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Episode Synopsis
In this episode, host David Humphrey interviews New York painter Katherine Bernhardt about her art and what inspires her. Katherine shares a playlist of dance music, reggae, and dancehall love songs that fuel her studio practice. David and Katherine discuss her love-love relationship with fashion and glamour, and how she uses fashion magazines as sources for her paintings. They also discuss the anarcho-vandalism style of her paintings and the revenge on glamour that she seeks to achieve through her art. The episode features music by Madonna, Sean Paul, Paris Hilton, and Kevin Liddell featuring John Legend.
Katherine Bernhardt (b. 1975) is an artist based in St. Louis, Missouri painting bright, expressive paintings of pop culture characters, food, and consumer goods.
Image: Giselle Cool Aid, 2007. Courtesy of Canada Gallery.
Katherine Bernhardt (b. 1975) is an artist based in St. Louis, Missouri painting bright, expressive paintings of pop culture characters, food, and consumer goods.
Image: Giselle Cool Aid, 2007. Courtesy of Canada Gallery.
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