Art Against Mental Illness
Alex Loveless - a visual artist - talks about healing powers of creativity and provides practical tips, based on his own experience, for using the creative process for the upkeep of mental health and therapy for mental illness. Alex discusses putting the creative journey at the centre of life for artists, art lovers, the art curious, and anyone with an interest in mental health and mental illness.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 49
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Talking Therapy - Rob Parkinson The Painting Nomad
Alex talks to Rob Parkinson aka The Painting Nomad about his epic artistic odysseys across the UK, flat horizon deficiently, the healing powers of the great outdoors, and using art to fund the nomadi…
00:45:11 |
Wed 08 Jan 2025
2024 Retrospective Part 2 - Speaking of Art, Recovery and Hope
Alex revisits the first 6 months, 25 episodes and 495 minutes of the podcast. In part 2 Alex recaps and remembers the remaining episodes of 2024 and tells us of his outlook for 2025.
00:47:20 |
Sat 04 Jan 2025
Talking Therapy - Art, Science, Tech and Burnout with Mark Burden
Alex talks about the intersection between art, science, maths and technology with artist Mark Burden. In this eclectic chat they discuss Alan Turing, AI, beauty in the mundane, art across multiple me…
00:49:45 |
Sun 22 Dec 2024
2024 Retrospective Part 1 - Why am I doing this?!
Alex revisits the first 6 months, 25 episodes and 495 minutes of the podcast. In part one he recounts the circumstances that lead to him starting the podcast, and revisits the first 9 episodes.
00:54:17 |
Tue 17 Dec 2024
Mind Your Language - Alex Against Art Speak
Alex takes aim at the evils and excesses of art speak via Tolstoy, Artificial Intelligence, and the science of Bullshit.
00:23:51 |
Tue 10 Dec 2024
Art Takes - Decay and Rebirth
Alex discusses the abstract painting he's working on, and the wonders of the process of using and observing natural processes when creating artworks.
00:30:03 |
Thu 05 Dec 2024
Talking Therapy - Art, Policing, Cancer, and Recovery with Sharon Milton
Alex chats to fellow artist Sharon Milton about her incredible career as one of the most senior members of the Scottish police force, meeting Barack Obama, recovery from cancer, guns, Arctic expediti…
00:38:52 |
Sun 01 Dec 2024
Egotist or Imposter - The Misunderstood Relationship Between Art and Identity
Alex discusses the intricate dance between ego and identity in art, exploring how self-expression shapes both creator and audience. Through Frida Kahlo's lens, he delves into the misunderstood relati…
00:18:01 |
Tue 26 Nov 2024
Art Takes 1 - Abstract Fluidity
Art Takes are a new flavour of episode where we listen to Alex while at work in his studio. In this episode Alex is working on an organic abstract artwork using fluid paints while musing on mindfulne…
00:15:19 |
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Your Brain on Art Part 2 - Zen and the Art of Mental Wellness Maintenance
In this second episode of the Your Brain on Art series, Alex discusses Zen, how meditation and mindfulness can aid mental wellness and what this says about flow states and the creative process.
00:15:48 |
Mon 18 Nov 2024
Your Brain on Art Part 1 - Bad Homoeostasis
Alex gets mental and physical in the bumper first episode on his series that seeks to illuminate the biological and psychological causes of mental illness and the reasons why art can help treat and p…
00:25:13 |
Tue 12 Nov 2024
Art Against Mental Politics - Art, Protest and Catharsis
Alex reflects on how, during these turbulent times, art is more important than ever to help us cope, express our views, connect with society, and ultimately help us maintain our mental wellness and t…
00:18:10 |
Thu 07 Nov 2024
How to be creative part 2 - Mo Art Mo Problems
Alex explains how problem solving is central to the practise of creativity via mathematical proofs and magicians in this long awaited second part of the How to be Creative series.
00:17:16 |
Thu 31 Oct 2024
Bonus Episode: Finding Your Voice Addendum - Alex Gets Meta in the Woods
Alex gets all meta and talks about his latest episode, ChatGPT and the challenges and delights of podcasting, all recorded (badly) while he walks through some woodland!
00:20:48 |
Thu 24 Oct 2024
Finding Your Voice
Alex explains the concept of voice in creativity, how to find your artistic voice and why it's so important
00:28:54 |
Thu 24 Oct 2024
Overthinking
Alex talks about overthinking as an anxiety response, why this happens and how to combat it.
00:18:20 |
Tue 15 Oct 2024
Fighting Back
Alex talks candidly about his recent resurgence of mental illness, what happened to cause it, and how he intends to fight back with the help of, you guessed it, art!
00:17:55 |
Sun 08 Sep 2024
How to be creative part 1 - All that jazz!
Alex kicks off a new series of a yet unknown number of episodes on creativity. He explores the nature of creativity using examples from the world of jazz, introducing the core concepts that will be c…
00:17:05 |
Thu 08 Aug 2024
Therapeutic Outlet - Transitions
Alex talks about his move to a new house and studio, how such transitions affect his mental health and how it's essential to make space and time for your creative therapy during times of transition.
00:17:13 |
Wed 31 Jul 2024
Suffering for Art
Alex challenges the dangerous myth that suffering is essential for artistic creation, emphasizing that while art can reflect personal pain, it should not be a cause of suffering. Drawing on examples …
00:15:38 |
Sun 21 Jul 2024
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