Barely Emerging

It's the first episode of Season 2! Over the break, we had a chance to reflect. That reflection showed a couple of withered husks who no longer qualify for emerging artist grants. We have been forced to admit that, after 4 years, the window of acceptability for sucking at our university's shapely tit is now closed. That we are now just a couple of dudes in their 30s who keep hanging around their o...

Its the last episode of the season! This episode is a bit different. There is no research, no educational overtones, just 28 minutes of us ranting about things in the art world that have made us eyeroll so hard we needed an ice pack. It's more like "art rants and fuming" haha that's an episode 7 call back we have fun here Thank you so much for joining us for our first season, we had such fun makin...

We would like to formally apologise to hyperrealism. For many years we were like "JuSt TaKe A pHoTo MaTe!", but then we googled it for two minutes and realised that there is more to it than just being technically impressive. Content warning for this episode, Sydelle uses the phrase "bussin". Links: Guy who does the honey ladies Patricia Piccinini Robert Gober Duane Hanson Ron Mueck Bill Braun (cre...

On this episode we defend Abstract Expressionism, voted the #1 art movement most likely to baffle your snobby-ass grandparents. Links: Abstract Expressionism The Irascibles Mark Rothko Jackson Pollock Our Website Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of Barely Emerging we give the word "Sublime" a quick Google and talk about what we found. Mainly, a lot of seascapes and long-dead artists with too many names. But also, we uncovered a rich catalogue of artists from throughout history who have sought to give face to their feelings of awe and inadequacy when confronted with the stupendousness of the natural world. Who have attempted t...

On this highly informative episode of Barely Emerging, we learn that 'Kitsch' is derived from the German word for trash, and if you say it enough times on a podcast episode it loses all meaning. We also discuss contemporary artists who work within the kitsch aesthetic, and debate whether or not these artists can truly be considered kitsch or not. Artists mentioned include Paul Yore, Jeff Koons, Ma...

This episode, Riley O'Keeffe joins us for a paranoid rant about the conspiracies that have plagued the art world. Dan Brown's "Da Vinci Code" may be eyeroll-inducing, but what about rumours that Marina Abramovic is a cult leader? Or that the CIA assassinated Mary Pinchot Meyer? From Abstract Expressionism being Anti-Soviet propaganda, to the bizarre death of Mark Lombardi, we bunk and debunk some...

This episode we discuss artworks that have caused controversy both in and out of the art world. We talk about Ai Weiwei's 1995 triptych Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn, that pissed off people who saw it as nothing more than a brazen act of destruction. And Santiago Sierra's Union Flag , proposed as an inclusion in 2021's Dark Mofo festival in Hobart. It caused so much outrage that not only was it scrap...

On this episode of Barely Emerging, we discuss the scrappiest art world spats we could find on the first page of Google: Anish Kapoor vs. Stuart Semple and Lucien Freud vs. Francis Bacon. Links: Vantablack: Kapoor vs. Semple Freud and Bacon Our Website YouTube HCC Instagram BE Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Buckle up baddies, this week it's Syd's favourite subject: the Abject! Abjection is the feeling of horror or repulsion one gets when they encounter that which is usually repressed. Feelings of disgust and rejection can occur when one encounters behaviours that go against the understanding of proper social constructs, such as public masturbation or defecation. It can also happen when there is a bre...

This episode we talk about our favourite pieces of Outsider Art. Outsider Art is a blanket term that is used to describe those who create artworks without any formal training or education, independent of any art movement, and often using unconventional means of production. Outsider artworks can be made by anyone, anywhere. A child care centre, a hospital. A town in rural France... Whatever circle...

This episode we discuss the pieces of art that have knocked us on our asses. In our conversation with Riley O'Keeffe, he introduced us to a concept he called "the art thing". The feeling you get when you encounter a piece of art that makes you stop in your tracks, and resonates with you so deeply it leaves you breathless. For us, that happens to be a feral demon woman and a dead sheep. Enjoy. Link...

For this very special episode we are joined by very special guest Riley O'Keeffe for a very special discussion about activism in the arts. We take a look at how funding ties have caused art galleries, and in some cases artworks themselves, to be the target of activist groups. We also discuss some examples of artwork that has been made as a form of protest, and try to guess why certain modern acts...

This episode we talk about one of art history's most justified temper tantrums, Dada. Developed by a group of predominantly German artists during World War I, Dada defined itself as being about nothing. They were so anti-establishment, in fact, that they created an entire anti-art movement to show it. But actually, the movement arose as a reaction to the violent nationalism of many European countr...

On this episode of Two Minute Googles we discuss how far is too far in performance art, and come to the conclusion that the key, as always, is consent. We also discover that the 1970s were an ungoverned shitshow and that Sydelle can't pronounce Abramovic. Links: Seedbed (1972) by Vito Acconci Rhythm 0 (1975) by Marina Abramovic Imponderabilia (1977) by Marina Abramovic and Ulay Our website Barely...

This episode we take a look at the history of arts funding in Australia, and the different types of grants and funding options currently available to artists in Adelaide and around Australia. We'd be lying if we said we didn't just hear the name 'Nugget Coombs' and build an episode around him... Links: Tertiary and emerging artists only: UniSA Creative Scholarships Helpmann Academy Creative Boost...

We hope you are hungry, because we are here with another batch of Two-Minute Googles! Drawing on years of poor time management at university, we use our powers of last-minute research to bring you a discussion on a topic we have just looked up. This week we come to the conclusion that its better to die than make a self portrait. Links: Bryan Lewis Saunders Website Blind Dweller:Bryan Lewis Saunder...

We hope you are hungry, because we are here with another batch of Two-Minute Googles! Drawing on years of poor time management at university, we use our powers of last-minute research to bring you a discussion on a topic we have just looked up. This episode we giggle our way through a discussion about the Secret Cabinet and Mediaeval Marginalia. Links: Gabinetto Segretto (Secret Cabinet) in the Mu...

Studio Journals are a form of creative research tool that are used in most art schools. For this episode, we got ours out of the bin to bring you an episode on one of the most commonly taught art movements - surrealism! We talk about the historical context behind the movement, discuss some of its key players, and try our best to hide our hatred of Sigmund Freud. Links: History.com entry on Surreal...

We hope you are hungry, because we are here with another batch of Two-Minute Googles! Drawing on years of poor time management at university, we use our powers of last-minute research to bring you a discussion on a topic we have just looked up. This week we talk about Lee Krasner and Maria Blanchard, two artists from history who have been overshadowed by their contemporaries. Links: Lee Krasner: L...

We hope you are hungry, because we are dishing up some Two-Minute Googles! Drawing on years of poor time management at university, we use our powers of last-minute research to bring you a discussion on a topic we have just looked up. This episode we look at titles. Did you know that a lot of really famous artworks weren't actually titled by the artist? We didn't. We also chat about some of our fav...

Workforce Australia announced that certain ‘creative activities’ now count towards JobSeeker Mutual Obligations. Which is great news. Sort of.  In this episode we cover a brief history of the unemployment benefit in Australia and how those with intermittent or unstable employment (like creative freelancers) have often struggled to find support in this system.   We also take a look a...