Kurt Schwitter Episode #12: Merz Bau

Kurt Schwitter Episode #12: Merz Bau

Kurt Schwitter is ultimately an awe-inspiring artist from many disciplines, including Post Impressionism, Dada, Surrealism, poetry, and performance art from the 20th century. However, the work he created using sculptured spaces truly epitomizes and transfixes the human psyche into believing it is in an alternate reality.  One of his most recognized works, Merz, was titled this, as in German it is the later part of the word Commerce he had seen in a magazine. This piece has been called a psychological collage of coherent fragments of what occupied Schwitters' mind at this time.  Schwitters' artwork changed how observers saw their built world and what it represented at the time. There was plenty of political turmoil and social unrest during the first World War. A time where Schwitters' style became darker. This is where Schwitter was honing in on his craft as one the first installation artists.  Thank you so much for listening to The Creatively Thinking Podcast! We are so happy you popped by, I will be for sure make sure I give a shout out to you in one of my future episodes. Please remember to like, share, and comment where ever you get your podcasts. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2188448/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2188448/support]

Andy Kittmer Episode #11 Under The Beast

Being a self-taught artist has been empowering for Andy Kittmer. He has been passionate about drawing and illustrating since he can remember. Comics drew him in as a youth, which led to graffiti and even connected him with automotive designs and detailing.  His art career has come full circle, bringing all of these influences together. Kittmers' paintings illustrate the fusion between graffiti, comics, and the automotive world, thus creating a new language that is both symbolic and uniquely poetic. Moving freely as a traveling artist deeply set in his ideals on family and community has given Andy a distinct approach to his creative practice. He anchors himself in his passion for storytelling while pushing the envelope in abstraction and colour combinations. Join me as we do a deep dive into his creative development and career.  Thank you so much for listening to The Creatively Thinking Podcast! We are so happy you popped by, I will be for sure make sure I give a shout out to you in one of my future episodes. Please remember to like, share, and comment where ever you get your podcasts. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2188448/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2188448/support]

Hanah Höch Episode #10: Man and Machine

As a German Dadaist artist, Hannah Höch was a pioneer, going places, as she was using mass-media images in collages to create new, subversive imagery that was political, social, and engaging for all those who came in contact with her work.  Höch challenged the norms of the time by bringing printed images together that were controversial. Gender, women's rights, and a female debate were in her wheelhouse. Höch manipulated images to create new narratives that challenged how people saw gender, social constructs, identity, and political discourse. She painstakingly cut images from newspapers and print media to layer and paste new ways of seeing. Join me as we discuss how she developed artistically from the First World War and beyond, what she had to do to survive the wreckage of the times, and how the mediums she pursued helped carve out her place in history as a dominant force to be reckoned with, how we owe her meticulous nature to photomontages that depicted her life experiences and challenges with her identity, a nod of recognition, as she has shaped our own desire to work with print to inform our creativity and continue to push boundaries. For more on Hannah Höch: https://www.zenmuseum.com/en/finder/page/who-is-hannah-hoch/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hannah-Hoch **Man and Machine is a study of watercolour, gouache, and pencil on paper from 1921 in a private collection Thank you so much for listening to The Creatively Thinking Podcast! We are so happy you popped by, I will be for sure make sure I give a shout out to you in one of my future episodes. Please remember to like, share, and comment where ever you get your podcasts. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2188448/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2188448/support]

Noe Kuremoto Episode #9: Decoding Ancient Wisdom Part 1 Relaunch

Relaunching a delightful artist interview, Noe Kuremoto shares growing up with Artists around her home in Japan.  Noe absorbed the artist lifestyle of gathering meaning, understanding that the objects and relationships have a larger context. She learned early how to become an academic artist. How to use classic materials. She gained an education in Contextual Art at St Martin's College in the United Kingdom. Switching gears into motherhood, she returned to basic mediums of earth, air, and fire, she found in clay. Listening to her personal cues and the gossip in the big cities, Kuremoto heard the unease of the working class. Taking solace in her family and her practice, Noe took a leap out of her comfort zone, and started building a studio deep in a forest in Lithuania. Here she can gather her inspiration from the quiet. Abandoning her culture over the years, Noe recognizes how important myths and stories are metaphorically to the here and now. She sees the sadness and desperation, weaving her perceptions into figurines that hold a symbolic meaning to everyone who sees them. Many of her sculptural pieces resonate on a deeper level, protecting us today, while they dance amongst the shadows from the ancient world. Thank you so much for listening to The Creatively Thinking Podcast! We are so happy you popped by, I will be for sure make sure I give a shout out to you in one of my future episodes. Please remember to like, share, and comment where ever you get your podcasts. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2188448/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2188448/support]

Jean Martin Episode #8: Jeanmartinraven

Jean Martin, a Quebec-based artist, loves working outside; he admits that 90% of his work is made in this energetic space. Jean shares his multi-disciplinary practice with us and explains how he began his creative practice as a child. When he was introduced to other media, and what sparked him to take certain paths in his creative journey. Deciding to take further studies in art at Concordia University's BFA program, added additional talents and enhanced skills to Martin's practice, which allow him to develop and refine his layers of creativity. He has had nearly thirty years of education, combined with being self-taught, in the art and design field. Winning first place in a recognized art competition early on fuelled Martin to continue exploring his creativity further. Join me as we discover how Jean introduced new media into his practice, what they symbolized, and how they have driven his energies toward greater focus and nuance as his creative career has thrived.  Connect with Jean Martin: https://www.jeanmartinraven.com/ Thank you so much for listening to The Creatively Thinking Podcast! We are so happy you popped by, I will be for sure make sure I give a shout out to you in one of my future episodes. Please remember to like, share, and comment where ever you get your podcasts. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2188448/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2188448/support]