#43: Blake Neubert - "Horror Surrealism"
Artist Decoded by Yoshino
English - August 01, 2016 22:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 179 ratingsVisual Arts Arts Education artists contemporaryart gallery abstract art artistdecoded modernart Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Blake Paul Neubert is a Colorado artist that focuses on figurative painting. He references themes from his experiences working in the criminal justice field with substance abuse and mental illness. He is the Co-Founder of Death of a Coworker.
Topics discussed in this episode:
Growing up in Wyoming Childhood How painting gave him a tool to fit in with the other kids Pushing through failures How working in the criminal justice / judicial field influences the way he views the world His new body of work coming from a deeply personal and dark place Leaving behind a legacy Not getting distracted by our own ego and self-image The emotional rollercoaster of trying to have a career in the arts The harsh realities of being an artist Uninformed perspectives on how much quality paintings are worth How we're living in a world run by technology, which has its pros and cons. We have accessibility to everything, however because of this it has a ripple effect that devalues things that once held a stronger value. How Death of a Coworker came to bewww.instagram.com/artistdecoded