Considering Art Podcast

London-based Portuguese artist Nelson Ferreira has studied different painting and drawing styles throughout the world including Russian and Greek iconography, Indian miniatures and old Master Flemish techniques. His own art reflects many of these influences. He is also a teacher of art and in this episode is highly critical of current art school teachers accusing them of “murdering” craftsmanship. He claims too that contemporary art died decades ago.

Nelson Ferreira talking with Bob Chaundy

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Mater Dolorosa – Virgin of Sorrows, painted in the Russian Byzantine style.

The Exiled, part of the Black Velvet Series, painted at night and exhibited at the National Museum Soares dos Reis (Porto).

The Exiled, part of the Blue Series painted during twilight at Portugal’s National Museum of Contemporary Art (Lisbon).

Penumbra painting Blue G

PlatiGleam painting of the 14th century UNESCO world heritage site of Batalha Monastery, together with the same painting but with the torch of a mobile phone shone upon it.

All images are © Nelson Ferreira

You can see more of Nelson’s works on his website

You can read Nelson’s blog about The Incoherents v Dadaism here

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In this episode, much sought-after British photographer David Stewart talks about how he started taking pictures on Morecambe beach, how he learned the tricks of the trade as an assistant in London, how he developed an off-beat humorous style, how his 2015 Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize-winning photograph was about disconnection in the modern world and how some of his personal work pokes gentle fun at modern corporate working methods.

David Stewart talking with Bob Chaundy

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Six Feet Under

Hugh and Chicken in Profile

Sisters in Scarves eating Pimlico Chips

Nuns Walking Away from Viaduct

In Decision: Transparent and Highly Strung

Five Girls, winner of the 2015 Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize

Pitchfork

The Wall Version 1

Portrait of David Stewart courtesy Jone Reed

All other images are © David Stewart

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

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Rosalind Robinson is an Academician at the Royal West of England Academy and a painter of portraits notable for their striking features and expressions, their symbolism, timelessness and art-historical references. In this episode, she talks about her early career as a scenic artist and muralist, why she drifted towards portraits featuring wild hair and headdresses, the importance of looking at each other especially in the age of the smartphone, and her latest project on the Silk Road.

Rosalind Robinson talking with Bob Chaundy

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Twist

Grosvenor House panels, replaced in the hotel renovation of 2008

Backcloths from Normansfield Theatre, Teddington

s’Hertogenbosch

The Balance of Probabilities

Encounter on the Silk Road and The Paradox and the Pearl

All images are © Rosalind Robinson

You can see more of Rosalind’s work on her website

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Kelvin Okafor is a renowned hyperrealist pencil artist whose portraits of both celebrities and ordinary people have appeared in sell-out solo shows and TV art programmes. Here, he talks about his upbringing on a north London council estate, the turning points in his career, his process that takes many hours of concentration working both from photographs and from life, his current series that highlights people with skin differences and conditions, and his work in schools.

Kelvin Okafor talking with Bob Chaundy

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Sisters Emmelin and Pauline

John Lennon

Adam

Mia Cadman

All images are © Kelvin Okafor

You can see more of Kelvin’s images on his website

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In this episode Laura talks about the large-scale sculptures she makes from willow with their muscular, energetic and often immersive forms. She describes how she began making as a child, how her artworks reflect the natural and historical environment of their settings, how one work inspired a classical music composition, and about her important forthcoming exhibitions.

Laura Ellen Bacon talking with Bob Chaundy

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Woven Space (with detail), courtesy Chatsworth House

Rêverie, created for Département de L’Eure en Normandie at Chateau Gaillard as part of Journées Européennes du Patrimoine 2023. Photo courtesy Kate Jordan

Le Sentiment Demeure (The Feeling Remains). Production Conseil Départemental du Val d’Oise, Abbaye de Maubuisson. Photo: Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Form of Intrigue, temporary exhibit as part of Sotheby’s exhibition Material Worlds, 2011

Muscle Mass exhibited at Rural Life Museum, Normanby Hall, North Lincolnshire, 2023

You can see more of Laura’s work on her website

Her exhibition Burrow is showing at Hignell Gallery, 13 -31 May 2024

Music: Part of Woven Space composed by Helen Grime and played by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle

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In this episode, Sharon talks about her Caribbean heritage, her early connection to race equality campaigners and inspirations Eric and Jessica Huntley, how her wide education has informed her practice, how her collages celebrate Black women and seek to redress the balance of under- representation in mainstream media and art history, how she has questioned museums’ object descriptions, why she chose collage as her main means of artistic expression, and about her long-running series Seeing Ourselves.

Sharon Walters talking with Bob Chaundy

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Blue Lips

Sometimes You Just Need Time Away

All images are © Sharon Walters

You can see more of Sharon’s work on her website

Seeing Ourselves is showing at Hackelbury Fine Art until 6 July 2024

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In this episode, Gary Nicholls talks about steampunks, how he became one and the influence they have on his work, how he creates the images for his Imaginarium digital prints and book trilogy, the influence of Caravaggio, Dali and other Old Master painters on his images, the darker side of life for his themes, the stories behind his Fine Art pictures, and the advice he gives as to how artists should price their work.

Gary Nicholls talking with Bob Chaundy

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The Conspiracy

The Town

I Have Crossed the Oceans of Time to Find You

Chaos

Life Begins where Fear Ends

Cruella Reborn, Leopard Queen and Zebrake

The Secret Falls

Alice Night Circus

All images are © Gary Nicholls

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

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In this episode, British documentary photographer Polly Braden talks about some of her long-term projects. They include photographing a worker in a shoe factory in China, a group of people with autism and learning difficulties, single mothers facing challenges in an age of austerity, a flying eye hospital in Africa, the City of London both in and out of lockdown, about her current exhibition in which she follows a group of young women who have had to flee the war in Ukraine, and about her past experience of working in Gaza.

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Lucie

Jana and her children

Barbeline with her son, Elijah

Appold Street, City of London

All images are © Polly Braden

You can see more of Polly’s work on her website

Leaving Ukraine is showing at the Foundling Museum until 1 Sept 2024

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In this episode, Brussels-based Polish sculptor Tatiana Wolska talks about the sculptures she makes from found or recycled materials, particularly wood. She describes herself as a “junk artist” who is commenting on the wastefulness of western society and breathing new life into redundant waste products. She talks about how her fabricated shelters are a plea for society to slow down and contemplate life in these difficult times, and how drawing and sculpting, without much planning, are central to her life.

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Sculpture from Biennale d’Architecture d’Orleans, France, 2019. Credit Martin Argyoglo

Shelter at Leisure as Resistance exhibition, Midlands Arts Centre

Sculpture made from red plastic water bottles, MAC exhibition

Drawing is central to Tatiana’s life

Leisure as Resistance is showing at Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham until 2nd June 2024

Exhibition installation photos courtesy Tegen Kimbley

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In this episode, the remarkable Californian husband and wife team talk about assemblage art in which they make sculptures out of found and discarded objects. Spencer talks about how decades in the music business led him into this art form, Esther describes how her training as a psychotherapist has influenced some of her work. They explain how they acquire found material, how they work together, and they discuss individual artworks including Tesla Man, a homage to the Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla.

Esther Siegel and Spencer Brewer talking with Bob Chaundy

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She Rose Within

Grey Matters

Piano Mandala Contentment

Barometaur

Walk Your Talk

Book Art Teapot

Acapella

Tesla Man

Esther and Spencer’s book

You can see more of Esther Siegel and Spencer Brewer’s work on their website Harmony Gaits

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