Artist Interview: Brooke Mullins Doherty Revisited

Words of the day: scale. organic. layer. complexity. intuition.

Welcome Brooke Mullins Doherty back to the podcast! 

Brooke and I first spoke in the early days of ahtcast back in 2011 and I thought it would be a good thing to catch up and talk about Brooke’s current show and the work in it, along with details regarding her varied and focused working methods. 

Brooke’s show is titled Divulgences, catch it if you are in the New Bedford, MA area for the reception October 13th 2022 from 5 to 8pm. The exhibition runs September 12 – October 20, 2022 at the Co+ Creative Center at 137 Union Street in New Bedford, MA. 

Also featured in the interview are 3 questions submitted by previous Ahtcast guest Chicago based painter, Renee Robbins! 

Listen below for more... 

 Spacial Divulgence 2

Acrylic on cut paper

6 x 6 inches

2019

 Reciprocity 10

Ink on paper

15 x 11 inches

2021

 Glorious Congruity

Enamel on monotype

24 x 18 inches

2020

Audio interview with the artist:

Ahtcast · Revisited: Brooke Mullins Doherty and Phillip J. Mellen in Conversation

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Brooke Mullins Doherty with her work

The artist's website: Brooke Mullins Doherty

Divulgences, catch the show if you are in the New Bedford, MA area for the reception October 13th 2022 from 5 to 8pm. The exhibition runs September 12 – October 20, 2022 at the Co+ Creative Center at 137 Union Street in New Bedford, MA.

 

 

Mentioned in the interview: 

Maplecroft Fall River, MA

 Renee Robbins - thanks for your questions!

Eva Hesse

Judy Pfaff

Barbara Takenaga

Gustav Klimt

 

 

Many thanks to Brooke for the conversation!

 

And thank you listeners! 

 

 

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(original podcast intro song by David T Miller and Phillip J. Mellen)

 

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Artist Interview: Brooke Mullins-Doherty

Listen in as we enter the Imagination of Sculptor/Installation Artist, Brooke Mullins-Doherty.  The poetic and sublime elements are growing in and out of these works mainly inspired by the dreams of the daylight hours. Audio interview below...

Extemporal Congress, 2008
Hardware cloth, caulk, plastic, acrylic
14' x 9' x 17," dimensions variable

 Extemporal Congress, 2008 (detail)
Hardware cloth, caulk, plastic, acrylic
14' x 9' x 17," dimensions variable

Canopy (for Florence), 2010

Fabric, wire, thread
7 components, commission for The Naked Oyster, Hyannis, Massachusetts

Canopy (for Florence), 2010 (detail)

Fabric, wire, thread
7 components, commission for The Naked Oyster, Hyannis, Massachusetts

Nexus (Rhizomes), 2009
Polyester, wire, acrylic, polyurethane, wood, styrofoam, bubble wrap
Average piece approx. 3' in diameter, dimensions variable
Installation in Elm Park, Worcester, Massachusetts

Nexus (Rhizomes), 2009 (detail)
Polyester, wire, acrylic, polyurethane, wood, styrofoam, bubble wrap
Average piece approx. 3' in diameter, dimensions variable
Installation in Elm Park, Worcester, Massachusetts

Yellow Hug, 2009
Fleece blankets, polyester, wire, caulk, enamel, thread, light

Installation in a 10' x 11' x 12' space
Work installed at LOTUS, The Spot on Thayer, Providence, Rhode Island



Yellow Hug, 2009 (detail)
Fleece blankets, polyester, wire, caulk, enamel, thread, light

Installation in a 10' x 11' x 12' space
Work installed at LOTUS, The Spot on Thayer, Providence, Rhode Island

Artist's website: Brooke Mullins-Doherty

Audio interview with the artist below:

          (Original intro music by David T Miller and Phillip J. Mellen)