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Quick takeaways
- Evolution of artistic style seen through early works resurfacing in auctions, causing mixed emotions for the artist.
- Bartering art for services like Botox treatments highlights unconventional exchanges within the art world.
- Strained relationship with father post-sobriety showcases complex family dynamics and personal growth.
Deep dives
Regrets of Revisiting Nostalgic Works
The speaker reflects on how early works have resurfaced in auctions, causing mixed emotions as some pieces once given as birthday cards now are sold for a considerable amount, highlighting the evolution of artistic style over time.
Exploration of Services for Art Trades
The podcast delves into the modern practice of trading art for services like Botox treatments, showcasing instances where artists exchange their works for various services, pointing out the unconventional yet prevalent nature of these exchanges within the art world.
Challenges of Reconnecting with Family
Discussions about familial relationships emerge, with the speaker revealing a strained relationship with their father leading to a lack of communication since becoming sober, presenting the complexities of navigating family dynamics and personal growth.
The Influence of Mentor Figures
The podcast touches on mentorship within art and shares anecdotes about mentors acquiring an artist's work, showcasing the role mentors play in an artist's journey and the impact of their support on artistic development.
Art World vs Music Industry
The podcast delves into the contrast between financial success in the art world compared to the challenging landscape of the music industry. The speaker highlights the unequal division of profits in the music industry and suggests a more equitable 50-50 split between artists and labels, similar to the art world's approach. They emphasize the drawbacks of major labels, including legal entanglements and lack of creative freedom, hinting at a preference for the art world's more flexible and straightforward business practices.
Personal Struggles with Body Image and Exercise
The episode also touches on the speaker's personal battles with body dysmorphia and their coping mechanisms through exercise. They candidly share their avoidance of being photographed due to insecurities, despite being a public figure. The speaker reflects on using exercise as a form of self-punishment and discusses their commitment to maintaining a quality exercise routine, possibly as a counterbalance to past habits like smoking. This segment offers a glimpse into the speaker's internal struggles and their ongoing journey towards self-acceptance and physical well-being.
Issy Wood is an artist from England. We chat with her about wagyu beef, people who want to live next door to a stadium, Ben Gibbard likes gummy bears, a DJ battle with Benji B that only exists in Chris' mind, making music in her kitchen, locally sourced Diet Coke, Chris doesn't love a pub, her dad cheated on her mom with the dentist, ket therapy, ex-friends of hers selling early artwork, the two-faced nature of the real housewives, we fantasize about a music industry that works more like the art world, the Sony legal team, why Chris can't remember anything from his childhood, to crack one's muffin, and her perfect balance of cigarettes and peloton treadmills.
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