This week on the Forrcast, Forrest gets to have a chat with designer Ben Douglass! We take a deeper look into the design worth through the corporate side, developing a free lance practice, and also some ethical dilemmas within the design world. It's a really interesting conversation for both art fan and artist alike!

Ben's Links:

https://bendouglass.com/

https://www.instagram.com/thebendouglass/

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This week's 15 minute is a little recap of where I've been! I'm always moving and shaking, working on seemingly 10 different projects at once. So I wanted to let you all know that I wasn't neglecting you because I didn't feel like doing the podcast! I talk about the site, where I'll be vending at in the coming months (there's a bunch of spots!), and the release of a podcast where I'm the guest! Check out my episode of the Maximum Mediocrity Podcast at the link below! I also hid a special Mortem discount link in it!!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2A06fvAqY5O6ixAPpUjEMy?si=98c59ac127aa40cb

This week on the Forrcast, Forrest gets to have a chat with painter Jason Limon. We dive really deep into the concept of an art practice, pushing that practice, challenging yourself, and exploring new medias. It's a really cool conversation that will make you think about how you approach your art or even viewing art!

Jason's Links:

https://www.limon-art.com/

https://www.instagram.com/jasonlimon/

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The 15 minute this week begins with me reigniting the hunt for answers about NFT's, what are they? Why are they? Are they still? TELL ME. Then I recall a run in with an illustrator that I had when I was younger and how it popped into my brain through a series of coincidences in the past couple of weeks. Then finally, I wrap up with this interesting, and still unraveling story about two sphinx statues that were just sold. They were originally thought to be 18th century replicas but upon the sale they're now thought to be legit. Link to that below

https://news.artnet.com/market/pair-weatherworn-sphinx-statues-sold-265000-small-england-auction-house-estimated-go-less-700-2020828

This week on the Forrcast, Forrest gets to have a chat with painter Gina Altadonna. We talk about representing the masks we wear in a subtle yet gruesome way, near death experiences, and the age of social media. It's a really great conversation that is definitely deserving of a part two somewhere in the future!

Gina's Links:

http://ginaaltadonna.com/

https://www.instagram.com/ginaaltadonna/?hl=en

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The 15 minute this week begins with a bit of a bummer as right after we praised Jasper Johns and his new career retrospective, he's run into a bit of a plagiarism scandal. There's also a big art story making its rounds. It's apparently an activist piece, yet it's two blank canvases, so... that may be a bit of a stretch. But let's chat about it. The primary source articles are linked below.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10042695/Renowned-artist-Jasper-Johns-copied-African-teens-sketch-injured-knee.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jens-haaning-take-the-money-and-run-blank-canvases-kunsten-museum-modern-art-denmark/

This week on the Forrcast, Forrest gets to have a chat with painter Ryan Martin. We dive really deep into the painting process, the institutional rules of painting, understanding them and how to break them, and a whole bunch more!

Ryan's Links:

https://www.ryanmartinart.com/

https://www.instagram.com/ryanmartinart/

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The 15 minute this week starts with a little recap of the very first Mortem Art market, which was a whole lot of fun! It's the start of spooky season, so you know the evening got spooky! Then we dive into the new Jasper Johns retrospective and how he sparked Forrest's love of contemporary art. There's also a big scandal unfolding right now with a highly touted Peter Paul Rubens painting potentially being a fake! Links to articles referenced below.

https://philamuseum.org/calendar/exhibition/jasper-johns-mindmirror

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ai-national-gallery-rubens-not-authentic-2013830

This week on the Forrcast, Forrest gets to have a chat with painter Sarah Detweiler. We get to chatting about the development of Sarah's 'Hidden Mother' series, how that and her work as a whole has developed, where her work may be headed and a whole bunch more. It's a really great conversation, that covered so many points in the art making process!

Sarah's Links:

https://www.sarahdetweiler.com/

https://www.instagram.com/sd_artifacts/

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We're back to the 15 minute here and this week I'm talking about how I want to watch more film but I'm struggling to sit down and do it, recent hiccups in my own art making process and how that, perhaps, shows a flaw in the art-school system (I promise it makes sense if you listen), and terrible billboards.

This week on the Forrcast, Forrest gets to sit down and chat with Levi Massey, the host of the brand new Plebeian TV show, Public Appearance. This show is all about the visual side of music and the two discuss how this renaissance of music visuals has begun and started to reshape how we perceive music and how it's presented to us. Check it out and be sure to check out Public AppEARance every other Tuesday at 6 on https://www.twitch.tv/plebeianinc

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https://twitter.com/levidmassey?lang=en

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No 15 minute today because I was just so jazzed to talk about this new show! We get right into it!

This week on the Forrcast, Forrest gets to sit down and chat with the tie dye wizard himself, Soggy Dyes! We really dive into the intricacy of the dying process and all that goes into not only doing it, but learning it as you go. It was really cool to get an in depth look at a new process!

Jake's Links:

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This week on the 15 minute Forrest forgot to prepare a script, so we're diving into the (thought up on the fly) world of social media competition and how perhaps certain media outlets are prevailing over others and how some have failed in their attempts to compete with others.

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This week on the Forrcast, Forrest is in studio talking with painter Elizabeth Bergeland! Elizabeth is a tremendous oil painter and children's book illustrator who packs so much depth and emotion into her work. The experience of getting to discuss it while in the studio where it gets made was really amazing and I think the conversation shows that!

Elizabeth's Links:

http://www.elizabethbergeland.com/

https://www.instagram.com/elizabethbergeland/

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This week on the 15 minute, Forrest is just trying to ooze positive vibes! He talks about his recent collaboration experiences with Mortem and how awesome it's been, so here's the links to all of the amazing people he mentions:

https://www.instagram.com/m.scooot/

https://www.instagram.com/hillaryccox/

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This week on the Forrcast, Forrest gets to talk to his good buddy Don Hudson. This is certainly a break from the usual format of the Forrcast, but it's a fun one as the two talk about everything from holes in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie series to their theories on life beyond Earth. It's a super fun conversation!

Don's Links:

https://www.instagram.com/don_muscles/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ixyJ4bX4Gk

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This week on the 15 minute, Forrest doesn't hold himself to a time limit. Instead he just rants about how this crypto currency thing is really starting to go too far. It's a lot to unpack in a shortened description, so just take a listen. Shoutout to Philion for his video that sounded the alarm on the whole situation, here's the link to that:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw4JBpzU3rU

This week on the Forrcast, Forrest gets to talk to illustrator and content creator, Mel Andrel. The two discuss establishing your career in art and how different tools given to us these days can help with that. Mel brings an interesting perspective on defining your art practice, and it made for a great conversation!

Mel's Links:

https://melandrel.com/

https://www.instagram.com/mel.andrel/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA4qH0eyIW5qInjSupAd1_g

https://www.patreon.com/melandrelstudio

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This week on the 15 minute, Forrest discusses the absolute shenanigans going on at Instagram HQ as they're "no longer a photo sharing app." It's immensely frustrating and could potentially be the major sign for a shift in the way that we use social media, especially as artists and businesses.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/30/facebook-tests-changes-to-instagram-would-make-it-more-like-tiktok.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/09/instagram-ceo-facebook-will-help-users-get-around-apple-cut-of-transactions.html