Ministry of Arts Podcast

This week Gary Mansfield speaks to Roy’s People (@royspeople) Roy’s People is the brainchild of Roy Tyson, an entrepreneurial artist that started to generate nan income from his work within just a few months.  He went on to create Roy’s Art Fair and Roy’s Art Gallery. Using miniature figures, Roy has the ability to react to cultural events and create an artwork and have it for sale in a matter of...

This week Gary Mansfield speaks to Oliver Malin (@malinoliver)   Oliver Malin has moved away from figurative painting, for which was making a quite a name for himself, to making [near] daily cultural documentations in the form of his Bath Chronicles. Describing himself as a domestic war correspondent, Oliver reacts to the articles on Apple news during his daily bath, sometimes with music or on-scr...

This week Gary Mansfield speaks to Frikkx (@frikkx_art)   Frikkx is a man of many talents; a producer of music, art and even beer.  He has lived in various countries, for long periods of time and has adopted parts of their culture and customs, which has definitely remoulded his identity. Having been in the UK for 15 years, he has shown at art fairs for several, along with friend Matt Jukes, they c...

This week Gary Mansfield speaks to Prachi Gothi (@prachigothi)   Prachi completed her BA in Mumbai then moved to London to study at Chelsea for her Masters.  She is an abstract artist that most definitely brought with her, the vibrancy of Mumbai, her paintings are often a ball of shapes and textures that explode with colour before you.   Prachi is part of the V-Art. Show, an art fair that takes pl...

Ep.70 Unskilled Worker – Ministry of Arts Podcast   This week Gary Mansfield speaks Helen Downie aka Unskilled Worker (@unskilledworker)   Helen is a self-taught artist and has been painting for just seven years, in that short time, she has amassed over 280,000 Instagram followers, under the Moniker Unskilled Worker and has become one of the country’s most sought after painters. Helen wanted her U...

This week Gary Mansfield speaks Nick Hogben aka The Loveless Artist (@loveless_artist)   Nick has been creating art under the name Loveless Artist for around 3 years. Having battled with his mental health nearly all his life and using art as a release, his practice is now one that is intertwined and reactive to the moment. His linear, monochrome figures seem to battle for dominance on the canvas,...

This week Gary Mansfield speaks to two founding members of the V-Art. Show (@v_art.show) The V-Art. Show was created by eight artists in response to the closure of the art fairs, which is where they met and gain a majority of their income. Whilst keeping in touch on the video conference app ZOOM, they developed the idea of inviting people in to meet them and view their work.  Similar to an art fai...

This week Gary Mansfield speaks to Christian Furr (@furrsgoodstuff) At the age of 28, Christian was the youngest person ever to receive a commission to paint Queen Elizabeth II, which is in the permanent collection of the Royal Overseas League HQ in London. He recently completed his largest painting to date, ‘Goya in the Prado’ Christian is a regular stall holder at The Art Car Boot Fair (@art_­ca...

This week Gary Mansfield speaks to Mark Sloper (@mark_illuminati) Mark Sloper is a Punk artist and punk he is, through and through. Since going on stage at the age of 11 to introduce Adam and the Ants, until today Mark has been at the centre of the Punk scene. Mark gives found object an injection of anarchic colour with his neon designs.   For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www. m...

This week Gary Mansfield speaks to Rob Munday (@mundayspace) Rob Munday is a World renowned Holographic artist, who has produced commissioned portraits of [among many others] HM Queen Elizabeth II, Angelina Jolie and Karl Largerfeld. His Portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II was later used on Jersey’s £100 banknote and postage stamp. His latest series ‘Naturaliaum’ is a set of large-scale individual l...

This week Gary Mansfield speaks to ladypat (@ladypat_art) ladypat is a VJ and music video producer that has worked closely with Adamski and Boy George.  He has his first solo show in March where he will be showing his large digital images that he has brought to life using that very innocent material, Fuzzy Felt. The medium works perfectly well, replacing the digital paint bucket, delivering a cons...

This week Gary Mansfield speaks to Louise McNaught (@louise_mcnaught_art) Louise McNaught is a prolific wildlife painter, she brings her detailed paintings to life with either boldly coloured backgrounds or drips running upwards, which gives the subject quite a sense of movement. Louise recently Illustrated a book for the conservation group TUSK.ORG Louise will be showing at The Other Art Fair in...

In this episode Gary Mansfield talks to Safe Ground (@safe_ground)   Safe Ground challenges people and communities to do relationships differently. Through drama, dialogue, and debate, we enhance empathy and encourage expression, developing self-awareness and promoting social justice. Safe Ground is a small team with national reach and influence. We are absolutely committed to: Reducing the stigma...

In this episode Gary Mansfield talks to Ryan Stanier. Ryan Started The Other Art Fair, on a very limited budget in 2011, by 2020 he has since partnered with Saatchi Art, The world’s largest online platform for artists to sell their work and is opening fourteen show globally.   For further information: https://www.theotherartfair.com https://www.saatchiart.com   For full line up of confirmed artist...

In this episode Gary Mansfield talks to Sally Whelan (@painter.sally) Sally Whelan is a self-taught figurative painter, who works on large scale canvases.  Her current project ‘The Goddess Sittings’ is a ‘self- actualised painting project to celebrate and immortalise the energy of the divine female – Powerful, raw and unapologetic.   For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www. ministr...

In this episode Gary Mansfield talks to Wilfrid Wood. When you view any of Wilfrid’s works, a smile is always close by.  A prolific drawer from life, Wilfrid invites a sitter to be drawn on a near daily basis.  As soon as they cross the studio threshold, they are very definitely entering a new world. His days working on satirical TV show Spitting Image was to stand in good stead in the art of mani...

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to photographer Pablo Allison (@pablolondon1). Over the past few years, Pablo has documented the migration of refugees through South America.  In this episode he tells just how huge the matter is, almost ignored by the British media.  In response to his findings, Pablo is soon to share this project with us all, in his forth-coming book.   For full line up of c...

In this episode Gary Mansfield informs you of the recent rebranding of The MizogArt Podcast to The Ministry of Arts Podcast. He also talks of the Ministry of Arts organisation, how & why it was formed and some of its intentions, as well as some foundations being laid in 2020 for some happenings in 2021.   For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www. ministryofarts.org Email: podcast@mi...

In this episode The Mizog Art Podcast joins the Artfully Podcast, the Art Proof Podcast and Delphian Podcast for an end of year Christmas Podcast Crossover.  We each explain the format of our podcasts as well as how and why we started them, giving each of our listeners a wider range of Art Podcast options. We discuss our dream guests, art world fraudsters, damaging artwork and [Delphian’s Killer Q...

In this episode Gary Mansfield Speaks to artist & comedian Annie McGrath  (@mcgrath.art/@mcgrath.annie) and Francesca Fiumano, co-founder of Fiumano Clase (@fiumanoclase)   Annie McGrath has teamed up with Fiumano Clase to create Art Is The Best Medicine, an exhibition of artworks by 50+ of Annie’s fellow comedians.  Exhibiting are Vic Reeves, Jayde Adams, Harry Hill and Katy Wix to name but a few...

In this episode Gary Mansfield Speaks to Josh Raz (@joshua_raz)   Josh Raz perfectly combines two opposing methods of creating a painting.  The figurative lures in the eye of the viewer, only to be diverted by the abstract.  Never allowing the eye to rest, it is lead through a collage of brushstrokes left by the artist, generating a visual sense of uncertainty. That ‘visual sense of uncertainty’ i...

In this episode Gary Mansfield visits The Other One (@the__other__one__)   The Other One is a vibrant gallery in the historic market town of Saffron Waldon in North Essex.  It was recently opened by couple Kirsty & Paul in the hope of injecting some much needed 21st Century culture onto the local art scene. Paul was a Metropolitan Police Officer for 17 years before meeting Kirsty and entering the...

Ep.53 Philipp Humm - Mizog Art Podcast   In this episode Gary Mansfield talks to Philipp Humm (@philipprudolfhumm) Philipp Humm gave up his job as CEO of Vodaphone five years ago to become an artist.  In that short time he has become a prolific producer of drawings, paintings, sculpture and film and reached the point where he is about to release his first full-length film; The Last Faust, featurin...

In this episode Gary Mansfield talks to Adam Riches (@adamrichesart)   Adam Riches is an artist that has amassed fans worldwide with the manner in which he produces portraits.  Whilst ‘scribbling’, with pen onto paper, an imaginary form  slowly develops among the loose lines.  This method creates ghostly figures, almost floating from the paper. Adam also produces equally ghostly portraits on canva...

In this episode Gary Mansfield talks to Maggi Hambling   Maggi Hambling has been one of Britain’s biggest names in figurative painting for several decades, one of the few ‘true characters’ in the art world and very much known as an artist’s artist. As well as figurative painting, Maggie also produces sculptures, two of which are public works.  A Conversation with Benjamin Britton , on Alborough be...