Artist and author Brian Catling discusses his writing and his art

Artist and Author Brian Catling discusses his writing and his art Check the book out here https://amzn.to/3rmzinv Interview Timeline Brian Catling is a poet, sculptor, painter, and performance artist. He makes installations and paints portraits of imagined cyclops in egg tempera. Brian has had numerous solo shows and has recently published a new book. We spoke about the work, his writing, and the occult. Hollow (Vintage, 2021) 0:35 – Brian talks about why he wrote the book. 3:14 – Brian talks about Christian religion in Europe. 4:40 – Brian talks about the book. 7:40 – Brian talks about about the book being European in focus. 8:14 – Brian talks about his research into the period. 9:07 – Brian talks about poetry in the book. 10:55 – Brian talks about his writing style in the book. 11:46 – Brian talks about how he plans out his book. 12:11 – Brian talks about his approach to writing. 13:12 – Brian talks about describing scenes in his book. 14:51 – Brian talks about his inspirations. 16:08 – Brian talks about not being able to paint what he writes. 16:33 – Brian talks about the surroundings he prefers when he writes. 17:33 – Brian talks about the musical feel of the book. 19:41 – Brian talks about not taking a moral stance in his writing. 20:25 – Brian talks about religion in his work. 21:30 – Brian talks about his favorite characters to write. 23:16 – Brian talks about characters that have been difficult for him to write. 24:17 – Brian talks about writing characters different from himself. 26:11 – Brian talks about how his approach to writing has changed over time. 27:55 – Brian talks about editing his work. 30:27 – Brian talks about his tempura work. 32:31- Brian talks about painting cyclops’. 33:44 – Brian talks about being a fan of ancient and epic literature. 36:13 – Brian talks about things he can’t do. 37:28 – Brian talks about being adopted. 38:14 – Brian talks about his interest in the mysterious and magic. 44:28 – Brian talks about being inspired by the Elizabethan John Dee. 46:26 – Brian talks about what scares him. 48:41 – Brian talks about humans being terrifying. 50:51 – Brian talks about the mixture of cultures. 52:42 – Brian talks about characters whom he’d like to write. 55:27 – Brian talks about his current working project. 59:27 – Brian talks about fiction that he’s enjoyed. 1:02:08 – Brian can be found at bcatling.com. Links of interest https://amzn.to/3rmzinv https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/624397/hollow-by-b-catling/ https://www.bcatling.com/ Contact Information For more “Full Contact Nerd” please follow me at crisalvarez.com, on Facebook at CrisAlvarezFCN, on youtube at Cris Alvarez on twitter @CrisAlvarezFCN, on Instagram @crisalvarezscifi, and on Apple Podcasts / Google Podcasts /