{"id":27049,"date":"2016-10-21T21:48:32","date_gmt":"2016-10-22T04:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=27049"},"modified":"2016-10-21T21:48:32","modified_gmt":"2016-10-22T04:48:32","slug":"starting-in-the-background","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/21\/starting-in-the-background\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;starting in the background&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/21\/starting-in-the-background\/martaspendowska1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27067\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27067\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska1.jpg\" alt=\"martaspendowska1\" width=\"584\" height=\"832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska1.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska1-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/4765189\/height\/26\/width\/584\/theme\/standard-mini\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/no\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/no-cache\/true\/\" height=\"26\" width=\"584\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Well, you asked and I listened&#8230; and then I called Polish-born, US based artist\/illustrator <a href=\"http:\/\/verymarta.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marta Spendowska<\/a>! I&#8217;ve written about Marta several times over the years, the last time being only a few weeks ago. I received\u00a0so many comments asking me to have her on the podcast, and\u00a0luckily she said YES! We&#8217;re talking about psychics, art happening in the background, and paths that were meant to be! Listen right up there under that stunning floral\/abstract,\u00a0or you can\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/jealous-curator-art-for-your\/id996338562\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe on iTunes<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Ok, I am completely in love with Marta&#8217;s floral work from a couple of years ago, so I&#8217;m going to start there:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/21\/starting-in-the-background\/martaspendowska2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27068\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27068\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska2.jpg\" alt=\"martaspendowska2\" width=\"584\" height=\"2269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska2.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska2-77x300.jpg 77w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Right!? <em>Sigh.<\/em> Near the beginning of our conversation she mentioned doing portraits&#8230; I had no idea she did portraits, but look what I found in the <a href=\"http:\/\/verymarta.com\/illustration\" target=\"_blank\">illustration section<\/a> on her site:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/21\/starting-in-the-background\/martaspendowska3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27069\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27069\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska3.jpg\" alt=\"martaspendowska3\" width=\"584\" height=\"2306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska3.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska3-76x300.jpg 76w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska3-259x1024.jpg 259w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whoa. Gorgeous! I did, however, know about the lovely perfume bottles that were also in that same\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/verymarta.com\/illustration\" target=\"_blank\">illustration portfolio<\/a>. They were actually the first bit of Marta&#8217;s work that I ever wrote about:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/21\/starting-in-the-background\/martaspendowska4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27070\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27070\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska4.jpg\" alt=\"martaspendowska4\" width=\"584\" height=\"2197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska4.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska4-80x300.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska4-272x1024.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Ahhhh,\u00a0<\/em>I can almost smell their powdery, perfumy goodness.<\/p>\n<p>Guess, what&#8230; more flowers! We were talking about them as part of her evolution from illustrator to fine\u00a0artist <em>{and it&#8217;s just a good excuse for me to show more of them}:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/21\/starting-in-the-background\/martaspendowska5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27071\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27071\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska5.jpg\" alt=\"martaspendowska5\" width=\"584\" height=\"2439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska5.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska5-72x300.jpg 72w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska5-245x1024.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yes, I love them. Now, I&#8217;ve said this many times before&#8230; I always admire artists who continue to push themselves to evolve. Marta is definitely one of those people! These are floral-ish, but heading into abstract&#8230; and they&#8217;re absolutely stunning:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/21\/starting-in-the-background\/martaspendowska6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27072\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27072\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska6.jpg\" alt=\"martaspendowska6\" width=\"584\" height=\"2358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska6.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska6-74x300.jpg 74w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These are the pieces I wrote about a few weeks ago&#8230; petals? Butterfly wings? Both? Love.<\/p>\n<p>So from floral-ish abstract, to truly abstract:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/21\/starting-in-the-background\/martaspendowska7\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27073\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27073\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska7.jpg\" alt=\"martaspendowska7\" width=\"584\" height=\"1901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska7.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska7-92x300.jpg 92w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska7-315x1024.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t those make you want to play with ink and watercolor all day long?<\/p>\n<p>And finally, a few personal photos from Marta&#8217;s Instagram feed. Anyone who loves coffee as much as this, clearly needs to be my friend:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/21\/starting-in-the-background\/martaspendowska8\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27074\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27074\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska8.jpg\" alt=\"martaspendowska8\" width=\"584\" height=\"1876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska8.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska8-93x300.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/martaspendowska8-319x1024.jpg 319w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Mmmm,<\/em> art and coffee. Perfect combination&#8230; add a pierogi or two and we&#8217;d be all set! Thank you so much to Marta for talking to me and sharing her very inspiring story;\u00a0thanks to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saatchiart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Saatchi Art <\/a>for supporting this episode; thanks\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.audible.com\/t1\/30trial_at?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R\" target=\"_blank\">audible.com<\/a> for making <a href=\"http:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/Self-Development\/Your-Inner-Critic-Is-a-Big-Jerk-Audiobook\/B01G2KYDX6\" target=\"_blank\">my new book into an audio book<\/a> \u2013 it will be out on October 25th! To preorder a copy for\u00a0<strong>FREE<\/strong><em>{or to pick up any other book you might want}\u00a0<\/em>just\u00a0use my link:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.audible.com\/t1\/30trial_at?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R\" target=\"_blank\">audibletrial.com\/JealousCurator<\/a>. And as always, thank YOU so much\u00a0for listening\u2026 there will be more art for your ear next weekend.<\/p>\n<p><em>Other links:<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.walkerart.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Walker Art Center\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/verymarta.com\/store\" target=\"_blank\">Marta&#8217;s Online Shop<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, you asked and I listened&#8230; and then I called Polish-born, US based artist\/illustrator Marta Spendowska! I&#8217;ve written about Marta several times over the years, the last time being only a few weeks ago. I received\u00a0so many comments asking me to have her on the podcast, and\u00a0luckily she said YES! 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