Pep Talks for Artists

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Ep 7: Midlife Artistic Big Bangs Dec 02, 2021

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If you've ever felt old and uncool as an artist (like I have, and often), then this episode is for you. I set about to get hard data about when the artists that we revere in museums created their most admired works. What I uncovered will simultaneously astound and soothe you.

Texts mentioned in this episode were:

"Late Bloomers" by Rich Karlgaard

"Old Masters and Young Geniuses" by David Galenson

"A Letter from Mark Rothko and Adolph Gottlieb to the Art Editor of the New York Times" June 7, 1943

Also mentioned: "Slideshow at Free University" by Le Tigre

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Ep 6: Sustaining a Sculpture Practice w/ Courtney Puckett & Carl D'Alvia Nov 22, 2021

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This week on Peps, I interviewed Courtney Puckett and Carl D'Alvia (2 amazing contemporary artists working in sculpture) and we really got down to the nitty gritty of what it takes to be a sculptor in this year or our lord 2021 AD. We talked storage spaces, alternate uses for Civil War plinths and outdoor storage for anything "bigger than a dog," as well as how they got started in the medium and the importance of drawing in both of their practices.

Please visit their websites to see images of their work:

This interview originally aired on the Clubhouse app on Nov 9, 2021.

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Ep 5: The Perks & Perils of Procrastination w/ Mandy Wilson Rosen Nov 12, 2021

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In this episode, multi-media artist, Mandolyn Wilson Rosen, and I debate whether Procrastination is a good or a bad thing in the studio. We also cluck our tongues at famous procrastinating artists and writers throughout history. This was a recording from a live Clubhouse event...so apologies for the tinny phone sound.

Please see more of Mandy's amazing number collages and drawings at her website: mandolynwilsonrosen.com

Thank you to listener and artist, Natalie Beall, for suggesting this topic, and to artists Niki Kriese and Adie Russell for joining the conversation towards the end. We loved your tips!

Readings/Films discussed were:

Artsy "Many Creative Geniuses May Have Procrastinated --but That Doesn't Mean You Should" by Casey Lesser

NY Times "Why You Procrastinate (It Has Nothing to Do With Self-Control) by Charlotte Lieberman

"Walk the Line" (2005) starring Reese Witherspoon and Joaquim Phoenix

Medium "Victor Hugo on How to Beat Procrastination and Finish Anything You Start" by Mayo Oshin

Procrastinus.com "Famous Procrastinators"

The Marginalian "The Great French Artist Eugene Delacroix on Self-Doubt, Idea-Ambivalence, and the Cure for Procrastination" by Maria Popova

"The Journal of Eugene Delacroix"

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Ep 4: Leaving an Artistic Legacy (Amy's Art World Philosophies) Nov 02, 2021

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How is an artist like an actor trying to make it in Hollywood? And what can we glean from a popular antique-appraising TV show? This week we dive into Amy's strange brain and feel oddly comforted afterwards! Please take the poll on Spotify and let me know where you file yourself in the "Hollywood" strata! Are you a WE-HO hustler, YO-HO starlet or Hollywood Movie Star? Enquiring minds want to know... Artists mentioned in this episode are Fern Coppedge, Edward Bannister, Kerry James Marshall and Ed Pashke. Peps podcast tees are born! Check them out at https://amytalluto.bigcartel.com/category/peps Connect with the podcast on Instagram and see more images illustrating this episode: @peptalksforartists

Ep 3: Alternative Art Programs w/ VVrkshop, NYC Crit Club and The Pack Oct 26, 2021

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So excited to share this wonderful interview that we did on the Clubhouse App in October with Jennifer Coates, Paddy Johnson or VVrkshop, Catherine Haggarty of NYC Crit Club, and Sarah Grass of The Pack.

Ep 2: How is an Artist Like TV’s Columbo? Oct 25, 2021

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In this episode, we talk about how channeling your inner slovenly sleuth can enrich your art practice.

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Ep 1: What if Rudolph Steiner Was a Mushroom? Oct 25, 2021

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This episode we are talking in forest metaphors about Hilma Af Klint, Rudolph Steiner and not letting discouraging studio visits derail your work.

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Pep Talks for Artists (Trailer) Oct 24, 2021

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