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A biweekly-ish interview show dedicated to Savannah, Georgia’s artists, musicians, and authors. Each episode will feature a guest in conversation about their philosophy, practice, and current projects, as well as their thoughts on the state of the arts in our community of Savannah. Hosted by Tamara Garvey (all shows published through Aug 16, 2022 were hosted by Rob Hessler, Gretchen Hilmers, and/or David Laughlin).
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Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Join Tamara for an interview with Axelle Kieffer, painter and handcut collage artist. She was raised in a tiny French town on the German border, then moved to Strasbourg for college, and eventually came to Savannah at age 35 and has been here ever since.
She currently has a show up at Sulfur Studios - Paper Cuts, An International Collage Exchange - which runs through this Saturday, Oct 21. She's collaborated on over 200 collages since 2019, mostly through the postal service with other artists from around the world, and this exhibition is displaying many of those pieces.
Also this year, she's been published in MA LANGUE SUR TON CŒUR (MY TONGUE ON YOUR HEART), a collective book published by Joie Panique that brings together texts and images about love, by 70 artists from all over the world.
Check out Axelle's work and follow her here:
https://www.instagram.com/axellekieffer/
https://axellekiefferart.com/
Topics in their chat include:
How Axelle defines the difference between surrealism and Dada; how for her first years in Savannah she created oil paintings of skulls, skeletons, etc, and she realized that her childhood was spent amongst medieval churches that had chandeliers and other decorations made from bones, which had made its way into her subconscious so thoroughly that she didn't even think of it as macabre; how she started thrift store shopping and found lots of old medical books, and the colors and shapes inspired her to begin taking them apart to create paper collages; her thoughts on using a scalpel to cut paper for a collage vs. tearing it to create an interesting, textured edge; and her involvement in "Collective Concern" - an upcoming show that will be traveling around the U.S. for the next 4 years.
Tune in and get all the details!
Monday Jan 20, 2020
Monday Jan 20, 2020
Join us for a very special broadcast of Art on the Air, the 2019 Bobi Perry Awards! With guest co-host Kristopher Monroe!
We asked former guests of Art on the Air to vote for 2019's best exhibitions, projects, events, and more, and on this week's episode we revealed the winners!
What's more, artist Greg T Davis designed and created a beautiful award to be given to each of the awardees.
Tune in to hear what Savannah's art community has chosen as 2019's best-of-the-best!
Monday Dec 16, 2019
Monday Dec 16, 2019
This episode is made possible by Savannah's ONLY independently-owned art supply store, Starlandia Supply!
According to Dictionary.com, a critique is "a detailed analysis and assessment of something, especially a literary, philosophical, or political theory."
On this very special episode of Art on the Air, we gathered together several of the artists featured in "Tape Paper Scissors Print" at Location Gallery to talk about the importance of critiques, and to delve deep into the works that they are exhibiting in the show.
Includes guest artists Axelle Kieffer, Jordan Mooney, Laurie Darby, Ahmad Jackson, and Peter Erwin Roberts.
Tune in!
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
This week on Art on the Air on WRUU – 107.5 FM Savannah we were joined in studio by Axelle Kieffer and Jordan Mooney! They gave us all of the details on their exhibition at Sulfur Studios, “Danse Macabre.”
From the press release:
“The danse macabre, a theme born out of the religious and political forces of Late Middle Ages, echoes across the centuries into our modern era. Death comes for All, with no consideration for station or status.
“We were what you are, and you will be what we are.”
“Today the figure of death as a corpse or skeleton is no longer solely associated with religious works, but its use maintains an extended dialogue with the images that have come before. Each century creates its own danse macabre to exorcise its own fears. This imagery filters through the works of Axelle Kieffer and Jordan Fitch Mooney; using these sources to examine our time, speaking to the artistic dialogue while also grappling with their personal experiences.”
PLUS, we broadcast our Field Notes with Leslie Lovell over at Roots Up Gallery talking all about their New Works Art Show AND our chat with Lizzy Taber, the current On::View Artist in Residence!
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