What's the Point.

Rabi is a visual artist based in Los Angeles, and he is known for his vibrant mural paintings. Rabi's journey into mural art traces back to his childhood days of graffiti. Despite facing challenges growing up, he found comfort in his mother's love, strong friendships, and his passion for skateboarding, which fueled his rebellious spirit and eventually led him to express himself through gra...

In this episode of What's the Point, hosted by Shantell Martin, we welcome Tommy Mitchell, a self-taught portrait artist. Tommy works and lives between Baltimore and Los Angeles with his studio space in Baltimore. His work consists of portraiture with an addition of illustration elements and his two main mediums are ballpoint pens and acrylic paint. Growing up Tommy felt empowered as a kid by...

Welcome Lyndon Barrois Sr, to this week’s episode of What’s the Point with Shantell Martin, where we explore the purpose behind creating and enjoying art! Lyndon is an animation director, filmmaker, and artist, who’s worked on The Matrix, The Thing, and Happy Feet, and is also known for his sculptural series, It’s a Wrapper. He’s been featured in major institutions all over the United States.  Lyn...

In this week's episode of What’s the Point, we are lucky enough to uncover the fate of Shantell Martin and Chris Houghton, the co-creator of the Disney Channel Show, Big City Greens, after they met on a flight to LA. Houghton is a storyboard artist, animator, voice actor, writer, producer, and director. He co-created the Disney Channel Show, Big City Greens, with his brother Shane Houghton, an...

Welcome to this week’s episode of What’s the Point with your host, Shantell Martin, and the featured artist of the week, Ozzie Juarez. Ozzie’s work can be described as bold, beautiful, detailed, self-reflectional, uplifting, and informative. His pieces take moments from murals, pre-existing artifacts, landmarks, and more, but are then molded into his style as he adds twists, designs, cartoons, com...

Join us in listening to What’s the Point with Shantell Martin and the color queen, Jen Stark. Jen Stark is a Miami-born, Los Angeles-based artist known for her bright psychedelic designs inspired by the natural world. Much of her work alludes to optical illusions and the materials she uses include wood, paint, paper, and metal. Stark’s love of colors blossomed from her interest in nature and all t...

Join us for What’s the Point as we welcome Maysha Mohamedi to sit down with Shantell Martin to discuss her journey as an artist. Maysha is a Los Angeles-based fine artist, whose vibrant work largely pulls from her cultural experiences, everyday experiences, and personal history. Her work can be described as large, colorful abstract paintings with abundant primary colors, large shapes, and intersec...

Follow along in this week’s episode of “What’s the Point” as Shantell Martin and Ruben Ochoa dive into an emotional episode discussing Ruben’s loved ones, exciting adventures in his artistic journey, how he strives to give back, and more. Ochoa is a passionate Mexican-American artist, determined to share his inner voice on inequities, labour, brown labour, and divisible labour. Ruben focuses on in...

Welcome to the ninth episode of What's the Point! Today, our guest is Hebru Brantley, an artist passionate about numerous mediums, including painting and sculpting, with an emphasis on bright, narrative-based work. In this insightful and heartwarming episode, Shantell and Hebru uncover Hebru's upbringing in Chicago and how he became enamored with art and the murals he saw growing up. Using...

In the ninth episode of “What’s the Point, " we have Los Angeles-based artist Samantha McCurdy. Samantha, born and raised in Philadelphia, loved art from a young age. Her art primarily uses stretchable spandex as a morphable canvas, and she describes herself as a “shape maker.” Her work consists of square or rectangular frames with shapes built into them and a stretchy fabric-like material st...

Join us for the 7th episode of Shantell Martin's conversation series, What's the Point., where Shantell sits down with artist Robert Russell to discuss the difficulties and rewards in the life of an artist. Originally from Kansas City, Robert is a conceptual fine artist known for his acrylic interpretations of photographic images to reflect nature, memory, and iconography. In this episode,...

Introducing Anna Wingfield, “What’s the Point” Podcast’s sixth guest. Born and raised in Seattle, she works in printmaking, creating monotypes. In this episode, we hear about how Anna became interested in art and her outdoorsy upbringing, which led her to be intrigued by an intense and repetitive creative process. Wingfield graduated from Goucher College and studied fine art at Goldsmiths Universi...

“What’s the Point” conducts episode five as Shantell Martin sits down with artist Shyama Golden, a Sri Lankan-American painter with a background in design. Born and raised in Texas, Shyama went on to receive her BFA at Texas Tech University in 2004. Over her time as an artist, her work has spanned from graphic design to illustration to painting, with a strong desire to explore more in between.  Sh...

In the fourth episode of "What’s the Point," we follow artist Dos Mas on his journey to discover and nurture his lifelong passion for art. Joined by Shantell Martin, Dos Mas explores the intricacies of self-improvement, the relentless pursuit of excellence, and his profound connection to art and creation. His artistic expression, characterized by its interplay of lines, movements, and en...

Welcome to the third episode of “What’s the Point,” where Shantell Martin meets with artist Forrest Kirk to discuss his experience entering the world of the arts and the driving force behind his desire to create. As a kid, Forrest found his first creative outlets in drawing, skateboarding, and practicing graffiti. Since then, Forrest has mastered his skills in oil painting at an atelier in Paris a...

Welcome to the inaugural episode of “What's the Point.” A podcast where we embark on the journey to uncover the profound meaning behind artistic expression. In this debut episode, we spotlight Los Angeles-based visual artist Victoria Cassinova. From her captivating murals to her thought-provoking illustrations, Cassinova's work transcends boundaries, inviting viewers to ponder the more pro...

In the second episode of What's the Point, Shantell Martin continues her exploration of artistic purpose with guest Noah Humes, a freelance visual artist from Mid City, Los Angeles, CA. Together, they delve into the heart of creative expression, navigating the intricacies of personal narrative, societal commentary, and the timeless pursuit of meaning in a changing world.  Noah Humes, a graduat...