About this episode
Tony Lewis discusses his artistic process and the intersection of drawing with various aspects of life and psychology.
Tony Lewis makes drawings using a range of materials and methods that are centered around mark-making and language. Tony talks about athletics, psychology, and art history as frameworks for his world view, drawing as a type of behavior, Calvin & Hobbes comics as a muse, how drawing exists outside of the “art world”, expanding his practice into site-specific installations, not being able to hide or cheat in drawing, cocktail bars as portraits of a place, drawing as problem solving. and kindness and self-awareness as 50% of a career.
People in this episode
Guest: Tony Lewis
Topics covered
- art
- drawing
- psychology
- athletics
- language
Keywords
- mark-making
- Calvin & Hobbes
- site-specific installations
- drawing as problem solving
- kindness and self-awareness
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