In this episode, Matt Jacob talks about his artistic mission to capture different peoples and cultures across the world, how an illness in his youth focused his mind on life’s fragility, his journey towards becoming a professional photographer, some of the stories behind his series taken in often remote parts of the world, the technical equipment he uses to photograph his subjects, and about his MOOD Podcast in which he invites fellow photographers to ruminate on their profession.

Matt Jacob talking with Bob Chaundy

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Woman in rice field, Bali, Indonesia

Liu Jun, cormorant fisherman, China

Ahori, Sadhu, Varanasi, India

Bedouin from the series Lost Tribes

Button Family, Utah, USA

All images are © Matt Jacob

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

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In this episode, Ben Edge talks about his paintings that document the extraordinary ancient customs and rituals that abound in Britain, how he was inspired by eccentric family members, how a trip to the Tower of London first fired his passion for folklore, some of the interesting characters he has come across, what old folk traditions provide for communities and how they act as a mirror to our history and connect us to our past.

Ben Edge talking with Bob Chaundy

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The Animal Handler, 2009

Dress for the Party, 2019, portrait of Steve Edge

The Burryman, 2018

The Dorset Ooser, 2022

The Flaming Barrels of Ottery St Mary, 2020

In My Nature (Self-portrait as the Green Man), 2021

All images are © Ben Edge

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Music clips: Lowry at the Door by Ben Edge and the Electric Pencils, and New Tradition by Ben Edge

Folklore Rising, published by Watkins Books is due out on 8 October 2024

In this episode, Laura talks about her childhood in a fairground family in Wales, the early influence of magical, other-worldly artists, how she was nearly thrown out of art school, representing Wales at the 2005 Venice Biennale, why her works can be bitter-sweet and wrapped in absurdist humour, and about some of the pieces in her new show called Under This Roof.

Laura Ford talking with Bob Chaundy

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Watercolour of Girl with Devil on her Shoulder, 2014

Glory, Glory with Bronze Hat, 2005 Venice Biennale

Weeping Girl, 2009

Armoured Boys, 2014

Limited Penguins, 2012

In Remembrance 2, 1998

Giraffe, 2013

Fuel Injection, 2024

Chintz Girls, 1998

All images are © Laura Ford

Top photo courtesy Jesse Wild

Laura’s latest exhibition Under This Roof is showing at Bo Lee and Workman 6 July – 8 September 2024

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In this episode, Lottie talks about how she became interested in painting her signature period interiors and why people are absent from them, how she makes references to modern British mainly female artists, the importance of making work that’s visually appealing that bursts with symbolism and deeper meaning for those who want it, the influence of poetry and why portrayals of girls reading are a recurring feature in several of her paintings.

Lottie Cole talking with Bob Chaundy

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Interior with Kathleen Guthrie Painting and Elisabeth Frink Head, 2017

Home of the Paleoethnobotanist

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Yeats Long-Legged Fly, 2024

AE Houseman The Loveliest of Trees, 2023

Interior with Young Girl Reading I, 2024

Stephen Spender From the Truly Great, 2024

TS Eliot Four Quartets, 2023

All images are © Lottie Cole

Lotties’s exhibition A Commonplace Exhibition of Paintings is showing at Long and Ryle 3 July – 9 August 2024

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Ros Burgin combines her love of sculpture with a compulsion to express her feelings about environmental causes. In this episode, she talks about how a previous career on sailing ships first gave her a direct experience of pollution and climate change, how sculpture for her is object and material based, how water emerged as a key area of her practice, the types of found materials she uses, the ingenuity behind recontextualising them, how female equality is another concern and how a recent trip to the Arctic icecap has inspired a future series of works.

Ros Burgin talking with Bob Chaundy

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Lifelines

Another Country (with detail) made from fishing net rollers and cable ties

Migration, made from shuttlecocks

Away with Words, made from the “list of works” books for Royal Academy Summer Exhibition

Skylines, made from escalator handrails and containing the names of female pilots

All images are © Ros Burgin

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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

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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

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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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