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In this episode, Shane and I meet on Zoom to explore the current exhibition titled, Shane Guffogg: "Blue" on Western Avenue in Hollywood, With me in the gallery space and Shane at his ranch in Central Valley we meticulously do a "deep dive" into the paintings and the topic of transcendence. Shane further describes "being." This is an enlightening talk about the essence of l...

In this episode, we talk to International artist Shane Guffogg about making "The Past as Future is Present - Conversations Through Time" art installation (September 2022) in collaboration with VC Projects and Vramyan Interiors. This informal behind-the-scenes talk between the artist and curator shares unique moments about the installation process. As both work together to incorporate uniqu...

In this episode, we speak to interdisciplinary artist, Stevie Kincheloe about channeling truth through movement. We begin discussing Stevie’s collaboration in “Translations of Being Through Sight and Sound” (May 23 – June 10, 2022), curated by VC Projects at El Nido, Los Angeles. The exhibition is in part, three aspects, a music performance by Shooka Afshar, The Quantum Soprano, accompanied by pia...

In this episode I speak to Anthony Cardella, a Los Angeles-based Concert Pianist, who accompanied Shooka Afshar, Soprano, in the musical program, “Translations of Being Through Sight and Sound” and art exhibition presented by VC Projects. Anthony is a very gifted musician, we learn his musical career began at the age of 3 years old, and at five years old he placed third during his first piano comp...

In this episode, I speak to Los Angeles-based Film Producer and Director Felix Werner. We discuss his early beginnings, growing up in a highly creative family that spans nine generations in the arts and entertainment industry. I ask Felix how he felt growing up in this environment and what drove him first, as an art history major, and then later as an independent filmmaker. Felix generously shares...

In this episode, we speak to The Quantum Soprano, Shooka Afshar, this is our second interview with the dynamic opera singer, and composer. This discussion centers around her performance at El Nido art space, curated by VC Projects, titled “Translations of Being Through Sight and Sound” where she sings opera arias and art songs and is accompanied by pianist Anthony Cardella. Oil paintings by Shane...

In this episode, we speak to Shane Guffogg about the upcoming event at El Nido art space in Hollywood curated by VC Projects, where it not only features his oil paintings but also features an opera performance of arias and art songs by Shooka Afshar, Soprano and Anthony Cardella, Piano. During this conversation, we learn that Guffogg sees color as sound and this informs his paintings. He explains,...

In this episode, we connect with Denys Kushnarov in Kyiv and Yuri Boyko in Los Angeles, regarding their two-person exhibition: "War and Peace" (Ukrainian Voices) in honor of Ukraine and Slow Art Day, April 2, 2022. The exhibition is located at El Nido art space in Hollywood and curated by VC Projects. Both Ukrainian artists talk about the current war with Russia and the artwork on display;...

In this episode, we speak to Quantum Soprano and Composer, Shooka Afshar. The talk centers around Afshar’s opera,  Women / Immigration / Fight or Flight , and her upcoming performance at El Nido art space, presented by VC Projects located in East Hollywood. This is a short talk discussing the inspiration and how the opera came about. Women / Immigration / Fight or Flight  is a mixed media opera ba...

In this episode, I speak to Los Angeles-based Natasha Rudenko about her upcoming solo exhibition : Be/longing  conceptual photography at El Nido art space presented by VC Projects, located in East Hollywood, from February 19 th  – March 24, 2022. This is an enlightening conversation not only about belonging but also about the concept of home. We could have talked for hours! We touch on how the ser...

This episode is the continuation of “The Bay of Naples Paintings” podcast with Los Angeles-based international artist, Shane Guffogg. During this talk, we hear about Guffogg’s trip to Naples, Italy where he was given the task by Cynthia Penna, International Curator and Founder of ART1307, to interpret James Fenimore Cooper’s “Gleanings of Italy” writings dated 1838.  Throughout our talk, Gufffogg...

In this episode, my guest, Shane Guffogg and I discuss his current project, which consists of two oil on canvas paintings, (6 x 8 feet), and (40 x 30 inches), created for a group exhibition at the Royal Palace of Portici and the Museum of Herculaneum in Naples, Italy. This exhibition is  curated by Cynthia Penna and opens on December 10 th , 2021. The curator assigned each of the 6 American artist...

In this episode, my guest, Bjarni Sigurbjörnsson, and I continue our talk about body consciousness in painting, by visiting his studio outside Reykjavik. We move through the space studying the process of the six-painting series related to the heart. These paintings were created from May – September 2021 and are roughly 10 x 10 feet tall. The artist talks about each work and how it came about. Look...

In this episode, I speak to the ever-dynamic fashion and life guru, Barbara Flood. We explore Barbara's early beginnings as a model, and actress, along with her colorful life living amongst theatre, art, and music. Barbara explains her styling career and work as a life coach, which she refers to as "The Clinic." – an honest approach, via telephone. Barbara reveals her secrets on living...

In this episode, Shane Guffogg, and I speak to the most talented and gifted Stanley Dorfman. We weave in and out of his history and also talk to him about his upcoming episode on  The art of Art,  where Guffogg is the host. The television series explores artists in their studios and what makes them tick.  Stanely Dorfman has had many lives and some of which have shaped our cultural history of what...

In this episode, Bjarni Sigurbjörnsson and I, continue our discussion on body consciousness in painting with a focus on the flesh and mind. I open the discussion by reading a passage from an essay the artist wrote years ago quoting Merleau Ponty, “It’s not the mind that paints it is the body.” We further talk about aspects of Gilles Deleuze, “The Logic of Sensation” where the philosopher states: “...

In this episode, my guest, Shane Guffogg, and I talk about the influence of Los Angeles, and his Central California ranch, and how it affects his art. We learn about how he adapts to each studio and the environment and how this feeds his passion for his art-making process.  Shane Guffogg is an American artist who looks through the lens of humanity at civilizations, both past, and present, and view...

This episode connects us with L. Mikelle Standbridge at her studio just outside of Milan, Italy. During the talk, we discuss her solo exhibition "The Host or the Guest?" on view at El Nido art space in East Hollywood, curated by VC Projects. (Exhibition dates: July 31 - September 11th, 2021) The art of L. Mikelle Standbridge is a passionate endeavor, thoughtfully narrating personal stories...

In this episode, my guest Shane Guffogg and I discuss the release of the first episode of "The art of Art", which is a new program that delves into the creative process of visual and performing artists, hosted by Los Angeles-based artist Shane Guffogg and released on the newly launched independent arts hub HIERONYVISION,  https://hieronyvision.com There are multiple episodes for each artis...

In this interview, 𝐁𝐣𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐣ö𝐫𝐧𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 and I talk about aesthetics and body consciousness in painting.  I also learn about the inspiration behind his mysterious oil and water plexiglass paintings. 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐣ö𝐫𝐧𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 says that he prefers to live within the process of his works over thinking about them. On growing up in Iceland, "I would say it's like an open wound or the skin of the earth, in...

In terms of the artist's practice, alchemy is turning organic matter into paint. It’s the transformation from one element to another. The artist is one who takes materials and turns them into a portal to another realm. All this comes about in a silent and universal language for the viewer to feel, and reflect. In this talk, Shane Guffogg, and I explore his process and much more. Shane Guffogg...

This is an insightful conversation about art, as we listen to the art dealer and artist explore topics of art and creativity. This also covers Guffogg’s current solo exhibition, “The One Picture Show” at GrossArt at SPACE 1028 located in East Hollywood. The dialogue explores the colossal 7-foot by 9-foot painting, “At the Still Point of the Turning World – Only Through Time is Time Conquered” and...

In this discussion, Shane Guffogg and I discuss his series, "Ginevra de Benci" inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's painting of 1474-78 of the same title. I ask Guffogg what prompted him to take on the monumental task of interpreting the Old Master's portrait of the 15th-century Florentine aristocrat. Guffogg created 52 paintings in his series, and he explains his intrigue, the process,...

In this episode of "Conversations About Art,” VC Projects (Victoria Chapman), speaks with David Mather about his color drawings and how he approaches color through the history of art and through techniques of perceptual attentiveness. Mather discusses how he combines theories and practices in works that calibrate their viewers to an expanded awareness of color combinations. This conversation w...

In this discussion, Shane Guffogg and I continue our talk about views on art and spirituality. The artist shares the story of how he came across T.S. Eliot’s four-part poem, “Four Quartets”. How it led him to find his own ‘still point’, all the while, knee-deep into the days of Pharmaka (Los Angeles exhibition space) and arts commissioner for Downtown Los Angeles. Guffogg recites the T. S. Eliot,...