Considering Art Podcast

In this episode, Kristian Evju talks about his background in a remote part of Norway, the influence of psychology on his art, his time at Chelsea College of Art in London, how historical archive photos and research form the basis of many of his series including those of old technology and prisoner mugshots, and how all his works have a personal connection.

Kristian Evju talking with Bob Chaundy

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Velvet Bloom XII, 2014

Velvet Bloom XIII, 2015

Punchcard V, 2015

Machinations III, 2016

Rasputin’s Hand, 2016

Morst 11033, 2017

The Rose Window III, 2020

Interventions IV, 2021, winner of the Figurative Art Prize by the Federation of British Artists

The Other II, 2023 acquired by the British Museum

All images are © Kristian Evju

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

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In this episode, HSWD talks about her aristocratic heritage, her philandering gambling father with whom she lived in Soho in the 1970s, how she encountered artists such as Francis Bacon and various other famous and infamous characters, how she decries the changing character of the area, how she discovered art and the inspirations for her paintings.

Henrietta Sophia Wallace-Dunlop talking with Bob Chaundy

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The French House

Shadia

Hand in Hand

Hanging on to Belief

Potato Farmer and Alcoholic

Rome

All images are © Henrietta Sophia Wallace-Dunlop

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Top photo taken at L’Escargot is courtesy Charlie Birchmore

In this episode, Joanne talks about how being brought up as a working class girl in the rural north of England has given her a unique perspective for delving beneath the surface of the rural idyll to reveal hidden histories and issues of class, power, identity and poverty. She talks about her own experience of class prejudice and describes the ideas behind her photographic series North Sea Swells, Daughters of the Soil and Lie of the Land.

Joanne Coates talking with Bob Chaundy

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From North Sea Swells, 2012-18

From Daughters of the Soil, 2019-2022

From Daughters of the Soil, 2019-2022

Lynne and Lauren from Lie of the Land, 2022

Grouse Moor Heather Burning, from Lie of the Land, 2022

All images are © Joanne Coates

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

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In this episode, Ant talks about not being a stereotypical street artist, his experience of living in South Africa during the end of apartheid, studying graphic design and animation there, how he has fostered community relations with his street art since returning to the UK, conducting workshops as part of his art residency at St Albans Cathedral, about his exhibition there called Graffiti and Grace that depicts stages of his life, and about projects in Mexico, China and California.

Ant Steel talking with Bob Chaundy

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Queen Elizabeth II

Stand with Ukraine

Sovereign Way where electors were paid a sovereign for voting for Jacob Bell (right)

Stormzy

Wednesday Addams and Ant’s wife Maria

Aztec Warrior and Nelson Mandela

Cherub

All images are © Ant Steel

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

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In this episode, the Austrian-born UK-based potter talks about her family background in ceramics, the influence of her compatriot Lucie Rie on her works, the importance of shape, colour and integrity of her pieces, how she makes her own pastels and glazes, how a recent trip to Japan inspired many ideas, and her process of making.

Katharina Klug talking with Bob Chaundy

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Tulip Vase and Bowl

Teapot

Wax Works

Bulbous

Friends Dark

With a Viewpoint

You can see more of Katharina’s ceramics on her website

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In this episode, photographer Oli Kellett talks about how he discovered Paradise early in his career, how the idea emerged for his award-winning series Cross Road Blues, the concept behind it and how he photographed it, how ice-cream and eastern philosophy combined to inspire his Life Drawing Series, and how his current obsession is something of a soap opera.

Oli Kellett talking with Bob Chaundy

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Paradise Industrial Estate

Grand Avenue, Chicago, 2017

Cornhill, London, 2019

Illinois St, Chicago 2017

Great Eastern Road, London 2019

Ave Almirante, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2019

Life Drawing No. 3, 2020

Soap Drawing No. 25, 2022

All images are © Oli Kellett

Oli’s latest exhibition Waiting for a Sign, from his Cross Road Blues series, is showing at Hackelbury Fine Art 24 November 2023 – 2 March 2024

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In this episode, Michael Pemberton talks about his career as an abstract painter in which he has investigated the relationship between our inner and outer selves, how a certain restlessness and thirst for new experiences has seen him live in different parts of the world, how concern for the environment has continued to inspire his works, and why he has turned to featuring the human form in his paintings including in his latest exhibition entitled The Age of Water.

Michael Pemberton talking with Bob Chaundy

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Toxic Series No.3, 2006

Uninhabitable Land, 2015

Form of Ambiguity 5, 2016

Inner Human 5, 2019

Qu’est-ce que L’influence Humaine 2, 2021

The Last Splash, 2023

All images are © Michael Pemberton

His exhibition, The Age of Water is showing at JC Gallery 10 November – 22 December 2023

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In this episode, Andrew Gow talks about his career’s early birthing pains, his technique for painting portraits that he regards as art’s greatest challenge and which has brought him widespread acclaim, and how he has recently added narrative paintings to his oeuvre that draw from his personal concerns about the state of the world and from his grounding in art history and ancient myths.

Andrew Gow talking with Bob Chaundy

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Chloe and Faye

The Casserley Family

Cardinal George Pell

Prof. John Coates

Oh No, It’s George

Balloon Swim and Fish Fight

Bullhead Thinker

All images are © Andrew Gow

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In this episode, acclaimed painter Nick Archer talks about how his artistic vision changed while at the Royal Academy Schools in London, how he turned to landscapes after leaving London for the countryside, how his works explore the relationship between figures and the landscape, the influence of film directors on his paintings, how his process involves a certain lack of control, how colour initiates his themes and how recent works involve fragility.

Nick Archer talking with Bob Chaundy

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The House

In Shadows

Race for the Shadows

What the Snow Brings

Untitled, No. 4

Tightrope

All images are © Nick Archer

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

You can view the animation, “Snow” here

Nick Archer’s exhibition Transience is showing at Long and Ryle 15 Nov 2023 – 12 Jan 2024

Photo of Nick Archer courtesy Adam Bronkhorst

In this episode, the internationally renowned Indian artist Suhasini Kejriwal talks about her work The Garden of Un-earthly Delights exhibited at Frieze Sculpture in London, why she studied art abroad, how surrealism became an early influence, how she builds imaginary scenes from real elements, how lockdown affected her view of nature, how she turned frenetic Indian city street scenes into art, and about working with communities in deprived areas of Kolkata.

Suhasini Kejriwal talking with Bob Chaundy

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Garden of Un-earthly Delights, 2023

Untitled self-portraits from 1999

Untitled, 2007

Untitled Lotus Flower, paint on canvas, and banana fingers, paint on fibre glass, both 2008

Sunday Afternoon, paint, embroidery and digital print, 2017

Frieze Sculpture, a free public exhibition, continues until 29 October 2023

You can see more of Suhasini Kejriwal’s work on her website and that of Nature More

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