Art for Artists' Sake

Shortlisted for the Independent Podcast Awards 2023. In this first episode of the second series, I consider the value of art for those who create it, and the ways in which artists talk about their process of making. I look at the work of abstract painter Maryanne Hawes, whose process of walking and then painting is integral to her practice; the Swedish artist Anna Bjergen, who describes the freedom with which she allows herself to explore in her paintings as 'magic'; and the British painter Jenny Saville, who talks about the creative tension of 'laying down a problem'.

The Gallery Companion is hosted by writer and historian Dr Victoria Powell. It's a thought-provoking dive into the interesting questions and messy stuff about our lives that art explores and represents.

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