Ministry of Arts Podcast Gary Mansfield

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Heath Kane (@ByHeathKane)
 
Heath Kane returns almost five and a half years after he first appeared on the podcast, in episode 09. At the time he had his own branding agency, creating his ‘Rich Enough to be Batman’ prints as an external creative outlet. We simply discuss what’s happened since we first recorded on that bench in Hoxton Square many moons ago...
“Having worked with clients in the luxury goods market for quite a while, I found it hard to understand how some individuals had more wealth than entire countries. And so, I created Rich Enough to be Batman. I knew then that I wanted any art I made to be topical, political and to challenge the conventions of our lifestyles and the world we live in today.
I have always made art in response to what I see happening in the world. Each of my collections explores a different political or social narrative. I want people to look at my art and talk about the issues we face, both individually and as a community.
When politics seems to be moving backwards (and while right wing governments continue to be in power) we need to be more active than ever in moving forwards. In creating art, I now have a voice that can help to bring about change. And, through buying my art perhaps you can join in that choir.
I will continue to create more art that brings awareness to the societal rifts that politics creates. I hope to ridicule these divisions whilst trying to create more tolerance and understanding for each other.”
 
For more information on the work of Heath Kane go to
https:/heathkane.co.uk
 
 
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💥Ep.247 Danielle Tomlinson
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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Danielle Tomlinson (@danielletomlinsonart)
Danielle Tomlinson is a successful young British contemporary artist, taking the art world by storm with her bold, abstract paintings focused around her passion for wildlife. 
Before working full time as an artist Danielle was competitive swimmer, competing nationally and internationally for the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games and the World Trials. 
COVID brought a pause to all training which allowed Danielle to reignite her creative side. Entirely self-taught Danielle's art business was her first job out of university and within 2 months she was earning a full salary. 
Her paintings are flown to collectors all over the world, including the USA, Australia, France, Canada, and many countries throughout Europe. Danielle started painting in her garden shed and three years later she has expanded and now in her third studio.
This transition from competitive swimmer to successful full-time artist Tomlinson says could be down to the determination and drive which comes with competitive sports.
Most of Danielle's buyers discover her work through Instagram and other social media platforms with an engaged and supportive following of 64k+ collectively.
For more information on the work of Danielle Tomlinson go to
https://www.danielletomlinsonart.com
*Thanks to Amy at @lucky8pr for the intro
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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Georgia Powell of co-founder of CURA Art (@cura_art_)
Georgia Powell and Liza Shapiro are the Founders of CURA Art and The Residency. Through the two platforms, the founders have created an environment that is focused on long-term care and legacy. The Residency is a platform aimed at supporting and sponsoring underrepresented artists, centered around time away from their usual routine at various appropriate spaces. The Residency uses a unique approach, creating a supportive ecosystem through mentorship and community, connecting artists with influential patrons as a catalyst for change. Based in London and Los Angeles, CURA Art offers a personal and trusted approach to caring for varied collections, providing specialized services and expertise to ensure that works of art and other precious objects are preserved, managed, and displayed to the highest standards. Using their training in conservation, museum studies, art history and curation, they focus on advising collectors with the management and care of their collections, as well as with their philanthropy and patronage.
Georgia is a lecturer at Christie’s Education and speaks regularly on the subject of the role of the Collector today. Georgia is Curator to the Estate of Jane McAdam Freud and advisor to the Estate of Feliks Topolski. She is a Trustee of Plain Sight Archive and a mentor for I Like Networking, helping artists and those working in the arts.
For more information on the work of CURA Art go to https://curaart.com
Thanks to @lisabaker_ltd for the connection
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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Endless (@endlessartist)
He goes by the name “Endless” – a word which embodies his limitless creativity, passion and drive. Endless is a London-based artist, who infuses street and contemporary art techniques and practices.
After 6 years of study, Endless graduated from Cambridge School Of Art, where he specialised in fine art and screen printing. Shortly after this, he moved to London and began sharing his ideas with the world in the form of street-art. The journey from street to gallery has seen Endless' reputation rise, capturing the attention of the art world, museums, brands and the media alike.
Never lacking in meaning or depth, the key messages within the vibrant artwork interpret the artists’ unbiased societal observations, exploring humanity’s relationship with fashion, advertising, brand-worship, consumerism, and celebrity culture. The logo "CHAPEL" is often found in Endless' work, showcasing the contrast between traditional and modern-day symbols of worship with his own take on the iconic Chanel No5 perfume imagery. The name change in Endless' design represents society's brand-obsessed culture shift in one word, 'Chapel' - a world where brands are the new deities; shops are the new churches, glossy magazines are Bibles and celebrities play the part of God. The gods in his works include fashion industry legends like Karl Lagerfeld, Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss.
Today, Endless continues to express ideas through his street-art, but his most exclusive work can be found in Cris Contini Contemporary Galleries and within the homes of collectors world-wide.
For more information on the work of Endless go to
https://www.endlesstheartist.com

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Nicola Turner (@nicolaturner.art)
Turner investigates dissolution of boundaries, liminal states, and continuous exchanges across ecosystems. In doing so, she explores the interconnection of life and death, human and non- human, attraction and repulsion. She combines found objects that hold traces of memory, with the shapes of living forms, and materials from organic ‘dead’ matter such as horsehair - a material used previously for bedding and furniture and, in that regard, alive with history and memory.
She explores how these materials give off energy forces, including how “dead” matter can provoke a visceral aversion and attraction, that can provoke new ways of looking. Her pieces are part of a vital and thriving microcosmos comprised of human and non-human agents which functions mostly beyond our conscious contemplation. Her work resonates with the notion of abjection, the capacity of the world to disorient and connect to primal instinct and, consequently, within the abject there is an acute awareness of melancholy and death. Amid this state of confusion and unsettlement, however, an affirmation of life’s forces is simultaneously allowed to arise.
Turner draws on her own experience of loss, bereavement and medical intrusions. Her work and the materials used provoke awareness of the entanglement of life, challenging individuality and creating awareness of the wider interconnected energies of which we are a part. 

For more information on the work of Nicola Turner go to
https://www.nicolaturner.art

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Hercule Van Wolfwinkle (@portraitsbyhercule)
Hercule has been called lots of things throughout his life, an artist certainly wasn’t one of them. But all of that changed one late summer afternoon in 2020 when, whilst trying to coerce his young son into making some thank you cards, he doodled a picture of their family dog. The picture was rubbish, so naturally he stuck it on Facebook with the following comment:
 
***FOR SALE***
Beautiful hand drawn pictures of your favourite family pets. Just send me a photo and I can produce a unique and wonderful piece of art that will grace any home and make the memories of your furry friends last a lifetime.
Some examples have been posted (I know it’s hard to tell but the photographs are the picture on the left in each one).
£299 ono. No VAT.
 
Little did he know that his work would go viral and his art would soon be in high demand with requests for portraits flooding into his inbox in their tens of thousands. Request from all over the globe.
Hercule’s self-proclaimed ‘ultra-realistic’ style is akin to that of a small child who has never seen an animal before and is only just learning how to hold a pencil properly, but people like it. A large social media following and worldwide media coverage catapulted Hercule into the limelight and he has used this exposure to raise money for his chosen charities; Turning Tides Ending Local Homelessness and StreetVet.
To date he has raised over £300,000 and counting with his pet portraits and this fundraising has seen Hercule receive a Points of Light Award from the Prime Minister, recognised by The Big Issue as one of their 100 Change Makers for 2021, and named as the ‘Creative Fundraiser of The Year’ at the 2022 Just Giving Awards .
The merchandise and print sales from this site are not direct charity sales, however a minimum of 10% of all profits are donated to the chosen charities.
For more information on the work of Pure Evil go to
https://herculevanwolfwinkle.co.uk

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