Milosevich, Paul 2009-07-14

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General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Paul Milosevich

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Date: July 14, 2009

Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico

Interviewer: Andy Wilkinson

Length: 02:00:09


Abstract

Background, Russ Parsons, In Los Angeles, Food editor for the Los Angeles Times, Went to Tech in 1975, Grew up in Albuquerque, Talks about Stubb’s, Building torn down, Stubb, Paul tells stories about Stubb and Stubb’s restaurant, Discuss their admiration of Stubb, Stubb on David Letterman, Paul discusses when he first met Stubb, Creative Process, Paul and Andy discuss the process of creating, “Why man creates”- Saul Bass, Man creates because he can, Paul and Andy discuss Paul’s comedic drawings from the 1950s, Discussion of preservation of materials/ vinyl versus digital, The reasons why Paul Creates, Andy reads Paul’s writing on humanity and nature, Artistic Concepts, Beauty, importance of lighting in art, Paul talks about “Nudes and Golf Course” Series, Explains how he got the idea for this series, Paul shows Andy other pieces of his artwork, Paul talks about living in the present, in the creative process, Paul discusses golf as a metaphor for life, Paul talks about how he gets inspiration for art, How to know when a painting is finished, Discussion of painting styles and differences, Paul discusses how he was influenced on the importance of capturing light, Paul talks about artists that have influenced him, mostly illustrator, Paul discusses his early mentors and how he decided to be an artist, Paul talks about Mitchell and the creation of the Mitchell Museum in Taos, Paul discusses different kinds of art and prejudices against them, Paul talks about “writers block,”, Discusses the process of thinking through a painting, How you work with human models, Discuss painting from photographs vs. plein air, Andy and Paul discuss the emotional issues in painting live subjects, Paul talks about how he connects people, Talks specifically about Terry Allen and how he reconnected with Lubbock, Connecting people for terry and the interconnectivity of all things


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