Episode 16: Emilio Villalba (United States) - "Back Home"

04/01/20 • 115 min

In this episode, I talk with San Francisco based painter Emilio Villalba. We discuss his new solo show "Back Home," which has been postponed to June 6 at Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco, the evolution of one's work, Alice Neel, what's on his turntable and much more.

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Episode 15: Yulia Bas (Russia-Spain) - "It's About Intuition"

In this episode, I talk with Barcelona based painter Yula Bas. We talk about the Corona Virus and it's effects on Spain, growing up in Russia, coming back to art after an 11-year hiatus and more.

From her website: Born in Moscow in 1986, Yulia's eclectic artistic journey began at a very early age. From studying with a teacher dedicated to old school academicism as a child, she went on to complete a degree in interior design and architecture. Over the past decade, she has established a successful yacht design studio with her partner, relocating to Barcelona and immersing herself in this unique leviathan realm. Every step and outlet has seen her become more fascinated with the human condition, appreciate the capacity and fragility of each of her mediums – paint and pencil, space and light – and learn more about herself. After a decade dedicated to yacht design, Yulia felt a longing to return to the canvas once again. In many ways an artist reborn, her work harnesses her feelings of vulnerability, her acute awareness of her shifting identity. As she undergoes a metamorphosis of self, so too do her subjects through her honest, incomplete rendering.

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Episode 17: Claudia Rilling (United States) - "Expression through Clarity

Claudia Rilling is a professional fine artist and teacher residing just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her art is represented by Kim Eagles-Smith Gallery in Mill Valley. Her current work consists mainly of florals, landscapes, and cityscapes. These paintings are based on the relationships of planes, light, and color, placed within carefully constructed compositions. Originally from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Claudia began studying classical drawing and design at the age of sixteen and dedicated herself to learning these principles. Claudia graduated from Boston University's College of Fine Arts where she further developed her drawing and painting skills. After college, she moved to Philadelphia where she worked full-time for Anthropologie Corporation as the assistant to the art department. Following this, she relocated to San Francisco to obtain her MFA degree in painting from the Academy of Art University. She continues to teach online for the Academy of Art University in San Francisco and is an adjunct professor at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design in Lancaster, PA.

In this episode we discuss the Corona Virus Pandemic and its effects on artists, teaching in relation to one’s own studio practice, the power of clarity in painting and more.

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