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b'You\\u2019ve seen the work of 84-year-old Welsh artist and illustrator Ralph Steadman, even if you haven\\u2019t realized it. His searing political caricature and trademark flying ink spatter have illustrated major works of literature and journalism for the past half-century \\u2013 and most notably the hallucinogenic writing of Hunter S. Thompson, resulting in an alchemic collaboration that wove together journalism and illustration to create what history has described as Gonzo, and what Steadman calls the meeting between an ex-Hell\\u2019s Angel with a shaved head and a matted-haired geek with string warts.\\n\\nWe spoke in advance of his new retrospective, \\u201cRalph Steadman: A Life in Ink,\\u201d and talked about this storied, ink-stained career: what it means to illustrate depravity, how a caricature can capture both body and soul, and where to look for the ever-present birdsong that undergirds our current doom.\\n\\n[2:18]: Love of Picasso and Duchamp.\\n[3:11]: Where do you start with caricature, the body or the soul?\\n[5:40]: Drawing with a pen \\u2013 \\u201cno such thing as a mistake.\\u201d\\n[7:09]: The difference between illustration and \\u201cfine art\\u201d.\\n[9:55]: Use of the geometric in Steadman\\u2019s work, ink spatter, a conversation with the paper.\\n[13:10]: Coming to the U.S. in 1970, David Hockney \\u201cParanoids\\u201d.\\n[14:30]: Use of photographs and text in drawing.\\n[15:15]: I, Leonardo, the terror of the blank canvas, and \\u201cprorogation\\u201d.\\n[17:53]: Style, \\u201cexposing depravity\\u201d and being purified by drawing it.\\n[22:33]: Early career before collaborating with Hunter S. Thompson, alchemy, gonzo.\\n[29:08]: Favorite faces to draw.\\n[30:48]: 2020, the pandemic, and finding the birdsong in doom.\\n\\nInterview Webpage:\\nhttp://bit.ly/38erSJX\\n\\nMusic Used:\\nThe Blue Dot Sessions, "Crumbtown"\\n\\nSupport the Show:\\nwww.patreon.com/lonelypalette'