Welcome to Beyond the Wall - Más Allá del Muro, a bilingual English/Spanish podcast about muralism and public art. I'm your host, Shannon McEvoy! I'm an artist and and muralist from Minnesota, based in Santiago, Chile. In this podcast, we tell you EVERYTHING you need to know about murals - both painting and mosaic, going beyond the mural's 2-D wall to explore the stories and philosophies of the artists that create them. You’ll get tips and insights from me and the other amazing artists that I interview! Whether you’re a public artist yourself, or a huge fan, this podcast is for you. Come with me to discover deeper meaning and purpose in public art!
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Welcome to Beyond the Wall - Más Allá del Muro, a bilingual English/Spanish podcast about muralism and public art. I'm your host, Shannon McEvoy! I'm an artist and and muralist from Minnesota, based in Santiago, Chile. In this podcast, we tell you EVERYTHING you need to know about murals - both painting and mosaic, going beyond the mural's 2-D wall to explore the stories and philosophies of the artists that create them. You’ll get tips and insights from me and the other amazing artists that I interview! Whether you’re a public artist yourself, or a huge fan, this podcast is for you. Come with me to discover deeper meaning and purpose in public art!
Today on the podcast we have the incredible artist, Gary Drostle. Back in February, I had the pleasure of interviewing Gary.
Based in Southeast London, UK, Gary Drostle has over 30 years of experience in public art, working primarily with painting and mosaic techniques. His mosaic work in particular has won several prestigious awards and gained international recognition – he has completed major commissions in Iowa, Chicago, California, and Washington DC. Gary has also worked on community projects in Chile and Colombia. In addition, Gary continues to create major public artworks at his home in London, including commissions for TFL – Transport for London, Chester City Council, London Borough of Bexley, The Royal College of General Practitioners and many more.
I met Gary at the first International Urban Mosaic Intervention in Chile in 2014, and later that year we both participated in the Second Biennial of Muralism and Public Art in Cali, Colombia. He is a much awaited and requested guest for this podcast, and it’s an honor to have him on!
I’ve divided our conversation into two parts, and in this first half, we go into Gary’s beginnings as a muralist and mosaic artist. Gary also talks about where he gets his artistic inspiration, and we dive into the stories behind two of his major works – a floor mosaic and a public mosaic sculpture.
Links:
Gary’s website: https://www.drostle.com/
Follow Gary on Instagram: @garydrostle
Works Mentioned in the Episode:
• Sunburst – The Light at the End of the Tunnel https://www.drostle.com/about-me-a-potted-history/sunburst-the-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/
• Redwood Forest Floor Mosaic
• https://www.drostle.com/redwood-forest-mosaics/
• Entwined Histories Mosaic Sculpture
• https://www.drostle.com/entwined-histories-mosaic/
Gary giving a tutorial of a hammer and hardie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tduKpIPP2so
Gary’s Domestika Course, Introduction to Mosaic Artwork! https://www.domestika.org/en/courses/2097-introduction-to-mosaic-artwork
Follow the podcast on Instagram! @beyondthewall.muralpodcast
Support the podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/shannonmcevoy
Music from the album, INTERVALO by @kevtomas
Thank you!
Beyond the Wall - Más Allá del Muro
Welcome to Beyond the Wall - Más Allá del Muro, a bilingual English/Spanish podcast about muralism and public art. I'm your host, Shannon McEvoy! I'm an artist and and muralist from Minnesota, based in Santiago, Chile. In this podcast, we tell you EVERYTHING you need to know about murals - both painting and mosaic, going beyond the mural's 2-D wall to explore the stories and philosophies of the artists that create them. You’ll get tips and insights from me and the other amazing artists that I interview! Whether you’re a public artist yourself, or a huge fan, this podcast is for you. Come with me to discover deeper meaning and purpose in public art!
