web02.fireside.fm Sun, 24 May 2026 14:06:16 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Austin Art Talk - Episodes Tagged with “Dameon Lester” https://www.austinarttalk.com/tags/dameon%20lester Sat, 06 Oct 2018 05:00:00 -0500 The goal of the podcast is to facilitate connections with and to learn from the successes, struggles, life experience, and wisdom of the people featured, most of whom live and create in Austin, Texas. The honest conversational flow of these weekly long form interviews lends itself to some really great insights and information that is available to anyone who wants to listen. Join us to explore the origins, stories, lessons, lives and work of those in our community who are at the forefront of creative expression. The podcast is hosted by photographer, art enthusiast and collector, Scott David Gordon. en-us episodic In depth conversations and wisdom from Austin artists and creatives, about life, work, and creativity. 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The podcast is hosted by photographer, art enthusiast and collector, Scott David Gordon. no austin artist, podcast, austin art podcast, austin texas, austin art, interviews, local artist, conversations with artists Scott David Gordon podcast@austinarttalk.com Episode 45: Dameon Lester - Serene Disturbance https://www.austinarttalk.com/45 b6a2aec4-c30e-4d39-9dc4-4ee01a8bc217 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 05:00:00 -0500 Scott David Gordon 45 Dameon Lester - Serene Disturbance full Scott David Gordon How would you communicate the enormity of a glacier or the complexity of global warming, with a sculpture or drawing? Would you travel to Iceland to see for yourself the scale of the issue and personally trace the many miles of ice that have been lost? Dameon Lester did just that, motivated by a desire to go beyond just looking at images on the internet. 50:53 no <p><strong>"I had never been to a glacier. I had this vision of them being these giant massive things that were just there. I never really thought about how much of a living organism they are. Growing and retreating, melting, and expanding and changing. When we went on hikes on the glacier the pathway changes constantly because of the nature of the glacier and the route. With climate change these things that have been around for thousands of years are disappearing. This object I thought was a permanent structure has this really ephemeral, impermanent quality."</strong><br> <br><br> How would you communicate the enormity of a glacier or the complexity of global warming, with a sculpture or drawing? Would you travel to Iceland to see for yourself the scale of the issue and personally trace the many miles of ice that have been lost? Dameon Lester did just that, motivated by a desire to go beyond just looking at images on the internet. He wanted to use all of his senses and see it for himself as he crafted a body of work with the goal of communicating the issues, anxieties, denials, decisions, and inter-connectedness of us all, the planet, and the consequences of our actions related to climate change.</p> <p>Completing two residencies in Iceland in the last year allowed him to explore different materials and experiment in a studio, while also exploring the ephemeral landscape of that distant place. The tactic that he chose was to pare everything down to the most simple and basic forms as a way to filter all the elements under consideration into a cohesive approach.</p> <p>The current results of his work and travel, around the issue of climate change, is the exhibition Serene Disturbance, on display at grayDUCK gallery until October 28, 2018.</p> <p><br><br> <strong>Some of the subjects we discuss:</strong></p> <p>Iceland residencies<br> Serene Disturbance<br> The one rock<br> Permanece/simplicity<br> James Balog’s work<br> Global warming<br> Seeing first hand<br> The uneasy tension<br> Controlling materials<br> Art school history<br> Need to make art<br> Working in the studio<br> Parameters/focus<br> Show title origin<br> Intensity/anxiety<br> Different materials<br> Tempo public art<br> Future plans<br> Images of sculptures<br> ICOSA group show/EAST<br> Adult special education<br> Contentment/values<br> Letting go/Crit group<br> Everything’s meaning<br> grayDuck<br> <br><br> <br></p> <p><strong>Serene Disturbance</strong></p> <p>Dameon Lester</p> <p><strong><a href="https://grayduckgallery.com/hidden/serene-disturbance" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">grayDUCK Gallery</a></strong></p> <p>Opening Reception: Saturday, September 15, 7-10pm<br> Artist Talk: Sunday, September 30, 2pm<br> <strong>Exhibition Dates: September 15 – October 28, 2018</strong><br> <br></p> <p><img src="https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/4/41335247-836c-4f4a-8a8b-aeca55f3227a/EXJP0UNq.jpg" alt=""><br> Photo by Colin Doyle.</p> <p><br><br> This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.</p> <p>Intro music generously provided by <a href="http://stankillian.com/main/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Stan Killian</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.austinarttalk.com/supportpodcast" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Support this podcast.</a> </p> austin art, austin art podcast, austin artist, austin texas, conversations with artists, interview, interviews, local artist, podcast, dameon lester, iceland, artist residency, sculpture, glacier, global warming "I had never been to a glacier. I had this vision of them being these giant massive things that were just there. I never really thought about how much of a living organism they are. Growing and retreating, melting, and expanding and changing. When we went on hikes on the glacier the pathway changes constantly because of the nature of the glacier and the route. With climate change these things that have been around for thousands of years are disappearing. This object I thought was a permanent structure has this really ephemeral, impermanent quality."


How would you communicate the enormity of a glacier or the complexity of global warming, with a sculpture or drawing? Would you travel to Iceland to see for yourself the scale of the issue and personally trace the many miles of ice that have been lost? Dameon Lester did just that, motivated by a desire to go beyond just looking at images on the internet. He wanted to use all of his senses and see it for himself as he crafted a body of work with the goal of communicating the issues, anxieties, denials, decisions, and inter-connectedness of us all, the planet, and the consequences of our actions related to climate change.

Completing two residencies in Iceland in the last year allowed him to explore different materials and experiment in a studio, while also exploring the ephemeral landscape of that distant place. The tactic that he chose was to pare everything down to the most simple and basic forms as a way to filter all the elements under consideration into a cohesive approach.

The current results of his work and travel, around the issue of climate change, is the exhibition Serene Disturbance, on display at grayDUCK gallery until October 28, 2018.



Some of the subjects we discuss:

Iceland residencies
Serene Disturbance
The one rock
Permanece/simplicity
James Balog’s work
Global warming
Seeing first hand
The uneasy tension
Controlling materials
Art school history
Need to make art
Working in the studio
Parameters/focus
Show title origin
Intensity/anxiety
Different materials
Tempo public art
Future plans
Images of sculptures
ICOSA group show/EAST
Adult special education
Contentment/values
Letting go/Crit group
Everything’s meaning
grayDuck



Serene Disturbance

Dameon Lester

grayDUCK Gallery

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 15, 7-10pm
Artist Talk: Sunday, September 30, 2pm
Exhibition Dates: September 15 – October 28, 2018


Photo by Colin Doyle.



This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

Intro music generously provided by Stan Killian

Support this podcast.

Links:

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How would you communicate the enormity of a glacier or the complexity of global warming, with a sculpture or drawing? Would you travel to Iceland to see for yourself the scale of the issue and personally trace the many miles of ice that have been lost? Dameon Lester did just that, motivated by a desire to go beyond just looking at images on the internet. He wanted to use all of his senses and see it for himself as he crafted a body of work with the goal of communicating the issues, anxieties, denials, decisions, and inter-connectedness of us all, the planet, and the consequences of our actions related to climate change.

Completing two residencies in Iceland in the last year allowed him to explore different materials and experiment in a studio, while also exploring the ephemeral landscape of that distant place. The tactic that he chose was to pare everything down to the most simple and basic forms as a way to filter all the elements under consideration into a cohesive approach.

The current results of his work and travel, around the issue of climate change, is the exhibition Serene Disturbance, on display at grayDUCK gallery until October 28, 2018.



Some of the subjects we discuss:

Iceland residencies
Serene Disturbance
The one rock
Permanece/simplicity
James Balog’s work
Global warming
Seeing first hand
The uneasy tension
Controlling materials
Art school history
Need to make art
Working in the studio
Parameters/focus
Show title origin
Intensity/anxiety
Different materials
Tempo public art
Future plans
Images of sculptures
ICOSA group show/EAST
Adult special education
Contentment/values
Letting go/Crit group
Everything’s meaning
grayDuck



Serene Disturbance

Dameon Lester

grayDUCK Gallery

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 15, 7-10pm
Artist Talk: Sunday, September 30, 2pm
Exhibition Dates: September 15 – October 28, 2018


Photo by Colin Doyle.



This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

Intro music generously provided by Stan Killian

Support this podcast.

Links:

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