Oh man another skater turned oil painter! Thanks Jeff for all you do, have done, and will be doing to support and further the culture of oil painting in a certain tradition.
Excellent interview! Learned so much. I have been following Alex for a long time. Such a wonderfully humble young man. I will be sad to see him leave East Oaks studio. Thank you so much for doing this podcast, Jeff! You are a great interviewer. You know all the right questions to ask!
damn to be asking your former student if he teaches workshops and wanting to enroll in it is extremely humble and just shows your desire to hone your skills further! amazing mindset!!! love what your doing!
I love his work ! It feel like an old master making paintings in the modern days. Like a Jean-Jacques Henner, William Bouguereau or Hammershoi Dreyer living today. He is still a singular and contemporary artist with incredible skills. Beautifull!
I have watched several of these interviews and love them. Thank you Jeff for doing these. You ask great questions and let the artists talk. Again, thank you!
I loved this conversation so much! There were so many nuggets of painting wisdom dropped that I am going to need to listen to this podcast several times to absorb them all! No worries though! Your podcasts keep me company while I paint. Thanks for all you do!
So inspiring. I'm in a similar space in terms of learning, so it was amazing and powerful to hear about Alex's journey to 'getting really good' haha. The foundation is always one's will and desire to get there, then the way reveals itself. Loving the podcast and sending lots of gratitude and positive energy from London. Jacob Modak.
Following your discussion on warm shadow and why it is special, I think it makes sense in-case of flesh because of translucency of effects. When light passes inside the flesh it collects becomes warmer and then warms the shadow behind the flesh. Another optical illusion I think is as the borders of the cast shadow and form shadow becomes more warm because flesh translucency *light goes inside the flesh and back again picking up the warm inside of the flesh*, as the border of the shadow shape becomes more warm the shapes also appears more warm.
Amazing podcast once again. As a painter for last 20 years, leaving La Vanguardia newspaper and moving to a small valley in north of Navarre, studying at The League with Ginsburg, Mujija or Torak for several years, I know remember the reflexiveness thought of Silverman about style and voice. Yes! Style is something in someway something we can not skip, I mean, and apart of a painter I´m a psycologist, but voice is something deeper. It's like Alex said.... music, cinema, images, even people, mood states... it's going deeper to understand who you really are... and trying to communicate that through painting, which of course can take a long life being, but starting from than point could help so many artists trying to find their own voice. Thanks for those precious moments. I struggle as so many others but we here share a same horizon. You know what? I hate painting flowers... but that's now why people admire me as a painter. Hate it but.... I embrace it as my aim is the figure. Up to 90 visits to the Met. Dream to afford painting the figure as it deserves. Nice quote. Living in the Bronx on winter last 2020 used to make pics of people at the metro and they were a success, multifigure ones so Navarre Government fellowed me with an exhibition. Thanks for your generosity. Keep in touch!
What a great interview! Alex's paintings are absolutely beautiful and timeless. As always, you ask the BEST questions! Very thoughtful and informative! Thank you for taking the time to make these interviews!❤❤❤
As much of the wisdom of the Greeks and Romans was kept alive through the Middle Ages in small pockets of learning and culture, ateliers have sprung up around the world that are devoted to preserving and handing down the traditional visual arts: drawing, painting and sculpting to each new generation. And when this craze for conceptual art has burned itself out and when visual art is no longer looked on as mere decoration and when schools that have dissolved their art programs want to reestablish them again, the world will find these skills preserved through the atelier movement.
As always, an excellent interview! Every Monday morning, it’s a treat to check in and listen. Jeff Hein, you’re the best, most intuitive interviewer out there. Always a pleasure to tune in!
Wonderful interview with great questions and answers. So relieved to hear from you both that it can be a struggle to paint everyday. But it is true of every job you have or goal you pursue. College was a struggle for me so I just have too put myself in the same mindset and keep learning and creating. So many great lessons here from both of you. Thank you Jeff for encouraging Alex. I looked up your online workshops. Thank you for offering them. I wish all the best for Alex and his wife in Australia. I wish I could have attended a live workshop with him. But East Oaks Studio does have some recorded teaching videos Alex did while there.
sorry but my generosity will be tempered by my ability to only offer a comment , I and I am sure many others would like to see more great painters actually painting and describing a bit of the process not a paint this painting in 30 minutes just some actual insight into whatever process is going on at that moment in time. The internet is full of "painting demos" by what I would consider mediocre at best craftsmen. I am not faulting their desire to share their work however to someone who does not have access or the financial ability to attend workshops or academies it would really be appreciated. now for the shameless sucking up I live in a small seaside town in Mexico and there are no museums,galleries, or art stores within hundreds of miles so the internet is my only vehicle to view and hear content like this and it is so appreciated it is hard to express the value. So thanks and keep us entertained and educated.
Excellent interview! This isn't a criticism, but I don't think it's accurate to call Alex's work timeless, all of them look like they're from eras long passed.
I like Venecias work because it looks realistic without looking like photography. Nowadays there's an obsession with certain people who think the greatest thing in art is to render texture and details. They spend countless hours drawing every pour on the skin, every strand of hair, and the result is always the same, flat and lifeless.
Is it Venezzzzia or is it pronounced as the Italians pronounce Venice? Clearly, how words are pronounced is important to me. The name Caravaggio….the letter i is not spoken. Cara-VAH - Jo
Thank you for having Alex Genesis on your show. He's in my top 5 favorites. He's one alive artist that I study.
Oh man another skater turned oil painter! Thanks Jeff for all you do, have done, and will be doing to support and further the culture of oil painting in a certain tradition.
Excellent interview! Learned so much. I have been following Alex for a long time. Such a wonderfully humble young man. I will be sad to see him leave East Oaks studio. Thank you so much for doing this podcast, Jeff! You are a great interviewer. You know all the right questions to ask!
damn to be asking your former student if he teaches workshops and wanting to enroll in it is extremely humble and just shows your desire to hone your skills further! amazing mindset!!! love what your doing!
Thank you! He’s a genius painter. I’d be an idiot to not notice and want some of it. Thanks for listening.
Wonderful interview with this incredibly talented, charming young gentleman!
Thank you!
I love his work ! It feel like an old master making paintings in the modern days. Like a Jean-Jacques Henner, William Bouguereau or Hammershoi Dreyer living today. He is still a singular and contemporary artist with incredible skills. Beautifull!
I love the advice on looking to old masters/artists that are not alive :)
I have watched several of these interviews and love them. Thank you Jeff for doing these. You ask great questions and let the artists talk. Again, thank you!
Wow, Alex Venezia's work is superb. Really good interview yet again. Thanks for doing this Jeff.
I loved this conversation so much! There were so many nuggets of painting wisdom dropped that I am going to need to listen to this podcast several times to absorb them all! No worries though! Your podcasts keep me company while I paint. Thanks for all you do!
I’m so glad! Thanks for watching!
So inspiring. I'm in a similar space in terms of learning, so it was amazing and powerful to hear about Alex's journey to 'getting really good' haha. The foundation is always one's will and desire to get there, then the way reveals itself. Loving the podcast and sending lots of gratitude and positive energy from London. Jacob Modak.
Glad you enjoyed it!
It's so cool knowing the next year the painting behind him would win first prize at the portrait society.
Following your discussion on warm shadow and why it is special, I think it makes sense in-case of flesh because of translucency of effects. When light passes inside the flesh it collects becomes warmer and then warms the shadow behind the flesh.
Another optical illusion I think is as the borders of the cast shadow and form shadow becomes more warm because flesh translucency *light goes inside the flesh and back again picking up the warm inside of the flesh*, as the border of the shadow shape becomes more warm the shapes also appears more warm.
I think you’re right. Thanks for watching!
@@jshpaint Thanks Jeff for the interviews, these are amazing 😍
Amazing podcast once again. As a painter for last 20 years, leaving La Vanguardia newspaper and moving to a small valley in north of Navarre, studying at The League with Ginsburg, Mujija or Torak for several years, I know remember the reflexiveness thought of Silverman about style and voice. Yes! Style is something in someway something we can not skip, I mean, and apart of a painter I´m a psycologist, but voice is something deeper. It's like Alex said.... music, cinema, images, even people, mood states... it's going deeper to understand who you really are... and trying to communicate that through painting, which of course can take a long life being, but starting from than point could help so many artists trying to find their own voice.
Thanks for those precious moments. I struggle as so many others but we here share a same horizon. You know what? I hate painting flowers... but that's now why people admire me as a painter. Hate it but.... I embrace it as my aim is the figure.
Up to 90 visits to the Met. Dream to afford painting the figure as it deserves.
Nice quote. Living in the Bronx on winter last 2020 used to make pics of people at the metro and they were a success, multifigure ones so Navarre Government fellowed me with an exhibition.
Thanks for your generosity. Keep in touch!
What a great interview! Alex's paintings are absolutely beautiful and timeless. As always, you ask the BEST questions! Very thoughtful and informative! Thank you for taking the time to make these interviews!❤❤❤
Thank you so much! I just very curious.
As much of the wisdom of the Greeks and Romans was kept alive through the Middle Ages in small pockets of learning and culture, ateliers have sprung up around the world that are devoted to preserving and handing down the traditional visual arts: drawing, painting and sculpting to each new generation.
And when this craze for conceptual art has burned itself out and when visual art is no longer looked on as mere decoration and when schools that have dissolved their art programs want to reestablish them again, the world will find these skills preserved through the atelier movement.
Hell yes, been wanting a podcast with him, just discovered you through Aleah Chapin and I'm loving your stuff.
Welcome to the podcast! Glad to have you listening.
As always, an excellent interview! Every Monday morning, it’s a treat to check in and listen. Jeff Hein, you’re the best, most intuitive interviewer out there. Always a pleasure to tune in!
That’s really kind of you. I just have a thirst for improvement and knowledge.
Glad somebody mentioned the warm light cold shadow thing, I had those same thoughts
Awesome content. Super inspiring and insightful. Thank you so much for doing this!
Wonderful interview with great questions and answers. So relieved to hear from you both that it can be a struggle to paint everyday. But it is true of every job you have or goal you pursue. College was a struggle for me so I just have too put myself in the same mindset and keep learning and creating. So many great lessons here from both of you. Thank you Jeff for encouraging Alex. I looked up your online workshops. Thank you for offering them. I wish all the best for Alex and his wife in Australia. I wish I could have attended a live workshop with him. But East Oaks Studio does have some recorded teaching videos Alex did while there.
His work kind of reminds me of Bouguereau.
Loved this interview. Alex is such an inspiration! Love his work and excited to see how he will “better” his future works.
Brilliant interview! Both of you so humble and so good! thank you!
Thanks so much!
sorry but my generosity will be tempered by my ability to only offer a comment , I and I am sure many others would like to see more great painters actually painting and describing a bit of the process not a paint this painting in 30 minutes just some actual insight into whatever process is going on at that moment in time. The internet is full of "painting demos" by what I would consider mediocre at best craftsmen. I am not faulting their desire to share their work however to someone who does not have access or the financial ability to attend workshops or academies it would really be appreciated. now for the shameless sucking up I live in a small seaside town in Mexico and there are no museums,galleries, or art stores within hundreds of miles so the internet is my only vehicle to view and hear content like this and it is so appreciated it is hard to express the value. So thanks and keep us entertained and educated.
Excellent as always!
Thanks a ton!
Resonate with so much of this! Thank you for this great interview!
Brilliant interview thanks so much guys
Love his work! ❤
Wtf I just noticed my favourite artist looks like Neo from Matrix!
Excellent interview! This isn't a criticism, but I don't think it's accurate to call Alex's work timeless, all of them look like they're from eras long passed.
I like Venecias work because it looks realistic without looking like photography. Nowadays there's an obsession with certain people who think the greatest thing in art is to render texture and details. They spend countless hours drawing every pour on the skin, every strand of hair, and the result is always the same, flat and lifeless.
Is it Venezzzzia or is it pronounced as the Italians pronounce Venice?
Clearly, how words are pronounced is important to me.
The name Caravaggio….the letter i is not spoken.
Cara-VAH - Jo