{"podcast":{"title":"Colour and Ceramics","slug":"colour-and-ceramics-6773134","podcast_index_feed_id":6773134,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/colour/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/colour","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/colour/20231204_101226_866d2437219b5c52f3805db66dbb8329.jpg","author":"Bob Acton","episode_count":54,"summary":"Colour affects peoples’ emotional reactions and mood. In ceramics, the artist uses colour to imbue something other than that communicated from the form itself. This podcast explores the entire spectrum of colour, the psychology of colour, and how to use colour to communicate in ceramics. Bob will not only interview top ceramic artists from around the world but also artists using other mediums who use colour in their work. Look for a new podcast every two weeks. Bob can be contacted through his website at https://bobactonceramics.com/podcast or via the Colour and Ceramics Podcast Instagram page at https://instagram.com/colourandceramics","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T16:19:15.394368+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/colour-and-ceramics-6773134"},"episode":{"title":"David Altmejd: Canadian Sculptor Making the Invisible Visible","slug":"david-altmejd-canadian-sculptor-making-the-invisible-visible","published_at":"2025-08-28T08:50:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/colour-and-ceramics-6773134/david-altmejd-canadian-sculptor-making-the-invisible-visible","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/colour-and-ceramics-6773134","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/colour/2186474","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/232060/2186474/colour/2025_08_27_16_20_08_76760be1-9604-4030-a252-1ac24f507605.mp3","summary":"Today we’re stepping into the strange, beautiful world of Canadian sculptor David Altmejd. Born in Montreal in 1974 and now based in Los Angeles, David is obsessed with what makes a person a person—the body, yes, but also the mind, imagination, and whatever we mean by ‘soul.’ His figures often feel like they’re falling apart and coming together at the same time, opening little doorways into places beyond what we normally recognize. What blows me away is his materials list: clay and foam next to mirror, quartz, resin, and even human and synthetic hair. He’s just as comfortable casting as he is building through intuitive, almost scavenger-style making—so every piece feels singular, even when it echoes another. Scale doesn’t scare him either: he brings the same intensity to a room-sized environment as he does to a small bust, packing surfaces with tiny inventions that reward long looking. David has shown all over the world—most recently at the McMichael in Ontario—and he represented Canada at the Venice Biennale back in 2007. His work lives in major collections like the Whitney, the Guggenheim, MOCA Los Angeles, and the Art Gallery of Ontario. You can find his work on his Instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/daltmejd/ and his website at https://www.davidaltmejd.net.","meta_description":"Today we’re stepping into the strange, beautiful world of Canadian sculptor David Altmejd. Born in Montreal in 1974 and now based in Los Angeles, David is…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2974,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/colour-and-ceramics-6773134/episodes/david-altmejd-canadian-sculptor-making-the-invisible-visible/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/colour-and-ceramics-6773134/david-altmejd-canadian-sculptor-making-the-invisible-visible.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}