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HIGH CHROMA

HIGH CHROMA

By SUNI MULLEN

BLAK KANVAS podcasts bring you inside the world of art and cultural impact through interviews, conversations, and studio visits hosted by SUNI MULLEN.
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Rain Spann: Technology & Art

HIGH CHROMASep 05, 2022

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Methods of Agency as Black Women in Creative-Academic Spaces

Methods of Agency as Black Women in Creative-Academic Spaces

Methods of Agency as Black Women in Creative-Academic Spaces | Katiana Weems-Ado & Suni Mullen Suni and Katiana join forces via a raw and honest virtual discussion to reflect and share their observation on how they navigate anti-black and predominantly white spaces as Black women in creative-academic spaces. Suni is investigating not only the woes, but the strength in the WOAHS! As critical thinkers and contemporary artists, Katiana and Suni are exploring more ways to expound upon their selected mediums in their studies at The Royal College of Art in London as post graduate students. Katiana | https://kjweems.com/ Suni | http://www.sunimullen.studio/

Mar 22, 202401:14:01
Fun N Games

Fun N Games

Landon Pointer opens his solo exhibition, “It's All Fun N Games" at Moosey Hoxton in London. Suni meets Landon during public viewing hours to discuss a handful of paintings and exchange their experiences working as budding artists in the 21st century.
Feb 08, 202421:36
Procession of the Nave

Procession of the Nave

A prompt discussion following Patrick Ngabonziza’s brilliant performance in the Contemporary Art Practices studios at the Royal College of Art in London. Members of the cohort share their thoughts and reflections post-show: Anthony Karikari, Adjani Okpu-Egbe, Patrick “Ziza”, Margot Wilson, James Wilson, and Suni Mullen.
Feb 01, 202428:18
NOT POLITE

NOT POLITE

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This conversation is Part II with Suni and Aaron the GREAT. They discuss the medium of comedy as self titled “comedians” to give themselves permission to say, be, and think. Aaron shares remaining facially anonymous as an author of his work to observe how people respond to what he produces.
Aug 03, 202326:11
What Do You Listen To Aaron?

What Do You Listen To Aaron?

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Calling the East Coast from the West Coast. Suni and Aaron the GREAT are in conversation with one another. In Part I, Aaron shares his current playlist rotation and we highlight the titles of his artworks that are published online. As a collector of his work, Suni is interested to learn about his process of making.
Aug 03, 202324:09
A CYPHER: TAKING CONTROL | PART THREE

A CYPHER: TAKING CONTROL | PART THREE

Apr 27, 202336:24
A CYPHER: TAKING CONTROL | PART TWO

A CYPHER: TAKING CONTROL | PART TWO

Apr 27, 202329:26
A CYPHER: TAKING CONTROL | PART ONE

A CYPHER: TAKING CONTROL | PART ONE

Apr 26, 202330:37
Todd Alexander: DYE

Todd Alexander: DYE

Summer Studio visit with Todd Alexander exploring medium executions through TYE-DYE
Nov 07, 202220:26
Khari Turner: Save Yourself

Khari Turner: Save Yourself

An open studio visit at Iris Project Residency with Khari Turner in conversation with Bria Goodall and Suni Mullen. This episode observes our capabilities to refine the spaces around us through cultivating a creative practice. Turner shares his current visual focus expounding upon his ideas in Venice, Ca.
Oct 10, 202230:48
MVTHYS: Reflect & Explore

MVTHYS: Reflect & Explore

MVTHYS sent me an excellent e-mail all the way from France that brought me to reflect on new ideas about what it means to be artist, who is an artist, and how critically thinking is a practice. Instead of following up with an email, we decided to hold a virtual conversation on his conceptual piece of work.
Sep 26, 202201:38:24
Rain Spann: Technology & Art

Rain Spann: Technology & Art

We begin Season 2 with self-taught artist, Rain Spann. He discusses his dive into an intuitive practice believing that technology correlates with art much more than we believe.
Sep 05, 202251:17
Eilen Itzel Mena: Progressive

Eilen Itzel Mena: Progressive

This episode focuses on Elien Itzel and how she revised how we channel gods and the use of colors to invoke energetic presence over figures. Itzel is known for her vibrant use of colors and symbolage grounded in the religion of Ifa: a religious practice traditional to the Yoruba people. Her latest solo exhibition at Leiminspace Gallery invites guests to immerse themselves into bursts of zeal.
Aug 29, 202055:29
Lanise Howard: Cognizant

Lanise Howard: Cognizant

Lanise Howard sits down with Suni Mullen during an open studio visit. Lanise shares her experience during school and how she works to actively rebel against weighted comments. We acknowledge how being great can be difficult but the momentum does not stop because there is a greater goal of success in mind, “God got this.” The large sized canvases provoke emotions of surrealism and can be intimidating which provokes thoughts and a desire to know more not only about the piece, but also about the artist.
Aug 05, 202013:45
Jillian Suzanne: Ancestral

Jillian Suzanne: Ancestral

Jillian Suzanne welcomed me to navigate through her private studio. In this episode, she shares that she is using a 1950’s Oxford Dictionary to inform her current works. Suzanne uses pages from the dictionary that host words that have been propagated to oppress and describe Black Americans. We then transition into how she has re-contextualized her findings of her ancestry into her newer works that have evolved from abstract works in black and white to releasing ancestral trauma with colors and physical depictions.
Jul 04, 202028:08
Lauren Halsey: Blueprint

Lauren Halsey: Blueprint

Lauren Halsey expresses how  she is leaving her blueprint in Los Angeles using her architectural  knowledge to 'funkify' our environments and immortalize the community  during a time of heavy gentrification. We met while her sculptural  exhibition at the David Kordansky Gallery activated the space with: “If you know, you know" monuments of South  Central including shared moments, signage, literal reflections, and  notable figures that have made an impact on the community.

Jun 18, 202024:19