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Talk Art

Oliver Hemsley (Live at TKE Studios, Margate)

Talk Art

Russell Tovey and Robert Diament c/o Independent Talent

Sculpture, Unknown, Russell Tovey, Painting, Drawing, Art, Artist Interview, Arts, Studio Visit, Visual Arts, Art Talk, Contemporary Art, Entertainment, Celebrity, Modern Art, Artwork, Talk Art, Robert Diament

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Talk Art Live with Oliver Hemsley!!! For our second interview with artist Oliver Hemsley, we meet within his debut exhibition at TKE Studios, Margate - the artist studio complex and gallery founded by Tracey Emin. Recorded in front of an intimate audience of art lovers, Margate family and friends, this episode is one of our proudest moments - proud of our talent friend Oliver and his extraordinary exhibition. We discuss his new works on canvas - a new development in his journey making paintings, having predominantly previously worked on paper.


Oliver Hemsley is an autobiographical artist who lives in Suffolk with his two dogs. For his first solo exhibition, Hemsley presents a selection of intimate and confronting self-portrait paintings produced in his home studio. CAREGIVERS is an unapologetic and uncompromising look at the body and the personal complexities of an existence that is dependent on the care of others.


Hemsley is the first artist to have a solo show curated by Tracey Emin and Elissa Cray at TKE Studios and it has been selected to coincide with Margate Pride. You can read more from Oliver in our recent Talk Art: The Interviews book. Available now! You can listen to our previous 2021 interview with Oliver in the Talk Art podcast archive (click here).


Special thanks to Oliver, Tracey and Elissa! We also recommend reading this new review of Oliver's exhibition at ANOTHER Magazine: https://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/15075/oliver-hemsley-tracey-emin-exhibition-caregivers-margate


Visit Oliver's new exhibition @TKEStudios in Margate, Kent until 15th October 2023. Visit: https://www.TraceyEminFoundation.com/

TKE EXHIBITION OPENING HOURS:

SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS 12PM - 4PM


For images of all artworks discussed in this episode visit @TalkArt. Talk Art theme music by Jack Northover @JackNorthoverMusic courtesy of HowlTown.com

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1:26.0

Good afternoon. Good morning. Good evening. Wherever you are in the world, I am Russell Tovy and I'm Robert Dianman. This is Talk Art. Welcome to Talk Art.

1:39.0

That's right. It's a talk art live in Marguay. How are you today, Robert?

1:47.0

Wow, I love that. I'm proud of fun in Marguay. Today, Russell, I am feeling proud.

1:54.0

Ah, me too. This is a very emotional moment for all of us and I think everyone sat in the audience as well.

2:01.0

And in particular for our guest, because today is the first exhibition. It is your first exhibition, isn't it?

2:08.0

Ever. I mean, I'm already crying. We love it.

2:12.0

Today is the launch, the private view or preview as some people now say of our guest's first ever solo exhibition.

2:20.0

And two years ago, we interviewed him on Talk Art. He's actually in our most recent talk art book with the blue cover.

2:27.0

And when we did that interview, Tracy M. heard about it and remembered that she had been a friend of yours for a much longer time than I had.

2:34.0

Yeah. And, yeah, reminded me of that fact.

2:37.0

Reminded, yeah. It still does.

2:39.0

Exactly. And I was originally introduced to you by somebody who sat in the front row here, Richard Danks, who is an amazing person in his own right.

2:47.0

And he connected us. And then now we're sat here. So we are very, yeah, in Margate.

2:53.0

And this is also the first time that we're seeing your work on Canvas. So I'm really excited to discuss that and the progression over the past few years.

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