Going Deeper with Abstract Figurative Artist Frank Arnold
b'Listen in as I chat with one of the foremost abstract figurative painters of our time, Frank Arnold.\\xa0 Big gorgeous oils, cast bronze angels, New York times includes his gallery as one of the Must See sites in Los Cabos.\\xa0 Ex race-car driver, driving force behind the success of San Jose\\u2019s Art District, now one of the most thriving in all of Mexico, Frank\\u2019s enthusiasm for life is completely contagious.
\\nFrank talks about avoiding the ego, and how to get beyond the surface brain to paint from a deeper place.\\xa0 He speculates on how, when we begin to paint, we work our way through our childhood until we arrive at our current age, and how painting through that arc is the only way to get beyond surface.\\xa0
\\nHe\\u2019ll also share what it\\u2019s been like to build this artist\\u2019s paradise, and how he manages the balance between public and private life while letting the art walk crowds flood into his home every Thursday night.\\xa0 The gallery flows seamlessly to his studio, the guest house, and the home he shares with his wife Carmen.\\xa0 They are a dynamic duo, hosting gallery evenings together with glamour and grace. \\u201cI wanted to create a simple life, and my wife Carmen makes my simple life seem elegant.\\u201d
\\nA chance meeting in the gallery with noted depth psychologist Dr. Jim Manganiello led to a wonderful collaboration.\\xa0 The two men wrote the book \\u201cYour Creative Imagination Unlocked \\u2013 Become Who You Truly Are\\u201d.\\xa0 In it the connections between imagination, creativity and psychological theories are explored.\\xa0
\\n[10:44] Frank shares some of his favourite quotes (his own and others) from the book
\\n\\u201cI go to a place where no words are spoken, no sounds, no smells, and even my sense of touch goes away. I\\u2019m left in a bright place where things seem to be given to me.\\xa0 It\\u2019s a wonderful place where I feel like I can do anything. A place that I\\u2019m so grateful for because I can see.\\xa0 It\\u2019s like art sends gifts to my soul\\u201d \\u2013 Frank Arnold
\\n13:40 \\u2018The Story of 8\\u2019, Frank explains some of\\xa0 the numbers that appear in his work and where they come from, sharing details from his childhood, the impact of discovering that he was adopted, and how working with Dr. Jim led him to a deeper understanding of himself and what was happening with his work.\\xa0 He talks about discovering a backdoor to meditation while devolping the hyper focus needed during his race car driving career, and how Dr. Jim helped him to see the connection between that focus and the meditative state required to paint as he does.
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\\n\\u201cIt\\u2019s almost like someone\\u2019s pushing the paint for you\\u201d
\\nWhere did it all start?\\xa0 Being bored in the classroom led to daydreaming, which led to more art classes, which suited him perfectly. \\xa0 Fantasizing in the classroom, as it turns out, was a perfect base for becoming an abstract artist.
\\n24:00 We\\u2019ll talk about the rules or parameters that artists create for themselves.\\xa0 On being compared to other artists, like Cy Twombly. \\u201cI feel like I could paint pantings that would look like his, but I\\u2019d feel like I was cheating, because that\\u2019s not who I am.\\xa0 I\\u2019m not Cy Twombly, I\\u2019m not from his background, and I don\\u2019t want to steal his stuff, and sometimes I don\\u2019t think all my paintings are the best thing in the world either, but it is who I am and I have to stay true to that.\\xa0 Otherwise I\\u2019m just cheating.\\u201d
\\n[35:55] Frank shares what he feels is the best advice he can give up and coming artists, from his studio days in California
\\nFrank shares some insights as well from his art school days, learning from greats like feminist artist Judi Chicago.
\\nOur favourite quote from Frank\\u2019s book, which came from 6 year old budding art critic Luis Jerrera
\\n\\u201cFrank laughs like a kid and paints like a dragon\\u201d.\\xa0 True story.
\\nFrank\\u2019s Website: www.frankarnoldart.com
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