicomic feminist photomontages into a dream interpretation column into a 1950's Buenos Aires ladies' magazine during the reign of Peron and his Iron Fist. Cackle along with me as I take a deeper look at her hilariously sly and poignant photomontage illustrations. I'll also explain what exactly a photomontage is and how she constructed them - because it is extremely fascinating! More reading: Link to the 2015 MOMA show "From Bauhaus to Buenos Aires: Grete Stern and Horacio Coppola": https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/1441 New Yorker article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/12/19/grete-sterns-rediscovered-dreams Lapis: The Journal of the Institute of Fine Arts: https://wp.nyu.edu/lapis/grete-stern-amelia-russo/ Chopper Monster Blog post (in Spanish): https://choppermonster.com/idilio-una-revista-del-corazon-consultorio-psicoanalisis/ Stedelijk Studies Journal: https://stedelijkstudies.com/journal/a-new-womans-exile-in-buenos-aires-grete-sterns-photomontages-between-feminism-and-popular-culture/ ---------------------------- Amy's in a group show "Blush" at Auxier Kline 19 Monroe Street NYC April 2-22, 2023! ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s Amy's Interview on Two Coats of Paint: https://tinyurl.com/2v2ywnb3 Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Amy on IG: @talluts BuyMeACoffee Donations appreciated! | |||
| 08 Mar 2023 | Ep 44: Unblocking Creative Block | 00:16:06 | |
What do we do if we get blocked in the studio? It's the absolute worst feeling and we all occasionally come down with this fever plague. I'll look at some books, some artist-to-artist tips, explore the strangely-relevant history of sugar packets, mule labor and much more to give us some tips for busting through any annoying walls that have dared to spring up around our creativity. Books mentioned: "Creative Block" by Danielle Krysa, "Wired to Create" by Scott Barry Kaufman and Carolyn Gregoire, "On Art and Mindfulness" by Enrique Celaya, "Your Creative Brain" by Shelley Carson Artists mentioned: Agnes Martin, William Blake, Louise Bourgeois, Claude Monet, Shannon Rankin, Fiona Ackerman, Hollie Chastain Benjamin Eisenstadt and the story of sugar packets: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Eisenstadt More about Mule Skinners: https://www.allthingsnature.org/what-is-a-mule-skinner.htm ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s Amy's Interview on Two Coats of Paint: https://tinyurl.com/2v2ywnb3 Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Amy on IG: @talluts BuyMeACoffee Donations appreciated! | |||
| 26 Oct 2021 | Ep 3: Alternative Art Programs w/ VVrkshop, NYC Crit Club and The Pack | 01:15:30 | |
So excited to share this wonderful interview that we did on the Clubhouse App in October with Jennifer Coates, Paddy Johnson or VVrkshop, Catherine Haggarty of NYC Crit Club, and Sarah Grass of The Pack. | |||
| 22 Nov 2021 | Ep 6: Sustaining a Sculpture Practice w/ Courtney Puckett & Carl D'Alvia | 00:43:23 | |
This week on Peps, I interviewed Courtney Puckett and Carl D'Alvia (2 amazing contemporary artists working in sculpture) and we really got down to the nitty gritty of what it takes to be a sculptor in this year or our lord 2021 AD. We talked storage spaces, alternate uses for Civil War plinths and outdoor storage for anything "bigger than a dog," as well as how they got started in the medium and the importance of drawing in both of their practices. Please visit their websites to see images of their work: This interview originally aired on the Clubhouse app on Nov 9, 2021. Please follow Pep Talks on Instagram at @peptalksforartists | |||
| 26 Feb 2024 | Ep 65: Monsters and Beautiful Things | 00:17:46 | |
What do a comment made on the Great British Bake-Off, a 1970's television interview with southern author, Eudora Welty, and a Michigan Mer-man have in common? Glad you asked! They all explore ideas of monstrousness, the topic of this episode -- specifically channeling our inner monstrous creative selves to create work that is rich, bold, memorable and unique. [Evil laugh of Nosferatu] Come along with me on my search for aspirational creative monstrosity. Television programs mentioned: "Great British Bakeoff:" Season 11, Episode 3, Rowan Claughton with Paul Hollywood "Firing Line" with William F. Buckley: "The Southern Imagination in Literature" 1972 with Eudora Welty and Walker Percy Artists mentioned: Francisco José de Goya, Jean Dubuffet, James Ensor, Francis Bacon, The Monster Roster group (Chicago), Brenda Goodman ("Self-Portrait 2” 1994), Steve DiBenedetto ("Rosemary's Baby's Baby" 2021), Whit Harris ("Maiden" 2023) and Louise Bourgeois ("Femme" 2006) Publications mentioned: "Where Is the Voice Coming From" a short story by Eudora Welty, "Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art" book by Lauren Elkin, "Monsters of the Midwest: True Tales of Bigfoot, Werewolves & Other Legendary Creatures" book by Jessica Freeburg and Natalie Fowler All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Peps has a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/PepTalksforArtists! Join the Peps fam on Patreon and become a part of the Pep Talks Peerage today. Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 20 Oct 2022 | Ep 37: Interview w/ Paula Wilson | 01:11:50 | |
As a super fan, I was thrilled to welcome multi-media artist, Paula Wilson to the podcast this week. Paula joined me to talk about her current show, "Imago," at Denny Dimin Gallery in NYC (up right now through Oct 29, 2022) and also allowed me to pepper her with questions about her work in general. Paula works in expansive ways with collage, large-scale woodcut, video, and painting and lives and works in the remote high desert town of Carrizozo, NM. She uses personal symbols and experimentation to create a unique blend of art and life--all tied to the land. Find Paula online: paulajwilson.com/ (web) and @paulalights Carrizozo AIR Program and MoMAZoZo: https://carrizozoarts.com/air (co-run by Paula Wilson, Mike Lagg, Joan Malkerson & Warren Malkerson) Current and upcoming exhibitions:
Artists mentioned: Paula's partner, collaborator & wood-worker, Mike Lagg, Sound artist, Soleil Corazón-Libre, Georgia O'Keeffe, Agnes Martin, Marsden Hartley, The Desert Transcendentalists (Agnes Pelton) Other shoutouts: Octavia Butler's "Xenogenesis" (Lilith) trilogy, Venus de Willendorf as self-portrait?, "Spread Wild: The Pleasures of the Yucca" at Smack Mellon, Turkey vultures, "Salty & Fresh" video work, Episodes 30 & 33 of this podcast Glue Tawk™: Paula uses Fusion 4000, an iron-on adhesive from Talas in Brooklyn AND Padding Compound Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Amy on IG: @talluts Donate to the Peps: Buy Me a Coffee or https://anchor.fm/peptalksforartistspod/support. All music tracks and SFX are licensed from Soundstripe. | |||
| 12 Apr 2023 | Ep 47: Let's Be Nothing Burgers | 00:10:38 | |
This episode is about letting play and non-seriousness back into our studios, with a dash of silly rabbits and mind-boggling space telescopes thrown in. Come along with me as I dive into the Nothing Burger state of mind. Mentions: James Webb Telescope, Louella Parsons, Charles Garabedian, Rembrandt, Dick Gackenbach's "Mother Rabbit's Son Tom," Eva Hesse, Sol LeWitt ---------------------------- Amy's in a group show "Blush" at Auxier Kline 19 Monroe Street NYC April 2-22, 2023! ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s Amy's Interview on Two Coats of Paint: https://tinyurl.com/2v2ywnb3 Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Amy on IG: @talluts BuyMeACoffee Donations appreciated! | |||
| 03 Jul 2024 | Ep 70: When in Doubt - Delulu is the Solulu | 00:11:02 | |
This episode is based on an internet slang mantra which translates to "Delusion is the Solution." Find out why healthy artists rely heavily on healthy self-delusion to self-motivate. Like Comedian, Nina Oyama, says, one must create a "self deception turducken" to persevere in a creative pursuit. I also threw in Lady Gaga, David Shrigley and even Salvador Dali who all had excellent quotes. Signed, Amy Reading/Watch Links: Thank you! All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 04 Nov 2024 | Ep 77: Interview w/ Artist, Kristen Mills | 01:37:25 | |
I'm back in the interview seat with Kristen Mills, an artist working in video, sculpture and installation. We discussed her latest show at Turley Gallery where she covered an entire room with cardboard and made it into a spaceship cockpit. Her video work features clones of herself, multiplied, and combines humor and old school editing techniques to create surreal worlds of play and exploration. The digital elements are then ensconced in laboriously-made, intricate cardboard constructions. There's also Glue Tawk and a MacDowell Corner! Tune in! Find Kristen's work online: Web: https://millskristen.com/ Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program on IG: @swstudioprogram (Open Studios in late April 2025) Previous Exhibitions: Turley Gallery: https://www.turley.gallery/kristen-mills-seats-for-everyone Glenlily Grounds: https://www.glenlilygrounds.com/glenlily-grounds-2024 Ortega y Gasset: https://www.oygprojects.com/believability Kristen's videos mentioned: Audience for an Audience, Waiting Room, I Can Reach In, Seats for Everyone, Space Race (featuring artwork by Melissa Dadourian), The Portal with the Cord, Tap Sap, Rock Collecting, Animal Sanctuary Project, Sister Spaceship Live at the Sinkhole w/ Angie Melchin Comedians mentioned: Maria Bamford, Atsuko Okatsuka, Ali Wong, Paula Poundstone, Chris Fleming Movies/TV Mentioned: Strangers with Candy, Pee-wee's Playhouse, Beetlejuice Artist Residencies/Schools Mentioned: Skohegan School of Painting & Sculpture, Vermont Studio Center (VSC), MacDowell and Firth Studio, Amy's secret MacDowell vlog, Columbo's Dog: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_sKO_QcKc1eIVTRXyDHryw Glue Tawk™: Kristen uses "Sure Bond" corded hot glue gun and sticks (rumor has it also comes in roll form like a too-long fingernail or ram's horn) “An artist discovers his genius the day he dares not to please.” — André Malraux Thank you, Kristen! Thank you, Listeners! All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks website: peptalksforartists.com Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Amy's website: amytalluto.com Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 30 Apr 2023 | Bonus: 10 Tips for Writing Your Artist's Statement w/ Paddy Johnson of VVrkshop.art | 01:37:13 | |
Ready your note-taking typing fingers because this week's guest is none other than Paddy Johnson of VVrkshop.art and she's here to give us 10 best-practice tips for writing our artist statements, thank God! Paddy is the founder of Netvvrk, a supportive membership that helps artists level-up in their careers AND also an award-winning arts writer. She has edited a gazillion artists' statements in her program so she knows what's up. Come along with us as we deconstruct the ideal statement and dispel all whiffs of passive voice and artspeak. Don't forget that Paddy is giving a free *Live* Masterclass on May 9th at 7:30pm ET called "How To Get Seen in the Art World." Click here to find out more/rsvp for the free masterclass: https://vvrkshop.lpages.co/get-seen-in-the-art-world-live-masterclass/ Also, Pep Talk listeners that join Netvvrk during the upcoming registration period can receive a $20 discount by entering the code: PEPTALKS20. ---------------------------- Paddy's 10 Statement Writing Tips (in brief) 1) Create a Present/Past/Future hierarchy: Start with speaking about your present work, then past & then future 2) Describe the actual objects you make 3) Use plot to tell a story about your work's journey. Include "causality" and your "why": "The King died. Later, the queen died of grief" 4) Use the active voice and "I" statements 5) Unpack the metaphors in your work for the reader 6) Watch out for run-ons. No sentence should be longer than 2.5 lines in a Google Doc (Arial 11pt) 7) No more that 1 list per paragraph and no more than 3 items per list 8) Limit talk about your process to one sentence. Instead, focus on ideas 9) Length: People expect 2-3 paragraphs for a statement on your website. Don't forget to add a paragraph break after each 2 sentence block 10) Expect your statement to be ever-evolving (not static) **Bonus 11** Write so that a 5th grader could understand and avoid artspeak / jargon (i.e. hegemony, praxis, Anthropocene). Find Paddy online (Netvvrk) https://www.vvrkshop.art/ and on Instagram @vvrkshop.art Artists mentioned: Elisabeth Condon, Hans Haacke, Vincent Van Gogh (Wheatfield with Crows), Charles Burchfield, Al Held, John Berger (Ways of Seeing) Thank you, Paddy! Thank you, listeners! ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s Amy's Interview on Two Coats of Paint: https://tinyurl.com/2v2ywnb3 Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Amy on IG: @talluts BuyMeACoffee Donations appreciated! | |||
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| 10 Oct 2022 | Ep 36: Warding Off Bitterness | 00:20:11 | |
Today's episode is all about avoiding the trap of that old heap of coffee grounds and lemon peels: Artistic Bitterness. I investigate how artists of history, like Carmen Herrera, Louise Bourgeois and Laurie Simmons, persevered and dealt with feeling like their work was ignored by the art scene. I also read some quotes from the eternally wise Enrique Martinez Celaya. Also, why am I always bringing up Lawrence of Arabia? I've never even watched the movie! Also, I hate discouraging art stats! Come along with me as I discover the secret keys to the Non-Bitterness Kingdom and attempt to quantify, label and identify them for fellow and future seekers. Artists mentioned: Carmen Herrera, Louise Bourgeois, Enrique Martinez Celaya, Marsden Hartley, Laurie Simmons, Liam Gillick, Portia Munson, Comedian Maria Bamford, Tik Tok Creator/Actor/Writer Kiersten Lyons (TTK @kierstenlyons or kierstenlyons.com) Texts Mentioned: "On Art and Mindfulness" by Enrique Martínez Celaya, "At 106, Carmen Herrera Is Taking the Art World By Storm" by Grace Bonney/Town & Country, "13 Artists Give Advice to Their Younger Selves by Alexxa Gotthardt"/Artsy, "The Bitter Pill You Must Swallow if You Want Success" by Bryan E. Robinson Ph.D./Psychology Today, "Shoshin (Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind)" by Shunryū Suzuki, "The Runaway Girl: The Artist Louise Bourgeois" by Jan Greenberg & Sandra Jordan *Special thanks to my sweet outro team: Steve Donelson, Abby Gardner and Claire Gardner, lover of lemons. You three are the best half-Talluto's in the world. Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Amy on IG: @talluts Donate to the Peps: Buy Me a Coffee or https://anchor.fm/peptalksforartistspod/support. All music tracks and SFX are licensed from Soundstripe. | |||
| 22 Jan 2022 | Ep 12: Interview the Interviewer w/ Sharon Butler, Painter & Founder of Two Coats of Paint | 01:15:46 | |
This week I was really excited to have Sharon Butler on the podcast for the second installment of my "Interview the Interviewer" series. Sharon is a painter, writer and founder of the Two Coats of Paint Blog-azine which offers a space for alternative critical writing for the arts in the New York/Tri-State area. We nerd-ed out about paint brushes, spoke about her "Good Morning" drawings, and about allowing "bad" compositions into your work. We also talked about Two Coats of Paint's role in the NY art world and how to get started art writing. Check out the links below for more info about her projects:
Artists mentioned: On Kawara, Kazimir Malevich, Arte Povera movement, Alberto Burri at the Guggenheim, Piero Manzoni's Artist's Sh*t, Charles Burchfield's secret symbols, Holly Coulis at Klaus von Nichtssagend, Susan Carr, Julie Torres & Ellen Letcher of Labspace, Brian Edmonds of Curating Contemporary, Julia Gleich, Choreographer, Two Coats residents: Deborah Zlotsky & Afarin Ramanifar, Martin Puryear printsThis talk originally aired as a live event on the Clubhouse App, Jan 10, 2021. Please subscribe to get new episodes as soon as they release, and also please connect with the podcast on Instagram at @peptalksforartists and check out the bonus images that go with this episode. Thanks for listening! | |||
| 11 Jan 2024 | Ep 53: Book Talks "Lives of the Artists" by Giorgio Vasari (Part 2) w/ Mandy Wilson Rosen | 01:36:43 | |
We're baaacckk! Mandolyn Wilson Rosen and I have returned for Part 2 to finish our report on Giorgio Vasari's "Lives of the Artists," a combo-bio of Florentine High Renaissance artists from the 1580's. Pull up a carved high-backed chair, grab yourself a goblet of watered-down wine and join us for the continuation of our journey back to this fabled time in Italian art. In Part 2, we cover Sandro Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Jacopo da Pontormo, Michelangelo, and Titian (with some discussion of Albrecht Durer as well). In the Boticelli section, Mandy references this article by Alexxa Gotthardt on Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-botticellis-birth-venus-challenged-depictions-nude-art Please visit our sponsor, The New York Studio School, to enroll for their wonderful Marathon courses (by Sept 8) or for over a dozen different 11 week Evening & Weekend Courses (by Sept 18) at NYSS.org Find your own copy of "Lives of the Artists" by Giorgio Vasari at your public library or at most online bookstores. The 1991 English Translation by Julia and Peter Bondanella includes the lone woman artist in Vasari: Sculptor Madonna Properzia de Rossi. Earlier translations often exclude her, so keep an eye out if buying used! Mandolyn Wilson Rosen is online here: website: https://mandolynwilsonrosen.com/home.html and IG: https://www.instagram.com/mandolyn_rosen/ Amy Talluto is online here: website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ and IG: https://www.instagram.com/talluts/ Thanks for listening! ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s Amy's Interview on Two Coats of Paint: https://tinyurl.com/2v2ywnb3 Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Amy on IG: @talluts BuyMeACoffee Donations appreciated! | |||
| 25 Oct 2021 | Ep 1: What if Rudolph Steiner Was a Mushroom? | 00:09:38 | |
This episode we are talking in forest metaphors about Hilma Af Klint, Rudolph Steiner and not letting discouraging studio visits derail your work. Peps podcast tees are born! Check them out at https://amytalluto.bigcartel.com/category/peps Connect with the podcast on Instagram and see more images illustrating this episode: @peptalksforartists | |||
| 18 May 2023 | Ep: 48 Interview w/ Artist, Catherine Haggarty | 01:24:57 | |
This week, I welcomed back, painter, Catherine Haggarty to the Peps pod. We spoke about her background as a high school basketball player and how the focus and commitment required to be an athlete have so many parallels to the life of an artist. Catherine makes luminous paintings and drawings using spray paint, acrylic, watercolor and oil stick of imagined domestic interiors, all put through her uniquely surrealist and prismatic lens. Also, find out what her term "Instagram Brain" means! Catch Catherine's work in person in "Support Structures" at TSA (NY) until June 18, 2023 Catherine's website: www.catherinehaggarty.com and IG: @catherine_haggarty The Canopy Program is online at www.nyccritclub.com or on IG: @the_canopy_program_ Catherine's uber-helpful How to Host A Studio Visit episode Catherine earned her MFA from Rutgers University and has recently shown her work with Geary Contemporary and Hashimoto Contemporary in NYC and at Badr el Jundi Gallery in Madrid. She recently showed her work at Future Fairs in NYC with Lorin Gallery (Los Angeles) Works mentioned: LA Light, Too Many Ideas, Monument to work, Droste Effect for Max Artists mentioned: Jennifer Coates, David Humphrey, Japanese Ukiyo-e artists, Matisse, Sylvia Mangold, Rita MacDonald, Chardin, Mary Cassatt, Catherine Murphy, Jasper Johns, Edward Hopper, Méret Oppenheim, Andrew Prayzner Book mentioned: Looking at the Overlooked: Four Essays on Still Life Painting by Norman Bryson *Shout out to all the Hall of Fame Dads past and present and especially to James Bernard Haggarty, who was the Bee's Knees.* ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s Amy's Interview on Two Coats of Paint: https://tinyurl.com/2v2ywnb3 Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Amy on IG: @talluts BuyMeACoffee Donations appreciated! | |||
| 27 Jun 2023 | Ep 50: Elisabeth Condon Describes a Painting / "Untitled" (The Edge Series) 1968-69 by Sam Francis | 01:31:52 | |
The new definition of painterly success just might be having Elisabeth Condon describe your painting. It's truly that satisfying. Elisabeth is back on the pod to describe a painting, and it's a fascinating one: "Untitled" 1968-69 from the Edge Painting series by Sam Francis. Come along as Elisabeth takes us not only through the painting itself, but also through Sam Francis' life and influences: namely that of his beloved Japan. The concept of "ma" or the potential of emptiness, Asian ink painting, and Francis' unique anti-New York gentle lyricism all factor in to make this talk a riveting deep dive into this Californian-born, second-generation Abstract Expressionist artist. See an image of the painting here: https://tinyurl.com/2c487tpr (photo by Christopher Knight/LA Times) and https://tinyurl.com/ms8uxyj2 (photo by Elisabeth Condon) See Sam Francis at LACMA: "Sam Francis and Japan: Emptiness Overflowing" is up at LACMA in Los Angeles thru July 16, 2023 More about Sam Francis: https://samfrancisfoundation.org/ Find Elisabeth Condon online: https://www.elisabethcondon.com/ and on IG: @elisabethcondon Check out her work in person at The Golden Foundation in New Berlin, NY in "Made in Paint" (thru Aug 2023) and her mural-sized work at the Judy Genshaft Honors College Building at the University of South Florida (permanent). She is also now preparing for a solo show in December 2023 at Emerson Dorsch Gallery in Miami. Other writers and artists mentioned: Paul Jenkins, Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler, Morris Lewis, David Hinton (Chinese Art Scholar), Frida Kahlo, Arshile Gorky, Jackson Pollock, Marc Rothko, Pablo Picasso, Jean Miro, Paul Klee, David Park. Fernand Leger, Shirley Jaffe, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Georges DuThuit, Joan Mitchell, Ed Clark, Tachisme Abstraction Lyrique Movement, Jean Dubuffet, Wols, Norman Bluhm, Sherman Lee (Chinese Art Scholar), Sesshū (Sumi-e Master), Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Lee Ufan, Brice Marden, Monoha Group of Hawaii, Kiki Kokolvic, William Wilson (LA Times writer), Cecily Brown, Jackson Pollock, Steve DiBenedetto, Philip Guston, Nihonga Painting, Lisa Beck, Andrea Belag, Matthew Richie, Richard E. Speer (Art writer), Yoshiaki Tono Materials mentioned: Magna Paint, Hoechst Dispersions, Flashe, Guerra Paint Amy's show during Upstate Art Weekend: "Appearances" at the Strange Untried Project Space July 22-23, 11-6pm, More info: https://www.strangeuntried.com/ and on IG: @strange_untried And the Cut Me Up Magazine collage exhibition at the Albany International Airport through Dec 2023. ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Amy on IG: @talluts BuyMeACoffee Donations appreciated! | |||
| 31 Oct 2024 | Ep 76: Feeling Witchy | 00:06:16 | |
Dear Listeners, it's spooky season. In that spirit, I offer you this mini episode about taking a mini break from the career grind. Why not instead light a spell candle while getting clear on what we really want? Shelve the "should's" for a bit and get witchy with me. The ending "Goodbye!" (with cacophonous lighting zaps) is Bette Midler from the movie, Hocus Pocus - Iconic Icon. Thank you for listening. All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 18 Apr 2025 | Ep 87: CounterPointe Report w/ Elisabeth Condon & Jennifer Coates | 01:23:20 | |
Today's episode is a special conversation and recap of Elisabeth Condon and my experiences collaborating as visual artists in the ballet project CounterPointe (now in its 12th year) produced by Norte Maar and staged at the Mark O'Donnell Theater (Brooklyn) in March 2025. Jennifer Coates kindly came on to ask us questions about making props and what it was like for 2 newbies to enter the world of dance. Thanks, Jennifer! Special thanks also to Norte Maar and its co-directors, Julia K. Gleich and Jason Andrew for their support of artists and creative collaboration. More information about Elisabeth and Amy's work: Elisabeth: https://www.elisabethcondon.com/ | @elisabethcondon Amy: https://www.amytalluto.com/ | @talluts More information about Julia Gleich and Jason Andrew's NorteMaar & CounterPointe12: https://www.nortemaar.org/projects/counterpointe12 Julia K. Gleich's website: https://www.gleichdances.org/ Julia Gleich interview on this podcast: Episode 49 The dances we discussed: "Vermillion | 10" by Ava Desiderio and Elisabeth Condon Dancers: Minami Ando, Lucia Betelu Support structures: Elise Wunderlich Music by Zero Eklipse and William Pilarte Lighting: Evan Spigelman Mark O'Donnell Theater, Brooklyn, March 2025 "And So It Begins" by Margaret Wiss and Amy Talluto Dancers: Maya Tsuruki Holden and Jaclyn Kriewall Music by Margaret Wiss Lighting: Evan Spigelman Mark O'Donnell Theater, Brooklyn, March 2025 "46 Gordon" by Julia K. Gleich and Nicole Cherubini Dancers: Michelle Buckley, Kara Chan, Annie Freeman, Amber Neff, Ethan Schweitzer-Gaslin Lighting: Evan Spigelman Mark O'Donnell Theater, Brooklyn, March 2025 Special thanks to Jennifer Coates for interviewing us! Jennifer's website: https://www.jenniferlcoates.com/ Jennifer on IG: @jennifercoates666 Artists mentioned: Henri Matisse, William Kentridge, Florine Stettheimer, Keisha Prioleau Martin, Meg Lipke, Elana Herzog, Nicole Cherubini, Alvin Ailey, Judith Jamison (Dancer), Julia K. Gleich (Choreographer), Jason Andrew Dances mentioned: "Afternoon of a Faun" by the Ballet Russes, “Minutiae” (1954) Robert Rauschenberg and Merce Cunningham, "Cry" Alvin Ailey Video mentioned: "How to Make Theater Props" by Eric Bucklein (not actually old but young) https://youtu.be/JSl5Vc8mej0?si=KWGdOxnijBiEEGZc Book mentioned: Inigo Philbrick "All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art" Exhibition mentioned: "Edges of Ailey" at the Whitney All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks website: https://www.peptalksforartists.com/ Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 08 Sep 2023 | Ep 54: Interview w/ Artist, Judy Glantzman | 01:48:15 | |
Extremely thrilled to have the inimitable and infinitely wise #real_one, artist Judy Glantzman, on the podcast this week. We cover her artistic beginnings in the East Village scene of the 80's (buckle up for some great stories), the vibrant multidisciplinary work coming out of her Upstate NY studio today, and everything in between. Also, don't miss her incredible philosophies about making art sprinkled throughout, and her essential tips for beating Artist's block. Judy is a painter, collage artist and sculptor and has been awarded grants from the Guggenhein Foundation, NYFA-NYSCA, Pollock Krasner Foundation and Anonymous Was a Woman. She is also an educator (RISD, Pratt, NYSS, etc.) and is open to artists who need some online feedback-just dm her at the IG below. Judy Glantzman is represented by Betty Cuningham Gallery in NYC. Also, find her on IG @judyglantzman Works Mentioned: The Pier (Abandoned Pier 34 in NYC) 1983-84 "The Missing Children Show" group mural installation with 5 other artists, incl David Wojnarowicz, in an abandoned factory building in Louisville, KY 1985 "Judy Glantzman Cuts Up Her Friends" 1985 exhibition of cut-out portraits at Steven Adams Gallery "A Valentine for Lila" 2006 "She Juggles" 2006 "After Donatello" 2015 "Dark Prayer" 2016 "Reach" 2017 "Dawn Clements" 2019 More reading/links: Essay "Judy Glantzman on Obituaries and Shadows | Art in Isolation" Painters on Painting blog 2020 Judy Glantzman interviewed on Beer with a Painter w/ Jennifer Samet for Hyperallergic blog Hyperallergic article by Allison Meier with photos of The Pier David Finn's photos of The Pier Press kit from The Missing Children Show 1985 Louisville Andreas Sterzing's photos of The Pier 1983-84 Artists mentioned: David Wojnarowicz, Mike Bidlo, John Fekner, Gordon Matta Clark, David Finn ("Masked Figures"), Kiki Smith, Huck Snyder, Peter Hujar Andreas Sterzing (photographer who documented the Pier), Charles Garabedian ("September Song," 2001 - 2003), Jacques Louis David, Francisco de Goya, Pablo Picasso ("Guernica"), Winslow Homer ("Dressing for the Carnival" 1877), Donatello, Charles Burchfield, Edgar Degas ("Little Dancer Aged 14" 1881), plus East Village galleries Civilian Warfare and Gracie Mansion Judy's Artist's Block Blockers (as summarized by Amy and her irrepressible need to be pithy): 1. Seed Theory (every part of a piece is a seed!) 2. Make a Doodle Painting *or* Make a Garbage Painting 3. Bravery Lives in the Living Room (and often in a basket!) 4. Nosy Nextdoor Neighbors 5. Be a Bad Art Student 6. Silly Geese Wear Paper Crowns 7. Your Work is Not Your Own 8. If You Think It, You Have to Make It 9. The Road to Freedom is Paved With Repetition (hot off the presses! in this ep!) Thank you, Judy! Thank you, Listeners! See you next time. ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s Amy's Interview on Two Coats of Paint: https://tinyurl.com/2v2ywnb3 Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Amy on IG: @talluts BuyMeACoffee Donations appreciated! | |||
| 04 Feb 2022 | Ep 14: Beware the Leave-It-Like-That | 00:17:05 | |
Gather 'round, me hearties, for a tale of a fearsome creature of the deep: a sea monster that feeds on #wip posts, called the "Leave-It-Like-That." This week's podcast is about how this unsolicited comment on our social media posts and in the studio can derail us if we aren't hyper vigilant against their meddling shenanigans. Hoist the main mast and scuttle the jib, as we set sail into Leave-It-Like-That-infested waters and emerge unscathed. Weigh in on what sea monster best embodies the Leave-It-Like-That on this episode's Spotify poll! Artists & writers mentioned / quoted in this episode were: Herman Melville, Albert Pinkham Ryder, Jay DeFeo, Roy Lichtenstein, Bridget Reilly, Agnes Martin, Henri Matisse, Amy Sillman, Eudora Welty Sea monsters mentioned: Hans Egede's sea monster sighting, Six-headed Scylla of Homer, Cormac Ua Liatháin's spiny attack-frog sea monsters, Thor vs the Jormungandr of Norse Mythology, the "Globster", Support the Peps by making a Donation, reviewing us on Apple Podcasts or following us on Instagram to see more images illustrating this episode: @peptalksforartists. Thanks! | |||
| 25 Mar 2025 | Ep 86: The Source Channeler & The Market Child | 00:25:39 | |
In this audio essay, I roam from post-war France to the abstract expressionists to the artists of the East Village and even to outer space to consider times in art history when art was forced to bloom in the dark. These under-the-radar moments yielded deeply experimental work, and I wonder how we might channel some of that spirit in our own time. Artists mentioned: Laurie Anderson, Joan Miro, Jean Dubuffet, Marcel Duchamp, David Wojnarowicz, and Judy Glantzman Scientists mentioned: Robert H Dicke, Jim Peebles Jim Peebles interviewed by Alan Lightman for the American Institute of Physics January 19, 1988 Princeton, NJ: https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/oral-histories/33957 All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks website: https://www.peptalksforartists.com/ Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 17 Mar 2022 | Ep 19: The Proof is in the Punctum | 00:17:01 | |
This weeks on Pep Talks, I am taking a quick dive into Roland Barthe's concept of the "Punctum" from his book "Camera Lucida," to explain why some artworks and films stick in your mind and others don't. Find out why Stanley Kubrick's choice of music for scoring "2001: A Space Odyssey" & Ingrid Bergman's turn as a boxing nun made both of these films punctum-y and stick in my brain. Also, come hear about Barthe's personal quest to find a photo of his mother that contained her true essence, and how we as artists can try and infuse our own work with punctum-like staying properties. Works mentioned: Songs mentioned: Please stop by the Pep Talks Instagram and give a follow to see behind-the-scenes shots and image carousels that go with each episode (@peptalksforartists). Thanks for listening, rating and following! -------- "Also Sprach Zarathustra - Sonnenaufgang" by Richard Strauss (2010 version by Kevin MacLeod), used by permission of Creative Commons license | |||
| 25 Oct 2021 | Ep 2: How is an Artist Like TV’s Columbo? | 00:09:48 | |
In this episode, we talk about how channeling your inner slovenly sleuth can enrich your art practice. Peps podcast tees are born! Check them out at https://amytalluto.bigcartel.com/category/peps Connect with the podcast on Instagram and see more images illustrating this episode: @peptalksforartists | |||
| 06 Oct 2023 | Ep 55: Let's Keep Thinking About Pollyanna | 00:26:14 | |
From Richard Diebenkorn's "Notes to Myself On Beginning a Painting," it's a special mystery-whodunnit pepisode where your host, Amy, tries to decipher the meaning of #8 on Diebenkorn's note. Learn more about Diebenkorn and his work, including photos of him and his studio, at The Richard Diebenkorn Foundation: https://diebenkorn.org/ The novel, "Pollyanna," by Eleanor H. Porter is available at most bookstores and libraries and has also been made into at least 2 feature films. The article "One Scuzzy Moment" by Robert Indiana for the New York Magazine 2004 can be found here: https://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/features/10557/ If you are a Peps fan and would love more pep talks in your life, please consider supporting the podcast financially on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/PepTalksforArtists! For $5 a month, patrons receive exclusive mini Pep-isodes monthly or bimonthly, delivered directly to their email inbox with a clickable link. No tech savviness required! Also, patrons receive early access to not-yet-released full episodes, fresh out the oven. Join the Peps fam on Patreon and become a part of the Pep Talks Peerage today. Find out more here: https://www.patreon.com/PepTalksforArtists Thank you! Your beloved host Amy's in a group show "In the Middle with You" at The Middle Room 2930 Hyperion Ave, Los Angeles, California thru Oct 20, 2023 ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ Amy on IG: @talluts BuyMeACoffee Donations appreciated! All music and effects are by Soundstripe | |||
| 16 Jun 2022 | Ep 28: Interview w/ Melissa Capasso / The Dream in Art (Part 2) | 01:09:17 | |
I was so excited to have painter, Melissa Capasso, whose visionary style is inspired by daydreaming, join me this week to continue my series on the Dream in Art. Melissa makes charcoal drawings and oil and acrylic paintings that explore themes of mother and child, St. Lucia and Catholic icons, vision, blindness, and the vanitas...all in a wavy gestural style with vibrant color or primal black and white. She invents her subjects in her mind while walking and thinks of her work as a kind of visual novel. We talked about her work, her roots in Cape Cod, and the challenges / advantages of being an artist parent. Catch her work in person this summer at her solo show at Gold Gallery: https://www.goldmontclair.com/ and @goldscopophilia Melissa's website and IG: https://www.melissacapasso.com/ and @melissa.capasso Melissa Capasso studied art at NYU and Brooklyn College and has had recent solo shows at Sweet Lorriane Gallery in Brooklyn and Gold Gallery in Montclair, NJ. She has had her work exhibited in many group shows in NY and beyond. Thank you, Melissa! Follow Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists & Donate to the Peps: https://anchor.fm/peptalksforartistspod/support. Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ All music is licensed from Soundstripe. | |||
| 18 Jan 2024 | Ep 62: Book Talks: The Artists Way by Julia Cameron (Part 1) w/ Mandolyn Wilson Rosen | 01:14:04 | |
Book Talks is back! And so is artist, Mandolyn Wilson Rosen, to help me tackle the OG creativity self help book: "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron. We gave ourselves over body and soul to The Way for 12 weeks and lived to tell the tale...in two parts. Please join us as we share our experiences with the book (and some sprinkled-in context gleaned from Cameron's autobiography "Floor Sample"). Today in Part 1, we discuss: 1. Each of our favorite sections/quotes 2. The most challenging parts of doing the book (morning pages, tasks, artist's dates, the chapter readings 3. How “good” were we at doing all TAW parts? 4. The God Question. Is there too much God talk in there? 5. Personal revelations about our work or ourselves that came from doing the book And don't miss the second part of our convo (Part 2-Ep 63) out now! Please find Mandolyn Wilson Rosen online here: mandolynwilsonrosen.com and IG @mandolyn_rosen Thank you, Mandy! Thank you Patrons! Thank you Peps Listeners! All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Peps has a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/PepTalksforArtists! Join the Peps fam on Patreon and become a part of the Pep Talks Peerage today. Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 18 Jan 2024 | Ep 63: Book Talks: The Artists Way by Julia Cameron (Part 2) w/ Mandolyn Wilson Rosen | 01:25:26 | |
We're back with Part 2 of our review of "The Artists Way" by Julia Cameron! In this half of our deep dive into the book, Mandolyn Wilson Rosen and I finish recounting our experiences following the program of this famous creativity self-help juggernaut. Today in Part 2, we discuss: 1. Sychronicity & Carl Jung 2. Our personal artist dates 3. What writing the Morning Pages felt like 4. Things in The Artist's Way that we disliked 5. “Clusters” & those who charge to run AW groups 6. Amy's "The Artist's Way Cringe Corner™" 7. And more insights from Julia Cameron's autobiography: "Floor Sample." Mandy's mentions: American Masters: "Everybody Knows … Elizabeth Murray" (PBS) Alan Watts Being in the Way Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3RZiM62g8XYE4PuEF2EleN?si=5a58f0c5df8d4c1f Alison Bechdel Graphic Novels: https://dykestowatchoutfor.com/ Critical blogs that we referenced: Kore Sage Blog: https://koresageart.com/blog/reading-deprivation-week-the-artists-way/ From Jenn Blog: https://www.fromjenn.com/blog/why-i-dont-write-morning-pages-and-what-i-do-instead Please find Mandolyn Wilson Rosen online here: mandolynwilsonrosen.com and IG @mandolyn_rosen Thank you, Mandy! Thank you Patrons! Thank you Peps Listeners! All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Peps has a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/PepTalksforArtists! Join the Peps fam on Patreon and become a part of the Pep Talks Peerage today. Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 02 Aug 2024 | Ep 71: How Often Do You Think About the Fall of the Roman Empire? | 00:07:43 | |
...or the future of our own cultural output? Dear Listener, please enjoy this space-y, star-filled Mini Pep about the infinite freedom that comes from making digital doodles. My Threads App artists doodle harvest can be found here: https://www.threads.net/@talluts/post/CucE58OLSwU/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Artists mentioned: Sharon Butler (see all of her digital drawings by searching the hashtag #sbgoodmorningdrawings on IG), Paul Dagostino, Joe Haley, John Avelluto, Keisha Prioleau Martin All music by Soundstripe ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists Amy, your beloved host, on IG: @talluts Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s BuyMeACoffee Donations always appreciated! | |||
| 16 Jul 2022 | Ep 31: Interview w/ Adie Russell | 01:15:15 | |
This week I had an amazing conversation with artist, Adie Russell. We discussed her incredible new "Lacuna" series of charcoal works on cotton rag paper (based on old Victorian glass negative studio portraits that are put through an obscure Photoshop filter) and also, her newest video work, "Hydriogenesis," which was born of a craving for a feeling of safety in nature and from the long periods of introspection we all experienced during the pandemic. We also talked about the trickiness of navigating Instagram in an authentic way, what can be used as a sourdough starter for abstraction, Adie's "Covers" video project and Marlon Brando's idea about how everyone is ALWAYS acting, AND of course, the Caterpillar Pillar. (Please check out Episode 30 to learn all about said Pillar where I do a deep dive into Adie's recommended artist-pick-me-up book from the 70's: Hope for the Flowers.) Adie's website: adierussell.com and Instagram: @adie_russell Adie is opening her studio up (w/ guest artist Jesse Bransford) for Upstate Art Weekend, Sat-Sun July 23-24 12-6pm and is #20 (near the Stoneleaf Retreat) on the Map : upstateartweekend.org Adie is a mixed media artist currently working in drawing, painting and video. Russell has exhibited regularly since 2001 in the United States and abroad. She was the subject of a solo exhibition The Reveal at the Leeds College of Arts in Leeds, UK as well as the exhibition I Am (Richard Nixon) at The Center for Photography at Woodstock in Woodstock, NY, amongst others. Her work is in the collection of The Dorsky Museum, in New Paltz, NY. Episode mentions: Stephen Gill's "Night Procession" series, Rembrandt, Marlon Brando's interview with Dick Cavett, Ingmar Bergman's near-death anesthesia experience, Art and Ventriloquism by David Goldblatt, The Library of Congress online archives: Civil War era glass negative photos & the Arnold Genthe collection, "Photochrom" color postcards, Hilma Af Klint, Mediumistic drawing and Spirit Photography, Early 20th c American advertising postcards, Pessimistic postcards: "The Worst is Yet to Come," Stereoviews, Hope for the Flowers by Trina Paulus, Nog's Vision - A Fantasy Journey by Brian Hall & Joseph Osburn, "The Point!" a film by Harry Nilsson ("Think About Your Troubles" song) Send me a voice message on Speakpipe.com about what you love and dislike about NYC! I'll use the recording in a future ep about Marsden Hartley: https://www.speakpipe.com/peps Follow Pep Talks on IG: @peptalksforartists & Donate to the Peps: https://anchor.fm/peptalksforartistspod/support. Amy's website: https://www.amytalluto.com/ All music tracks and SFX are licensed from Soundstripe. | |||