BRUT

Rachel Black is back! Black shares insights and revelations after the completion of her latest body of work and reflects upon some personal lessons learnt over the winter season.

Rachel Black finds inspiration for her own art practice in the ancient art of Kodaimoji. The mark or the gesture is an enduring fascination for Black and her love of this spontaneous, performative way of working is rich ground for exploration within her art practice as her body of work progresses.

Rachel Black invites you to put your gum boots on and take a meditative stroll in nature. Black believes there is no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing (except maybe if you’re up north and experiencing the floods or any extreme weather. Lots of love and stay safe!) So, put on or take off whatever you need to and get out in it! Black verbally walks you through her daily morning walking practice with her dog, Vali and her artist’s way of seeing. Be calmed and nourished by the background sounds of nature and Rachel’s delighted voice. Ps, the photograph for this episode was taken in Lynda Gardener’s Room and Board in Daylesford, Victoria Australia. It would be a perfect place to stay and have your own nature stroll! https://www.lyndagardener.com/stay/room-board

As the stroke of midnight draws near, Rachel Black has a realisation and immediately hits record. Black speaks in a sleepy voice sitting up in bed... perhaps the rawest of the BRUT episodes... 

In her signature raw, unedited style, Rachel Black reflects on having the courage to change direction in the development of a body of work. She also delves into her personal experience of going off anti anxiety medication and how this has impacted her relationships, health and art.

Wow! It's Spring!!!! Rachel rejoices in feeling human again.  Rachel hits record even though she is not in the best of mental states... and she wonders if she should in fact hit  publish as it's all rather raw. But then she remembers that this is in fact the point and furthermore the title of this here humble podcast. She eventually chills the fuck out and tells a few good snake stories. 

Ego on a chain

Rachel Black revels in the art of story telling and recounts with innocence her first tasting of the sparkling, golden French booze... a night with her man that inspired the title ‘BRUT’ of this here podcast and has gone on to influence her art practice. 

Inhabit the experimental mindset with Rachel Black as she describes in enthusiastic and visceral detail the materials she has been exploring in the first phase of developing a new body of work. And finally, Ms. Black tells a confessional tale of how she overcame feeling 'precious' with her art practice. WARNING. Adult content.