Cassette Single: The Art of Taking a Break with Carl Simmons

New Bedford, MA multi-disciplinary artist Carl Simmons joins me for a discussion on creative breaks, not just blocks. An art residency doing nothing, if you will, if ever that was a thing. We also talk about using instagram and facebook as a venue and medium for visual art formats. How do these platforms differ for painting and video work etc. 

Carl and I share a few laughs, and some serious accounts on working as an artist using one of the near only venues for showing work during a pandemic without making the episode a total downer. Besides, how could an art chat where Star Wars comes up multiple times be anything less than a galactic experience? Listen below for more... 

Ahtcast · The Mixed-Media Tapes: The Art of Taking a Break with Carl Simmons

Drawings by Carl Simmons

 

 

Find Carl Simmons on instagram for more of his drawings as well as video and photo work: carlcarlsimmons

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Carl Simmons on Vimeo

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Mentioned in the conversation:

Poetry Super Highway 

Co+ Creative Center New Bedford

 Andy Anello

 Tracy Silva Barbosa

 Kate Frazer Rego

Jamie Uretsky, Curator New Bedford Art Museum/ArtWorks!

Akira Kurosawa's Dreams

Ed Wood

Steven Spielberg

matt pond PA

 Dr. Dog

 Joanna Newsom

 

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Big thanks to Carl Simmons for being a part of The Mixed-Media Tapes conversation!

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And thank you for listening!

 

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Cassette Single: Dance, and Art-Practice Parallels with Sarah Boyts Yoder

The Mixed-Media Tapes clears the floor for previous Ahtcast guest Sarah Boyts Yoder! Sarah steps in and joins us via video from Charlottesville, Virginia to share more about dance and its parallel place among painting and life. 

Stay tuned as we pick up where Sarah's last interview left off, watch or listen below!... 

 

Video talk:

 

Audio Only: 

Ahtcast · The MIxed-Media Tapes: Dance, and Art-Practice Parallels with Sarah Boyts Yoder

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Tilted

Acrylic and watercolor on canvas

24" x 36"

2021

Available via/courtesy Page Bond Gallery in Richmond, Virginia.

 

 

 

The artist's website: Sarah Boyts Yoder

 

 

Mentioned in the talk:

Tina Fey

Elizabeth Murray

Song Exploder music podcast

  Wangechi Mutu

 

 

Big thanks so much to Sarah for being a great guest and offering up an animated talk on the subject of dance and studio life.

 

Thanks to you for listening or watching!

 

For more from Sarah, check out the Ahtcast interview at the blog here: Sarah Boyts Yoder on Ahtcast

 

 

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