Ep 99: Gary Mansfield discovered art during his time in prison. It changed his life.

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12/12/17 • 84 min

Gary Mansfield was sent to prison. It was in there that he fell in love with art. He shares his fascinating journey and we discuss the details of his early life and the dangers of no belonging or identity.Now, he curates shows and creates his own art exploring themes of identity, understanding others and tells some hilarious tales of how his 'Walk A Mile' project has been received by the younger generation.Gary is a gentleman and reminds us all to not be so hasty in judging others, also that creativity manifests itself in the unlikeliest of places.Get us your feedback and share any personal turning points @arrestallmimics on Twitterhttp://www.garymansfield.co.uk/http://instagram.com/mizogarthttp://twitter.com/mizogarthttps://www.facebook.com/gmanasfield

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Ep 98: Sarah Peters' lifelong love of drawing has taken her through drama, directing and media.

Sarah Peters loves to draw. She follows the heart without overthinking and this has led her to creative work in various disciplines, including directing, drama and marketing. She has aspirations to enter the illustration world and her work is certainly taking her that way.We discuss why it's important for some people to take the unplanned route, to take time and arrive at places in natural time. Sarah shares some valuable social media advice and a few hilarious tales of drawing in public.Get your thoughts over now on social media @arrestallmimicshttps://www.instagram.com/s.peters_art/

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Ep 100 pt 1: Olivier Kugler, Reeperbahn to New York, the origins of a unique reportage artist

Olivier Kugler's much loved style of reportage illustration has taken him on an unbelievable ride. In part one of the 100th special two-part show, he guides us through his formative days of working out his place in the art world, studies in New York City and early people drawing in Hamburg's Reeperbahn.Olivier details his early work with The Guardian and the impact it had on his creative direction. It's a great tale of making sense of the world, mentorship, taking chances and early breaks as we discuss the importance of the role of those with more experience.In part 2, on January 2nd we'll hear some intense, heartwarming and scary stories from Olivier's adventures in Africa, the home of a Mafioso supergrass, Calais, Cos and Iraqi Kurdistan refugee camps ahead of the release of his stunning book, Escaping Wars and Waves.A HUGE thank you to every single person who has helped Arrest All Mimics reach this milestone episode!Feedback as ever to @arrestallmimics on Twitter and Instagramhttp://www.olivierkugler.com/http://www.olivierkugler.com/Dem_Krieg_entronnen/http://www.eyemagazine.com/feature/article/olivier-kugler-bearing-witnesshttp://www.klaus-kugler.de/