ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for Artists
Welcome to ARTMATTERS! This podcast is a passion-project, a one-man show, a her-cu-le-an effort, by the Detroit-based artist Isaac Mann. Every episode is an in-studio conversation. Episodes drop every two weeks, with a new, fantastic, talented, professional artist each time. Topics can, and often do, include technical practices, daily studio insights, studio notes, career advice, influences, relationship advice, tips for a healthier practice, and a healthier life in gen and, as always, hope, depression, expectation, success and failure. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please consider becoming a Patreon subscriber!
ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for Artists
#47 with Jeff Way
Happy Thanksgiving and welcome back to another episode of ARTMATTERS!
Today on the podcast we start our conversation with Jeff Way, an artist who has lived and worked in New York’s Tribeca neighborhood since 1969. Featured in the 1973 Whitney Biennial and a subsequent solo exhibition there, Way’s work has been shown at institutions like the New Museum, the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston, and the ICA Philadelphia. His innovative Chalk Line Paintings, begun in the late 1960s, explore the grid through layered lines of raw pigment, a technique he revisits in his recent Eccentric Squares series. With works in major museum collections, including the Whitney and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Way continues to push the boundaries of color, form, and dimensionality.
On this episode we discuss Jeff's return to his early ideas and techniques, tracing how his style has evolved through changing mediums and approaches. Jeff shares insights into the balance between precision and mistakes in his process, the role of collage and masking tape in his work, and the transparency and layering of color that define his signature aesthetic. We also discuss how he embraces both mess and finesse in his art. From his early artistic influences to his current exploration of grids and eccentric forms, this conversation offers a compelling look into the life and work of a masterful painter and thinker.
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host: Isaac Mann
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guest: Jeff Way
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Thank you as always to ARRN, the Detroit-based artist and instrumentalist, for the music.