Beez And Honey

Florian Wupperfeld is the founder of Leading Culture Destinations, a culture travel network connecting cultural nomads to cultural destinations worldwide. Once a year he hosts the LCD awards or “the Oscars for museums”. Florian discusses LCD and the current challenges of the world in terms of culture, travel and the coronavirus pandemic.

Krista Kim’s art embraces technology as a means of bringing humanity together. Color and light merge in her visually beautiful works which seem specifically made for our time. Listen to her point of view on social issues, art, fashion and technology.

Louisa St Pierre is an illustrator who has worked with some top global talent representing them as an agent on commercial as well as fine art projects both in the USA and abroad. Here she speaks to us from home where she is currently collaborating with her daughters on an illustrated story book.

Arshak’s paintings, drawings and sculptures are timeless works of art. We caught up with him at his studio in Yerevan to get a feel for how his practice has been impacted by the pandemic and quarantine.

Joy Setton is a Renaissance Woman whose practical arts make the world a more beautiful and healthy place. Enjoy this podcast which maps the global influences on her art and design

This is the second time Hannes has been on the Beez and Honey Podcast. This time we see one form of his art practice. Following his mentor Wim Hof’s method Hannes offers us all a means of strengthening our immune system and calming our minds in this time of world upheaval during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Leroy Brothers have worked together with social media and internet based art since the early 2000s. Their collaborations have extended from individuals to music bands and their creations have tapped into art historical references in pop art like Warhol and fellow contemporary artists like Richard Prince who appropriates content.

Anne Herzog is a French artist who has worked in Iceland for many years. Her work explores the myths and legends of the powerful countryside around Snaeffelness, a region in Iceland where she often works outdoors.

French artist Philippe Thill passed away in 2010 and his daughter, an artist herself, speaks about his legacy and the work she’s doing to get his work out to a new public.

Andrew Edlin is owner of the Outsider Art Fair and Andrew Edlin Gallery. He’s well regarded in the art world as an expert in outsider art. Here is his story.

Zoe Charlton joins us from her studio in Baltimore, MD, and illuminates is about the art scene there and about her own work in the studio and outside in academia.

Clarina Bezzola joins us from her home and studio in the Gowanus neighborhood in Brooklyn. Clarina recounts her history from Switzerland to New York and while describing her work, offers some wise words to consider regarding Art.

Hannes Bend has had a successful practice for many years which still sustains in him terms of paintings and photography creation but his most recent body of work involving breath, consciousness and technology has brought his work to a whole new level

Xaviera Simmons has forged a place for herself on the international art circuit for many years before it was fashionable (and profitable) to collect African American Art. Listen as she speaks about the importance of this time and what it means for the future of Art.

Olga Shurygina, another artist from Moscow, revisits her roots in Uzbekistan and discovers things about herself while revealing things to the native Uzbekis about themselves.

Happy New Year and Thank You

Moscow based artist Alexander Kuznetsov describes his life, his work and the challenges of being an artist in Russia while looking forward to a new studio in a community of artists and some exciting upcoming exhibitions.

Before the end of her current residency at Signs and Symbols on 102 Forsyth Street, Lower East Side, New York City, where her next solo exhibition opens January 10, 2020, I caught up with Annabel Daou about her current, past and future work. Listen in for a unique experience as she reads my palms (silently.)

Speaking again with collector Alain Servais. Always a refreshing and stimulating point of view about everything about Art. Listen to this conversation from Jakarta where he visited more than 16 art studios while visiting Art Jakarta.

The work of artist Vadis Turner is specific to her vision and unmistakably her own. She “paints” without traditional tools a body of work that’s uniquely her own and reflective of our world now. On a recent trip to her old hometown New York the artist took time to discuss her work.

An unscripted discussion with Alessandro Del Pero, an Italian Artist, who describes his work and the art world as we know it right now.

Paolo Pelosini and I have a conversation in his Harlem studio in anticipation of his solo exhibition with Philip Hoerle Guggenheim. Please note this episode has expletives so don’t listen if your sensibilities are delicate.

Stephen Bliss has been the Senior Artist at Rockstar Games for many years and through his agency has been able to fulfill commissions for clients which allow him the financial freedom to do his own work in the studio. Here the artist discusses how he’s built a life in Art and what he’s working on now.

Describing the early stages of his development from working with paper in installations, drawings and sculpture, the Chilean artist expands on his growing practice in textiles as his creative tool of choice. The art scene in the Bronx, NY, comes alive in this episode through conversation with artist Ivan Gaete.