Creative Discovery
Art Talks
A Selection of Informative Videos
Angela Hennesy - Interview
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Experience the interplay of life, death, and personal expression in the art practice of Angela Hennessy. Drawing on cross-cultural mourning traditions for her memorial wreath installation, the artist brings historical reverence to the materials of natural and synthetic hair. In her contribution to the 2024 SECA Art Award exhibition, Hennessy invites viewers to reflect on the collective experience of loss and remembrance.
Yu Hong - Interview
Questions We Need to Ask Ourselves
“My work is not about religion,” Yu Hong explains, “It’s only about life.” Nonetheless, she is open about how grand religious painters like Caravaggio, Tintoretto, Titian, and Bosch have influenced her practice. Religious painting, Yu Hong explains, asks the same universal questions: “Who we are, where do we come from, where we are going, what life and death mean, and how we should live.”
Friedrich Kunath - Interview
The Way I Work
Friedrich Kunath (b.1974) is a German artist who lives and works in Los Angeles. He studied at the Braunschweig University of Arts. Kunath’s journey from Germany to Los Angeles is at the core of his works – incorporating German Romanticism and western popular culture with lyrical references, cartoon imagery, as well as still life, nature photography, and commercial illustrations.
Martin Parr's - Interview
Advice to Young Photographers
Martin Parr was born in Surrey, United Kingdom, in 1952. He studied photography at Manchester Polytechnic from 1970 to 1973. As a documentary photographer, Martin Parr has worked on numerous photographic projects. He has developed an international reputation for his innovative imagery, his oblique approach to social documentary, and his input to photographic culture within the UK and abroad. In 1994 he became a full member of Magnum Photographic Cooperative.
Shirin Neshat - Interview
Dreams Are Where Our Fears Live
Iranian visual artist Shirin Neshat uses film, video, and photography to explore issues of gender and identity, with a particular focus on women's relationships with religious cultural systems of Islam. In 1974, aged 17, Neshat moved from Iran to the United States to study art at the University of California, Berkeley. During her absence, the country became an Islamic republic following the 1979 revolution.
Lucy McKenzie - Interview
It's important to stay true to your desires
In this exclusive interview, Scottish artist Lucy McKenzie delves into her creative journey, discussing the evolution of her artistic practice and the significance of staying true to one's desires. She reflects on her influences, the challenges she's faced, and offers insights into her unique approach to art. This conversation provides a compelling glimpse into the mind of a contemporary artist dedicated to authenticity and innovation.
Rachel Whiteread - Interview
Artists reflect upon what is happening
"A different experience of the world." Meet great British artist Rachel Whiteread, who in 1993 was the first woman to win the Turner Prize. "One of the things that I think really makes people connect with my work is its attachment to reality. It feels like things that we see all the time. But they might be slightly different. It feels like a memory that you have. Or it feels a bit like a dream."
Claire Tabouret - Interview
In the Studio with Claire Tabouret
A throwback to when Claire Tabouret finished her "fluffy landscape paintings" and monotypes in her L.A studio for her exhibition "Paysages d'Intérieurs" at Perrotin Paris
Firelei Báez - Interview
I Consider Myself a Filter
"My work is built for human senses." Dominican-American artist Firelei Báez shares a closer look into her artworks and practice. Through vibrant colours and repurposed found maps, Báez explores themes of memory and history with references to her Caribbean origin. "I think the best thing is to just consider myself a filter."
Flora Yukhnovich - Interview
Worlds Of Their Own
“Nature is a really important part of my work, and I think of nature as something that's self–propagating, something that's organic, and that is about the accidents that happen in paint. My way of painting relies a lot on that sort of accidental nature and the idea that the painting grows itself. I’m sort of responding to things that are out of my control and happening on the canvas.”
Shara Hughes - Interview
Changing the Way We See
The fast-rising American artist Shara Hughes is widely praised for her vividly coloured invented landscape paintings. We met Hughes in her New York-studio to talk about drawing inspiration from other painters, and why she feels that a good painting is about “going to the edge and not giving away all the answers.”
James Turrell - Interview
You Who Look - Art + Film
What is visual perception? James Turrell, the artist who, for over 40 years, has been creating artworks that test our notions of seeing, takes us on a journey through his immersive series of works.
George Condo - Interview
The Art of Printmaking
George Condo recounts his journey from his early days in New York to becoming an art world legend, learning the art of printmaking along the way. As a young artist in the early 1980s, Condo’s first job was working for Dia Art Foundation, followed by Warhol’s factory. There, he honed the craft of silkscreen printing in a 'painterly' way. This formative experience drove his desire to create genuinely radical art. A trio of silkscreen portraits celebrate Condo's career-spanning history with printmaking, with the proceeds supporting the future of Dia Art Foundation.
Robert Frank - Interview
As a Young Artist
Photographer and filmmaker Robert Frank recalls his experience as a young artist, picking up and moving from a small town and Switzerland to New York City. He describes his early struggles, his determination, and how Beat Generation writers Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac showed him a different way of life.
Mark Bradford - Interview
Layers of Violence
“I pillage my own work. I tear it down and build it up in traces.” Let us introduce you to American painter Mark Bradford, who doesn’t use traditional paint but material “that has something to do with the social fabric of the times we live in.” “From a distance it looks like paint. As you move closer you begin to realise that it’s not paint, but it’s not actually collage. It’s an amalgamation of materials that cling to the city.”
Elton John - Interview
The Radical Eyes
Sir Elton John and Nicholas Serota take a tour of The Radical Eye: Modernist Photography from the Sir Elton John Collection in a gallery walkthrough at the Tate. Made up of over 70 artists and nearly 150 rare vintage prints on show from seminal figures including Brassai, Imogen Cunningham, André Kertész, Dorothea Lange, Tina Modotti, and Aleksandr Rodchenko, The Radical Eye collection presents an unrivalled selection of classic modernist images from the 1920s to the 1950s – a crucial moment in the history of photography.
David Salle - Interview
A good Paintings has Immediate Impact
"A good painting has immediate impact", says American artist David Salle, 'but rewards a longer viewing time'. David Salle is an American painter, printmaker, and stage designer. From his New York studio, the artist talks about the combination of images that go into one of his multi-layered paintings. The artist also explains how his interest in 'exploring the body in space' has led him to paint the bodies of his models and have them physically lifted onto his canvases to leave an imprint.
Keith Tyson - Interview
Large Field Array
In this video, the artist discusses the inspirations behind his latest collection, highlighting his creative process from concept to completion. He shares how personal experiences and observations shape his work, and details the techniques and materials used. The artist invites viewers to join him on a visual and emotional journey through his art.
Jeff Koons - Interview
White terrier 1991 & Puppy 1995
Jeff Koons discusses his inspiration for creating 'White terrier' 1991 – which was the model for Koons's floral sculpture 'Puppy' 1995 – a Kaldor Public Art Project that stood 12.5 metres high on the lawn of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney.
Cecily Brown - Interview
Death and the Maid
Go behind the scenes with artist Cecily Brown, who discusses the inspiration and making of Cecily Brown: Death and the Maid, the first full-fledged museum survey of Brown’s work in New York since she made the city her home.
Tracey Emin - Interview
Like A Cloud of Blood
This video is a walk-thru with Tracey Emin of her pioneering art school and studios in Margate. Her passion for giving back and her reflections on mortality provide an insight into the way she thinks and feels.
Ed Ruscha - Interview
A word has no size
The road to being an artist was “like blind leading the blind” says Ed Ruscha, who grew to be one of the most recognised American artists of the 20th century. Hear the story of West Coast Jazz, his break with abstract art and L.A. in the 1960s.
Chris Ofili - Interview
Exploding the Crystal
Through oil painting, Chris Ofili has explored concerns about imagery, identity and violence. This film was made in 2010 in conjunction with the artist's major exhibition at Tate Britain.
Helen Mirren - Interview
Kandinsky Explained
Helen Mirren talks about her passion for painting and why she loves the work of Kandinsky, her favourite artist. His paintings appear improvised and random but they are carefully thought-out and structured.
Damien Hirst - Interview
Hirst reflects on Francis Bacon
When Damien Hirst was a kid, he says, 'All my paintings were like bad Bacons'. We invited Damien to Tate Britain to see the Francis Bacon retrospective. He tells us why he loves the Crucifixion and Head series': detail that vanishes the closer you get, paint like blood and guts. 'That's probably why I love Bacon paintings.
David Hockney - Interview
What Makes an Artist?
While at the RCA, David Hockney studied alongside R. B. Kitaj, Allen Jones, Patrick Caulfield, Ridley Scott amongst many others. Here he discusses the impact of his time as a student at the Royal College of Art.
Gerhard Richter - Interview
In Art We Find Beauty and Comfort
“I don’t really believe art has power. But it does have value. Those who take an interest in it find solace in art. It gives them huge comfort.” Gerhard Richter, one of the greatest painters of our time, discusses beauty in the era of the Internet in this rare interview.
Marina Abramovic - Interview
Advice to the young
Anselm Kiefer - Interview
Art is Spiritual
Iulian Giurca - Interview
Digital Photography
Follow your intuition. Have courage. Do what you imagine. And always be completely present in the moment. Marina Abramović on what it really means to be an artist: "A great artist has to be ready to fail."
Meet the extolled German artist, Anselm Kiefer, who lives for the process of creating, argues that history is a moldable material, considers art a spiritual occupation and refers to himself as a “dinosaur”.
In this interview lulian Giurca talks about his fascinating art that is far from conventional and that achieves a dramatic result.
Kaitlin Kraemer - USA
Abstract Expressionism
Kaitlin explains her passion for art and how her oil and copper artworks are inspired by nature.
Iulian Giurca - Romania
Digital Photography
Iulian reveals how the photos were taken for his baroque project and highlights the main element, water.
Patrick Hughes - UK
3D Art
In this fascinating interview Patrick Hughes, creator of 3D Reverspectives, discusses his paintings and provides an insight into his Shoreditch studio
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Keith Tyson - Interview
A Pattern of Mystery
When British artist Keith Tyson was 13 years old he took apart his computer and “it was a complete mystery how it worked”. Even though he understood programming, the interconnectedness of everything was like a labyrinth, he says.