Shockoe Artspeak
222 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsa podcast about art and design
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164. Design Stuff: Anni Albers
June 20, 2023 10:30 - 56 minutes - 77.1 MBAnni Albers is widely considered to be the foremost textile designer of the 20th century. She made major innovations in the field of functional materials and at the same time she expanded the possibilities of single weavings and individual artworks. She was also an adventurous graphic artist who took printmaking technique into previously uncharted territory. ...
163. AI and its Promise of Utopia – Part 5 – Carey Kight Returns
June 05, 2023 13:30 - 1 hour - 118 MBSeemingly overnight, every company and social media platform has an AI presence that promises you a better experience, a more efficient engagement, and all the promises of better tomorrows, greater wealth, and a four hour workweek. While science fiction, the harbinger of all things new, shiny and terrifying, has been telling us this was coming ...
162. AI and its Promise of Utopia – Part 4 – Carey Kight and AI in Advertising
May 29, 2023 11:52 - 1 hour - 99 MBSeemingly overnight, every company and social media platform has an AI presence that promises you a better experience, a more efficient engagement, and all the promises of better tomorrows, greater wealth, and a four hour workweek. While science fiction, the harbinger of all things new, shiny and terrifying, has been telling us this was coming ...
161. AI and its Promise of Utopia – Part 3
May 23, 2023 14:02 - 1 hour - 112 MBSeemingly overnight, every company and social media platform has an AI presence that promises you a better experience, a more efficient engagement, and all the promises of better tomorrows, greater wealth, and a four hour workweek. While science fiction, the harbinger of all things new, shiny and terrifying, has been telling us this was coming ...
160. AI and its Promise of Utopia – Part 2
May 16, 2023 20:05 - 42 minutes - 58.4 MBSeemingly overnight, every company and social media platform has an AI presence that promises you a better experience, a more efficient engagement, and all the promises of better tomorrows, greater wealth, and a four hour workweek. While science fiction, the harbinger of all things new, shiny and terrifying, has been telling us this was coming ...
159. AI and its Promise of Utopia
May 01, 2023 10:30 - 37 minutes - 51.9 MBSeemingly overnight, every company and social media platform has an AI presence that promises you a better experience, a more efficient engagement, and all the promises of better tomorrows, greater wealth, and a four hour workweek. While science fiction, the harbinger of all things new, shiny and terrifying, has been telling us this was coming ...
158. Knock Turn: A Conversation with Rachel Jeffers
April 17, 2023 14:30 - 1 hour - 115 MBThis week Ryan, Garreth, and Sam Taylor sit down to talk with Richmond-area painter Rachel Jeffers. In Jeffers’ paintings, domestic objects take on the role of characters, forming a new tableau from one painting to the next. Each painting presents her with new visual problems to solve. A precarious, subconscious logic guides her way to ...
157. Travel and Place, Episode 2
March 27, 2023 15:53 - 1 hour - 83.4 MBThe American imagination has always had a sticky friend in travel. Movement from place to place has defined humanity for as long as we can recount, and travel–justifiably–has occupied our minds not just as a necessary pursuit, but also as a pleasure. Travel is known for many of its finer qualities from education and exposure ...
156. Travel and Place, Episode 1
March 20, 2023 16:22 - 57 minutes - 79.5 MBThe American imagination has always had a sticky friend in travel. Movement from place to place has defined humanity for as long as we can recount, and travel–justifiably–has occupied our minds not just as a necessary pursuit, but also as a pleasure. Travel is known for many of its finer qualities from education and exposure ...
155. We’ve Got Some Questions on Our Minds, Episode 4
February 26, 2023 11:30 - 51 minutes - 70.7 MBYou’ve likely seen the movie Apollo 13 where actor Ed Harris plays Gene Kranz, the Flight Director for the titular space mission. After some rather drastic problems threaten to strand a crew of American astronauts in space, Kranz utters the phrase “failure is not an option.” Now the situation at hand for Kranz and the ...
154. We’ve Got Some Questions on Our Minds, Episode 3
February 20, 2023 11:30 - 39 minutes - 54.9 MBThroughout human history, it has always been true that technology is ubiquitous. Paper is technology, pencils are technology, dig troughs for water to irrigate fields is technology. But technology changes, and we cannot assume that all technology is equal. Our digital age has given a great deal toward our perceived advancement, and has left us ...
153. We’ve Got Some Questions on Our Minds, Episode 2
February 13, 2023 11:32 - 50 minutes - 70.1 MBStories and narrative are so interwoven into our lives that we likely don’t realize how many times in a day we tell or listen to a story, and we definitely don’t take notice of the way we weave narratives into the reasons and explanations for why we do certain or actions or made certain choices. ...
152. We’ve Got Some Questions on Our Minds
February 07, 2023 11:43 - 56 minutes - 77.4 MBWe’re back! We know, it’s been a minute, but between the new semester, being sick, and general life, things got a bit hectic, but we are all back on track, well, and staving off life for long enough to be in the studio for a few hours. This week Ryan, Garreth and Cody sit down ...
151. A Christmas Carol Bonus: Resolutions
January 09, 2023 17:55 - 1 hour - 96.3 MBIt twas the Season, and it now tis the season: the season for resolutions. Every year, countless folks look back and look forward, hoping to have a new start in a new year. These resolutions have a tendency to all look the same, and the numbers say that it will only be a few weeks ...
150. A Christmas Carol: The Ghost of Artistic Joy
January 02, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour - 102 MBGo to any bookstore or do a quick scan of books on Amazon, and you will likely see a number of titles touting joy. They will either be dealing with a topic you should be experiencing joy with like cooking or hiking or some other activity, or they will be self-helping you into a sense ...
149. A Christmas Carol: The Ghost of Artistic Self-Control
December 28, 2022 14:08 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MBThe term self-control around the holidays usually is followed by some conversation on over eating or over drinking, but self-control is less about that in this conversation and more about the way we treat others and see the world around us. Our current culture prizes and even rewards reactionary outbursts as vindicating or justice, but ...
148. A Christmas Carol: The Ghost of Artistic Gratitude
December 19, 2022 11:30 - 52 minutes - 72.4 MBWith Thanksgiving already in the past, the conversation of gratitude may seem like a non-starter for some, but gratitude is more about an entire mindset and way of seeing the world than as some Hallmark card type one-off statement whenever we may feel some guilt for our silence. Our parents, grandparents, teachers, or someone told ...
147. A Christmas Carol: The Ghost of Artistic Patience
December 12, 2022 15:52 - 45 minutes - 63.2 MBWhile patience may not be the most exciting topic you could think of, patience tells you a lot about what you are doing, why you are doing it, and how you measure success. For artists and designers, patience is easily baked into parts of their process or outlook on career, but impatience may be the ...
146. Artist/Entrepreneurs: Supply with Ian C. Hess
November 28, 2022 17:55 - 1 hour - 126 MBI heard about a faculty member at a top-tier art school who got ridiculed by another faculty member because they were teaching art students to run successful businesses. “You’re just turning people into whores,” the faculty member said. The only thing my friend could say was “Well maybe your opinion is bad and wrong.” Just ...
145. Happy Thanksgiving! And an announcement!
November 24, 2022 11:30 - 4 minutes - 6.32 MBIt’s Turkey Day, and we just want to say thank you! We are nearly to 150 episodes, and we couldn’t have done it without YOU! We have so much to be thankful for and all our listeners and friends are definitely on that list. So enjoy the day off, have a big hunk or turkey ...
144. Artist/Entrepreneurs: Full Time with Cameron Wilson Ritcher
November 14, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 122 MBJust studio work: that’s the goal, right? All day every day in your studio. Getting to make the work you want to make. Not having to juggle the hassle of a 9-5 desk job or contract work in a field you just don’t really have a passion for. But how does that actually happen? And ...
143. Presión: A Conversation with Dicho
October 31, 2022 10:30 - 1 hour - 156 MBThis week Ryan, Garreth and Cody sit down with photographer, filmmaker and hip hop artist Tito Henríquez. Rapping under the name Dicho, Henríquez is the son of El Salvadoran parents who were displaced during the Civil War that lasted from the late 1970s until the early 1990s. Through family, his extensive travels to El Salvador, ...
142. Hanging with Curtis – Conversations with Our Artist Friends
October 24, 2022 10:30 - 1 hour - 91.2 MBThis week Ryan, Garreth and Cody sit down with a long-time friend of the gallery, Richmond painter Curtis Newkirk, Jr. to hang out and just have a relaxed conversation. While the structure of a topic-based discussion is helpful in distilling information, conversations build relationships and can be more organic ways to get to topics that ...
141. RIP Soft Skills: Positivity
October 17, 2022 10:30 - 1 hour - 107 MB“College can train you for a career.” “You’ll always be taught the skills you need once you’re hired.” “There are so many resources available to help you learn to do a new job.” All of these statements have their truth, but the category of skill they each refer to is hard skills: those skills that ...
140. Checking In on Upcoming Events
October 10, 2022 16:04 - 8 minutes - 12.4 MBThis week Garreth and Cody sit down to give an update on what has been in the works for Shockoe Artspace and our team. The fellas check in with Ryan via phone about his time in Utah, and everyone gets to chat about his new solo show in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. An unexpected guest ...
139. RIP Soft Skills: Conflict Management
October 03, 2022 10:30 - 1 hour - 119 MB“College can train you for a career.” “You’ll always be taught the skills you need once you’re hired.” “There are so many resources available to help you learn to do a new job.” All of these statements have their truth, but the category of skill they each refer to is hard skills: those skills that ...
138. RIP Soft Skills: Communication
September 26, 2022 15:13 - 1 hour - 113 MB“College can train you for a career.” “You’ll always be taught the skills you need once you’re hired.” “There are so many resources available to help you learn to do a new job.” All of these statements have their truth, but the category of skill they each refer to is hard skills: those skills that ...
137. It’ll Tickle Yore Innards: A Conversation with Casey Criddle
September 12, 2022 10:30 - 1 hour - 127 MBThe most consistent thing about an artist’s career path is how consistently inconsistent they tend to be. The place we start and the place we find ourselves are often widely different, but the only way we get from Point A to Point B is by learning. Part-time jobs, jobs that use some of the skills ...
136. RIP Soft Skills: Time Management
September 06, 2022 10:30 - 1 hour - 88.2 MB“College can train you for a career.” “You’ll always be taught the skills you need once you’re hired.” “There are so many resources available to help you learn to do a new job.” All of these statements have their truth, but the category of skill they each refer to is hard skills: those skills that ...
135. RIP Soft Skills: An Introduction
August 29, 2022 10:30 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MB“College can train you for a career.” “You’ll always be taught the skills you need once you’re hired.” “There are so many resources available to help you learn to do a new job.” All of these statements have their truth, but the category of skill they each refer to is hard skills: those skills that ...
134. Brain Debris: In n Out Burgers, Bluegrass, and NASCAR Pit Passes
August 22, 2022 12:57 - 37 minutes - 51.1 MBThis week, Ryan, Garreth, and Cody spend a bit of time sharing some things that have been circling around their brains. It’s the end of the summer, and everyone is getting ready to get back into school, teaching or you’re just having to get out of summer vacation mode at work. Whatever the case may ...
133. Design Stuff: Paul Rand
August 08, 2022 10:30 - 54 minutes - 75.2 MBThis week, Ryan, Garreth, and Cody sit down for another installment of Design Stuff, a segment devoted to design, designers and their words and ideas. This episode is devoted to another looming name in the design canon: Paul Rand. During his 80-something years on Earth, he proved the breadth of designers and had no issues ...
132. Artist/Entrepreneurs: Not-So-Side Hustles with Zach Crump
August 01, 2022 13:44 - 1 hour - 149 MBArtists aren’t selling Tupperware. The idea of a side hustle usually revolves around some thing that you do in your time away from work that can make you some easy cash. The popular conversation leans more toward get-rich schemes and retirement before you’re 40, but the reality of productive side hustles are more about creative ...
131. Artist/Entrepreneurs: Going Solo with Katie Cortez
July 25, 2022 10:30 - 1 hour - 111 MBFor most creative fields, there is the education you receive in the classroom and there is the education you receive in the field. From internships, to apprenticeships to straight-up training courses, the path to professional creative is one of constant learning. But when do you know when you are good to go out on your ...
130. Artist/Entrepreneurs: Squiggly Straight with Andrea Buccilla
July 18, 2022 10:30 - 1 hour - 110 MBCareers are funny things. For every person who knew exactly what they wanted to do at a young age, there are dozens who take a less direct path. This squiggly path from job to job and interest to interest only looks straight in hindsight, but it seems to be more the norm than not. There ...
129. Placemaking: A Conversation with Sam Taylor
July 05, 2022 10:30 - 1 hour - 124 MBHospitality may get a bad wrap. Or, more precisely, it may just be misunderstood. Hotels, cruises, or your grandma’s house may be the thoughts that come into your head when you hear this term, but hospitality is core to making places, homes, and people feel welcome in private and semi-private spaces. You could even argue ...
128. Design Stuff Bonus Round: György Kepes
June 27, 2022 10:30 - 56 minutes - 78.3 MBThis week, Ryan, Garreth, and Cody sit down for an installment of Design Stuff Bonus Round to pick up where they left off last week. And while you may not recognize the name, you have heard the name of one of his students: Saul Bass. Kepes’ work as an artist, educator and theorist was monumental ...
127. Design Stuff: György Kepes
June 20, 2022 10:30 - 1 hour - 117 MBThis week, Ryan, Garreth, and Cody sit down for another installment of Design Stuff, a segment devoted to design, designers and their words and ideas. And while you may not recognize the name, you have heard the name of one of his students: Saul Bass. Kepes’ work as an artist, educator and theorist was monumental ...
126. Artist/Entrepreneurs: Cody Clarifies
June 13, 2022 10:30 - 49 minutes - 68.3 MBWe do a lot of talking around here because we think the world is an incredibly rich and diverse place with a plethora of human experiences that require us to stop and take inventory of just what the heck is happening. But sometimes when we talk, there is still more left unsaid. Let’s be honest, ...
125. Extra in the Ordinary: A Conversation with Jennifer Small
June 06, 2022 13:26 - 1 hour - 146 MBWhat does it look like to catalog a day in your life? How do you remember the small moments and interventions that cause you to stop for a brief respite from the bustle of a busy day? Seeing what is always there, and noticing what is ordinary, according to this week’s guest, is hard to ...
124. Artist/Entrepreneurs: Beyond Starting with Ian C. Hess
May 31, 2022 10:30 - 1 hour - 141 MBIf you are a practicing maker long enough, you will likely have a place where all the things you have started and never finished live. Some of these objects might be simple notes about ideas, and some of these objects might just need the final bits of spit and polish. Regardless of how many there ...
123. Artist/Entrepreneurs
May 23, 2022 10:30 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MBSpend a few minutes thinking of all the terrible stereotypes of artists and see how angry or sad you get. While you certainly may know a person or two who fits into those spaces, the stereotype is definitely not where you want to spend your time. Now think of all the terrible stereotypes of entrepreneurs; ...
122. Design Stuff: Saul Bass
May 16, 2022 10:30 - 48 minutes - 66.7 MBYou’ve seen his work almost everywhere during your entire life, but you have likely never heard his name. Saul Bass’s career started when he was young and only came more prolific as he worked on some of history’s most iconic logos, film title sequences and eventually became one of Hollywood’s most sought-after visual stylists. From ...
121. Always Saturated, Part 3: It Gets Personal
May 09, 2022 10:30 - 1 hour - 162 MBIn any given day, we are likely to come across more information and more content than our ancestors may have experienced in a year or several years or maybe even their lives. We are constantly being handed things to discover, ideas to interpret and news to accept without a second thought. We are saturated by ...
120. Always Saturated, Part 3: It Gets Personal
May 09, 2022 10:30 - 1 hour - 162 MBIn any given day, we are likely to come across more information and more content than our ancestors may have experienced in a year or several years or maybe even their lives. We are constantly being handed things to discover, ideas to interpret and news to accept without a second thought. We are saturated by ...
120. Always Saturated, Part 2
May 02, 2022 13:53 - 1 hour - 87.8 MBIn any given day, we are likely to come across more information and more content than our ancestors may have experienced in a year or several years or maybe even their lives. We are constantly being handed things to discover, ideas to interpret and news to accept without a second thought. We are saturated by ...
119. Always Saturated, Part 1
April 25, 2022 15:39 - 44 minutes - 61.8 MBIn any given day, we are likely to come across more information and more content than our ancestors may have experienced in a year or several years or maybe even their lives. We are constantly being handed things to discover, ideas to interpret and news to accept without a second thought. We are saturated by ...
118. Whose Practices Are These?
April 11, 2022 12:53 - 1 hour - 104 MBYou’ve heard us say it at least a few times on this podcast: art and design. These two fields are so closely aligned, but can seem miles apart from one another. Historically, we see the separation of design from the larger body of art around the middle of the nineteenth century, but the fracturing in ...
117. What’s in a Visit?
March 28, 2022 13:21 - 42 minutes - 58.2 MBDuring art school, having someone come into your studio and talk about your work seems like a normal thing: your friends come in, your studiomates come in, and your professors come in. But after graduation, when the studio is in your home, or in your backyard, those visits are fewer and farther between. Outside of ...
116. Design Stuff: Milton Glaser
March 14, 2022 10:30 - 47 minutes - 65.6 MBMilton Glaser is easily one of the three best known graphic designers in the United States, and his storied career has been marked by a constant pursuit of art and craft. He has had the distinction of one-man-shows at the Museum of Modern Art and the Georges Pompidou Center. He was selected for the lifetime ...