THE POINTLESS ARTIST PODCAST

This is the first episode of a new series exploring the creative process in art with Lynn Schwartz, American artist based in France, and Bianca Vinther, creator of The Pointless Artist Blog and The Pointless Artist Podcast . In this episode and in the first blog post of the series called „The Creative Process in Art: All you need to know“ , we answer the following 5 most frequently asked questions...

This sharp and to the point podcast episode with Lucianna Whittle, a Brighton-based process-driven painter, is about meaning in art and audience response . Does art have a purpose? Do and should contemporary artworks have a meaning, a specific content? Can and should they be interpreted? How does contemporary audience response look like? What shouldn't visual artists expect from their audience...

In this podcast episode, Sandy Kilpatrick, Scottish singer-songwriter based in Portugal, unfolds his life story, and gives us an insight into his creative process. He first takes us back into his formative years, when he was a student in Lancaster and then a Manchester-based singer in an indie-rock band. Further, he discusses the transition from a fast-paced professional life in England to a famil...

In this fascinating podcast episode, Susan Hopkinson talks about creativity , inspiration and artist block . She also discusses the link between creativity and inspiration, and she reveals the secret to unlocking your creativity, finding inspiration, and being in the creative flow. Susan stresses here the importance of humility and letting go in the art-making process. With this talk and like the...

In this podcast episode, Kristof Klimek tells us his fascinating story from when he first fell under the spell of art until now, when he is not only a passionate painter but also a committed husband and father of two. He talks extensively about the unique experience of painting in nature, primarily in the countryside, among regular people going about their daily lives and carrying out regular jobs...

Hi, I'm Bianca Vinther, the creator of The Pointless Artist . This is a conversation I had with Lindsay McCulloch, American artist and professor of visual arts based in Maryland, USA on Saturday, 28 May 2022. Lindsay comes from a family of artists, where creativity was part of everyday life. In 2005, she received her Master of Fine Arts in painting from Boston University. Nine years later she beca...

Hi, I'm Bianca Vinther, the creator of The Pointless Artist . This is a deep conversation I had with Jacques Moreau, French concert pianist and professor of music based in Lyon, France on Tuesday, 12 April 2022. Jacques graduated from the Paris Conservatoire. Aside from piano concerts, he taught and held management positions within the network of French music schools since 1982. In 2002, he became...

Hi, I'm Bianca Vinther, the creator of The Pointless Artist . On Saturday, 16 April 2022, I had an inspiring conversation with Anne Brenner , French painter from Paris, France . Anne is a skilled observer, explorer, and painter of nature, especially wild animals. She approaches life in its infinite diversity with the zest, curiosity, and adventurousness of a 19th-century explorer although she does...

Hi, I'm Bianca Vinther, creator of The Pointless Artist . On Tuesday, 15 February 2022, I had an exciting and very funny conversation with Joshua Goode , an American artist who teaches fine arts at Tarrant County College in Forth Worth, Texas (USA), manages The Carillon , the college's art gallery, and is also in charge of the college's artist residency programme. Joshua has been connected to Spie...

Hi. I'm Bianca Vinther , creator of The Pointless Artist. This is an art talk I had with Lucianna Whittle on Wednesday, 9 February 2022. Lucianna is a process-driven artist based in the charming and culturally vibrant city of Brighton, on the south coast of England. Apart from being a super mum of two and of swimming in the sea all year long, Lucianna dedicates a lot of her time and energy to crea...

Hi. I'm Bianca Vinther. This is an art talk that I had with Alecia Neo live on Monday, the 24th of January 2022 . Alecia is a socially engaged artist baseed in Singapore. In 2016 she won the Young Artists Award, Singapore's highest award for young arts practitioners. We spoke about her motivation as an artist, her main source of inspiration, her social engagement, and the impact of her work in Sou...

Hi. I'm Bianca Vinther. This is an art talk that I had with William Eckhardt Kohler live on Wednesday, the 12th of January 2022. William is a full-time painter and, occasionally, an art writer based in Chicago. He's also a winner of the prominent Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (PKF Grant) . We mainly spoke about his parcours as an artist, his multi-faceted work, his approach to artistic creativi...