Ep. 041 Ron Hicks - Painter
Wes and Todd talk with Denver painter, Ron Hicks. Hicks talks about growing up in Denver, Colorado and Columbus, Ohio, going to art school, finding his voice and focusing on his art career, his beautiful individual series that he continues to explore, mortality and legacy, and a plethora of perceptions.
Ep. 035 Lee LaBier - Installation Artist
Wes and Todd talk with Denver artist, Lee LaBier. A multidisciplinary artist, LaBier creates with photography, video and installation to fully interpret specific projects. LaBier defines the work as autobiographical confessional art, mainly composed of self-portraits, exploring identity, its formation and transitions.
LaBier investigates the self, gender, physical, factual, illusory, artificial, and why certain identities are acquired. A method of introspection, LaBier contrasts dark subject matter, such as trauma, veiled by beauty.
Ep. 028 W. Max Thomason - Painter of Realism & Abstraction
Wes and Todd visit with artist and gallerist, W. Max Thomason. They talk about his journey as an artist, the different series he has explored, promotion and pricing, and then we change gears and talk about his gallery, Bitfactory, how it came about, the mission of the gallery, the studios that he runs in conjunction with the gallery, and the business side of having a gallery.