In this episode of The Love That Loves You Back, Jonathan and Valerie delve deeper into the intimate process of portraiture . In part 2 we dive deeper into Jonathan's practice as a portrait artist.
In this episode Jonathan and Valerie address the idea and history of portraiture with mild dissection of Jonathan's personal insights as a portraitist.
In this episode, we welcome Zimbabwean painter Helen Teede as she shares her approach to painting is a form of dialogue and how motherhood has shifted her approach to creativity and time.
Join hosts Valerie and Jonathan in their discussion of their shared love for Spanish painter and graphic artist - Francisco Goya!
Valerie and Jonathan explore how even the most successful people rely on mentors, coaches, and guides.
Valerie and Jonathan dive into the ever-growing trend of celebrities venturing into the world of art. From actors-turned-painters, the likes of Johnny Depp and Jim Carrey, to musicians exploring sculpture - Bob Dylan.
Join Valerie and Jonathan for their first episode of the year as they dive into the topic of nepotism in the art world. From renowned painters such as Pablo Picasso and Lucian Freud with famous familial connections, they explore how having well-known parents can shape an artist’s career!
Celebrating the end of 2024, Jonathan and Valerie reflect on the highlights of the closing year!
Jonathan and Valerie dip their toes into the AI in Art debate, thinking about technology through art history and vice versa as well as the ethics of aesthetics.
Listen along to hosts Valerie and Jonathan as they dissect Peter Doig’s curatorial ‘debut’ at Gagosian New York, segue waying into a discussions about development of artistic style and identity and the ethical premise of art criticism.
Valerie and Jonathan commemorate the life of Frank Auerbach with a discussion about his work and the extraordinary London Quartet he was a part of(Leon Kossoff, Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon), who catalysed British painting in the second half of the 20th century
Valerie and Jonathan discuss their two heroes Chaim Soutine and Paul Cezanne and the courage of painting as painting among other things!
In this episode Jonathan and Valerie address the current phenomenon of implicit “deification” of artists and its impact on artists and their works among other extrinsic pressures.
More than a selection of artworks. What makes a “perfect” exhibition? Valerie and Jonathan reflect on their life-changing exhibitions.
Join hosts Jonathan Freemantle and Valerie Kabov as they explore the intricate dance between art and society, delving into concepts of time and the out of body experience that is art!
Hosts Jonathan and Valerie use Paolo Sorrentino’s 'The Young Pope' as an opportunity to riff on Renaissance, artistic epiphanies, aesthetics, ethic and art criticisms and much much more.
Dive in head first in the deep end with our hosts talking about culture catalysts, their first impressions of each other and being irrelevant to gen alpha.
