The Wise Fool Art Podcast

The Wise Fool Art Podcast


Latest Episodes

Textile + Multi Media Artist, Petra Gupta Valentová (Czech Republic, India + USA)
April 13, 2021

We discuss: - the importance of relationships in her work - - having a multi cultural work, life, and family - - the need for more ethical practices in art - - post colonial aesthetics - - the importance of collaboration and empathy in her work

Action + Multimedia Artist, Lumír Hladík (Canada + Czech Republic)
April 08, 2021

We discussed: - - What it means to be a professional artist - Being rediscovered after decades - Everything influences everything - Speaking the language of things - what is art? - the art system - being a late bloomer

Art Collector + Historian, Sveva D'antonio, Collezione Taurisano (Naples, Italy)
April 06, 2021

We discuss: - Having an art collection is like having a child - the barrier to entry in the art world - the detrimental fast pace of the art world - quality vs quantity - her wish that the art world would put artists in the center

Photographer, Educator, Founder + Editor-in-Chief of LENSCRATCH, Aline Smithson (California, USA)
April 01, 2021

We discussed: - - portfolio reviews - constructive criticism - photography workshops - using humor in art - being subversion with social media - cultivating a younger generation of art collectors - unique photographic work - legacy planning

Painter + Entrepreneur, Ashley Longshore (New Orleans, LA, USA)
March 30, 2021

We discuss: - Different definitions of success - Being a brand - The art world can have her when she is dead - Money and power does not make you happy - The need for goals - Pricing your work - Her philanthropy - Laws of economics

Director of the Kampala Biennale, Curator + Gallerist - Daudi Karungi (Kampala, Uganda)
March 25, 2021

We discussed: - Artists need galleries - his need to learn what a gallery should be - the issues of being outside of the international art market - the art fair circuit - the difference between African artists on the continent and African artists ...

Gallery Director at Photo-Eye Gallery, Anne Kelly (Santa Fe, NM, USA)
March 23, 2021

We discussed: - gallery submissions - what it means to be a gallery director - making editions of your artwork - tiered edition pricing - exclusivity breeds desire - consistent pricing worldwide - certificates of authenticity (COA)

Photographer + Writer, Tom Griggs (Colombia + Mexico)
March 18, 2021

We discuss: - Fine art photographers often teach, marry or are born into wealth, or work in property - being a juror for competitions and grants - being an expat artist - Latin American photography - the fact that english is the prominent language...

Executive Director of the San Francisco Center for the Book, Jeff Thomas (California, USA)
March 16, 2021

We discuss: - - non-profit vs corporate culture - fundraising - issues of grant funding - lack of operating budget available vs special programs - artists' books - book artists - altered books - whether to use white gloves or not

Glass Sculptor, Kait Rhoads (Seattle, WA, USA)
March 11, 2021

We discussed: - - working in glass takes a team - how a reality TV show changes peoples lives - reality vs reality TV - glass work takes a physical toll on her body - with the legalization of marijuana the trend of bong and pipe making