An Artist’s Insane Technique for Disturbing Times

On this recent California Sun Podcast, I spoke with Los Angeles-based artist Laurie Lipton about creating massive political works in chaotic times, her obsessive cross-hatching technique learned from Dutch Masters, and returning to the US after 36 years abroad to find America rolled back to 1955. A relentlessly productive artist, Lipton described drawing as an almost physiological need. “I use my work to deal with life. … I have very, very strong emotions, but I need the illusion of control,” she said. “Otherwise I think I’d start running through the streets screaming.” Get full access to Talk Cocktail Podcast at jeffschechtman.substack.com/subscribe