N.C. Wyeth

<p>Giuseppe Castellano talks to illustrator and fine artist, Michael Deas, about his early years as an illustrator; how he created “The Torch Lady” for Columbia Pictures; why he doesn’t look back on his long career; and more.</p><p>To learn more about Michael, visit <a href="http ... Show More

<p>Giuseppe Castellano talks to award-winning illustrator, and distinguished educator, Robert Hunt, about why illustrators should embrace “woodshedding”; how he created the DreamWorks logo; what the great Kazuhiko Sano meant to him, and to the illustration world at large; and mor ... Show More

<p>Giuseppe Castellano talks to writer and (sneaky) artist, Nishant Jain, about why it’s okay for artists to say, “I am a creative”; how we can break free of social media prison; why one’s creative practice is like an infinite game; and more.</p><p>To learn more about Nishant, vi ... Show More

Artist Dmitry Samarov returns to the show to bail me out after a stressful couple of weeks and to explore his fantastic new book, MAKING PICTURES IS HOW I TALK TO THE WORLD, a survey of his art from the '80s to today. We talk about the process of selecting pieces for the book, wh ... Show More

In a long life, spanning the late 19th and early 20th century, Antoni Gaudi created some of history’s best-loved architecture. From his early lamppost designs, through to his great unfinished masterpiece, his unmistakable works are world renowned, inimitable, and iconic to this d ... Show More

<p>Though we remember Browning far more readily than we do Landor, this poem dates from a period when their fortunes were reversed and the latter was eager to acquaint the world with the budding talent he had discovered.</p><p>Walter Savage Landor (30 January 1775 – 17 September ... Show More

<p>Jules Naleb vit et travaille à Angoulême. Après dix années passées dans l’animation — il a notamment participé au long-métrage d’animation primé <em>J’ai perdu mon corps</em> — il publie aujourd’hui <em>Aeon World : Ish &amp; Mima</em> aux éditions Kinaye. Cet album inaugure u ... Show More

Pablo Picasso was one of the most celebrated and radical artists of the 20th century. His styles shocked and outraged contemporaries, and are still instantly recognisable today. But while the artist was publicly fêted, behind closed doors there was a darker side, and many of his ... Show More

<p><strong>William Blake</strong> (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romantic_poetry" rel="no ... Show More

<p><strong>Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti</strong> (12 May 1828 – 9 April 1882), generally known as <strong>Dante Gabriel Rossetti</strong> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">/rəˈzɛti/</a>),<a href="https://en.wikip ... Show More

<p>Graphic designers are taught to <em>create</em>, not <em>sell</em>—and that’s exactly why so many talented designers stay broke. The harsh reality? <b>Talent alone won’t make you successful.</b></p><p>The industry is full of insanely skilled designers who struggle to make ends ... Show More

Apollinaire is a pivotal figure in the history of French poetry. Friend of Picasso, albeit a sometimes volatile one, inventor of the term &#39;surrealism&#39; and the poem without punctuation, he advocated a poetry that was direct and intuitive, free of any refined intellectualis ... Show More

<p>Our guest is graphic designer and photographer <a href="https://www.johnnymei.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Johnny Mei</a>.</p> <p>In this episode, Johnny speaks with host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://christiansolorzano.com/">⁠⁠⁠Christian Solorzano⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a ... Show More