Episode 19: Humberto Ramirez

06/30/21 • 62 min

The Artish Plunge dives into deep conversation with Vermont-based multimedia artist, curator and professor HUMBERTO RAMIREZ, exploring the unique role of the arts as a language and the challenges —and rewards—of teaching art in an academic setting.
Escaping the political and social turmoil in Chile of the 1970s, Humberto came to the US to study molecular biology with an eye towards medical school before he felt the tug to study art. While his early paintings and video often reflected his political and social concerns, he shares how his current work has evolved to reflect his surroundings and stage of life, using space, light and color to create contemplative, abstract botanical fantasies.

Find Humberto:
Website: http://humbertoramirez.net/

Mentioned:

The "other" Humberto Ramirez, the jazz musician (hear)
Baroque music (learn)
Landmark College, Putney VT (learn)
Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, VT (learn)
Michel Foucault, French philosopher, The Archaeology of Knowledge: And the Discourse on Language (read)
Panel paintings, Metropolitan Museum of Art (learn)
Kaja Silverman, The Subject of Semiotics (read)
Roland Barthes, Mythologies (read)
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art , Mass MoCa (learn)

Find Me, Kristy Darnell Battani:
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Find Humberto:
Website: http://humbertoramirez.net/

Mentioned:

The "other" Humberto Ramirez, the jazz musician (hear)
Baroque music (learn)
Landmark College, Putney VT (learn)
Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, VT (learn)
Michel Foucault, French philosopher, The Archaeology of Knowledge: And the Discourse on Language (read)
Panel paintings, Metropolitan Museum of Art (learn)
Kaja Silverman, The Subject of Semiotics (read)
Roland Barthes, Mythologies (read)
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art , Mass MoCa (learn)

Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/artishplunge)

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Episode 18: Valerie Chaussonnet, Part 2

Continuing our conversation with metal sculptor and painter VALERIE CHAUSSONNET, we learn how Valerie’s work with the Smithsonian Institution inspired her to begin taking art classes at the Corcoran and to continue that work later in Austin, Texas. Along the way, Valerie created a French-immersion school and surrounded herself with colorful art and colorful people, all of which are reflected in the sculpture and paintings she makes today as a full-time artist.
Find Valerie:
Website: valeriechaussonnet.com
Instagram: @valeriechaussonnet
Facebook: valeriechaussonnetart

Mentioned:

Corcoran Art School (learn)
La Petite Provence, Valerie's French immersion classes (learn)
Austin Community College, Art Department (learn)
Jan Heaton, artist (see)
Brian Johnson, artist (see)
Polyvalent (meaning, use) FR: versatile, having many different skills
Midnight Library, Matt Haig (read)
Zoe Berg, artist (see)
Just Kids, Patti Smith (read)
Hold Still, Sally Mann (read)
Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari (read)
Crazy Brave, Joy Harjo (read)

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Episode 20: Liz Murphy

The Artish Plunge shares an uplifting chat with Liz Murphy, a New Jersey-based painter, interior designer, illustrator and graphic designer who grew up in Surrey, England. Inspired by her mother’s ability to inject joy and stability through art and creativity into an otherwise turbulent home life, Liz has used her design skills to create meaningful spaces, and ultimately, found her own voice and truth through painting.

Liz talks about learning to be okay on your own and creating a sacred space to hear your inner voice. When you design and work in your own sacred temple, you create from a place of authenticity. As Liz reminds us, we all need to learn how to “show up naked.”

Find Liz:

Art Website: www.lizmurphystudio.com/
Design Website: www.lizmurphydesigns.com/
Instagram: @lizmurphystudio Facebook: @lizmurphystudio
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