Tag: art and music

Gaëlle Étémé approaches art as an act of listening rather than control, allowing lines, colours, and gestures to guide the work as it unfolds. Working across Indian ink, charcoal, pastel, collage, textile, and painting, she has developed a distinctly calligraphic practice rooted in rhythm, movement, and the mysterious autonomy of the sign. Her journey began through sociology, metaphysical questions, and an intense exploration of the origins of alphabets, eventually leading her to draw lines continuously for a year and develop her own graphic language, which she calls the “alphabet of suffering.”…

Take a step inside the working studio of painter Marcella Granick, where canvases sit in every stage and ideas move from quick notes to full figures at their own pace. Marcella talks through her setup, her habits, and the small details that shape her process, giving a close look at how she works in a room that feels lived-in, honest, and full of slow, steady movement.

Walk into M. E. Klesse’s studio in Rockport, Texas, and you step into a space filled with warm wax in the air, stacked supplies, and pieces in mid-creation. Sculptures hang above, canvases rest side by side, and every surface seems ready for the next layer or idea. As we talk with her, she shares how she works in long, quiet stretches, why she often brings pieces into other rooms to see them differently, and how she listens to emotion and instinct as much as to tools and materials. It feels like…

Step inside the studio of Canadian painter Renee Pupetz, where paint jars crowd the table, ideas appear without warning, and two cats watch it all unfold. Renee talks about coming back to painting after a tough chapter, how she lets instinct guide her work, and why she rarely throws a piece away. This conversation feels like sitting beside her as she fills her water jars, talks to her late father in the quiet moments, and gets lost in colour and chance.

In this studio visit, Carola welcomes us into her bright upstairs space in Frankfurt am Main. She talks about how she creates her paintings, the role music plays in her process, and the comfort she finds in the rhythm of her work. Surrounded by light, color, and the quiet presence of her cat Max, Carola shares how her studio has become a place where movement and stillness meet.