Living Too Late

We have been artists making art for decades, and we've learnt a thing or two about what artists should avoid or be aware of. It still seems impossible to get recognised for your art these days. But we have to keep going. It would be amazing if someone would come along and support what we do. So, don't give up. Keep making great art and being the artist you were born to be. We hope this list helps you along the way to being the best artist you can be. Peace. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/living-too-late/message

We're back to discuss our art snobbery and try to come to terms with why we struggle with the commercial art world's status quo. We discuss the sad and untimely passing of the daytime TV genius that was Paul Reubens. Lastly, we look at the gorilla public art posters that appeared all over London that rightly or wrongly condemned the Tory party leaders. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/living-too-late/message

We're back with Podcast 13. We chat about the art studio practice, beer, introduce a silly game of British slang, Carl Jung's Birthday, open calls, and the Turner Prize 2023. Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/living_too_late/ Browse our art: www.livingtoolate.co.uk/ Get in touch: ollie@livingtoolate.co.uk --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/living-too-late/message

We freestyle once again on art and being artists. There is conversation on such topics as the cost of Open Calls for art exhibition applications, my new shades, a recent FREE art opportunity and the Judges involved, and finally, a little update on us, the Artists.

Hello Everyone, we hope you are doing fine, We are back with another Podcast even though we are not getting any new subscribers. I feel there is worse content on Youtube. We do this because we need to. I guess it's a form of therapy. We love art and cannot tap into the ideal position of making a living from our passion. It is an extremely frustrating experience. We catch up with our latest endeavours and look a the tiniest bit of art news. Check out our website for some of the work we have for sale. https://www.livingtoolate.co.uk Thanks for taking the time. Ollie and Mark

Well, in this episode we discuss our trip over to Hauser & Wirth Gallery in Somerset. We learnt more about the gallery's history and discussed the two exhibitions that were on when we were visiting, we saw work by Rodney Graham and experienced the curated group show titled The New Bend.

We openly discuss Op art and artists George Westren, Bridget Riley, and Gerhard Richter. Check out the Living Too Late website for new paintings for sale and more Podcasts. https://www.livingtoolate.co.uk/ #opart #bridgetriley #georgewestren #artpodcast #mentoring #tatemodern

This podcast was our best one yet, sadly the video didn't work this time. Also, it took my crappy computer 10 hours to render... If anyone would like to sponsor us with a new kick-arse computer, that would be nice #nvidia. So we kicked off setting up the studio space wall with a couple of chosen art pieces, and a bit of banter whilst adjusting the kit. A very affordable print by Mark Elliott Smith and a painting made by yours truly. Firstly a special thank you to Stems Gallery Belgium and artist Nick Doyle, who kindly responded to my request to use their video on his website nickdoyle.org The first topic was on Bansky and his trip to Ukraine, #slavaukraine. We also mentioned the clothing giant stealing one of Banksy's prints to use in their shop window. A special thank you to #bansky for the use of his video on his website bansky.co.uk Next, we talked about the oil protesters vandalising great works of art. Even though it is an important topic, we are not fans of destroying artwork, what's next burning books and destroying religious symbols, I think you know what I'm talking about. Then came our Instagram artists, I chose Nick Doyle, who is producing such great works, and informs us of his conceptual framework and his thought process. Mark chose artist Jim Harris, who we don't know much about. One thing is for sure, he has produced an unbelievable amount of work and we think all of it is quite impressive, well-done #jimharrisart Thanks to Mark Elliott Smith and myself for having a go. Please take a peek at our website for new work and news. https://www.livingtoolate.co.uk Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/living_too_late/

We look at some of our latest work, some art news and fairs going on and a few artists picked directly off of Instagram.

We got together in the studio for Living Too Late #6, an impromptu chat on being artists and where we are in the current social, political climate. We live our lives as artists, we are not smart, we are not hustlers, we make art because we must and we are not afraid. Our conversation is completely spontaneous and things play out according to our current state of mind, which is built on decades of professional practise as artists. We hope you find something interesting in our ramblings, follow us and join in on Instagram, Youtube... We are Living Too Late.

Hello, welcome to our 5th Podcasts for the Living Too Late Collective. In this episode me and Mark talk about our recent joint exhibition, Dream Jams Fuel. We try to get a bit relaxed with the introduction of some ambient music, however, it did get a bit sleepy at times. We discuss how the exhibition went and how the police came to the rescue over an assault on myself (sorry, it wasn't Mark). Exhibitions organised by and run by artists is not an easy undertaking, generally us artists are not the most capable people. We are creatives and spend a lot of our time by ourselves making art and not interacting in the wider world. Listen if you are curious about how to go about exhibiting your art or if you are interested in how artists think and work. I hope you enjoy the episode, let me know if you'd like to get involved and email me ollie@livingtoolate.co.uk.

Hey listeners, here we are again talking about art and our upcoming exhibition 'DREAM JAMS FUEL' in Bristol on the 25th of Feb 2022, private view will start 6pm. Mark joins me Ollie Smith and we discuss one of his new paintings that he finished for the exhibition at Centrespace Gallery.

We have a discussion on art NFTs and how I bit the bullet and went ahead and published my first time based NFT titled 'Thinking on Thinking #1'. We managed to get through the conversation without Mark's head imploding and I find that I'm beginning to sound like an advocate of the crypto based, digital art craze. Both Mark and myself agreed that time based NFT art had more to offer than an 8 bit graphic of a monkey smoking a banana. We come to terms with the darker side of trading and collecting NFTs and overall we hope for a moral basis for the NFT community.

Sitting down with artist Mark Elloitt Smith to discuss his latest painting 'The Fixed But Fluid Pattern Of Absolute Suggestion'. I've been working alongside Mark for about 10 years and it wasn't until the first Covid lockdown in 2020 that we first started talking about our art practices and how we could start to work together to create more opportunities. I came up with the idea of an artist collective to help make exhibiting our work to the public more affordable, later the podcast was born and I discovered that I really like talking to people about their work. Mark like most of us artists is dedicated to making paintings that are about so much more than himself, we discover that he unwittingly follows the Futurist doctrine of 'Positive Change', and we take a glimpse of the possibilities of his painting practice. As the title of this new painting suggests there is a dichotomy of meaning within the work which has us questioning form, colour and movement. Questioning whether the image is three-dimensional or flat, whether the forms within are moving outwards like an explosion or imploding. The painting Mark as produced is meticulously finished with clean forms using the best acrylic paints you can find. If you are curious to learn more about his work please head over to our website www.livingtoolate.co.uk

After a long break in recording podcasts (almost 1yr), due to the global pandemic, lockdowns and exhibitions we are back with a casual discussion on everything Living Too Late. I have a chat with Mark Smith, he is my studio mate, friend and fellow Living Too Late artist, we talk about our previous exhibition, titled Reap Bliss Speeds and what it meant to us. We talk a little bit about our history and experiences growing up as artists and finally move onto our upcoming exhibition called Leaving Meaning.

Another Living Too Late artist interview by Ollie Smith, I get to chat with the very talented artist Melanie Berman. Her work is characterised by luscious use of colour and bold shapes set against a either large brush marks or flat surfaces, forming multi layered abstract landscapes of time. Within these forms she explores connotations of home, identity, rural land and the personification of nature within her painting. Drawing on the visible and an inner awareness she also uses historical, philosophical, poets and Indigenous practices within her creative processes. Many thanks goes out to Melanie for taking part and answering all my questions, for a full written transcript please check in on the Living Too Late website. www.livingtoolate.co.uk Ollie Smith

We got together via phone call and Zoom to discuss the recent Damien Hirst Q&A on his Instagram channel. Well, to be honest we were more interested in discussing Covid19 lockdown and capitalism... We eventually got onto Mr Hirst's Q&A and found that we couldn't ignore the fact that it was a bit of a conundrum coming to terms with one of the world's wealthiest living artists today and the normal bloke persona he seems to be projecting these days. It was interesting to discuss him though even though the frustrated artist cynicism was creeping in as usual.

We find out about the British artist Rachel Camilleri and her studio practice, what makes her motivated and how she is coping with the "lockdown" situation. I was impressed with how Rachel Camilleri has taken to social media marketing and used it to super-charge her professional studio practice, it seems that there is not much that is going to be able to hold her back, even the kids, sorry kids (super-mum!). I hope you take something away from the interview and it help you to rethink your art practice strategy, or motivates you to create one. If you are an artist and you'd like to take part in the Living Too Late Podcast then please get in touch by emailing ollie@livingtoolate.co.uk Find us on Instagram #living_too_late

We learn about Mark Elliott Smith's studio practice and what make him tick. I discover a new method of engaging with my subjects using the "Desert Island Discs" approach which peels away a few more layers to reveal the true character... Mark's choices really make sense if you look at his amazing paintings, listen till the end to find out what his "Desert Island White Cube" will look like. Thanks for listening and please check out Mark's paintings over on the Living Too Late website: https://livingtoolate.co.uk/all-artists/mark-e-smith/

I interview artist MIchael Falzoni and discover he's always been a bit of an outsider... We called those people hippies back in the day. We learn about what India means to him and how art college probably saved his life (I'm exaggerating but it might not be too far from the truth). Thanks for listening and check out Michaels work over on livingtoolate.co.uk Also contact me if you want to take part in the Living To Late podcasts, ollie@livingtoolate.co.uk

There are many other films but these are my first 3 films that I feel every artist should watch. Of course there are artist that are just not into films but who cares about those type anyway they are obviously rubbish! (lol... there is a chance that some people have an equally poor sense of humour and need to be explained that I'm not serious). There will be many more films to come and film history to boot. Perhaps I should spend more time on art??? Hope you enjoy the Pod as I'm still learning. Stay Alert! keep safe and keep washing your hands. PEACE!

First off, my apologies for poor audio recorded from Zoom, it really is shocking that a free service can be so bad at this... We are back talking about surviving as artists during the UK lockdown, while we touch base with one another we are here to talk about whether we as artists are in fact ever satisfied with our art. Thanks for listening and I promise this will get better and more interesting.

Here we are again, talking about our lives as artists and trying to cope with the increasing complexities of existing as such in today's climate of huge cultural upheaval, environment, economy and age creeping up on you. Slight improvement dealing with the technology and chatting to one another. Check out our website at livingtoolate.co.uk and join us for a chat if you are a professional artist, just email me. Hope you stick around for future pods, thanks.

What do artist do when they can't get to their studios whilst in a pandemic lock down. It's not terribly exciting or entertaining but it is what it is. Living Too Late is now a slightly more motivated group of artists working together to win at being full time artists.

My first go at recording my random thoughts of the day. I tried to keep it about art in general which is my main focus for this channel. I introduce my new way of making art with resin and some thoughts on the comments I receive on the style of my paintings. I think this could have gone better and still trying to understand how to use my mixer and control my mic. Onwards and upwards.

Me trying to read a book again and comment on it and share a couple of stories as usual. A really important book this time with Eric Fromms' The Art of Loving. Enjoy

Reading the introduction to the very fine book HHhH by Laurent Binet. I have a go of reading just two pages, after which I do speak about those two pages and what it leaves me thinking. I've started adding sounds and music to these Podcasts, in this episode I use a very small part of Steve Reich's amazing and brilliant Different Trains, Yidish WWII folk song and the sound of wartime trams from the BBC sounds library. ...and as always the very brief section of Living Too Late by The Fall is used.

The new introduction to the Living Too Late podcast, explaining what is going on and what you might find within the random stream on consciousness. This is my first go at Podcasting and you might find that these shows are not as professional as some. You can expect them to get better and better. For now they consist of my readings of two pages from some very fine books that have inspired my art studio practice. This Podcast will also continue to showcase these books and then also introduce interviews with emerging artists, exhibitions and competition opportunities. So stay tuned... Follow me, Ollie Smith on the Patreon channel and look for Living Too Late. cheers

This is one of my first publications of Two Pages, it is a brief introduction of the book Zona, written by Geoff Dyer. This book is essential reading for anyone who loves the work of director Andrea Tarkovsky. I hope you find it interesting at least. I'm going to keep working on my skills for putting these together and sure they will get better and better.