Kay Gasei is an emerging artist from London who recently won the Kate Bryan Soho House Prize. In this episode, he talks about his Zambian heritage, his thoughts on “cultural capital” and elitism, the symbolism, recurring motifs and invented characters in his works, and his decision to anchor himself to a gallery.

Kay Gasei talking with Bob Chaundy

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They Came in White Suits from the Cultural Capital series

Power to the People: We Back to do Maintenance

Window Pains

Malcolm X

Where Do We Go From Here

The Rhythm of Maa

All images are © Kay Gasei

Kay Gasei has a current “playful collaborative” show with Craig Keenan at East Art Gallery in London

He has a forthcoming solo show with Chilli Art Projects in August 2023

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In this episode, celebrated British abstract artist and Royal Academician Ian McKeever talks about how he first engaged with art, his travels and early landscapes, how he seeks to give his works a presence through the use of light and space, his views on portraiture and how his current exhibition is a love-letter to his wife.

Ian McKeever talking with Bob Chaundy

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Glacier I, Lapland 1986

Siberian Watercolour, 1996

Temple Painting, 2005-6

Ian McKeever Paintings 2002 – 2007, Kunsthallen Brandts, Odense, Denmark

Henge Painting II, 2017-19

Portrait of a Woman, 2015-16

Gerlinde No. 5, 2022

All art images are © Ian McKeever

Top photo courtesy Stephen Haberland, Hamburg

Gerlinde is showing at Hackelbury Fine Art until 5 August 2023

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Mila Furstova creates magical, dreamlike works mostly through the medium of etching. Now UK-based, she talks about her childhood in the Czech Republic and how she spent two years working with Coldplay on the artwork for their Ghost Stories album and four subsequent singles. She explains the influence of motherhood on her work, her use of symbols and metaphor, how she has visually interpreted a famous Czech poem and about some of the celebrities who have collected her art.

Mila Furstova talking with Bob Chaundy

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Portrait with Gun IV

Anunciation I

Other Journeys I

Two of Mila Furstova’s collectors, HM Queen Elizabeth II and former Czech President, Vaclav Havel

Coldplay’s Ghost Stories album cover design

All images are © Mila Furstova

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

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In this episode, British artist Kate Montgomery talks about the influences on her style including post-impressionism, architecture, medieval art and children’s book illustrations. Her themes include landscape and narratives inspired by personal memories and experience, and she mentions to her obsession with patterns.

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Picture Window, 2023

Girl from the Village, 2019

Roof Top, 2023

Railway Cottage, 2022

A Dream of the Downs, 2022

Close the Door, 2016

Autumn Equinox, 2023

All images are © Kate Montgomery

Her current exhibition Pattern Book is showing at Long and Ryle from 29 June – 26 July 2023

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Nick Hornby is one of Britain’s leading sculptors of his generation, and became a Fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors at the age of 34. In this episode, he talks about meeting Nick Hornby the novelist, why his early sculptures referenced important works from art history, why he began introducing personal elements into his oeuvre and about his three public sculptures that are soon to be unveiled in London.

Nick Hornby talking with Bob Chaundy

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Twofold

From Zygotes and Confessions

Power over Others is Weakness Disguised as Strength. Installation, Westminster June 2023. Photos © Peter Mallet

All other images are © Nick Hornby studios

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

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In this episode, David Remfry tells how a nude portrait helped him land a plush London studio, his attraction to painting dancers, his experiences of living at the Hotel Chelsea in New York City, how he came to paint dogs and their owners, his commission for Stella McCartney’s first fashion brand launch and his task of co-ordinating the Royal Academy’s 2023 Summer Exhibition.

David Remfry talking with Bob Chaundy

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Club Élite, 1997

Dancers, 2002

Swing Dance, 2001

Sir John Gielgud, courtesy National Portrait Gallery

Alan Cumming and Honey, 2004

Untitled, drawing for Stella McCartney

All images are © David Remfry

You can see and hear more from David Remfry on his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Iky5paBdCYkSVVRCicAvQ

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In this episode, South African artist Farook Mohammed talks about how is art aims to try to unite people at this time of great global division and how people should look on each other as human beings regardless of colour, race, politics or religion. He talks about his diverse background, gives his analysis of South Africa’s recent history and how he believes art can change the world by giving out a positive message towards humanity.

Farook Mohammed talking with Bob Chaundy

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Echoes of a Forgotten History

After World War III

I Am Perfect as I Am

Makoti

All images are © Farook Mohammed

You can see more of Farook Mohammed’s work on his website

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In this episode, photo-realist painter Sarah Graham talks about the nostalgic appeal of her paintings that focus on childhood memories, her difficult early years, how she chose art over a psychology degree, how she endured major mental health issues that art helped her overcome, and how she goes about creating her hyper-realist works.

Sarah Graham talking with Bob Chaundy

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Sweet Dreams

Candy Fish

Souvenir album cover

Dad’s Breakfast

Starman

Doughnuts

All Images are © Sarah Graham

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

Her exhibition Homecoming is showing at Arkley Fine Art from June 3rd

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London-based for more than 40 years, Jiro Osuga talks about his difficult childhood in Japan, how he loves observing the detail and absurdity of city life, his penchant for visual humour, his use of different canvas formats, his highly original interactive website and his fascination with airports that inspired his latest solo exhibition Departures.

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Café Jiro

Corridor from Departures

Over London and Roofers

Multitude

Person who….concert

Squatting Man

Plane from Departures with reference to Ford Madox Brown

Installation image of Departures

All images are © Jiro Osuga and courtesy Flowers Gallery

Experience Planet Jiro here

Departures is showing at Flowers Gallery until 1st July 2023

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Alexander Hamilton talks about how his art interconnects with his passion for protecting the environment, how his activism began as a teenager, how water is a constant theme in his art, the importance of Vanitas to him, how he is a geek for the latest scientific research and how he has founded a facility in the Maldives for recycling plastic waste funded by his artworks.

Alexander James Hamilton talking with Bob Chaundy

Witness referencing Jean Everett Millais, part of the Beautiful Announcement of Death series

From the ongoing series Vanitas

Detail from Ugolino and his Sons with reference to Rodin

All images are ©Distil Ennui studio

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

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