Artist Interview: Sabine Tress Revisited

Words of the day: pink. zen. sad. challenge. change. contrast.

Sabine Tress, painter based in Cologne, Germany returns to ahtcast for this episode. Having originally been interviewed back in 2013, I thought it was time to check in with Sabine to talk about changes, feelings on the studio, paintings, methods and materials, relationships to other artists etc.
You'll find this recording to be more of a collaboration between Sabine and myself. Custom questions were brought to the table on this one that investigate collage, color, nature, dead painters...and more. Listen below...

Small format paintings by Sabine Tress:

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Works by Phillip J. Mellen:

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Audio conversation:

Sabine Tress' website: Sabine Tress

Artists etc. mentioned in the conversation:

Agnes Martin

Philip Guston

Richard Tuttle

Lois Dodd

Howard Hodgkin

Gerhard Richter

matt pond PA - The Green Fury album 

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Thank you for listening! 

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Artist Interview: Kimberly Rowe

Words of the day: discovery. palindrome. jazz. illusion. intuitive. 

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."

The Gathering (detail)

The artist's website: Kimberly Rowe

Audio interview with the artist:

 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

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Thanks for listening!

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

 

Artist Interview: Joanne Freeman

Words of the day: formal. direct. witty. freshness.

Ahtcast is back. This time I spoke with NYC artist, Joanne Freeman. Inspirations, community vs. isolation in art school, and working in a series are all the topics discussed. Listen in to Joanne as she also shares her thoughts the formal qualities of painting, she also talks a bit on working with the figure, yes. Listen below.

Covers, 2015, gouache on handmade paper, 20x20

Covers, 2015, gouache on handmade paper, 24x24

Covers, 2015, gouache on handmade paper, 20x20

Three Chords, 2013, oil on shaped canvas, dyptich 30x66

Moon Walk, 2015, oil on circular canvas, 12" diameter

Reel, Rock, Roll, 2015, oil on canvas, 52x54

The artist's website: Joanne Freeman    

Audio interview with the artist:

Mentioned in the conversation: 

Ellsworth Kelly, Carla Accardi, Mary Heilmann, Paul Feeley, Morris Louis, Lorser Feitelson, Karl Benjamin, Leon Polk Smith, Brice Marden.

A quote shared that is supposedly from Philip Guston:

 
"I believe it was John Cage who once told me, ‘When you start working, everybody is in your studio—the past, your friends, enemies, the art world, and above all, your own ideas—all are there. But as you continue painting, they start leaving, one by one, and you are left completely alone. Then, if you’re lucky, even you leave.’" 

Joanne Freeman in two shows this month, info:

Galerie Gris, 

621 Warren Street 

Hudson New York. 12534

Color, Shape and Form III, 

Group show with Karen Schifano and Andrea Belag opens February, 20th

Kathryn Markel Fine Arts: New Paintings and Drawings,  

February 18th thru March 26th

New York City - Chelsea

529 West 20th, Suite 6W

New York, New York 10011 

Thanks for listening! 

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