Ep: 45 - Alex Kanevsky & Hollis Heichemer

In this episode of Art Grind, hosts Dina Brodsky, Marshall Jones, and Tun Myaing road trip to interview artists Alex Kanevsky and Hollis Heichemer in New Hampshire. With the faint sound of crickets setting the stage, Alex and Hollis speak about their different paths to becoming artists and how thought, experience, memory, and painting converge—usually as the same thing. Though Alex paints more representationally and views painting more as investigation, whereas Hollis paints more abstractly and views painting more as insight, they share their “curate[d] life” in agreement that “painting never ends.” Tune in not just for Art Grind’s first episode interviewing two artists simultaneously, but also for an episode which proves as frank as it is profound.Show Notes:1:15  A word from our sponsor: New York Academy of Art -  Peter Drake (Provost) & John Volk (Director of Continuing Studies) 13:14: Show begins16:20 : Hollis’ background19:00: Alex’s background35:20: How Alex & Hollis function as an artist couple38:05: What motivates Hollis to paint45:30: What motivates Alex to paint52:30: Alex on artist statements1:02:30: A typical day in the studio1:09:00: How Hollis’ paintings become her own1:10:50: How the outside world influences Alex & Hollis1:16:05-1:16:15: Break1:16:20: Alex on deconstruction in his work1:24:50: Hollis on what makes a good painting1:26:50: Hollis on J.M.W. Turner & Mark Rothko1:31:10: Alex on models as studio company1:35:45: Alex’s satisfaction with his work1:36:34: Hollis’ satisfaction with her work1:39:55: Hollis’ advice to young artists1:43:10: Alex on William Carlos Williams1:45:55: Alex & Hollis on the Charles DeMuth Museum1:49:00: Dina on The Waking by Theodore Roethke1:55:12: End creditsLearn more about Alex Kanevsky by visiting his Website or by following him on InstagramLearn more about Hollis Heichemer by visiting her Website or by following her on InstagramAlex Kanevsky’s Recent/Upcoming Exhibitions:Scrambling for Grace, The Dolby Chadwick GalleryOctober 1st-31st, 2020Hollis Heichemer’s Recent/Upcoming Exhibitions:Happenstance, Hollis Taggart April 4th-May 4th, 2019Lonely Man by Hazmat Modine, courtesy Wade SchumanGive us a call on our Art Grind Podcast hotline and tell us what's on your mind! 929-267-4830Support the show