Open Curtain

Open Curtain

By Carter JohnstonArts
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Open Curtain episodes

  • Mark Mahaney

    Mark Mahaney (USA) is a commercial and fine art photographer whose clients include Nike, IBM, The New Yorker, and Time Magazine. Mark is represented by Claxton Projects in New York and he works with Kominek Gallery in Berlin.  He recently published his first book, Polar Night, which focuses on the two-month dark period of the landscape in Alaska’s northernmost town of Utqiagvik. Join us as we talk about how he balances his commercial and personal work, what it was like making his first book, and the complexities of being an artist with a child during this time.

    51 min
  • Kennedi Carter
    Kennedi Carter (Durham, NC) and I talk about her process, the significance of how art is mostly seen today, and her plans for working through the creative slump caused by the pandemic.
    28 min
  • Eli Durst
    Eli Durst (Austin, TX) recently published a book called The Community, which follows the group activities that take place in church basements.  We will talk about his path to becoming an artist, how his teaching has influenced his work, and the choices and struggles he went through to create his first book.
    Website: www.elidurst.com
    Instagram: @durzt
    Related Articles:
    https://aperture.org/blog/eli-durst-search-for-community/
    https://www.booooooom.com/2020/05/06/the-community-by-photographer-eli-durst/
    https://www.republik.ch/2020/04/27/dieses-beduerfnis-nach-naehe
    42 min
  • Colby Deal

    Colby Deal (Houston, TX) speaks about his work, his recent success as an artist, and his thoughts regarding recent events in our country.


    To see more of Colby's work check out his website: https://theartistcolbydeal.wixsite.com/colbydeal

    Instagram: @monsieur_tist

    Articles:

    https://www.lensculture.com/colby-deal

    https://www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/updates-from-the-2020-magnum-photos-annual-general-meeting/

    https://www.redlineart.org/colby-deal-1

    https://www.bylinehouston.com/portraitist-and-street-artist-colby-deal-is-the-photographic-sage-of-houstons-historic-third-ward/

    https://projectrowhouses.org/blog/beautiful-still-colby-deal

    http://voyagehouston.com/interview/check-colby-deals-artwork/



    49 min
  • Welcome to Open Curtain

    Episode One will air tomorrow at 12:00pm CST.  New episodes will be uploaded every Friday.  I hope you enjoy it!  If there are any photographers you'd like me to interview, please send me a message.

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    1 min

About Open Curtain

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In this podcast, I will be speaking with rising and popular photographers about their process and journey of turning their art into a sustainable career.