Ministry of Arts Podcast

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Holly Searle (@the_subversive_stitcher)  For as long as I can remember I have always been making something. In retrospect, I may well have picked this desire to create up from my nan and my mum, who were always making something as well. I was an analogue child that was closer to the make do and mend generation than the digital children of the 21 century, who have a screen that feeds their desires, but not necessarily their creativity.​For that I will always be truly grateful.​I always loved to embroider, but as the years passed and my life became more focused on single parenting and domestic issues, I seemed to have lost the desire to create. I just lost my creative mojo. Then one day, several years ago, I attended an exhibition on mental health and saw the most incredible sight. It was a sampler that had been sewn by an inmate of a Victorian Asylum.​The inmate Mary Frances Heaton had used a needle and thread and other accessible materials to petition Queen Victoria about her own personal experiences of her own social injustice that had befallen her.In that moment, as I stood there looking at this piece. I was transfixed and amazed by her ingenuity and her passion to be heard.​Her passion reignited my desire to create and to use embroidery and textiles as a basis to draw attention to social issues and to empower women, especially those that deserve more attention than afforded them. Mary was incarcerated for 41 years, but she never gave up using her voice. I like to think you can hear an echo of her in mine.​​ For more information on the work of Holly Searle go tohttps://www.thesubversivestitcher.com To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: ministryofartsorg@gmail.comSocial Media: @ministryofartsorg  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 tohttps:/heathkane.co.uk  To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: ministryofartsorg@gmail.comSocial Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

💥Ep.247 Danielle Tomlinson🎙Ministry of Arts PodcastLINK IN BIO 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 tohttps://www.danielletomlinsonart.com*Thanks to Amy at @lucky8pr for the introTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: ministryofartsorg@gmail.comSocial Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.comThanks to @lisabaker_ltd for the connectionTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: ministryofartsorg@gmail.comSocial Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 tohttps://www.endlesstheartist.comTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: ministryofartsorg@gmail.comSocial Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 tohttps://www.nicolaturner.artTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: ministryofartsorg@gmail.comSocial Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 tohttps://herculevanwolfwinkle.co.ukTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: ministryofartsorg@gmail.comSocial Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Sara Prinsloo (@saraprinslooart) Sara Prinsloo is a Sheffield based artist exploring her own mental health and lived experiences through art. “My art is a journey into an unconventional adolescence and those ‘things’ that just stay with you forever. The aim is to make sense of my own life experiences: dealing with grief, coming from a working-class background and the impacts of being reckless as a youth.” Anger and frustration is an emotion often at the forefront of Sara’s work. Raising topics of class insecurities, anxiety, toxic labelling, in the aim to re-think negative emotions and open up conversations of why they exist in the first place.  In 2019, Sara created the @itsokayproj which provides a platform for others to share their mental health experiences, whilst celebrating the creative ways we express ourselves. By publishing zines, working with over 100 contributors and hosting workshops, she has been able to help defeat negative stigmas in relation to mental health. The project was set up in memory of her sibling.  Sara was shortlisted for the 2023 Cooper Prize in Barnsley and her work can be seen on display at the Cooper Gallery until April 2024.  For more information on the work of Sara Prinsloo and to read her essay ‘Cut Before It’s Grown’ go to www.saraprinsloo.co.uk  For more information on the It’s OKAY Project go to www.itsokayproject.com @itsokayproj To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: ministryofartsorg@gmail.comSocial Media: @ministryofartsorg  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, MoA host Gary Mansfield looks back at the guests that have appeared on the podcast throughout 2023.As ever, we had the widest range of guests of any art podcast, from the unknown to the world renowned and all those in between.Thank you for your support throughout 2023 and look forward to keeping you company through 2024.For any podcast guest recommendations, please contact @MinistryOfArtsOrg on InstagramTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: ministryofartsorg@gmail.comSocial Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Martin O'Brien (@martinobrienart)Martin O’Brien is an artist and zombie. He works across performance, writing and video art. His work uses long durational actions, short speculative texts and critical rants, and performance processes in order to explore death and dying, what it means to be born with a life shortening disease, and the philosophical implications of living longer than expected. He has shown work throughout the UK; Europe; USA; and Canada, and is well known for his solo performances and collaborations with the legendary LA artist and dominatrix Sheree Rose.Martin is currently Writer in in Residence 2023, Whitechapel GalleryHe is winner of the Philip Leverhulme Prize for Visual and Performing Arts 2022. He will be writer in residence at Whitechapel Gallery throughout 2023. Martin has cystic fibrosis and all of his work and writing draws upon this experience. In 2018, the book ‘Survival of the Sickest: The Art of Martin O’Brien’ was published by Live Art Development Agency. His work has been featured on BBC radio and Sky Arts television. He is currently senior lecturer in Live Art at Queen Mary University of London.​For more information on the work of Martin O'Brien go tohttp://www.martinobrienart.co.ukThanks to @abstraktpublicity for making this connectionTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: ministryofartsorg@gmail.comSocial Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week we said goodby Background Bob, the artist with the BIGGEST smile in the art world. In his short time on the art-scene he inspired everyone he came in contact with.We're re-releasing episode 86, recorded [with his Dad Nathan] just over 3 years ago, at the start of his journry... Keep smiling Background Bob!!This week Gary Mansfield speaks to Nathan, the Father of Background Bob (@background_bob)Background Bob is a severely disabled young lad, that just so happened to make hundreds of new friends during lockdown, by collaborating with some of the biggest names on the Street Art scene. Before long he had artists from all over the World contacting him asking him to join in.He hand-painted 250 cardboard backgrounds to be transformed into new collaborative artworks by his new friends. Background Bob, his family and friends have now created a book titled Background Bob & His Amazing Friends containing images of each collaboration and are selling them with all proceeds going to the local Hospital that has always cared for him.For your own copy of Background Bob & His Amazing Friends go to his Instagram page @background_bob or visit www. colchesteripswichcharity.org.uk/backgroundbobFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www. ministryofarts.orgEmail: ministryofartsorg@gmail.comSocial Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Jamie Jones (@just.jamie.jones)Jamie Jones absorbed the artistic and illustrative pop-culture of the 80s and early 90s, bingeing Saturday-morning cartoons, collecting comic books and being mesmerised by the pillars of hip-hop.Playful, bigger-than-life characters, bold neon colour palates and pop art styles. Jamie works with recognisable characters that evoke nostalgia - reflections of childhood memories that make his work accessible to audiences young and old.For more information on the work of Jamie Jones go tohttps://www.justjamiejones.comTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: ministryofartsorg@gmail.comSocial Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Joelle Taylor (@jtaylortrash)Joelle Taylor is the author of 4 collections of poetry. Her most recent collection C+NTO & Othered Poems won the 2021 T.S Eliot Prize, and the 2022 Polari Book Prize for LGBT authors. C+NTO is currently being adapted for theatre with a view to touring. She is a co- curator and host of Out-Spoken Live at the Southbank Centre, and tours her work nationally and internationally in a diverse range of venues, from Australia to Brazil. She is also a Poetry Fellow of University of East Anglia and the curator of the Koestler Awards 2023.She has judged several poetry and literary prizes including Jerwood Fellowship, the Forward Prize, and the Ondaatje Prize. Her novel of interconnecting stories The Night Alphabet will be published by Riverrun in Spring of 2024. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and the 2022 Saboteur Spoken Word Artist of the Year. Her most recent acting role was in Blue by Derek Jarman, which was directed by Neil Bartlett and featured Russell Tovey, Jay Bernard, and Travis Alabanza. Blue sold out its run across the UK and more dates are expected for the future.IN CASE OF EMERGENCY will feature nearly 200 artworks across visual, writing and music categories entered into the 2023 Koestler Awards for art in the criminal justice system, by individuals in prisons, secure mental health facilities, immigration removal centres, young offender institutions and on community sentences across the UKCover image credit @fish2commercialFor more information on the work of Joelle Taylor go tohttp://joelletaylor.co.ukFor more information on the work of Koestler Artsgo tohttps://koestlerarts.org.ukTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: ministryofartsorg@gmail.comSocial Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Chris Atkins (@scatatkins )Chris Atkins is a British journalist, documentary film maker and best-selling author.He has made several fiction feature films, feature length documentaries and television documentaries, which have received three BAFTA nominations.His work is noted for causing controversy and has faced legal action as a result of his films. He gave evidence to the Leveson Inquiry into the ethics of the British press.In 2016 he was sentenced to five years in prison for tax fraud. He published a book about his time in jail entitled A Bit of a Stretch which became a bestseller in the UK.In 2021 Chris Atkins released a documentary about The KLF. Who Killed the KLF? The unauthorised documentary includes reconstructions of the band's dramatic gestures, played by actors.In 2022 Chris Atkins wrote and relesed 'Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama' a Channel 4 two-part courtroom drama based on the Wagatha Christie events and subsequent high-profile court caseFor more information on the work of Chris Atkins go tohttps://chrisatkins.co.ukThanks to @trishwylieartist for the connectionTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: ministryofartsorg@gmail.comSocial Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Joseph Ford (@josephfordphotography)The best summary of what I do is 'storytelling with a side order of off-beat creativity and an occasional sprinkling of optical illusions'. Twins blended into a wall with custom knitwear? Check. A railway line merging into a zipper? Check. A lifestyle shoot featuring a cardboard teenager? Yup, that too.Clients around the world choose me to create advertising and editorial images and films of people on location or in studio.I love finding creative solutions and ideas and making sure everyone has fun in the process.For more information on the work of Joseph Ford go to: https://josephford.netThanks to @miss_buggs for the connectionTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsIf you would like to promote your work, exhibition or any other creative project, please contact us at:Social Media: @ministryofartsorgEmail: ministryofartsorg@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Alison Jackson (@alisonjacksonartist)Alison Jackson, a contemporary, BAFTA and multi award-winning artist, photographer and filmmaker explores the cult of celebrity – an extraordinary phenomenon manufactured by the media, publicity industries and the public figures themselves. To raise questions about this, Jackson creates celebrity ‘news’ that appears real and plausible but isn’t.She creates convincingly realistic work portraying the imagined private lives of public figures using cleverly styled lookalikes. Resemblance becomes real, and fantasy touches on the plausible. Jackson creates scenes that the public have all imagined but never seen. It’s an exploration of our insatiable desire to get personal with public personalities, raising questions about the power and seductive nature of imagery which incites voyeurism and our need to believe - Jackson challenges our preconceptions.Jackson takes portraits of (real!) famous actors, politicians and celebrities, collected by Museum collections, such as at the National Portrait Gallery, The Parliamentary Art Collection in London and SF MOMA, San Francisco amongst many others.For more information on the work of Alison Jackson go tohttps://www.alisonjackson.com/To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: ministryofartsorg@gmail.comSocial Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Katy & Jo of CONART (@conartglobal)Conart is a social art marketplace, combining the community engagement of a social network with the trust of a curated marketplace. Designed for artists, art lovers and collectors to connect, discover and buy art, all on one app. Conart was born out of our personal frustration and struggle to access and purchase original art, online. Our experience on other platforms was overwhelming, impersonal and confusing. In the absence of a true connection with the artist and their story, it was hard for us to emotionally connect with the artwork and feel confident in making a purchase.As part of this journey, we discovered an extensive passionate community of art lovers that shared these same frustrations, so we set out to solve for this. That’s when we created Conart - an app where the art community can not only connect, engage and discover one another, but also securely purchase quality artwork through a trusted platform. We want to better connect artists with a more relevant audience and to give buyers a more personalised and immersive experience of discovering new artwork. This platform will facilitate artists to build and grow sustainable careers, at the same time as providing art lovers with an unparalleled experience to discover and buy original art. This is not only an art marketplace, but a community of artists and art lovers, wanting to collectively, make a difference. We really look forward to you being part of the journey and joining the Conart community.For more information on the work of CONART go to: https://www.theconart.comTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsIf you would like to promote your work, exhibition or any other creative project, please contact us at:Social Media: @ministryofartsorgEmail: ministryofartsorg@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Piers Secunda (@pierssecunda)Piers Secunda was born in London in 1976 and studied painting at Chelsea College of Art in London. Since the late nineties Piers has developed a studio practice using paint in a sculptural manner, rejecting the limitations imposed by the canvas.Piers’ work has developed into a research heavy practice, which examines some of the most significant subjects of our time, such as energy and technology history and the deliberate destruction of culture.For more information on the work of Piers Secundago tohttps://www.pierssecunda.comThank you to @taniburns for making this conversation possibleTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: ministryofartsorg@gmail.comSocial Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Zoë Allen (@zoedolcevita)Zoë Allen is the founder and director of Artistic Statements.Artistic Statements create impactful art installations. Connecting people to place through engaging artistic interventions whilst supporting creative talent by finding unique opportunities to showcase artistic skill.  Artistic interventions can take many forms; from pop-up immersive displays for events, outdoor graphic murals and temporary interactive installations, to large scale permanent public artworks, digital animation design, lighting sculptures and more. Artistic Statements helps answer commercial objectives through art and manages the process from initial brief through to design development and implementation. For more information on the work of Zoë Allen go tohttps://www.artisticstatements.co.ukTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsIf you would like to promote your work, exhibition or any other creative project, please contact us at:Social Media: @ministryofartsorgEmail: ministryofartsorg@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Lee Wagstaff (@lee_wagstaff)Lee Wagstaff was born in 1969 in London, I am an English artist living in Italy.He studied at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and the Royal College of Art in London and Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto, Japan.He has exhibited his body, large format photographic self-portraits and graphite works at art and performance venues worldwide. One performance was featured in the Ornament Und Abstraction show at the Beyeler Foundation, Basel, Switzerland and I was the first Western artist to be featured in the Art Annual, Kobe, Japan.In 2007 Lee co-founded the artists project space RISE berlin and acted as its director and curator until 2013.“Shroud”, a self-portrait screen printed in my own blood, was included in the Victoria & Albert Museum exhibition Impressions of the Century — 100 Years of the Fine Art Print.“The emergence of Lee’s image on the Shroud elevates him to the status of a surrogate divine seemingly without the intervention of God. It comes off as both disquietingly heroic and at the same time spiritually arrogant”David BowieFor more information on the work of Lee Wagstaff go tohttps://leewagstaff.com/To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: ministryofartsorg@gmail.comSocial Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.