Artist and author Brian Catling discusses his writing and his art

Artist and Author Brian Catling discusses his writing and his art

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Interview Timeline

Brian Catling is a poet, sculptor, painter, and performance artist. He makes installations and paints portraits of imagined cyclops in egg tempera. Brian has had numerous solo shows and has recently published a new book. We spoke about the work, his writing, and the occult. Hollow (Vintage, 2021)

0:35 – Brian talks about why he wrote the book.

3:14 – Brian talks about Christian religion in Europe.

4:40 – Brian talks about the book.

7:40 – Brian talks about about the book being European in focus.

8:14 – Brian talks about his research into the period.

9:07 – Brian talks about poetry in the book.

10:55 – Brian talks about his writing style in the book.

11:46 – Brian talks about how he plans out his book.

12:11 – Brian talks about his approach to writing.

13:12 – Brian talks about describing scenes in his book.

14:51 – Brian talks about his inspirations.

16:08 – Brian talks about not being able to paint what he writes.

16:33 – Brian talks about the surroundings he prefers when he writes.

17:33 – Brian talks about the musical feel of the book.

19:41 – Brian talks about not taking a moral stance in his writing.

20:25 – Brian talks about religion in his work.

21:30 – Brian talks about his favorite characters to write.

23:16 – Brian talks about characters that have been difficult for him to write.

24:17 – Brian talks about writing characters different from himself.

26:11 – Brian talks about how his approach to writing has changed over time.

27:55 – Brian talks about editing his work.

30:27 – Brian talks about his tempura work.

32:31- Brian talks about painting cyclops’.

33:44 – Brian talks about being a fan of ancient and epic literature.

36:13 – Brian talks about things he can’t do.

37:28 – Brian talks about being adopted.

38:14 – Brian talks about his interest in the mysterious and magic.

44:28 – Brian talks about being inspired by the Elizabethan John Dee.

46:26 – Brian talks about what scares him.

48:41 – Brian talks about humans being terrifying.

50:51 – Brian talks about the mixture of cultures.

52:42 – Brian talks about characters whom he’d like to write.

55:27 – Brian talks about his current working project.

59:27 – Brian talks about fiction that he’s enjoyed.

1:02:08 – Brian can be found at bcatling.com.

Links of interest

https://amzn.to/3rmzinv

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/624397/hollow-by-b-catling/

https://www.bcatling.com/

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Guests: Brian Catling

Host: Cris Alvarez

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