The Painter's Dialectic

In today’s episode, philosopher Dylan Ngan and I are doing the fifth dialog of the What is Truth series which casually and conversationally explores epistemology. The focus of this episode is exploring the Coherent Theory of Truth. Can we formalize truth into a series of axioms? Can we have consistency within a system of truth? These are the ideas we will be exploring. Participate in the podcast!...

In this episode, Kenny and I continue a series of dialogs on the Elements of Painting. Our goal is to create an original philosophy of painting from the bottom-up. We hope to expand each idea and provide new perspectives on old topics. In this dialog we expand the idea of temperature in painting to its limits. Participate in the podcast! www.patreon.com/thepaintersdialectic/ Kenny Jordan’s Instagr...

In today’s episode, philosopher Dylan Ngan and I are doing the fourth dialog of the What is Truth series which casually and conversationally explores epistemology. The focus of this episode is exploring the concept of certainty. What does it mean to be certain? Can we be certain of anything? How certain can we really be? These are the ideas we will be exploring! Participate in the podcast! www.pat...

In this episode, Kenny and I continue a series of dialogs on the Elements of Painting. Our goal is to create an original philosophy of painting from the bottom-up. We hope to expand each idea and provide new perspectives on old topics. In this dialog we expand the idea of value in painting to its limits. Participate in the podcast! www.patreon.com/thepaintersdialectic/ Kenny Jordan’s Instagram: @c...

In today’s episode, philosopher Dylan Ngan and I are doing the third dialog of the What is Truth series which casually and conversationally explores epistemology. The focus of this episode is exploring Daniel Dennett’s idea of Real Patterns. What is the ontology of knowledge? Are beliefs real? Are concepts real? These are the ideas we will be exploring! Participate in the podcast! www.patreon.com/...

In this episode, Kenny and I continue a series of dialogs on the Elements of Painting. Our goal is to create an original philosophy of painting from the bottom-up. We hope to expand each idea and provide new perspectives on old topics. I present the idea of a shape on three levels: the physical contour, the mental shape, and the imaginal boundary. Kenny and I expand this idea of a shape to its lim...

In today’s episode, philosopher Dylan Ngan and I are doing the second dialog of the What is Truth series which casually and conversationally explores epistemology. The focus of this episode is exploring sense-perception and Tibetan dream yoga. Can you trust your senses? Can we see the truth? How real is this reality? How real is the dream reality? These are the ideas we will be exploring! Particip...

In this episode, Kenny and I continue a series of dialogs on the Elements of Painting. Our goal is to create an original philosophy of painting from the bottom-up. We hope to expand each idea and provide new perspectives on old topics. I present the idea of an angle on a physical, mental, and imaginal level (intersection, angle, conjunction). Kenny and I expand this idea of a line to its limits. P...

Dylan Ngan and I are beginning a series of dialogs discussing the nature of truth. This is the first dialog of the series which introduces the main ideas in historical epistemology. We cover this complex topic in a casual and conversational way. Participate in the podcast! www.patreon.com/thepaintersdialectic/ Dylan Ngan’s Instagram @dylan_ngan Josh’s website Joshgreenart.com Josh’s school Greenat...

In this episode, Kenny and I continue a series of dialogs on the Elements of Painting. Our goal is to create an original philosophy of painting from the bottom-up. We hope to expand each idea and provide new perspectives on old topics. I present the idea of a line on a physical, mental, and imaginal level (stroke, line, transit). Kenny and I expand this idea of a line to its limits. Participate in...

In today’s episode, Dave and I discuss art and mental health. Dave discusses what is anorexia, how he overcame his anorexia, and how he is crafting his life experiences to serve others suffering from poor mental health.  Dave’s course Comedy for Coping: https://www.comedyforcoping.com/ Dave’s website: https://www.davechawner.co.uk/ Participate in the podcast! www.patreon.com/thepaintersdialectic/...

In today's episode, Dylan and I discuss the important work of Steven Hassan, an expert on mind control techniques and how to free oneself from mind control. We will discuss the differences between healthy and unhealthy personal, group, and societal dynamics and how to identify the differences. Participate in the podcast! www.patreon.com/thepaintersdialectic/ Dylan Ngan’s Instagram: @dylan_ngan...

In this episode, Kenny and I begin a series of dialogs on the Elements of Painting. Our goal is to create an original philosophy of painting from the bottom-up. We hope to expand each idea and provide new perspectives on old topics. I present the idea of a point on a physical and mental level (mark, point). Kenny and I expand this idea of a point to its limits. Participate in the podcast! www.patr...

In this episode, Dylan and I continue our conversation on the American Public Education system this time with a focus on the General Education Board and John D. Rockefeller. We reflect on why a school system would teach its students what to think instead of how to think, and what we can do as critical creatives to think freely. Participate in the podcast! www.patreon.com/thepaintersdialectic/ Dyla...

In this episode, Kenny and I begin a series of dialogs on the Elements of Painting. Our goal is to create an original philosophy of painting from the bottom-up. We hope to expand each idea and provide new perspectives on old topics. In this episode we discuss the blank canvas from a Metaphysical perspective. Participate in the podcast! www.patreon.com/thepaintersdialectic/ Kenny Jordan’s Instagram...

In today’s episode, Dylan and I discuss the origins of the American Public Education system and its suppression of critical thinking. The suppression of critical thinking is a threat to all creative work, and we contemplate how we can educate ourselves.  Participate in the podcast! www.patreon.com/thepaintersdialectic/ Dylan Ngan’s Instagram: @dylan_ngan Josh’s website: Joshgreenart.com Josh’s sch...

In today’s episode, Sketch Comedian Soupy Garbage Juice and I discuss persevering in one’s artistic practice and managing fame. Soupy Garbage Juice is a social media celebrity with hundreds of thousands of followers. I have known him since high school. He moved directly to NYC after graduation and has single mindedly persisted in his goal of becoming a sketch comedian for the past decade. He has p...

In this episode, Kenny and I discuss conversations as art. Conversations allow us to share our thoughts, explore the unknown, and discover the truth in each other. Participate in the podcast! www.patreon.com/thepaintersdialectic/ Kenny Jordan’s Instagram: @crayolasensei Josh’s website: Joshgreenart.com Josh’s school: Greenatelier.art Josh’s Instagram: @josh_green_artist

In this episode, Ph. D Cooperman and I will discuss the science of light and its mysteries. Participate in the podcast! www.patreon.com/thepaintersdialectic/ Ph. D Joshua Cooperman’s Website: https://empiricisttheorist.com/ Josh’s website: Joshgreenart.com Josh’s school: Greenatelier.art Josh’s Instagram: @josh_green_artist

In this episode Kenny and I discuss the power of symbols and how they represent our ideas, our identity, our lives, and our society. Participate in the podcast! www.patreon.com/thepaintersdialectic/ Kenny Jordan’s Instagram: @crayolasensei Josh’s website: Joshgreenart.com Josh’s school: Greenatelier.art Josh’s Instagram: @josh_green_artist

In this episode Ukrainian art restorer Anastasiya and I discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine. She shares her personal experience of the war and how it has changed her. We also discuss the destruction of art historical sight and how she will return to her country to restore all the damaged art works.  Support the Mothers and Children affected by the war. https://mashafund.org.ua/en Support Ukrai...

In this episode Dylan and I will discuss one of my favorite moments in art history, the cold war CIA psyop involving Modern Art. This episode provides proof of how power systems create standards of taste and indirectly influence culture and public opinion. Participate in the podcast! www.patreon.com/thepaintersdialectic/ Dylan Ngan’s Instagram: @dylan_ngan Josh’s website: Joshgreenart.com Josh’s s...

In this episode Kenny Jordan and I undergo a painter’s dialectic discussing how artists bring new ideas into the world through drawing. Everything around us first began as a drawing. Every building, car, product, image, began as a sketch. We take on this elusive and rarely considered idea in an expansive way.  Participate in the podcast! www.patreon.com/thepaintersdialectic/ Kenny Jordan’s Instagr...

In this episode I am joined by London based Moral Philosopher Dylan Ngan in a dialogue concerning how the art studio developed under historic economic and political forces. This new perspective on art history allows us to understand how power systems create the standard of taste and impact the art being created. Participate in the podcast! www.patreon.com/thepaintersdialectic/ Dylan Ngan’s Instagr...

In this episode I am joined by my friend and fellow artist Kenny Jordan in a painter’s dialectic on the artist studio: the place of creation. In this dialogue Kenny and I speak casually, creatively, and expansively on the concept of the studio. We discuss a brief history of the studio, the studio today, NYC studio culture, the mental studio, and beyond the studio. Participate in the podcast! www.p...