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Finding the WordsRobbie AustinThe creative journey of Lake Charles, LA artist Robbie Austin is filled with starts and stops, detours, and coincidences. You could say in a way it's all been one very long u-turn, which led him from Louisiana, to Los Angeles for college, on to Houston, then back to his hometown. After an extensive period away from art he's back and better than ever, putting his signature abstractions onto old text-laden pages from field books and maps sourced from a most unlikely location. We discuss this journey, 80's new wave music, the role art plays in Robbie's spiritual quest, and the...2025-05-1458 min
Finding the WordsDave Buonaguidi (The Real Hackney Dave)After a 35-year career in advertising that saw him co-found not just one but two of the top firms in the British ad world, Dave Buonaguidi (whom you might know from Instagram as Real Hackney Dave) was at a crossroads, both personally and professionally. He needed to find a new path for himself, and found just that after a fateful screen printing seminar. It should come as no surprise that the same razor-sharp wit that served him so well on accounts for Ikea and Nintendo would become a staple of his equally profane, profound, and positive statements on his posters...2025-04-251h 05
Finding the WordsTim Youd (Encore)In honor of Tim Youd's latest installation of the 100 Novels series, here is an encore presentation of his visit on the very first episode of Finding the Words. Tim will be retyping The Dick Gibson Show by Stanley Elkin, as well as the short story collection Criers & Kibitzers, Kibitzers & Criers, in conjunction with the current exhibition "Stanley and Joan Elkin's Artistic Kingdom" at the Olin Library at Washington University in St. Louis. Since the novel is about a late-night radio DJ, Tim will be doing the retyping (an entire novel onto one page over and over to create a battered...2025-04-1431 min
Finding the WordsNathaniel RussellFrom woodblock prints and paintings, to concert posters for top-line acts and recording his own music, Indianapolis-based multi-disciplinary artist Nathaniel Russell has proven he can do it all. I sat down with Nathaniel a few days before the closing reception for his two-person show along with Lori Damiano, Foot Chorus, at Minnow Arts in Santa Cruz, CA, to discuss how he's able to keep creating in so many different mediums, the importance or connection and relationships, and the role that art and music play as an extension of life. Plus, I learned that something I always thought was a nickname...2025-04-0151 min
Finding the WordsGreg MillerReconnecting with someone who's been an important part of your life is always wonderful, but when that person is also a top-notch painter with fantastic stories to tell, you just have to share. Greg Miller, one of my former college teachers, is also a skilled mixed media artist. A self-described "contemporary cave painter," he combines painting and collages of vintage magazines to add layers and depth, as well as mixing figuration with text to create nuanced narratives that, despite a certain level of nostalgia, still look forward towards contemporary issues.
On top of all that, he tells some great stories...2025-03-1251 min
Finding the WordsDuane ToopsThis episode with Florida-based collage artist Duane Toops is bittersweet. While excited to chat with Duane about his immersive analog/digital hybrid collages, the circumstances surrounding the interview were challenging to say the least. Recorded a few days after wildfires tore through the LA area (my home and family are ok, but the effects on the city can't be understated) which caused a huge pause in this episode's production. Then on the eve of finally posting this Duane revealed that he not only lost his job, but was then forced to let go of his studio.
In our discussion we...2025-02-2147 min
Finding the WordsJoseph O'NealIn the non-objective paintings of Joseph O'Neal, one constant holds true: dualities. Eye-popping colors combine with stark black and white. Ambiguous shapes play off of thought-provoking text that seems to drift in on a stray radio frequency. Even his recurring series of paintings of Jackie Onassis contain hidden dualities, which we get into, as well as Joseph's journey as an artist, in our discussion from his studio in Easton, PA.2025-01-0729 min
Finding the WordsRichard AnkromThough best know for his 2001 piece Guerrilla Public Service, which consisted of taking it upon himself to correct an oversight on downtown Los Angeles freeway signage, Richard Ankrom has had an extremely varied and interesting artistic career and creative journey.
I sat down with him to discuss sign making and his various forays into fine art. And, of course, we discuss Guerrilla Public Service, as well as other projects lurking in the shadows that he has yet to divulge.
https://ankrom.org/
https://youtu.be/Clgl63CWOkM?si=LZkToV0CBt-fdS0n
Photo: Gary Leonard2024-12-1643 min
Finding the WordsDear AnushkaIn the street art hub of Lisbon, one artist isn't aiming her spray paint can at buildings. Dear Anushka chooses instead to tag her particular brand of witty sayings, romantic longings, and universally relatable missives onto a much different canvas: discarded mattresses left on the streets. We discuss how these temporary queen-sized galleries provide a voice for the voiceless while performing an unexpected public service.
Instagram: @dear.anushka
website: dearanuska.com2024-11-2638 min
Finding the WordsCorita Kent (with Nellie Scott)Corita Kent, or Sister Mary Corita as she was known in her days as a nun, was an educator, activist, and widely-acclaimed artist, creating some of the most influential pop art serigraphs of the 1960s. Her career continued into the 1980s, and the steward of her art and legacy is the Corita Art Center in Los Angeles, led by Executive Director Nellie Scott. In this episode I sit down and talk with Ms. Scott about Corita's life, the history and legacy of her art, and what big things are in store for the center in the very near future.
https...2024-11-1741 min
Finding the WordsChad EttingToday's guest is New Hampshire-based painter, Chad Etting. We discuss Chad's influences, how the pandemic helped shape his practice, his surprising beginnings in New York City after graduation, plus a whole lot more.
https://www.chadetting.com/2024-11-1130 min
Finding the WordsChad EttingToday's guest is New Hampshire-based painter, Chad Etting. We discuss Chad's influences, how the pandemic helped shape his practice, his surprising beginnings in New York City after graduation, plus a whole lot more.
https://www.chadetting.com/2024-11-1030 min
Finding the WordsEric StefanskiOn the closing day (10/19/2024) of his Los Angeles solo debut show "I'm Trying to Live Forever" at Lowell Ryan Projects, Eric Stefanski joins me from his studio in Chicago to discuss the themes in his work, the beginnings of his artistic journey, plus a peek at what the future holds in store.
https://www.ericstefanski.com/
https://www.lowellryanprojects.com/eric-stefanski-im-trying-to-live-forever2024-10-2739 min
Finding the WordsEloisa Hernandez ViramontesFor today's episode Kenneth chats with Mexico City-based author Eloisa Hernandez Viramontes about her new book The Word as Artistic Language: Textual Practices in Mexico, which is the first book to ever tackle the topic of Mexican text-based art. But, you probably already know Eloisa for her Instagram account, Word Artworks.2024-10-1328 min
Finding the WordsJudy LichtmanHere's my discussion with Joshua Tree-based artist Judy Lichtman. We dig into how the events of 2020 ushered her into her text-based style, how her art practice and her painting practice coincide, and what life is like in her tight-knit desert artistic community.
judylichtman.com
https://www.mbcac.org/pages/hwy-62-open-studio-art-tours2024-10-0536 min
Finding the WordsTim YoudFor our first episode Kenneth talks to L.A.-based multi-disciplinary artist Tim Youd about his 100 novels series and its latest installments in Georgia Retyped at Atlanta Contemporary. By using a typewriter as an element of performance, Tim's art examines the act of reading closely by crushing an entire novel into a diptych. How? Join us to find out.
https://atlantacontemporary.org/exhibitions/tim-youd
https://timyoud.com/2024-09-1531 min
Finding the WordsFinding the Words trailerWelcome! Listen to find out about the only podcast devoted to text-base art and the artists who create it.2024-09-1303 min
The Skinny with Rico & KenThe Skinny with Rico & Ken Season 2 Episode 13 Kebin Kinsley2024-07-2445 min
Nerd Noise Radio[Ch 1] ”Noise from the Hearts of Nerds” - “C1E70B: ’The Best of 2022 – Hugues’ picks’”Today’s broadcast is C1E70B for Wayback Wednesday, December 28th, 2022. Today’s episode (our final release of 2022) will be "The Best of 2022 – pt. 2: Hugues' Picks"
01) Intro – 00:00:00
02) Space Harrier Theme – N/A (JP Main System BIOS) - Master System [FM + PSG] - Hiyoshi Miyauchi – C1E62 – St. John – 00:01:46
03) Stand Up Against Myself – Lightening Force – Genesis - Toshiaru Yamanishi, Takeish Yoshida, and/or Tomomi Ootani – C2E6 – St. John – 00:05:49
04) Kyoto Japan – Tekken – PS1 - c: Yoshie Takayanagi, Yoshie Arakawa, and/or Kazuhiro Nakamura / a: Shinji Hosoe – C1E62 – St. John – 00:07:32...2022-12-282h 11
The Legacy PodcastLegacy Podcast: A Hard Look Inside Pt. 2This week on Legacy Podcast: A Hard Look Inside Part 2. We are answering the tough questions of how we can best prepare ourselves for success! Did you know, if you change what you are physically doing, you can better prepare yourself to successfully tackle your project or goal?! Laughing, jumping, or even just moving will get you pointed in the right direction! You will learn that and so much more today on LEGACY PODCAST!
Thank you for joining us on the Legacy Podcast as we help you to Crush Your Goals, Ignite Your Dreams and Forge a L...2020-05-0432 min
FatPacks PodcastEP 320 Cyril Grayson & Kin KinsleyOn this episode, Eric is back after being down for two weeks and there is a lot to cover. First, Four-time NCAA champion, Cyril Grayson, stops in the studio to discuss his collegiate career at LSU and a whirlwind 72 hours that culminated in his signing in the Emerald City. Next, Kin Kinsley stops down to take a look at 97-98 E-X2001 Jambalaya. We take a look at the checklist, the pop reports, and recent sales to try and help you get a better feel for why this set is so popular. All that plus, new products and pricing, a Bice...2019-03-281h 10