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A Little Bit of Belief: Artist Mikey Yates
FromI Like Your Work: Conversations with Artists, Curators & Collectors
A Little Bit of Belief: Artist Mikey Yates
FromI Like Your Work: Conversations with Artists, Curators & Collectors
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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Mar 17, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
I first saw Mikey Yates work in our 2020 exhibition Drowned Neon Rose and I've been following him ever since. Mikey Yates is Kansas City based painter born in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany. He grew up drawing the various characters that colored his life: Scorpion from Mortal Kombat, Ryu from Street Fighter and Gary Payton from the Sonics. Yates continues this practice today, but instead of strictly rendering fictional characters and sports superstars he paints family members and friends, vivid memoirs of his past, and present day situations. Yates received his BFA from Missouri State University and his MFA from the University of Colorado Boulder. In this episode, Mikey and I talk about how he got involved in the arts, his practice and what's influenced him throughout his professional art career. Links: www.mikeyyates.net Instagram: @mikey_yates Artist Shoutout: Sarah Williams Sean Lyman I Like Your Work Links: Radiate and Repeat Exhibition Join The Works Membership! https://theworksmembership.com/ Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram
Released:
Mar 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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