The Porter Square Podcast, Episode 9: Peter Trippi

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This episode we are finally airing a conversation between Adam Miller and Peter Trippi that took place last year. Peter Trippi is an art historian by training but has wide ranging experiences from museums to magazines. He is currently the editor of Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine. Peter is the former director of the Dahesh Museum in New York and is the Author of J.W Waterhouse. In this podcast we talk about Waterhouse, Peter's work at Fine Art Connoisseur and his views on the current state of painting.

Intro music: "The Last Dead Honeymoon" by Aderbat.

The Porter Square Podcast, Episode 8: Adam Miller - Among the Ruins

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Jason Yarmosky and Martin Wittfooth have a chat with their dear friend and fellow podcaster Adam Miller, who's show Among the Ruins opens at Copro Gallery in Santa Monica on November 10th, and runs through December 1st. We discuss the theme of his show and go on a few tangents on related topics, and dissect the ideas behind a few specific paintings in the series, all of which are shown below. For more of Adam's work, please visit www.adammillerart.com, and to see Among the Ruins at the gallery's website, see www.copronason.com/ADAM

Intro music: "The Last Dead Honeymoon" by Aderbat.

Among the Ruins 79" x 57" oil on canvas

A Gentle Breeze 36" x 48" oil on canvas

Somewhere Over the Rainbow 36" x 48 oil on canvas

Leda in the Gulf 60" x 46" oil on canvas

The Lotus Eater 23" x 23" oil on canvas

The Porter Square Podcast, Episode 7: Jeremy Geddes - Exhale

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Jason Yarmosky, Adam Miller, and Martin Wittfooth sit down for a conversation with painter Jeremy Geddes, whose solo exhibition exhale opened on October 20th at Jonathan LeVine Gallery in New York City. We discuss Jeremy's show, his inspirations, painting process, and thoughts behind the work, and other topics. exhale show runs through November 17th, 2012.
*please note that in a certain spot in the podcast Jeremy refers to a styrofoam construction that he created as an aid to his image reference, which he is sending us an image of. As this episode is going live the same night as the recording, there will be a delay in posting this image until Jeremy is back home in Melbourne from where he'll be able to send it to us. To see the pic, please check back in about a week.

Intro music: "The Last Honeymoon" by Aderbat.

The Street, oil on board.

A Perfect Vacuum, oil on board.

Pale Memory, oil on board.

Begin Again, oil on board.

Miserere 3, oil on board.

The Porter Square Podcast, Episode 6: Jason Bard Yarmosky - Elder Kinder

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First recorded conversation between painter Jason Bard Yarmosky and his grandparents/models/muses Len and Elaine Bard.

"Elder Kinder pays homage to the idea that age is not a deterrent to living fully, but rather a springboard for exploration. My paintings examine the relationship between the limitations of social norms and the freedom to explore, particularly the juxtaposition between the young and old. The carefree nature that is associated with youth often gives way to borders and boundaries placed on adult behavior. As we transition from adult to elderly, these raw freedoms often reemerge. As a child you learn to walk; later in life we learn to unwalk, literally and metaphorically. However, the dreams of the young, often sublimated by the years, never really disappear.

I choose to explore this theme with two people very close to me, my eighty-four year old grandparents. The process of aging has always intrigued me. The lack of permanence in life and the inevitability of aging has always been on my mind growing up. I am also interested in how people, in both mind and body, respond to the passage of time. As Madeleine L'Engle 
said, “The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.”

The resulting paintings capture the intersection of the battered body and the vibrant soul. The images in this series can be seen as either humiliating or empowering. The pessimist sees the images through the lens of shame and vulnerability, weighed down by social convention. The optimist sees a sense of liberation, where an adolescent's playfulness and the freedom to dream complement the wisdom of old age."

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Sound Of Silence - oil on canvas 72"x48"



The Boxer - oil on canvas 72"x60"



Whatever It Is, I'm Against It - oil on canvas 83"x57"



Horse Feathers - oil on canvas 64"x50"



Rockabye Baby - oil on canvas 60"x40"



Senior Prom - oil on canvas 53"x36"



Ballet - oil on canvas 44"x32"

The Porter Square Podcast, Episode 5: Steve Diamant - Sur-Realism

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Brad Kunkle, Adam Miller, and Martin Wittfooth have a conversation with Steve Diamant, owner and director of Arcadia Gallery in SoHo, New York. Topics covered include a show called Sur-Realism (presented at the gallery from June 16th-June 30th, 2012), the recent history, current state, and potential future of allegorical painting, illustration and "fine art", and advice for emerging artists with aspirations for a career in the gallery world.

Intro music: "The Last Honeymoon" by Aderbat.

Martin Wittfooth, "Warden", 34" x 26", oil on linen, 2012.

Adam Miller, "Dusk", 41" x 48", oil on canvas. 2012.

Ryan Bradley, "Beauty 2", pastel on paper.

Damon Lehrer, "Brother and Sister", 30" x 20", oil on canvas.

John Brosio, "Queen of Suburbia", 48" x 48", oil on canvas.

The Porter Square Podcast, Episode 4: Christian Van Minnen - Rainbow Blight

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A conversation with painter Christian Van Minnen. We discuss the themes behind his work, "automatic drawing", his image-making process, Flemish and Mannerist painting, and other topics. See Christian's work at www.seevanminnen.com.

Intro music: "The Last Honeymoon" by Aderbat.

"Pornflowers", oil on panel.

"Marketplace", oil on panel.

"Manfungus 1.1", oil on panel.

The Porter Square Podcast, Episode 3: Matt Rota - City of the Dead

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A conversation with artist Matt Rota. We discuss his solo show, "City of the Dead" at Last Rites Gallery in New York City, with in-depth discussion about the overarching theme of the show and individual works included in the series. Intro music: "Memento" by Omega One, on The Lo-Fi Chronicles (Nature Sounds 2005)

"The Horse", ink and watercolor on paper, 2012.

"Guernica", Pablo Picasso, oil on canvas, 1937

"The Heir", ink and watercolor on paper, 2012.

"The Joke", ink on paper, 2012

"Helen and Paris", ink and watercolor on paper, 2012

The Porter Square Podcast, Episode 2: Nicola Verlato - How The West Was Won

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A conversation with Italian-born/Los Angeles-based painter Nicola Verlato. We discuss his current solo show, "How the West Was Won" at Jonathan Levine Gallery in New York, the current state and future prognosis of representational art, and various other topics.

Intro music: "Memento" by Omega One, on The Lo-Fi Chronicles (Nature Sounds 2005)

"The Conquest of the West", oil on canvas, 80 x 54 inches, 2012

"A Whiter Shade of Pale", oil on canvas, 96 x 60 inches, 2012

"Take the Road to Nowhere", oil on canvas, 59 x 96 inches

The Porter Square Podcast, Episode 1: Brad Kunkle's Gilded Wilderness

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A chat with Brooklyn based artist Brad Kunkle about his upcoming solo exhibition, Gilded Wilderness, in NYC. His new series of work reflects on complex financial systems, the impending integration of technology and biology, our impact on nature, and the underlying mysteries of primal experiences that remind us of the power of instincts and intuition in a technologized world. Gilded Wilderness at Arcadia Gallery Soho, New York, NY. April 21 - May 12, 2012. Opening reception April 21st, 4-6pm

The Gilded Wilderness. Oil, gold and silver leaf on linen, 42x80".

Bird of Paradise. Oil, gold and silver leaf on wood, 30x40". 2012

Islands. Oil and gold leaf on linen, 33x50". 2012

The Bee Healer. Oil and silver leaf on wood, 25x48". 2012



Podcast intro music: "Memento" by Omega One on the album Lo-Fi Chronicles (Nature Sounds 2005)