Oakland, California based artist, Kimberly Rowe, is the guest for this interview. Kimberly shares elements of her working practices including working on the floor, for larger pieces, which stems from her childhood, how a specific song helps to shape her painting philosophy, and the importance and lasting impression Graduate School has in her studio time to this day. Listen below for more!
Be in the Ecstatic Present (Where All the Mystical Stuff Is)
Oil, Acrylic, Acrylic Ink, and Flashe on Canvas,
125 x 111 inches
2016
*At the time of the recorded interview the above painting was referred to under it's working title "Bluish."
As yet untitled
Oil, Acrylic and Acrylic Ink on
Canvas 111 x 115 inches
2016
As yet untitled, Studio Shot, Oakland, CA
Acrylic on
Canvas, Approximately 126 x 120 inches (before stretching) 2016
*At the time of the recorded interview the above painting was referred to under it's working title "Sexy MF."
The Gathering
Acrylic, Acrylic Ink, Flashe, and Soft Pastel on Canvas
Approximately 135 x 112 inches
2016
*At the time of the recorded interview the above painting was referred to under it's working title "Purple Rain, Purple Reign."Acrylic, Acrylic Ink, Flashe, and Soft Pastel on Canvas
Approximately 135 x 112 inches
2016
Kimberly Rowe during her residency at the Vermont Studio Center September 2013
Mentioned in the interview:
Joe Bradley
Robert Ryman
Allison Miller
Amy Sillman
Franz Kafka
The Beatles
The band, Mum. Smilewound album
Corban Lepell
Just Another Painter, blog
Art 21
Robert Ryman
Allison Miller
Amy Sillman
Franz Kafka
The Beatles
The band, Mum. Smilewound album
Corban Lepell
Just Another Painter, blog
Art 21
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Thanks for listening!
(Original intro song by David T Miller and Phillip J. Mellen)