Ministry of Arts Podcast

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Lee Wagstaff (@lee_wagstaff)Lee Wagstaff was born in 1969 in London, I am an English artist living in Italy.He studied at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and the Royal College of Art in London and Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto, Japan.He has exhibited his body, large format photographic self-portraits and graphite works at art and performance venues worldwide. One performance was featured in the Ornament Und Abstraction show at the Beyeler Foundation, Basel, Switzerland and I was the first Western artist to be featured in the Art Annual, Kobe, Japan.In 2007 Lee co-founded the artists project space RISE berlin and acted as its director and curator until 2013.“Shroud”, a self-portrait screen printed in my own blood, was included in the Victoria & Albert Museum exhibition Impressions of the Century — 100 Years of the Fine Art Print.“The emergence of Lee’s image on the Shroud elevates him to the status of a surrogate divine seemingly without the intervention of God. It comes off as both disquietingly heroic and at the same time spiritually arrogant”David BowieFor more information on the work of Lee Wagstaff go tohttps://leewagstaff.com/To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Steve Bannatyne (@steve.bannatyne)Steve Bannatyne was born and raised in Belfast during the troubles. After leaving home at 16, he studied Art and Design at Exeter College, then earned a BA in Graphic Design at Central Saint Martins. Steve’s work for an environmental protection charity has led him to explore working exclusively with waste materials. Stories can be found within, and memories provoked by, the shapes, textures and visible traces of previous use of discarded materials. His work can be place specific, referencing points on the landscape, or more abstract expressions, inspired by the colours and textures of the materials themselves.TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains conversations of early death, bereavement and suicide; If you have been effected by anything you may have heard, please consider contacting groups like @myblackdog_co or Samaritans on 126123For more information on the work of Steve Bannatyne go to: https://stevebannatyne.squarespace.com/To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsIf you would like to promote your work, exhibition or any other creative project, please contact us at:Social Media: @ministryofartsorgEmail: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Abigail & Phoebe Cameron a.k.a The Cameron Twins (@the_camerontwins) and Ned Kelly from The Don't Wakk Walk Gallery (@dontwalkwalkgallery)The Cameron Twins are a collaborative artist duo of identical twins who work together in a range of different media including screen print, digital montage, photography, casting, sculpture and installation .Their work has an overall strong and garish style using an oversaturated bright colour palette to create a surreal quality. The vivid colours and child-like naïve aesthetic with chaotic ensembles of images allows them to work playfully, exploring the ideas surrounding childhood imagination and dreams within their art practice.The Cameron Twins’ practice incorporates many familiar, recognisable, fun images and pop-culture references from childhood, such as Barbie, Trolls and My Little Pony . 'We enjoy using this popular imagery in our sculptures and prints as they add a playful and witty quality to the work and adds to the connectivity of our art across ages and social confines whilst still remaining personal and anecdotal’. The often familiar subject matter and the bright and juvenile colour palette used in the work can create a misleading cheerful aesthetic which then juxtaposes with the more sinister tones and darker imagery often revealed under closer inspection.The artists want the viewer to question the effect of nostalgia on their own memories and past experiences, and to scratch away at what might, or might not, lie just beneath the surface.DONT WALK WALK opened in March 2017. We are an independent artist run gallery in Deal, Kent boasting a 'punk rock' ethic and a strong desire to offer something a little different. DWW is a working space with my studio in which I paint. The gallery showcases 40 + artists being emerging and established talents in painting, printmaking, illustration, photography & sculpture from domestic and international shores.  ​For more information on the work of The Cameron Twins go tohttps://www.camerontwins.artTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Dameon Preistly (@dameon_priestly_artist)Dameon Preistly's work focuses on times and events of social and cultural change, often set in an historical context, but with direct relevance to the present.These stories are intensively researched and results in works with a strong narrative and an emphasis on the people involved in the unfolding dramas.The motivation behind his work is directly related to his childhood growing up in 1970s Belfast. History, culture, politics and social injustice have interested me since an early age. In tandem with his personal work, he also regularly undertake private commissions, including portraits. Dameon has sold extensively nationally and internationally. He now lives and works in Rochester, UK.For more information on the work of Dameon Preistly go tohttps://www.dameon.co.ukTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Julie Bennett (@Julie_Bennett)Julie Bennett is a portrait painter living and working in London. Her bold, unapologetically confident portraits appropriate pop culture icons from the music industry and art world, creating contemporary homages to the likes of David Bowie, Elvis, Frida Kahlo, Boy George, Patti Smith, and Her Majesty The Queen.Defined as British Pop Art, her dripping wet, vibrant, colourful broad-brush marks give the appearance of canvases being fresh out of the studio. Working mostly in oil, led by the paint, she tries to capture the emotional charge of the individual, creating an iconic work of art.Bennett studied painting at Camberwell College of Arts where she crafted and explored the use of mark-making to convey her fascination with the human face and the immediacy of her paint handling.Bennett is driven by her lifelong obsession with music and art, spending her teenage years working at a record shop and after graduation, working as a graphic designer at some of the top UK music and celebrity magazines, She is a genuine fan of many of the celebrities she paints.Text taken from: https://www.degreeart.com/artists/julie-bennettFor more information on the work of Julie Bennett go to: https://www.juliebennett.co.ukTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsIf you would like to promote your work, exhibition or any other creative project, please contact us at:Social Media: @ministryofartsorgEmail: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Jessica Worrall (@jessicaworralldigitalcollage)Originally from Yorkshire and now based in Glasgow, I’ve worked as a theatre designer for over 30 years working in both the mainstream and the experimental with my designs being seen from a disused bus in a Bethnal Green car park to the main stage at Shakespeares Globe.During lockdown I took advantage of the hiatus in my theatre work to explore the creative possibilities of making my own work, initially just playing around with ideas which soon developed into a series of digital collages. These works juxtapose portraits of women from art with images of modern day couture as a way of questioning the external forces that exist within both art and fashion and which shape and enforce our understanding of the ideals around women’s status in society. Initially making the work just for myself I was persuaded by friends to share the work on Instagram where it has gained a steady stream of followers. This led to a bit of a career rethink and though I do still design for theatre I am focussing more and more on this more personal creative practice. This year I made a new series of large scale collage works entitled ‘The Shaping of Beauty’ which were shown on advertising billboards in Glasgow, Dundee and Edinburgh. https://www.buildhollywood.co.uk/work/jessica-worrall-the-shaping-of-beauty/I also now sell limited edition prints of my work which you can find at my Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/JWCollageTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's episode is one of several featuring some of the artists from the 2023 Kensington & Chelsea Art Week/Trail, for info go to: https://www.kcaw.co.uk or @KCAWlondon In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Junior Tomlin (@juniortomlin) Junior Tomlin was born and raised in Ladbroke Grove, west London. Renowned for his stunning flyer and record cover art, mostly produced during the golden era of rave culture, Junior’s visionary work combines influences from sci-fi, surrealism, fantasy, Afrofuturism and comics. The result is artwork that defined an era and earned him the title ‘The Salvador Dali of Rave art’.He worked with promoters from 1989 onwards plus a wide variety of influential labels, such as Kickin’, React, ZTT and Mute. Junior was a colourist on a variety of famous comic titles Judge Dredd, Action Man, Transformers, for Marvel, Panini, Titian, and 2000AD, In 2020 he produced his book "Flyer and cover art" published by Velocity press. https://velocitypress.uk/product/junior-tomlin-book/ For more information on the Kensington Chelsea Art Week & Trail go tohttps://www.kcaw.co.uk To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts If you would like to promote your work, exhibition or any other creative project, please contact us at:Social Media: @ministryofartsorgEmail: [email protected]   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Jimmy Cauty (@towerblock1)Jimmy Cauty aka James Cauty, Musician, K Foundation artist, deconstructed rock star, part time model village builder, honorary undertaker, town planner, record producer, wooly-back-misfit, armchair rioter, head composer/conductor/AV mixer for The L-13 Light Industrial OrchestraOver a diverse and productive anti-career Cauty has distinguished himself by somehow coming up with at least one must-have-counter-culture-design-classic per decade, we are not sure what he does the rest of the time.Cauty works closely with the L-13 Light Industrial Workshop London to develop projects both ambitious and diminutive, make prints & other artwork editions and convert impractical artistic visions to reality.A dystopian 1:24 scale model village high rise housing estate, consisting of 4 abandoned tower blocks, housed in a 40ft shipping container currently on tourCauty has documented the tower block 2 year design and build process.For more information on the work of Jimmy Cauty go tohttps://jamescauty.comTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's episode is one of several featuring some of the artists from the 2023 Kensington & Chelsea Art Week/Trail, for info go to: https://www.kcaw.co.uk or @KCAWlondonIn this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Lee Baker of Baker & Borowski @skipgalleryA partnership between artists and curators Lee Baker and Catherine Borowski, Baker & Borowski cultivates and commissions incursions of art into unexpected places.Baker & Borowski is an artist-curator partnership between sculptor and placemaking specialist Catherine Borowski and painter and music producer Lee Baker. Catherine is the founder and creative director of Produce UK, an event-production consultancy and cultural programmer that works with brands, businesses and developers to conceive and deliver experiential placemaking strategies ranging from installations and exhibitions to large-scale festivals.The duo is on a mission to bring unexpected eruptions of art into the everyday urban landscape and in 2017 they re-conceived the idea of the exhibition space, launching SKIP Gallery – an ongoing series of collaborative, site-specific artworks housed in skips on public sites. With 15 skip shows under their belt, collaborating with artists such as David Shrigley and Jeremy Deller, Baker & Borowski have spread their wings to begin a new venture, Graphic Rewilding, creating large scale artworks that introduce the diversity and colours of the natural world into urban environments. With these images they hope to inspire and encourage people to connect a little more with nature.For more information on the Kensington Chelsea Art Week & Trail go tohttps://www.kcaw.co.ukTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Angry Dan (@angrydan)Angry Dan is an artist, musician, and a writer from London. He depicts his writing through illustration, animation, and song. Sometimes tragic, sometimes witty, sometimes beautiful, and more often with a hint of irony. His ongoing Instagram project, Angry Dan's Lunchtime Limerick, is intended to be an entry point for his long-form work.For more information on the work of Angry Dan go tohttps://www.angrydan.comCover image courtesy of @lauralalisTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's episode is one of several featuring some of the artists from the 2023 Kensington & Chelsea Art Week/Trail, for info go to: https://www.kcaw.co.ukIn this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Misha Milovanovich (@mishamilovanovich )Misha is a Belgrade-born artist living and working in London. She works across several mediums, from sculpture to painting and digital art. Characterised by vivid colour, optical movement and energetic visual cadences, Misha's visual work fuses a diverse repertoire of images and forms.  Misha's work is often a symphonic abstraction. Her colourful, densely layered works are held in a state of tension between order and chaos, rational structure and spontaneity. She combines depth and surface relief, orchestrating bold contrasts of form, texture and space in her pictures. An intimate colour palette of bodily fluids - red, pink, white, black, yellow and brown - animate the writhing forms and the refracted memories of cartoonish cultural production.Misha’s work is always spirited, humorous and filled with joy. Her playful totemic sculptures, reflect a kind of prism which defines a new form of appropriation and reference-making.   For more information on the Kensington Chelsea Art Week & Trail go tohttps://www.kcaw.co.ukTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Fredrix Vermin (@fredrix.vermin)Fredrix Vermin is an interdisciplinary artist from South-East London, the founder of The House of Parakeet as well as part of the micro publishing collective GROTTI.Working across mediums such as print, object making, performance, video and installation; drawing is always a vital starting point and an integral thread through the work. Collaboration and interaction are considered to be an essential part of practice through organising and curating group shows and including making collaborative pieces. The work regularly takes the form of installed environments or fragments from constructed worlds and plays with the space between repulsion and allure. Connection, Institutional critique and humour are often at the centre.For more information on the work of Fredrix Vermin go tohttps://fredrixvermin.comTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's episode is one of several featuring some of the artists from the 2023 Kensington & Chelsea Art Week/Trail, for info go to: https://www.kcaw.co.uk or @KCAWlondonIn this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Josephine Chime @jaccartistDetangling MBS: One Hoopers Court, Knightsbridge Underground Station‘Detangling The MBS’ is a mixed media sculpture, a response to the confining narratives and contradicting messages of how women should present themselves. Chime’s practice delves into skewing the dominant notion of aesthetic goals, pulling from ancestral symbolic practices and pictographic messages to inform new female forms that transgress what is socially desirable.MBS means mind, body and soul. Detangling The MBS is a call to service oneself, to create a flow of healthy self-reflection which may enact change. Detangling The MBS speaks of action, a constant action to become a version of yourself that can recognise the myriad of life’s offerings and self-worth. Starting with the self to loosen the knots found in the heart, the muscles and psyche it is a monumental step in feeling free from life’s expectations and societal constraints.For more information on the Kensington Chelsea Art Week & Trail go tohttps://www.kcaw.co.ukTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Today's episode is one of several featuring some of the artists from the 2023 Kensington & Chelsea Art Week/Trail, for info go to: https://www.kcaw.co.uk or @KCAWlondon In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Lucy Oats @overnit.oats Lucy Oates is a London based multidisciplinary artist“I designed a piece for KCAW based off collages I’ve been doing over the years in response to my surrounding environments.For me painting and designing murals is about uplifting areas and injecting pots of colour in to otherwise mundane/ neglected settings. Colour is really important to me and is something I really enjoy playing around with in my practice, I wanted to use colours that to me represent fun happy emotions in this piece.”  For more information on the Kensington Chelsea Art Week & Trail go tohttps://www.kcaw.co.uk For more information on the Kensington Chelsea Art Week & Trail go tohttps://www.kcaw.co.uk To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's episode is one of several featuring some of the artists from the 2023 Kensington & Chelsea Art Week/Trail, for info go to: https://www.kcaw.co.ukIn this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Satur Chong(@satur.chong)THE MANHOLE TEA SET CEREMONY by Satur Chong24 + 25 June30-minute performances at 1 pm + 3 pmThe Manhole Tea Set is a performance piece where the artist, Satur Chong, and random members of the public are invited to sit down around a manhole, in a pretend ceremony of drinking tea.A tea set installed on a chosen manhole cover in South Kensington and in Battersea RCA Campus, both the teapot and 2 cups having a matte black texture and the same pattern as the manhole cover Satur Chong is a Malaysian artist currently studying at The Royal College of Art, in London. Her practice and research continually focus on exploring the relationship between individual-perspective jewelry as an intimate object and macro-perspective public art. Her recent artworks included mix-media wearable objects, crafts objects, and public installations in various sites for example lifts, streets, and toilets, in pursuit of an interactive, relational, and communication-provoking art form.For more information on the Kensington Chelsea Art Week & Trail go tohttps://www.kcaw.co.ukTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsIf you would like to promote your work, exhibition or any other creative project, please contact us at:Social Media: @ministryofartsorgEmail: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Today's episode is one of several featuring some of the artists from the 2023 Kensington & Chelsea Art Week/Trail, for info go to: https://www.kcaw.co.uk or @KCAWlondon In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Saira Jamieson @sairajamieson  Born in London, to Pakistani parents, Saira Jamieson was raised in a household of both immense cultural pride as well as deep religiosity. These levers, were the inspiration and rebellious fuel of her early artistic impulses. Through painting and drawing, Saira found escapism, creating otherworldly terrains of symbolism.Her diarised sketches and “Sarabesque” scripture like forms became a secret language. Unknowingly, it would impact the rest of her life. Breaking down barriers and preconceptions inside and outside her culture is a constant. Having fought so long to be seen and have a voice, she and her work have now matured. Confident in her skin, she uses not just her art but her voice to champion the unrepresented and particularly female creatives.  For more information on the Kensington Chelsea Art Week & Trail go tohttps://www.kcaw.co.uk To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's episode is one of several featuring some of the artists from the 2023 Kensington & Chelsea Art Week/Trail, for info go to: https://www.kcaw.co.uk or @KCAWlondonIn this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Malgorzata Lisiecka @malgorzata­_lisieckaMalgorzata is an artist based in London whose practice is located between sculpture, public art, installation, costume, and performance.She crosses the boundaries of disciplines, shifting the functions of both wearable objects and the body, or interacting with the surrounding space.Her works take into consideration the place, environment and spectators who are often becoming unaware participants of the artwork itself.Exploring the phenomena of biology, nature, as well as the social and technological aspects of our world, leads her into the sphere of experimentation with scale, connection and communication between the material and immaterial realms.For more information on the Kensington Chelsea Art Week & Trail go tohttps://www.kcaw.co.ukTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsIf you would like to promote your work, exhibition or any other creative project, please contact us at:Social Media: @ministryofartsorgEmail: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's episode is one of several featuring some of the artists from the 2023 Kensington & Chelsea Art Week/Trail, for info go to: https://www.kcaw.co.uk or @KCAWlondonIn this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Birungi Kawooya & Bokani (@Birungiart& @bokani)Birungi Kawooya: My art passionately embodies the beauty of the African diaspora with a focus on dance, nature and wellbeing. I take inspiration from Ugandan classical Kiganda dance styles, flash dancing by The Nicholas Brothers and hiplet from Homer Bryant, interpreting these influences in my vibrant collages using layers of Ugandan batik fabrics and cutout card. I enjoy the challenge of capturing these complex and sophisticated dance moves in my 2-dimensional art and am passionate about helping you to express your artistic own vision by creating your own artwork in my Mindful African Art workshops.Bokani: Bokani’s work is characterised by spontaneous, vibrant colour, fuelled by an exploration of themes and motifs engaging the viewer intellectually, emotionally and spiritually. Painting has empowered her to move past the childhood loss of both parents to resolve questions of global female identity, black African heritage and belonging.Black Womxn at Rest: In an arresting and repetitive billboard style, this design spells out and depicts Black womxn resting pairing Birungi’s Black women figurative style with Bokani’s swirling paintings. The choice of bodies at rest will represent the diversity of Black womxn and normalizing everyday Black womanhood at rest.For more information on the Kensington Chelsea Art Week & Trail go tohttps://www.kcaw.co.ukFor more information on the Kensington Chelsea Art Week & Trail go tohttps://www.kcaw.co.ukTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Sarah Graham (@sarahgraham_art) British painter Sarah Graham was born in Hitchin in 1977, and works almost exclusively in oil on canvas. She completed a BA (hons) in Fine Art painting from De Montfort University, Leicester in 2000, and has been pursuing her practice ever since.From 2001 - 2007 she exhibited at independent galleries and art fairs in the UK and overseas. From 2007 - 2014 she signed with a major UK fine art publisher, Washington Green, and her work became widely available as limited edition prints, alongside originals, throughout the UK. As of the beginning of 2015, Sarah began self publishing limited edition prints, whilst working on commissions and new paintings for exhibitions and art fairs as an independent artist working from her studio in Letchworth, Hertfordshire. In 2012, Sarah was commissioned by the British band Kaiser Chiefs to paint the album cover of their singles collection ‘Souvenir’, which was released worldwide. Her work is also owned by Standard Chartered Bank, who commissioned several pieces by Sarah, including a self-portrait, for their vast global collection of contemporary portraits. Sarah’s work is studied in schools throughout the UK and abroad, and in 2015, she even featured on the GCSE art exam paper. For more information on the work of Sarah Graham go tohttps://sarahgraham.info/  To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to The Other MA (TOMA)(@TheOtherMA)The Other MA (TOMA) is an 18-month artist-run education model and nomadic exhibition space based in Southend-on- Sea which supports artists who have faced barriers accessing art education and the ‘art world’. The Other MA (TOMA) is an independent, not for profit art organisation, providing a free or low cost means for anyone to engage with contemporary art. We endeavour to make all our activities as friendly and inclusive as possible for everyone. TOMA’s education programme, exhibitions and public events are open to anyone who would like to participate, learn, and engage with art in Southend-on-Sea.  At TOMA we believe it is our responsibility as an organisation to stop our output and spaces from being disabling to the public. This is largely known as the Social Model of disability. We understand that making TOMA truly accessible to all is a process of continual learning and adapting. We are committed to undertaking every effort possible to ensure TOMA is accessible to everyone. For more information on the work of The Other MA go tohttps://www.toma-art.comTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsIf you would like to promote your work, exhibition or any other creative project, please contact us at:Social Media: @ministryofartsorgEmail: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Peter Morris (@petermorrisarchitects) Peter Morris is primarily an architect, who has been running his own practice  for over a decade. But his other creative work – as an artist, illustrator, model-maker and designer of products and interiors – has always sat alongside his architectural work, and he loves to bring the colour, quirkiness and joy of his artworks to his buildings wherever possible.  The sculpture joining KCAW ART TRAIL this summer is a Wendy House version of a house that Peter is about to start building for his family, in North London, called The Cloud House – and the story of how this lifelong dream came into being has deep roots in the K&C borough.  Commenting on the theme of this year’s Kensington + Chelsea Art Week, Peter said: “Kensington & Chelsea changed me, and this artwork reflects and celebrates that change.”  For more information on the Kensington Chelsea Art Week & Trail go tohttps://www.kcaw.co.uk To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Sophie Derrick (@SophieDerrickArt)Sophie Derrick's work very much focuses on portraiture, but with the use of both painting and photography this genre is skewed and manipulated, and the transformative properties of paint are pushed to the limit. She photographs the act of painting onto her own skin and then paints on top of the photographs, creating a layering of image of paint and painted image, blurring the boundaries between the two. The 'self' is lost, buried beneath the paint, and the notion of portraiture is questioned. The body becomes both object and subject within Sophie Derrick's work.There is a constant shift between dualities; painting and photography, absence and presence, and reality and fiction. The painting, photographic and layering techniques, and bold, vibrant colours used within the work become obstacles to reality, distorting and creating absurd and abstracted portraits. Sophie Derrick's work incorporates the two mediums of painting and photography. She has a great interest in the materiality and substance of paint, and execute this interest through photography, creating a juxtaposition of the two mediums. For more information on the work of Sophie Derrick go tohttps://www.degreeart.com/artists/sophie-derrick@degreeartTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Holly Stevenson (@holly__stevenson)Holly Stevenson makes fluid ceramic forms that explore Sigmund Freud’s favourite ashtray and last cigar as an analytical metaphor.Her vessels diligently embody the ashtray and cigar as though they were two gendered male and female forms, the yonic ovular dish and the cylindrical phallic cigar, as she reconfigures them into a material language of her own. Holly graduated from Chelsea College of Art and Design Fine Art MA in 2011 with the generous help of the Stanley Picker Trust and was awarded the MFI Flat Time House Graduate Award, supported by the John Latham Foundation. Recently she was selected for the Mother Art Prize 2020, had her first solo show at Sid Motion Gallery and been awarded her first public art commission by The CoLAB Temple for The Artist’s Garden. For more information on the work of Holly Stevenson go tohttps://www.holly-stevenson.co.ukTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Ant Hamlyn (@anthamlyn)Working across a pollination of hand made and digital fabrication processes, Ant Hamlyn’s works delve into our relationship and fluctuating enthusiasm towards contemporary life. His sculptures regularly have anthropomorphic elements and work with metaphor, technology and the interplay between hard and soft to create moments of tactility and surprise through material and visual obscurity. Often creating relics from a recognizable yet parallel space. Hamlyn’s conceptual framework is recently taken from plants, nostalgia, preservation and magic. With the exception of a number of larger kinetic installations, the majority of Hamlyn’s works are meticulously sewn by hand. This delicate interplay between materiality, scale and context are intrinsic to the simultaneous creation of mystery, familiarity and deception.His works are held in private international collections. His studio is currently in West London.  For more information on the work of Ant Hamlyn go tohttps://www.anthamlyn.co.ukTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Ben Oakley (@BenOakleyGallery_) Ben Oakley Gallery II2 Nelson Arcade, Greenwich SE10 9JB We've gone round the bend! BOG2 the resurrection, sounds like a David Lynch Film ffs  Navigation of location is tricky, especially with all the costs that go with that on the high street. We had our last gallery for 12 years and built a solid community in the South East of London.It started as a platform for emerging artists, the freedom offered soon attracted mid career & beyond artists to the gallery from all over the globe, but still never forget our roots and continue to help as much as we can. Exhibition runs: 22nd April - 21st May, PV: Friday 21st April 7pm-9.30pmGallery Open Weds-Sunday 11.00am-6.00pm or by Appointment. Tel: 07976-692751Ben Oakley Gallery is proud to present ‘The Ebbing Curve of Forgetfulness’. The first soloexhibition to take place in our new building will include more than 30 recent paintings anddrawings by South London based artist Duncan McAfee. For more information on the Ben Oakley Gallery go to: https://benoakleygallery.com To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts If you would like to promote your work, exhibition or any other creative project, please contact us at:Social Media: @ministryofartsorgEmail: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Charlie Haydn Taylor (@charliehtart)Charlie Haydn Taylor was born in Jersey, Channel Islands and is now based in London.His work evokes a sense of contemplation and isolation, where the lines between the fictional and autobiographical collide. His most recent works respond to the emotional weight of isolation that can occur when living in a major city, paradoxically surrounded by millions of others. With regards to this, his work looks to convey a sense of the difference between private and public persona, where the viewer is able to place themselves into the pieces as a first-person participant. The stylistic approach of using both photographic realism collaged alongside flat, block colour is done in order to create a new, fictional reality where the interiors exist but still appear recognisable due to the sum of its parts. The inclusion of various objects ranging from books to letters as well as household objects is an attempt to give the viewer markers on the narrative that is occurring within each scene.For more information on the work of Charlie Haydn Taylor go tohttps://www.charliehaydntaylor.comTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to INKTERAKTIV(@inkteraktiv)INKTERAKTIV, aka Caro Clarke is a London based Urban Paper Artist.She works mostly with fluorescent paper strips using paper quilling techniques, and playing with paper and light.Born in Paris, France in 1976, she has spent most of her life travelling, finally settling in London in 2006.Following a degree in Art History & Fine Art with an emphasis on paper, bookbinding and packaging, Caro went on to receive a BFA in Graphic Design & Photography from SCAD (Savannah College of Art & Design) in 1998. Her physical tools were replaced by screens and soon the original plan of becoming an artist left way for the digital age.After 30+ years working as a Creative Director and digital designer on virtual experiences and installations for advertising agencies, design studios and private clients ranging from the likes of Vodafone, Heineken, Virgin, Mercure Hotels, NHS and Lilly to name a few, Caro hung up her hat as Creative Director to focus more on her initial love for all things paper art.Caro's work emphasises the delicacy of paper versus its architectural structure within a minimalist setting. She draws inspiration for her pieces from the urban landscape and her own travels as well as her love for neon lighting, typography, architecture and geometrical patterns.She strives to be environmentally friendly in her practice and use of materials.Caro campaigns for global dog welfare, climate change & sustainability, homelessness, ageism and women's rights.She works mostly from her East London based studio, either solo or collaborating with other like minded artists around the world.She occasionally teaches art, branding and online marketing for BA and MA programs at several universities across London as well as running workshops.For more information on the work of INKTERAKTIV go tohttps://inkteraktiv.comTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Background Bob (@background_bob)Background Bob & his amazing friends…back againA simple little idea that has turned into a worldwide phenomenon. Background Bob is the artist name of 14 yr old Noah. Noah has hydrocephalus, epilepsy and cerebral palsy, but despite that, he’s a cheeky, kid full of smiles who loves to paint. He paints wonderful abstract paintings on cardboard and sends them to artists all over the world to collaborate on with himThis is his 3rd year of running his project (with his dad, Nathan) He has already collaborated with over 720 different artists from all over the globe, has made the news worldwide, held 2 exhibitions, produced 2 beautiful books, and has raised over £160,000 for his local children’s ward in Colchester through auctions selling off the artwork and books.And he’s back again……His 3rd exhibition containing over 250 stunning collaborations is about to open at Firstsite, Colchester. It opens on Saturday 1st April and runs until 8th October. Plenty of time to plan a trip. There is something for everyone at this exhibition, and some big names have jumped on board this year!Background Bob is also busy putting finishing touches to his 3rd book containing all this years artworks, which will be available soon. To keep up to date please follow @background_bob over on InstagramTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsIf you would like to promote your work, exhibition or any other creative project, please contact us at:Social Media: @ministryofartsorgEmail: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Elizabeth Power (@ElizabethPowerArt )Bursting with colour and energy, Elizabeth Power’s paintings exude a warmth and vibrancy. Based in St Leonards on Sea, UK, Power’s work has a colour palette rich in coral pinks, forest greens and cool blues.Drawing inspiration from colourists such as Matisse, Hockney, Milton Avery and Tal R, Power’s loose and free abstraction takes this to the next level.Power co-founded the Babes In Arms Collective with fellow artist Annie Mackin, which champions artist mother’s in the Hastings and St Leonard’s area.For more information on the work of Elizabeth Power go tohttps://elizabeth-power.com/To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Billy Childish (@billychildish_for_it_is_he)Billy Childish is an English painter, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer and guitarist. Since the late 1970s, Childish has been prolific in creating music, writing and visual art. He has led and played in bands including the Pop Rivets, Thee Milkshakes, Thee Headcoats, and the Musicians of the British Empire, primarily working in the genres of garage rock, punk and surf and releasing more than 100 albums.He is a consistent advocate for amateurism and free emotional expression. Childish co-founded the Stuckism art movement with Charles Thomson in 1999, which he left in 2001. Since then a new evaluation of Childish's standing in the art world has been under way, culminating with the publication of a critical study of Childish's working practice by the artist and writer Neal Brown, with an introduction by Peter Doig, which describes Childish as "one of the most outstanding, and often misunderstood, figures on the British art scene". He is a visiting lecturer at Rochester Independent College. In July 2014 Childish was awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts Degree from the University of Kent. He is known for his explicit and prolific work - he has detailed his love life and childhood sexual abuse, notably in his early poetry and the novels My Fault (1996), Notebooks of a Naked Youth (1997), Sex Crimes of the Futcher (2004) - The Idiocy of Idears (2007), and in several of his songs, notably in the instrumental "Paedophile" (1992) (featuring a photograph of the man who sexually abused him on the front cover) and "Every Bit of Me" (1993). From 1981 until 1985 Childish had a relationship with artist Tracey EminFor more information on the work of Billy Childish go tohttps://l-13.org/product-category/by-artist/billy-childish/To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Tere Chad & Caroline Russell (#OnTheEdgeRSS)On The Edge is a multimedia exhibition of work by members of the Royal Society of Sculptors, made at a time when the world is on the edge, with climate change and war in Ukraine.The exhibition will be held at Espacio Gallery, 159 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 7DG from 14-19 March, with a Private View on the evening of Thursday 16th of March.A series of guided tours and workshops will be held between Friday and Sunday. Opening hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11am-6pm, Sunday 10am-2pm.  Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/on-the-edge-1682849 Panel Discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMpILexKA_I Hashtag: #OnTheEdgeRSSContact: [email protected]  To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsIf you would like to promote your work, exhibition or any other creative project, please contact us at:Social Media: @ministryofartsorgEmail: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Ritchie Iwanski (@_r_i_t_c_h_i_e)Ritchie Iwański, a Canadian native, has been honing his artistic skills for the last ten years and has since made New York City his place of residence. He is dedicated to a style of art known as transcendent collage, where he utilizes genuine magazine or comic book clippings to produce his art, providing them with a retro and genuine ambiance.His artwork distinguishes itself through his exceptional methods of imagination and originality. Every artwork he creates has an exceptional viewpoint, and he relishes acquiring knowledge about his subjects. As a result, he has achieved triumphs in France by launching his NFTs in Cannes and has also presented visual art pieces in London and New York City.For more information on the work of Ritchie Iwanski go to: https://ritchiesworld.com/To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsIf you would like to promote your work, exhibition or any other creative project, please contact us at:Social Media: @ministryofartsorgEmail: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PART 2/2In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Steve Lowe founder of L-13 (@l13lightindustrialworkshop)L-13 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL WORKSHOPPrivate Ladies & Gentlemen's Club for Art, Leisure & the Disruptive Betterment of CultureThe L-13 Light Industrial Workshop is not a gallery, a publisher, nor do we represent artists. Neither are we a real Ladies and Gentlemen’s Club, a Light Industrial Workshop, and we most certainly are not an art collective.Founded by artist Steve Lowe in 2003 – initially under the name the aquarium (2003 – 2006) then THE AQUARIUM L-13 (2006 – 2008) – the L-13 Light Industrial Workshop is a creative platform, spiritual home and technical epicentre for a small group of artists that Lowe has found himself working with – both in collaborative venture and by way of support for the individual artists. The L-13 HQ in Clerkenwell is also physical home to the Harry Adams studio, an 1825 Albion Press, The Patented Finger of God Painting Machine and a miniature poodle known as The Beast.We like making special things at prices people can afford and will subsidise our own produce where we think necessary and appropriate. We also like to make and sell special things that cost lots of money for people who can afford it. The sale of such things helps us subsidise those less lucrative projects.The key artists currently active with L-13 are:Harry Adams, Jimmy Cauty, Billy Childish and Jamie ReidFor more information on the work of L-13 go tohttps://l-13.org/To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PART 1/2In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Steve Lowe founder of L-13 (@l13lightindustrialworkshop)L-13 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL WORKSHOPPrivate Ladies & Gentlemen's Club for Art, Leisure & the Disruptive Betterment of CultureThe L-13 Light Industrial Workshop is not a gallery, a publisher, nor do we represent artists. Neither are we a real Ladies and Gentlemen’s Club, a Light Industrial Workshop, and we most certainly are not an art collective.Founded by artist Steve Lowe in 2003 – initially under the name the aquarium (2003 – 2006) then THE AQUARIUM L-13 (2006 – 2008) – the L-13 Light Industrial Workshop is a creative platform, spiritual home and technical epicentre for a small group of artists that Lowe has found himself working with – both in collaborative venture and by way of support for the individual artists. The L-13 HQ in Clerkenwell is also physical home to the Harry Adams studio, an 1825 Albion Press, The Patented Finger of God Painting Machine and a miniature poodle known as The Beast.We like making special things at prices people can afford and will subsidise our own produce where we think necessary and appropriate. We also like to make and sell special things that cost lots of money for people who can afford it. The sale of such things helps us subsidise those less lucrative projects.The key artists currently active with L-13 are:Harry Adams, Jimmy Cauty, Billy Childish and Jamie ReidFor more information on the work of L-13 go tohttps://l-13.org/To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Sasha Bowles (@sashabowles1)Sasha Bowles is a London based multi-disciplinary artist, working across painting, objects, film and installation. Bowles creates artefacts and installations housed within provisional environments that are a means of storytelling but are not a narrative. Her practice is an evolving loop, dealing with illusion, intervention and metamorphosis; immersing herself in historical tropes encountered in houses of grandeur and often using as a jumping off point; the Baroque bravura of artifice.You are asked to enter through a backdoor of theatricality and pass into hallways of reconstructed grandeur, where the once grand patrons of illustrious houses are reimagined alongside metaphysical surreal like artefacts. Through appropriating once familiar objects, old master paintings, found ornaments and etchings fallen from historical books; Bowles erases, mischievously rearranges and discretely brushes over her unwitting sitters and artefacts. Using elements of the museum, the collection and display, the works are re-contextualised, opening new interpretive possibilities. The object interacts with its context and vice versa; by playfully twisting her narratives presented in facsimiles of environments, Sasha is examining the boundaries that cross between spaces and how the display and context of objects and artworks effects our reading and engagement with it. The known becomes uncanny and challenges us to re-evaluate our interpretation and engagement of the familiar.For more information on the work of Sasha Bowles go to: https://www.sashabowles.co.ukTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsIf you would like to promote your work, exhibition or any other creative project, please contact us at:Social Media: @ministryofartsorgEmail: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Gemma Peppe, founder of Art on a Postcard (@artonapostcard) Art on a Postcard (AOAP) raises money for The Hepatitis C Trust towards its campaign to eliminate hepatitis C in the UK by the year 2030. In 2014 Art on a Postcard was intended to be a one off secret postcard auction, but it went so well it has spawned a small industry. Artists and photographers who have taken part in our auctions include Damien Hirst, Gavin Turk, Marc Quinn, Gilbert and George, Peter Blake RA, Hurvin Anderson, Grayson Perry RA, Larry Clark, Martin Parr, Michael Craig Martin RA, Chantal Joffe RA, Joan Snyder, Claudette Johnson, Mali Morris RA, Genieve Figgis, Vanessa Jackson RA, Rebecca Salter RA, Anne Desmet RA, Catherine Opie, Wolfgang Tillmans, Paula Rego, Julian Opie, Hassan Hajajj, Cecily Brown, Harland Miller, Marina Abramović, Florine Démosthène, Lubaina Himid and Jeremy Deller. Almost a decade later, we have a number of outstanding events under our belts including partnerships with The Other Art Fair and Photo London as well our annual outings with Art Car Boot Fair. Our work has also won us awards for our innovative fundraising initiatives.In addition to our auctions we have a print shop which includes a catalogue of contemporary art prints a number of sell out print editions including Hate’s Outta Date by Harland Miller.  For more information on the work of Art on a Postcard go tohttps://artonapostcard.com To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts If you would like to promote your work, exhibition or any other creative project, please contact us at:Social Media: @ministryofartsorgEmail: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Charlotte Rose (@char.lotteroseart) Charlotte Rose is a self-taught artist residing in North London. In 2021, Rose held her debut solo show, ‘I Quit Last Week’, which centred around nostalgic branding from the late 20th century. The sell-out show featured 15 large-scale acrylic on plywood paintings. The aim of the exhibition was to prescribe new truths to old illusions, with each piece being an exploration of the ‘dream sold by ad companies to sell poisonous goods.’ Rose’s extensive social network and soaring profile has brought her work to the attention of celebrities, including Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Yung Blud, both of whom have commissioned work from her. Via her art, Rose intends to evoke consumer nostalgia, while challenging its intention. For more information on the work of Charlotte Rose go to https://entergallery.com/collections/charlotte-rose To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts If you would like to promote your work, exhibition or any other creative project, please contact us at:Social Media: @ministryofartsorgEmail: [email protected]  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Bonus Episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Meg & Kieran of Gallery No.32 about their Winter Sculpture Park (@gallery_no.32) Introducing Gallery No.32's third WINTER SCULPTURE PARK, an annual outdoor exhibition of contemporary sculpture and public art.  Gallery No.32’s WINTER SCULPTURE PARK is a group exhibition of UK and internationally-based artists exploring how today’s liquid times have made room for an alternative art world to emerge. The exhibition invites 40 artists to place their work across 4 acres of open grassland in Bexley, South East London. Braving the elements, the sculptures will stand the vicissitudes of British weather for 10 weeks, becoming a part of the natural environment around them.  WINTER SCULPTURE PARK provides an option to reroute, swapping the white walls and closed doors of gallery spaces for the blue skies and open terrains of the great outdoors. It is offering artist and audience a unique chance to explore contemporary art and performance amongst London’s natural landscape. Here, art is offered to all, FREE OF CHARGE. Exhibiting innovative and ambitious artworks directly in the public realm, Gallery No.32 and the annual WINTER SCULPTURE PARK bring art to unexpected places, expanding the reach of culture through discovery & exploration. Gallery No.32 is an outdoor exhibition and project space providing accessible opportunities for artists at any stage of their career. Free to show and free to view, artists can explore the broadest possibilities of their practice, while offering art to new audiences directly in the public realm. By taking artists out of the institution and placing them in the natural landscape, Gallery No.32 is altering how art is seen, and who art is for, upturning the typical white-wall model and digging the tracks for an alternative art-world. OPENING PARTY: Saturday 18 February 2023, 12-5PM19 February - 29 April 2023 Gallery No.32, Bexley, DA5 3QGTickets available now.  Follow along on social media. Instagram: @gallery_no.32Twitter: @32gallery TikTok: @wintersculpturepark To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Stacey Clare founder of the East London Strippers Collective  (@ethicalstripper) Stacey Clare is a stripper, writer, activist, theatre performer and one of the co-founding members of the ELSC. Stacey has become known as the resident Gobbess of the collective, giving public talks, writing articles and generally shouting from the rooftops about sex workers’ rights. She is the author of upcoming book ‘The Ethical Stripper’ and one half of the sell-out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Ask A Stripper’, which she performs with her work wife and fellow stripper Gypsy Charms. Stacey travels up and down the country campaigning to support strippers and establish employment rights in the sex industry wherever she goes, as well making several media appearances including Good Morning Britain, and a TedX Talk.   Life Drawing with ELSC first launched in 2013 as a natural progression from the age-old practice of hiring professional harlots and hussies as models for art. Our class is fast paced and often involves high-octane aerial pole poses. We incorporate some more traditional life drawing with a couple 5, 10 and 15 minute poses. We also do an extremely popular part of the session where we get the model to get up-close and personal with 3 different artists for 5 minutes at a time. It is a nod to the “lap dance” and encourages a fun, mischievous mood throughout the class. All our models are strippers or ex-strippers. We welcome newcomers and veterans alike. For more information on the East London Strippers Collective go tohttps://www.eastlondonstripperscollective.com  To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to James Ryan, director and co-founder of Quantus Gallrery (@quantusgallery) Quantus Gallery was a bold move by the founder James Ryan who already owns a successful art gallery. Quantus is a cutting edge art gallery that is re-shaping the future of the art market through transparency and accessibility, for a new generation of art enthusiasts, collectors and investors.Quantus Gallery, located in Shoreditch, is at the heart of one of London's most vibrant ecosystems, positioning itself at the centre of a diverse creative community. They house some of the world's most established street artists, nurture fresh talent, and provide our customers with art that is shaped by the most unique stories. Quantus Gallery brings their artists' stories to life through dynamic events such as monthly exhibition launch nights, exclusive documentary screenings, fashion networking events and regularly features on expert art market panels. For more information on the work of Quantus Gallery https://www.quantusgallery.com To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts If you would like to promote your work, exhibition or any other creative project, please contact us at:Social Media: @ministryofartsorgEmail: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Opake(@Opake_­lwi)Since the age of thirteen, Ed Worley, AKA Opake, has been fascinated with graffiti art. He was instantly enchanted with the idea that anyone could create large-scale artworks for the public to see and access, for free. At first, Opake began experimenting with tagging and later developed his artworks into monumental murals, featuring both elements of calligraphy and illustrative images. Now, he is known for depicting cherished cartoon characters in new, exciting ways, such as a glitching Mickey Mouse, or Pink Panther, situated amongst a background of skulls. This unique style is self-described as the “disintegration of pop culture”, by Opake. A key theme in his work is ‘insanity’, after having dealt with drug-induced psychosis himself. He plays with the infamous definition of ‘insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results.`, with the creative twist of subtly breaking the repetition of his characters, replicating his own story of overcoming addiction. Having dealt with addiction for much of his life, Opake is now clean, sober, channelling this into his art. As he got better, he started to think about what addiction was to him. He realised that art could become his addiction, as he felt that it wasn’t just an illness but also, when used correctly, a gift: “In my opinion, anyone with those tendencies can easily abuse them, but if you harness that ability, it's incredible”. In addition to this, Opake also started utilising social media to gain a following around his art. He now boasts over 120K Instagram followers, and due to the connections he has made, his work has been exhibited internationally in countries such as Japan, Mexico and the United States.For more information on the work of Opake go tohttps://www.opake-art.com/To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Tanya Ling (@Tanya_Ling)Tanya Ling is an artist, designer and fashion illustrator.Ling studied at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London before working in Paris in the design studio of Christian Lacroix. On her return to London she started a contemporary art gallery with her husband William Ling called Bipasha Ghosh.An exhibition of her own drawings (1996) in the studio of artist Gavin Turk on London's Charing Cross Road led to a commission from British Vogue and a subsequent career as a fashion illustrator. Ling has made work for many of the world's leading fashion publications and fashion businesses including Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, Louis Vuitton and Selfridges.In 2002 Ling launched her own ready-to-wear collection, which was featured in the windows of Henri Bendel on 5th Avenue, New York. In the following year British Vogue named her one of the most important trend-setters in Britain and The Observer Magazine announced her as their designer of the year. Her A/W 2003 collection was shown at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. She was appointed (2009) as the Creative Director of Veryta, a new Ready-to-Wear collection founded by Filippo Binaghi and Stefano Pilati to support the Veryta Foundation.In 2011 over fifty of her drawings were acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. In 2012 Ling started to concentrate solely on art, a group of her paintings and sculptures were acquired for the Murderme collection.For more information on the work of Tanya Ling go tohttps:/tanyaling.com/To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Jemima Sara (@JemimaSara)Jemima Sara is a multidisciplinary artist who incorporates freedom of expression, everyday life and mental health into her practice.  Her work is inspired by the nitty-gritty of day-to-day. She reflects and reveals struggles of daily life to ignite conversations as a form of self-therapy or catharsis.The artist's contemporary work, installations, commissions, products and collaborations have been exhibited in galleries, shops and public areas across the world. With collaborations ranging from perfume to women celebrating women. Jemima Sara enjoys bringing creativity and print to new places. She also works on a private commission basis.JEMIMASARA is ready to take on new challenges, if you have an idea for a project, exhibition or commission, please do get in touch.Her creative output has earned her clients such as Anthropologie, Terry De Havilland, Wolf and Badger and more. As well as often being featured in publications including The Evening Standard, GQ and Marie Claire amongst others.For more information on the work of Jemima Sara go tohttps://www.jemimasara.co.uk/To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield gives a round-up of the episodes of 2022, in a year that gave us Keithy Brymer Jones and his Great British Throw Down co-host Rich Miller, Camille Walala, kennardphillipps, Pure Evil, Gavin Turk, Kate Knight, Rankin, Charlotte Colbert & Jake Chapman, to name but a few.What were your top 5 episodes of 2022?To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Hanna Benihoud (@hanna_benihoud_studio)Hanna Benihoud is an interdisciplinary design studio working between the worlds of art, architecture and design. She is passionate about working on exciting projects with a social conscience. She works on public art, wayfinding, illustration, animation, exhibition design and anything else she feels can tell a story and make a difference. Her mission is to tell stories using empathy to engage and action to create. Her practice is centred around creating work that engages and builds community.  Often using the public realm as her canvas she makes work that is site specific, exploring the boundaries of where architecture ends and art begins.For more information on the work of Hanna Benihoud go to http://hannabenihoud.com/To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Alice Mara (@alicemaraceramics)Alice has spent her career developing the relationship between form, function and decoration, and has an insatiable appetite for new challenges. She experimented with printing methods before perfecting the art of realising photography in three dimensions, a complex and painstaking process. Her previous work features the architecture of London, Brighton and Eastbourne, capturing the colour, culture and character of these places. Her ceramic pieces offer a narrative of the lives led in these towns which, through the subtle use of symbolism, hint at the emotional backdrop of the residents.Alice views the hallmarks of a ‘great work of art’ as being well made, functional and conveying a message or aesthetic that provokes a pleasant reaction. The loss of her father from her family life has informed Alice’s latest work in bespoke ceramic houses, which she hopes will help crystallize other people’s precious memories of family and home.“There is something so wonderful in watching the enjoyment of my clients as we prepare a ceramic home in secret, especially for their loved one.”When she is not busy working in her studio, Alice loves to travel, and finds inspiration in foreign architecture and urban patterns. She is also a seasoned stand-up comedian - and not the only one with a degree in Ceramics (Johnny Vegas has one too). It’s no surprise that Alice’s clients always walk away with a smile on their face.For more information on the work of Alice Mara go tohttps://www.alicemara.com/To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Kunt from Kunt and the Gang (@kuntandthegang)Kunt and the Gang is a British dark musical comedian from Basildon, Essex, who started performing in 2003. He is also known for founding the spin-off project The Kunts, whose songs entitled "Boris Johnson Is a Fucking Cunt" and "Boris Johnson Is Still a Fucking Cunt" both reached number five in the UK Singles Chart for Christmas 2020 and 2021.Their 2022 Xmas hit is FUCK THE TORIESTo get a song called Fuck The T*ries to number 1 in the UK Christmas chart.When is Fuck The T*ries released?Friday 16th December. Sales close at midnight on 22nd Dec for the chart on Friday 23rd.When can I hear it?Really soon! We are just finishing the video and getting the remixes together.What can I do to be most effective?1. Sign up for the mailing list. We won't pester you lots, just with essential info. Social media algorithms stop you seeing our posts.2. Activate notifications for our Facebook / Twitter / Instagram. The hardest thing for us is to beat the algorithms and get the information out to people so every time you share or post it really helps.3. DOWNLOAD - STREAM - SHAREa. Download as many of the different versions as you can - each counts as 1 sale. (Links to follow soon)b. Stream our carefully curated playlists on a premium streaming account. (Links to follow soon)c. Keep sharing, commenting and spreading the word before and throughout the week of release on your socials and WhatsApp (try and include www.theconservatives.info every time you post).We realise times are hard and not everyone will be able to afford to do everything so anything you can manage is greatly appreciated and does make a difference.TO MAKE 'FUCK THE TORIES' Xmas #1 go to: https://theconservatives.info/To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsIf you would like to promote your work, exhibition or any other creative project, please contact us at:Social Media: @ministryofartsorgEmail: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Tim Allen (@timallenshots)"My work over the last six to seven years has attempted to draw together a number of disparate, sometimes contradictory, formal elements and subjects or themes that have all featured in my work over the last forty five years at different times. I hope that the paintings are more than the sum of their parts and that they can generate a broad response in whoever’s looking at them, emotionally and intellectually. I don’t want to limit this response by trying to define their ‘content’ too rigidly".Born 1950 Manchester, bought up in Durham City. Education: University of Newcastle upon Tyne (68-72) and Goldsmiths (78-80).Since 1968, has exhibited widely in the UK and Europe. Work in public and private collections, most recently in the Royal Academy Shows (2010/2011). Last major solo show in 2003 – From the Ferry – Dahl Gallery, Luxrn. Most recent (2014) show is Strukturen/Structures curated by Ivo Ringe and featuring eight UK and German painters at Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven and the Exchange, Penzance. Currently showing in Black, a group show at Sylvia Wald Gallery, New York. Lives and works in London.For more information on the work of Tim Allen go tohttps://www.timallen.london/To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Jake Chapman (@jakechapwoman)Working together with his older brother, Dinos Chapman, Young British Artist Jake Chapman has been producing installations, sculptures, paintings, and works on paper since the early 1990s that appall, anger, seduce, and thrill—often simultaneously. An iconoclast to his core, Chapman describes himself as a collection of “traitorous little traits that add up to make the big deplorable trait that is me, me, me.” Such tongue-in-cheek humor underpins all of his work, through which he confronts the horrors and excesses of history, culture, politics, and religion with an unforgiving aesthetic. He does not shy away from representations of sex, violence, and mutilation. In Fucking Hell (2008), for example, he and his brother created an immense tabletop tableau representing the 20th century as a grotesque, apocalyptic warscape.Bio c/o www.artsy.netFor more information on the work of Jake Chapman go tohttps://heimlich.co.uk/To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: [email protected] Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Phoebe Minson (@phoebe_reemgallery)Phoebe Minson is the Creative Director at Reem Gallery, an avid collector, and in her final year at Central Saint Martins studying Fine Art. Phoebe has been creating art, and collecting art, in every way since she was young. Nowadays, she writes and thinks about how society interacts with art and creativity, the place of women in the arts and inequality in arts education. As a final year student at CSM she has her own art practice, but struggles with the concept of worth and value especially when it comes to her own artwork. She is a champion of emerging artists and relentless in her gallery hopping. Managing the Soho branch of Reem Gallery, the next exhibition is “Women to watch” which opens on the 6th of December. For more information on the work of Phoebe Minson go to: https://phoebeminson.com/To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsIf you would like to promote your work, exhibition or any other creative project, please contact us at:Social Media: @ministryofartsorgEmail: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.