The Importance of Embracing Failure with Elly Smallwood | AD 93
- Author
- Yoshino
- Published
- Wed 28 Feb 2018
- Episode Link
- https://artistdecoded.libsyn.com/93-elly-smallwood-the-importance-of-embracing-failure
https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded
About Elly: Originally from Ottawa, Elly Smallwood graduated from OCAD University in 2011 and now works as an artist in Toronto. Her paintings are intensely personal, a visual exploration of her mind and body, and those of the people around her.
Topics Discussed In This Episode:
- Her workflow
- The business of art
- Getting paid as an artist
- “The Killing of a Sacred Deer”
- “Nocturnal Animals”
- The importance of failure
- Her transition leaving Toronto to move to Ottawa
- Having a solid art community
- Understanding human anatomy for your art practice
- Conspiracy theories
