Is That Art?

Episode 14 - Beige Intelligence

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:47:29 GMT

We had the privilege of hosting a debate at Wrexham University Art Department, where we discussed AI in art. The panel consisted of Raymond Jones, A professional photographer, and Liam Stokes-Massey, an illustrator a mural artist. Some really interesting points raised!

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Episode 13 - Loose Bovine

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:16:09 GMT

We chat with Luke Chapman, artist, musician and chainsaw carver. Discussions include neuro-divergence, John Hurt's Cows, German music appreciation, and much more!

Check out Luke online - Facebook - Instagram - Website

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Episode 12 - Armless Repairs

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 22:15:04 GMT

We take a little dive into some aimless chat. This is a shorter episode while we get prepared for our next interview with Luke Chapman, sculptor and musician from Norfolk.

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Episode 11 - Armani Shower

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 09:34:56 GMT

In this long awaited return episode (well, for number 1 fan Luke anyway), we chat to Alistair Morrison, acclaimed photographer, about his brand new art initiative 'Time to Connect', photographing the stars, and lots more!

Alistair has 80 portraits in the national gallery and a wealth of stories and experiences to share.

Time to connect is a brand new art trail across the UK which will grow and evolve as time passes.

instagram.com/alistairmorrisonphotography

instagram.com/timetoconnectttc

alistairmorrison.com

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Episode 10 - Garden Nodes

Sun, 09 Jun 2024 16:02:43 GMT

We have a chat with Ryan Firchau about his background, and how he worked towards a career in game design. Inevitably we end up going off topic a lot and never getting round to discussing how AI is shaping the industry today.

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Ryan is on instagram.com/firecrow78

Paul Is on instagram.com/pauledsculpts and now instagram.com/edacheanimation with his foray into the world of animation

Simon is on instagram.com/simonorourke

and on Facebook.com/simonorourketreecarving

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Episode 9 - Dystopian Vision (Pro)

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 20:58:26 GMT

We chat about western society and how much art is valued, and inevitably go off on tangents about unrelated subjects.

"Hitler was a great graphic designer" and other problematic quotes must not be taken out of context.

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Paul is on instagram.com/pauledsculpts and now instagram.com/edacheanimation with his foray into the world of animation...

Simon is on instagram.com/simonorourke

and on facebook.com/simonorourketreecarving

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Episode 8 - Curated Steak

Thu, 21 Dec 2023 14:19:48 GMT

We chat to Hannah-Jayne Smith about curating galleries, writing to fairies, and mental wellbeing. A more serious podcast by our standards, it was brilliant to talk to Hannah-Jayne about her work at Steak of the Art Restaurants, and her own business - Wellbeing Done Well.

Follow her on Instagram.com/hj_wellbeingdonewell

Visit her website - www.wellbeingdonewell.co.uk

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Episode 7- Milky Shark

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:30:35 GMT

Simon and Paul chat about the life and work of Damien Hirst, a controversial figure in the Art world. Was he genuinely exploring new concepts or taking advantage of every Tarquin on the planet?

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Episode 6 - Cheesy Balzac

Sat, 16 Sep 2023 16:00:31 GMT

We discuss the life and work of Rodin, one of our favourite sculptors. Digressions into the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles influence on his work and whether or not he spent time making garden gnomes for mass production.

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Episode 5 - Rocky Bacon

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 19:45:37 GMT

This episode we discuss the merits of owning a share in a multi million pound artwork, and ask the all important question, is Sly Stallone an Art Smash or Car Crash?!

We are planning to get a blog going to show the artwork we're talking about for each episode, please bear with us while we get that off the ground!

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Episode 4 - Cubist Diffusion

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 20:20:36 GMT

We chat to Josh Bowe, an artist who is creating groundbreaking work exploring the limits of what we see with our eyes. Did the invention of photography start the movement away from realism? Was Hitler only slightly problematic?

Please look up www.joshboweartwork.com and browse the portfolio as you listen for a full experience!

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Episode 3 - Châteauknife-du-Pape

Wed, 05 Jul 2023 13:33:00 GMT

On our very irreverent podcast about the world of art, we chat our usual nonsense about art news, and introduce a new section, Art Smash or Car Crash, where we take an artist, talk about their work and decide if they are indeed, an Art Smash or a Car Crash. We also have a great chat with Alfie Bradley, creator of the famous Knife Angel!

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Alfie Bradley can be found on

alfiebradley.com

instagram.com/alfiebradleyart

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Episode 2 - Fascist Lobsters?

Fri, 26 May 2023 20:46:06 GMT

On this episode, we chat about Jeff Koons' broken balloon dog, insurance for galleries, and the master of surrealism, Salvador Dali! How mad was he? Is mad a politically correct way to describe him? How did his work influence modern culture? How problematic was his affinity for fascism?

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Subscribe to our chatty podcast and in the future you'll be hearing from guest creatives and experts in artistic industries!

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Episode 1 - The Grey Banana

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:56:41 GMT

On this Pilot episode, we chat about our backgrounds, our views, and a few topics such as Art vs Craft (or should that be Art vs Manufacture?)

Are all art critics called Tarquin and wear berets and scarves? Is there good art and bad art or is it all in the eye of the beholder?

Such questions are answered in a highly non-intellectual manner and in no way are answered, but we had fun discussing them anyway!

Join us on future episodes when we will have the occasional guest, and will discuss in detail a different artist each time and talk about how they've influenced the world of art.

Simon's website is treecarving.co.uk

Paul can be found on instagram.com/pauledsculpts

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