Chat with Katherine Bradford
Katherine Bradford and I talk about where she is in Maine, which is where we met, and hear about her arrival there from New York (this is the last day of her 14 day Quarantine.) We talk about what Katherine is making, from the kitchen table and about the ideas of dry mediums, white paper and stubborn images! We discuss communities, talking about the residency where we met, Skowhegan, and reflect on our relative experiences of it. Katherine talks about how she wanted an artist's life and how she painted herself into it, both literally and in dialogue with her many peers. Katherine says "I don't fool around", and we explore this talking through her process, her interactions with her 'sick paintings' and her pace and we think on the ignored paintings and her editor, her gallery Canada. We talk about the themes in her last painting show in London and her distinctive heads. We touch on her show at Adams and Ollman Gallery in Portland, which can be accessed remotely via her son who filmed a video whilst calling Katherine, who delivers a personal walk-through. We end with her 'dead brushes' and simple pleasures.
Image:
Various Heads, acrylic on canvas, 80” x 68” 2019
Links:
https://www.canadanewyork.com/artists/katherine-bradford/
https://www.campolipresti.com/exhibitions/solo-exhibition-13
https://adamsandollman.com/
The current show Mother joins the circus is available online at Adams and Ollman via this link with a short video made by Katherine's son and including her own voice:
https://vimeo.com/405200290
https://www.skowheganart.org/