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The Artists that Appalachia Built S1E10

February 9, 2019Episodeappalachia, appalachian art, art, canning, country art, culture, customs, eastern kentucky, folk art, gardening, kentucky, opinion, quilting, rural appalachia, small town livingweirdappalachia

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Our 10th episode! We are talking about how Appalachia and its wonderful people uniquely shaped us into the artists we are today. Being an artist in Eastern Kentucky is a very different experience that we would like to share our perspective on with you.

In the Episode:

How Appalachian art has changed
The struggle artists face in our area
Our mentors
How we are trying to give back

A Little Lowbrow S1E3

February 9, 2019Episodeappalachia, appalachian art, appalachian culture, art, artists, culture, kentucky, lowbrow, lowbrow art, Mark Ryden, painting, political art, pop culture, pop surrealism, Robert Williamsweirdappalachia

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Is Lowbrow art the equivalent of fart jokes in the art world? Or is it a bold new vision that needs to be recognized? We are discussing the genre as a whole, as well as the new wave of Appalachian artists who are making the style all their own!

In the Episode:

What is lowbrow art?
Well known lowbrow artists
Lowbrow music
Local artists who fall under the lowbrow style, but make it their own
We discuss our art show “Radical Appalachia”