In this episode, British abstract artist and filmmaker Mark James talks about his tortuous route to securing a place at Goldsmith’s art college, how he witnessed the Freeze exhibition mounted by the so-called Young British Artists, YBAs, and how he made a subsequent film about it, the intrigue behind his first film about the American sculptor Carl Andre, how films about other artists both dead and alive re-awakened his desire to resume painting, how random shapes and forms inspire his abstract work and how he strives to create emotion in his paintings.

Mark James talking with Bob Chaundy

Accompanying images on consideringart.com

Come Fly with Me, 2024

Don’t Fence Me In, 2015

Dettaglio #4, 2023

One For My Baby, 2024

You can see more of Mark’s work on his website

Mark’s exhibition Vivid is showing at Cris Contini Contemporary 14 June – 13 July

Music: Ibiza by MBB | https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial