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Beer With a Painter: Melissa Joseph
Our series on painters and their practices is back, this time for an interview with the New York-based artist who creates “paintings in felt” to explore her Irish and Indian family history.
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Our series on painters and their practices is back, this time for an interview with the New York-based artist who creates “paintings in felt” to explore her Irish and Indian family history.
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Despite the fact that Lees works on paintings for as long as 30 years, they don’t appear overly precious. Instead, they seem human and vulnerable.
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“I am trying to keep the immediacy of my emotional experience while I’m painting.”
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Adams finds beauty in the earth and nature through layers of complication, chaos, and everyday labor.
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“If a painting doesn’t have the right seasoning, it has to wait.”
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“Rather than being attracted to artists because of their skills or sensitivity, I was always more interested in ideas and imagination.”
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“I am interested in the symbols that are flooding our world, which everybody can recognize, but which have almost no meaning.”
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“Artists are cultural critics — but painting is a language.”
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“Twenty years ago, you wouldn’t be caught dead being called a colorist.”
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“I was always good at drawing and I would get attention for it. But I wanted to be a rock star.”
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“Struggle is okay, but how much struggle does one want?”
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“Generosity and openness are important to me, so that the viewer is not intimidated, threatened, or belittled.”