Thomas grew up in Northern California where he fell in love with music and photography while going to punk shows and shooting skate photos. He photography in college, which may or may not qualify him to host an art podcast. When he's not working on Art Uncovered, Thomas works as photographer, retoucher, and audio editor and also plays guitar in the band Sleepies. He lives in Queens, New York, for now.
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Orlando Estrada
Healing Totems, 2014, pulped newspaper, Disney World park maps, various literary classics, and various religious texts This week on the show I speak with multi-media artist Orlando Estrada. Orlando creates installations, sculptures, and performances inspired by his years living in Florida, his background in queer theory, and experiences he had growing up in a family of spiritual mediums. Magic, 2015, Acrylic, Glitter, Paper Mache, Sequins, Hair on Clothing From the series "Psychic Pictures" 00:00 - Intro 01:26 - Love Gun Performance 04:34 - Growing Up and Living in Florida 07:03 - Psychic Pictures 12:22 - Photography and the Supernatural 13:21 - Healing Totems 17:46 - Queer Theory and the Ancient World 18:53 - Spirit Box 22:56 - Magic Paintings 26:40 - Dreams 27:53 - Multi Media 29:19 - Site Specific 31:16 - Finish