Portraits of Pride: Joan Cox on Painting Modern Love, Queer Visibility, and Finding Your Artistic Voice
In this episode, host Sour Dough chats with painter Joan Cox about her evolving practice of portraying queer love through large‑scale, color‑rich portraits. Cox explains how she discovered her artistic voice by re‑imagining a Berlin exhibition piece, focusing on intimate couples—often from the LGBTQ+ community—and how she now seeks diverse subjects to broaden representation. She discusses the strategic choices artists make between creating for joy, income, or legacy, and shares recent accolades, including a finalist spot for the Baltimore Baker Artist Awards and a top‑100 placement in the International United Women Art Prize. Cox also details her process of photographing couples in personal spaces to capture the essence of love rather than mere likeness.
Michael Moore’s ‘Frankenstein’ Machines Make Waves in Artforum’s People’s Artist Contest—Here’s How to Cast Your Vote
In this episode of the Not Real Art Podcast, host Sourdough welcomes back longtime friend and multidisciplinary creator Michael Moore, who is competing in the Johnny Depp‑presented People’s Artist award backed by Art Forum and the Art of Elysium. Moore...
Public Art, Rebooted: Carmen Zella on the Rise of Digital Urbanism
In this episode, host Sourdough talks with Carmen Zella, founder of NowArt and co‑founder of the Next Art Foundation, about her mission to democratize public art through digital, immersive installations like Luminex and Attune. Zella explains how her agency blends...