Words of the day: elemental. aspire. ambient. place. context.
Philadelphia based painter Douglas Witmer joins me for a conversation on this episode. The interview starts of with Douglas sharing some of his early experiences with art and what feeds his work most. Then the conversation focuses on his ambient album FORTY, FOR YOU, a forty track album where each track is paired up with a painting. We talk about the relationship between the music and the paintings and what Douglas' process was like changing up the format a bit within his studio practice. The paintings, as well as the music, are an invitation for contemplation... Listen below for more!
Day 9
10 inches square
acrylic on paper
Day 23
10 inches square
acrylic on paper
FORTY, FOR YOU
installation view of entire set of paintings
Conqueror
Mentioned in the interview:
Agnes Martin
Franz Kline
Matisse
Rothko Chapel
Morton Feldman
Tantra paintings
Tibetan prayer flags
Jane Rohrer
Warren Rohrer
Link to the digital album FORTY, FOR YOU on bandcamp: FORTY, FOR YOU
Douglas Witmer's website: Douglas Witmer
Instagram: @dgelless
Current virtual show at: Gallerie Biesenbach
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Submitted questions for this interview by previous ahtcast guest Cat Balco.
Thank you Cat!
Below is a work from the series School Papers by Douglas that Cat Balco asks about directly
School Papers
Dimensions variable. approx 9 x 6 inches
Mixed media on found paper
2010
Thank you for listening!
(Original intro song by David T Miller and Phillip J. Mellen)
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