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Artist and author Brian Catling discusses his writing and his art
1 hour 10 minutes Posted Jul 20, 2021 at 2:17 am.
– Brian talks about why he wrote the book.
– Brian talks about Christian religion in Europe.
– Brian talks about the book.
– Brian talks about about the book being European in focus.
– Brian talks about his research into the period.
– Brian talks about poetry in the book.
– Brian talks about his writing style in the book.
– Brian talks about how he plans out his book.
– Brian talks about his approach to writing.
– Brian talks about describing scenes in his book.
– Brian talks about his inspirations.
– Brian talks about not being able to paint what he writes.
– Brian talks about the surroundings he prefers when he writes.
– Brian talks about the musical feel of the book.
– Brian talks about not taking a moral stance in his writing.
– Brian talks about religion in his work.
– Brian talks about his favorite characters to write.
– Brian talks about characters that have been difficult for him to write.
– Brian talks about writing characters different from himself.
– Brian talks about how his approach to writing has changed over time.
– Brian talks about editing his work.
– Brian talks about his tempura work.
Brian talks about painting cyclops’.
– Brian talks about being a fan of ancient and epic literature.
– Brian talks about things he can’t do.
– Brian talks about being adopted.
– Brian talks about his interest in the mysterious and magic.
– Brian talks about being inspired by the Elizabethan John Dee.
– Brian talks about what scares him.
– Brian talks about humans being terrifying.
– Brian talks about the mixture of cultures.
– Brian talks about characters whom he’d like to write.
– Brian talks about his current working project.
– Brian talks about fiction that he’s enjoyed.
– Brian can be found at bcatling.com.
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Artist and Author Brian Catling discusses his writing and his art
Check the book out here https://amzn.to/3rmzinv
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Brian Catling is a poet, sculptor, painter, and performance artist. He makes installations and paints portraits of imagined cyclops in egg tempera. Brian has had numerous solo shows and has recently published a new book. We spoke about the work, his writing, and the occult. Hollow (Vintage, 2021)
Links of interest
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https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/624397/hollow-by-b-catling/
https://www.bcatling.com/
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Guests: Brian Catling
Host: Cris Alvarez
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