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Series 2 Episode 9: Indie 184
Welcome everyone to Art Cast Season 2 Episode 9!
Just a reminder, you can listen back to Season 1 which includes the previous 7 episodes on the Morley Radio website, which included artist support pledge founder Matthew Burrows, Goldie, and Morley Chelsea alumni Susan Collis. The first eight of episodes of Season two are also available with Andy Holden, Russel Shaw Higgs, Mira Calix, Barry Reigate, Helen Kirkum, Hannah Uzor, Peter Kennard and Jeremy Deller.
Art Cast is a podcast presented by Matt Gee, artist… and Subject Leader for Fine Art at the Chelsea Centre, Morley College. The decision to do this podcast was originally Inspired by photographs taken from the Polio outbreak in the 1940s where students were being remotely taught by radio. This podcast is a series of informal discussions with artists, designers and musicians about their work, lifestyle and how they have adapted during the current crisis we live in. The aim is to disseminate material for students by limiting screen time and providing a feed of information for when they are taking a break from the screen.
Because of last season beginning in the January lockdown, and then in the months that followed there still being some form of restrictions, I was unable to invite students to the sessions because of social distancing restrictions. However, For Season two I’ve been inviting students along to the episodes to join the discussion. For this episode I’m delighted to welcome Inigo Farah who is from our Fashion Design Diploma.
I’m delighted to welcome with us, Soraya Maquez, otherwise known in the world of street art and graffiti writing as Indie 184.
Indie was originally born in Puerto Rico and is of Dominican descent before being raised in New York. An american street artist who has been active for two decades who is coming to us from New York. She predominantly focuses on feminine icons mixed with various signifiers such as hearts and bubbles, personal messages and various textures.
She adopts a mixed media style, collage, and stencil art and creates really impressive large scale murals that coat entire walls on the side of buildings. She owns her own streetwear brand called Kweenz Destroy (queens with a K) Her artwork has been featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto. She was the chief artistic director for Rimmell London in partnership with the ‘Art of Beauty’ campaign. Her art has been featured in New Yorks El Museo del Barrio, and Volkingen Ironworks museum in Germany.