Georg Wilson

Georg Wilson

From Talk Art by Russell Tovey and Robert Diament

February 27, 2026 · 52 min · Season 27 · Episode 2

About this episode

The episode features British painter Georg Wilson discussing her art inspired by folklore and the cyclical nature of landscapes.

Talk Art season 27 continues with British painter GEORG WILSON!!! Hosted by Robert Diament. A spirit of place informs #GeorgWilson’s practice. Drawing inspiration from ancient English folklore, poetry and painting, the artist depicts bountiful landscapes that exceed the natural; devoid of human presence, they are instead inhabited by wildling creatures that live harmoniously with the land. Wilson’s world-building is enriched by her unique approach to texture and mark-making that unifies all surfaces, forms and beings. Painting with the seasons, Wilson’s work captures the cyclical rhythm of our existence, where birth meets growth, growth meets death and death awaits resurrection. Vibrant reds and bright greens shift to vivid yellows and deep browns as the seasons turn, and the land that was once overflowing with abundance is ready to lie dormant as the year comes to an end.  This new series of paintings explores the folklore and historic uses of uncultivated poisonous plants, species such as henbane, thorn-apple and nightshade that grow abundantly across the UK, that have long but frequently forgotten histories in both folk and modern medicine. Drawing on historic texts about…

People in this episode

Host: Robert Diament

Guest: Georg Wilson

Topics covered

  • British painter
  • ancient English folklore
  • landscapes
  • poisonous plants
  • art exhibition
  • texture and mark-making

Keywords

  • Georg Wilson
  • art
  • landscapes
  • folklore
  • poisonous plants
  • texture
  • mark-making
  • exhibition

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