{"id":38756,"date":"2022-06-03T22:22:29","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T05:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=38756"},"modified":"2022-06-03T22:29:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T05:29:11","slug":"artsy-af","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/03\/artsy-af\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;artsy AF&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/03\/artsy-af\/gemmagene1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-38757\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gemmagene1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/23324786\/height\/26\/theme\/standard-mini\/thumbnail\/no\/direction\/backward\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"26\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Yep, that image pretty much sums it up! Large-scale, hyperreal paintings on custom-cut panel, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/157ofgemma\/\">a pug named Mochi<\/a>. I love this episode so much. Barcelona born, New York based artist <a href=\"https:\/\/gemmagene.com\/\">Gemma Gene<\/a> is on the podcast today, and she is not only super talented, she&#8217;s also hilarious! You can listen right up there under Gemma &amp; Mochi, or download\u00a0<strong>ART FOR YOUR EAR<\/strong>\u00a0wherever you get your podcasts.<\/p>\n<p>First, a bunch of perfectly painted metallic balloons, Mochi for scale, and a couple of gigantic bows on cut panel:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/03\/artsy-af\/gemmagene2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-38758\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38758\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gemmagene2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"3936\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gasp! Gorgeous! <em>ps. I threw in that last image as proof that these are actually paintings.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Next, a few very, <em>very<\/em> special gems:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/03\/artsy-af\/gemmagene3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-38759\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gemmagene3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gemmagene3.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gemmagene3-473x1536.jpg 473w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Awww,<\/em> that little gem right in the middle is &#8216;Yellow Gem&#8217;, Gemma&#8217;s baby girl! And yes, her name really is Yellow<em> (not Maria)<\/em> which might be the coolest thing I&#8217;ve ever heard. Oh, and that action shot is what Gemma and I were talking about re: dropping off a commission to Voltz Clarke Gallery&#8230; as the paint dried!<\/p>\n<p>Okay, now we&#8217;re going back in time a bit to where it all began&#8230; objects wrapped in aluminum foil, because, who doesn&#8217;t love an insane challenge:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/03\/artsy-af\/gemmagene4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-38760\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gemmagene4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"2686\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and clearly a painted foil lobster is the gateway to foil lobster <a href=\"https:\/\/gemmagene.com\/2017\/12\/13\/sculpture\/\">sculptures<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Next [drumroll please]&#8230; <em>iiiiiiit&#8217;s<\/em> MOCHI!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/03\/artsy-af\/gemmagene5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-38761\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gemmagene5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"2907\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gah! Too much cuteness&#8230; I can&#8217;t handle it! Also, can you see why she must be absolutely exhausted!? Yeah, me too.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, a little plug for both of Mochi&#8217;s books is a must:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/03\/artsy-af\/gemmagene6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-38762\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38762\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gemmagene6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1287\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hilarious! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/Living-With-Mochi\/Gemma-Gene\/9781524866105\">&#8220;Living with Mochi&#8221;<\/a> is available right this second, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/Mochis-Pugpyhood\/Gemma-Gene\/9781524876814\">&#8220;Pugpyhood&#8221;<\/a> can be pre-ordered.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, I obviously had to include this beauty&#8230; Gemma, Mochi and the Twinchis in matching iridescent outfits:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/03\/artsy-af\/gemmagene7\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-38763\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gemmagene7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"662\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Ah-<\/em>mazing! Also amazing&#8230; everything about this conversation! Thank you so much to Gemma for taking the time to share her hilarious stories, and of course, thank YOU for listening. I&#8217;ll be back with a brand new episode of ART FOR YOUR EAR\u00a0 in two weeks.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Other links:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gemma_gene\/\">Gemma on Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/157ofgemma\/\">Mochi on Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Living-Mochi-Gemma-Gen%C3%A9\/dp\/1524866105\">&#8220;Living with Mochi&#8221; Book,<\/a> Available now!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/Mochis-Pugpyhood\/Gemma-Gene\/9781524876814\">&#8220;Pugpyhood&#8221; Book<\/a>, Releasing Sept &#8217;22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thepugwhoatetheworld.com\/\">Tom Cote Book, Illustrated by Gemma<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/voltzclarkegallery\/\">Voltz Clarke Gallery : New York<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/galleryred_\/\">Gallery RED :\u00a0Mallorca, Spain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stevenhollarchitects\/\">Steven Holl Architects<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yep, that image pretty much sums it up! 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