Alex Schaefer | "The Fed in Flames" (detail) | Work in Progress | Oil on canvas, 20" x 38" | paintwithalex.com
"So many of America's problems,
addiction, depression, racism, xenophobia...
this is all rooted in the money."
— Alex Schaefer
addiction, depression, racism, xenophobia...
this is all rooted in the money."
— Alex Schaefer
Alex Schaefer, best known for his paintings of burning banks, bookends our longer conversation about creating art and technological advances with eloquent and passionate disdain for the Federal Reserve and its downstream malignancies. As the kids say, it's fire! Alex brought a wonderful animated energy to our discussion that must have made him a favorite among his students at California's ArtCenter College of Design. And he has lots of share about his chosen profession of painting, how we might interpret his and other's work and possibly provide inspiration for other artists in their chosen media. All the while remaining clear-eyed about producing meaningful, painterly quality amidst the fiat-fueled dumpster fires ablaze around us.
As usual, we drop into our conversation with no introductions; but all his links, including to his online gallery, and many of the topics that came up, are in the show notes. Safe to say searching PaintwithAlex will take you to him. Enjoy this rip with Alex Schaefer as he brings the heat.
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Guest Links
Website: https://paintwithalex.com/
Twitter Feed: @paintwithalex
Instagram: @paintwithalex
YouTube: @paintwithalex
Saatchi Art Gallery: https://www.saatchiart.com/paintwithalex
Twitter Feed: @paintwithalex
Instagram: @paintwithalex
YouTube: @paintwithalex
Saatchi Art Gallery: https://www.saatchiart.com/paintwithalex
Mentioned in the Episode
Max Kaiser
@MoonKitty's Tweet of Alex Painting
ArtCenter College of Design
Burne Hogarth
Saylor.org
Unreal Engine
Photoshop Generative Fill
Delete My Browser History Bracelet
One point perspective
Masacio's Holy Trinity
John Henry Lyrics
Bit Block Boom!
John Kilduff's Let's Paint TV
David Park
Ingres versus Delacroix
Norman Rockwell's Use of Photographs
Henri Matisse
CHASE Your Dreams: Alex Schaefer Vimeo documentary
Star Wars by Wes Anderson Trailer
Plato's Cave explained
@MoonKitty's Tweet of Alex Painting
ArtCenter College of Design
Burne Hogarth
Saylor.org
Unreal Engine
Photoshop Generative Fill
Delete My Browser History Bracelet
One point perspective
Masacio's Holy Trinity
John Henry Lyrics
Bit Block Boom!
John Kilduff's Let's Paint TV
David Park
Ingres versus Delacroix
Norman Rockwell's Use of Photographs
Henri Matisse
CHASE Your Dreams: Alex Schaefer Vimeo documentary
Star Wars by Wes Anderson Trailer
Plato's Cave explained
Listening Options
Run time: 65 minutes.