Fire in My Belly is an art history podcast created by Catherine Graffam. This show sheds light onto significant as well as forgotten LGBT+ artists throughout time, unearthing queer history in the visual arts. LGBT artists have shaped the way we create art today, but their stories have been flattened…
In this episode I have a conversation with Jonathan Vair Duncan about Francis Bacon, one of the most important painters in the 20th century. We talk about screaming popes, off-shore tax havens, and living life extremely. *CW for mention of suicide, domestic abuse and alcoholism in this episode* You can find Jonathan on the internet at https://twitter.com/jonathanvair If you'd like to support Fire in My Belly, you can buy me a coffee at ko-fi.com/fireinmybellypodcast Let me know what you think on twitter @catgraffam intro & outro by Qualia
This is the first mini episode of the show and I am talking about World AIDS Day, including audio from David Wojnarowicz's video art piece "itsofomo" released in 1992. You can buy the collab audio of "itsofomo" on Amazon: http://a.co/7Gm1YMX Support ACTUP: http://actupny.com Support Visual AIDS: https://www.visualaids.org
Get beefy with me and comics artist Nero O'Reilly while we talk about Tom of Finland, the grandfather of gay erotica! This episode is NSFW! -If you want to check out the material mentioned and support the show, head over to patreon.com/fireinmybellypodcast -You can find Nero's work on itsnero.com and on twitter @itsnero -Check out Mel Stone's music at melstone.bandcamp.com and on twitter @melstonemusic -intro/outro is by qualiaa on soundcloud And of course I'm on twitter @catgraffam , but you already knew that cause you're smart
In episode 3 we are talking the aloof and misunderstood 20th century painter, Gluck. I go over their interesting luxurious lifestyle as well as propose my own theory that Gluck was likely trans and has been attributed incorrectly since their death. Lots of unearthing to do! You can find the accompanying post for this episode at http://patreon.com/fireinmybellypodcast/posts intro/outro music by Qualiaa on soundcloud
In this episode we are going into the life, love, and tragedy of Frida Kahlo. She is maybe the most original artist of the 20th century and her self portraits are incredibly compelling but tender. You can view the blog post, with all the images discussed in this episode, at https://fireinmybellypodcast.wordpress.com/2017/10/13/episode-2-frida-kahlo/ Intro/outro is by Qualiaa on soundcloud
Here is the first full episode of Fire in My Belly! Please enjoy this in depth look into Keith Haring's life and work. Intro/outro musice by Qualiaa on soundcloud