In Episode 4 of Primary Market, host Topper Luciani sits down with Freddy Husbands, a Minneapolis-based artist whose mesmerizing works of intricate line drawings explore labor, flow, and the sacred in repetition.

From his early years at an art-focused middle school to his experiments with massive hand-drawn works using Micron pens, Freddy reflects on:

* The spiritual and mathematical resonance of sacred geometry

* How the evidence of work itself becomes the message

* His critique of art world gatekeeping and MFA elitism

* The tension between authenticity and social media performance

* Why great art is simply “doing it over and over again”

This conversation moves fluidly between philosophy, craft, and hustle — revealing what it means to create something timeless in a digital, disposable age.

🎨 Explore Freddy’s work: freddyhusbands.com📸 Follow him on Instagram: @f_h_u_s_b_a_n_d_s🎧 Subscribe to Primary Market for weekly interviews with emerging and established voices shaping contemporary art and culture.

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In this episode of Primary Market, host Topper Luciani sits down with Los Angeles artist Brendan Donnelly — a cult-favorite creator known for blending subculture, nostalgia, and dark humor into fine art. The two explore Brendan’s journey from skateboarding and punk shows in 1990s Connecticut to his Hollywood-inspired exhibitions.

They discuss:

* How album art, Nirvana, and ’90s skate culture shaped his visual language

* The origins of his viral vampire character

* Hollywood’s seedy underbelly, parody pornos, and the myth of fame

* The role of humor and death in art

* Collecting vintage t-shirts, tabloids, and pop culture relics

This is a deep, funny, and nostalgic conversation about the intersection of darkness, comedy, and American culture — told through the lens of an artist who never stopped being a fan.

🎧 Listen if you love: punk art, nostalgia, Hollywood lore, outsider creativity, and the weird beauty of American pop culture.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit primarymarket.substack.com

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit primarymarket.substack.com

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit primarymarket.substack.com