Perspectives on Jack Whitten and the Birth of Abstraction with Jamele Wright, Sr.

About this episode

The episode explores Jack Whitten's innovative approach to art and abstraction through the insights of guest Jamel Wright Sr.

What if paint is the vehicle and you are the medium? We dive deep into Jack Whitten’s Notes from the Woodshed with guest host Jamel Wright Sr., tracing how a life shaped by the Jim Crow South, pre-med rigor, and carpentry precision produced a studio practice built on invention. From the famed developer tool to a crow’s nest for high vantage points, Whitten redesigned the act of making—choosing systems over spontaneity and treating process like a living experiment. Jamel brings a rich perspec...

People in this episode

Hosts: Ty Nathan Clark, Nathan Terborg

Guest: Jamel Wright Sr.

Topics covered

• Jack Whitten
• abstraction
• art process
• Jim Crow South
• studio practice
• invention

Keywords

• Jack Whitten
• abstraction
• art
• studio practice
• invention
• Jim Crow South
• painting

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Notes from the Woodshed

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