The Boston Art Podcast

In which Theo & Brian learn about NFT's, Crypto, and what that means for the art world.

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In which Theo & Brian sit down with artist Lauren Cavalcante & talk about printmaking, collaboration, queerness, travel, arts education, and much more.

Article below by Mixedmag.co

"Lauren Cavalcante, is a 31 year old queer Brazilian, Boston based printmaker. When they create art, they express themselves in the most intense, and evocative way possible, They carve, scribble, tear, until their work is complete.

Lauren began sketching while living abroad in Ireland, and after returning to Sao Paulo without direction, decided to pursue visual arts. Ten years later they Graduated during a global pandemic from Mass art with a degree in fine arts. Their most recent work explores queer themes, specifically the trauma of gender expectations.

Their work slowly shifts from the pain and suffering of personal trauma, to the pain and suffering of oppression. Having observed the political realities of queerness in Brazil and the United States, they explore these experiences in their work.

As a queer immigrant, they have always felt the need to focus their art on queer liberation. Their current body of work confronts issues of gender expression, the feeling of being othered; how one feels oppressed in this world through race, sex, gender, work and social class. They use a visual language that expresses energy, violence and tenderness, with poetic passion. They look to evoke an emotional response from the audience, specifically their queer peers . @lauren_cavaart "

*Article by Mixed Mag; An Online Multimedia Publication dedicated to promoting creatives of color and celebrating our multiethnic/multicultural voices.

https://mixedmag.co/2021/06/20/the-shifting-of-gender-expression-by-lauren/

Episode artwork sourced from Lauren Cavalcante's instagram

https://www.instagram.com/lauren_cavaart/

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In which Theo & Brian reflect on the theory and mission of the Boston Art Podcast.

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Ponnapa Prakkamakul is a Thai contemporary artist and landscape architect currently living and working in Massachusetts who has just completed her first outdoor mural at 79 Essex St. in Chinatown, Boston, MA.

https://www.instagram.com/giftponnapa/

Ponnapa Shoutouts:

https://www.mahaniyomboston.com/

https://www.maeae.com/

Photo by Katy Rogers

http://www.katyrogersart.com/

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Settle in for a long, hilarious, and at times very insightful conversation with artist & friend of the podcast, Riah Watson, and our new friend Craig. Also stick around till the middle/end of the show for an interesting twist.

Episode Artwork by Riah Watson

Follow Riah

https://www.instagram.com/patchouli_pterodactyl/

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In which Brian & Theo discuss the Boston Globe article, updates to the show, and reflect on former guests.

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Diana Stelin is a landscape artist based out of Boston, Massachusetts.

Episode album artwork titled, "BIRCH UNDER FALL SKIES." sourced from the artist's website.

https://www.dianastelin.com/

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Chris O'Grady is a singer-songwriter and a founding member the folk group, Troll 2. In this episode we discuss a lot of things including the internet, mental health, recovery/addiction, urbex, art, the local music world, and growing up on the South Shore.

Find Chris online, or check out Troll 2, a folk and bluegrass group featuring Chris and other incredible members of the group.

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"Our story begins some time around 2011 or 2012 in a basement in Jamaica Plain, MA, but we’re not sure exactly when or how. From somewhere in the gaps between an ill-fated acoustic doom metal band, several unfinished concept albums, and an untold number of pseudonyms scrawled onto open mic sign up sheets (each one filthier than the one before), we suddenly found ourselves in a band together, stuck with the most recent name we had decided to call ourselves by. I assure you, we never meant for any of this to happen. Still, we somehow managed to find our way, and today we play our Bluegrass Soul Punk in basements and bars across Boston and beyond, enlightening people about important social and political issues like climate justice, addiction, carpet bombings, our breakups and alien abduction, while also inspiring mirth and dance. Soon, we hope to see you out there with there with those people, laughing, learning, living, loving, lusting, loathing, looting, loitering..." ( Troll 2 bio sourced from https://www.troll2music.com/ )

Episode Artwork sourced from Chris' facebook

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"Keep Kids Off The Street" is a project by photographer Eddie Vargas focused on promoting skateboarding culture in and around the city of Boston. Some major themes of his work include personal development, friendship, family, and reducing the stigma around skateboarding as it relates to youth development. Vargas also helps host an annual skate camp for kids with many other members of his community. He is currently selling T shirts to fund the camp and to get skateboards into the hands of kids that may not have had access to them before.

Listen to episode for an in depth discussion and deep dive into Vargas' mission, aesthetics, and reasons why he does what he does.

All photos from this project and images discussed in this episode can be found on Instagram or Facebook with the username "KeepKidsOffTheStreet."

To purchase a T shirt, please privately message KeepKidsOffTheStreet either on Facebook or Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/keepkidsoffthestreet/

https://www.facebook.com/keepkidsoffthestreet

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In which Theo & Brian debrief after an exhilarating, vibrant, and very social night at the Chess Company, a DIY art space and music venue in Rockland, MA. Brian's band Boxers Jaw, a duo with songwriter Nicky Grisolia, played their first show back since the pandemic. Listen to hear a range of topics covered in todays episode.

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