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Point of Beginning: In the Studio with Zoë Welsh (full artist documentary, 2023)

Ongoing Box
2024 ж. 6 Ақп.
63 854 Рет қаралды
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The documentary film Point of Beginning documents the studio practice of artist Zoë Welsh.
Framed around the creation of a large painting--the 86”x64” painting “Red River”--the film shows Welsh working on a variety of pieces, using a variety of materials like paper and combination paint + primer to achieve stunning results. Known for boldly-colored mixed-media paintings that inhabit a space between abstraction and figurative landscapes, Welsh, in a series of voice-over interviews, discusses how memory, abstraction, pregnancy, and the intrusion (or lack thereof) of the camera impact her art.
Point of Beginning is directed by artist and musician David Bernabo, who also composed and performed the film’s score on upright bass and pitched metals. Filming began in February 2023 and wrapped in May 2023. The film is produced by Pittsburgh record label Ongoing Box and Bright Archives.

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  • Check out Zoë Welsh's work at www.zwelsh.com/ Bright Archives' work at www.brightarchives.com/ and Ongoing Box's catalog at ongoingbox.bandcamp.com/

    @OngoingBox@OngoingBox3 ай бұрын

  • The thought about painting influencing your body, really madee think. I had huge art block that lasted for couple of years, and i think i started to overcome it, and this week i spent 2 days in a row in the morning painting and experimenting for couple of hours. And let me tell you on third day i had muscle pain as if i spent those hours in a gym. So, hearing this artist's thought i wondered if i should write down my experience of physical change i feel after i started to create again

    @AlexaOleksa@AlexaOleksa2 ай бұрын

    • Oh wow and I thought this happened to me because I was maybe lazy..I have fibromialgia and that's blocking me to keep going.

      @paularoid1792@paularoid17922 ай бұрын

    • ​@@paularoid1792"a download from a mystical place" I have been thinking about this recently. If I lean into it and work with it then energy just flows and the work is done and I too feel less lazy.

      @tinman0Z@tinman0Z2 ай бұрын

    • @@paularoid1792 i mean, i have lack of physical activity overall, vut i never thought that just painting and scetching will make me so tired, and I don't do it on big canvas just regular A3 size paper

      @AlexaOleksa@AlexaOleksa2 ай бұрын

  • Very interesting! thank you Zoe Welsh for share your story!

    @helinnawang1238@helinnawang12382 ай бұрын

  • I love the layers and transparency over the overlayed shapes. Also it is rare i see such full on red works. Maybe because red if not my colour of choice.

    @AlexaOleksa@AlexaOleksa2 ай бұрын

  • For those with access to WQED, "Point of Beginning" screens on WQED on 03/16/24 at 10pm EST!

    @user-kk9xs8bp2n@user-kk9xs8bp2n2 ай бұрын

  • Inspirational - the music is spellbinding and sets just the right tone

    @thelavenderbluepaperie147@thelavenderbluepaperie1472 ай бұрын

    • thank you!

      @OngoingBox@OngoingBox2 ай бұрын

  • Love, love, love her work and love watching her make her work! Excellent filming also. So fun! Thank you!

    @simpleartofhealing286@simpleartofhealing2863 ай бұрын

    • thanks so much!!!

      @OngoingBox@OngoingBoxАй бұрын

  • Inspirador....gran trabajo¡¡

    @rasikopasa8250@rasikopasa82502 ай бұрын

  • Very enjoyable thank you.

    @davidpharo@davidpharo2 ай бұрын

    • Thank you!

      @OngoingBox@OngoingBox2 ай бұрын

  • Love Zoë's work! ❤❤❤

    @anapaulaotero-illustration875@anapaulaotero-illustration8753 ай бұрын

  • Outstanding Dave- lovely depiction of process and stellar soundtrack

    @visionz777@visionz7772 ай бұрын

    • Thanks, Tim!!

      @OngoingBox@OngoingBox2 ай бұрын

  • Great watch ...how very interesting...loved watching and hearing the process ...thankyou

    @scarlettskies100@scarlettskies1003 ай бұрын

    • thank you!!!

      @OngoingBox@OngoingBoxАй бұрын

  • This is a lovely film!

    @howthingsaremade1745@howthingsaremade17453 ай бұрын

  • Great art film she is a amazing artist as a artist myself her art is an inspiration to my art

    @Jamss-qx8mm@Jamss-qx8mm3 ай бұрын

  • This was inspirational thank you ...

    @vanovum@vanovum2 ай бұрын

    • thank you!

      @OngoingBox@OngoingBoxАй бұрын

  • Hi Felix I love them all and I would proudly hang them on my wall. I am from Colorado USA but currently live in new mexico. I like the tree with the yellow flowers. I may try a corner someday as my collection is getting large. Again thank you for your tutorials. Anna Marquez

    @user-bs3zk1ne3s@user-bs3zk1ne3s3 ай бұрын

  • These last works are so very strong and emotional.

    @J0hnC0ltrane@J0hnC0ltrane3 ай бұрын

  • Wow - what an interesting artist, beautiful and inspiring works ❤

    @MrJorvik@MrJorvik2 ай бұрын

  • Love everything about the artists process, her studio, her work, and the film. Blissed out and making me want to get up early and relax in my studio on a rainy morning with some tea and tunes.

    @archerandthemouse@archerandthemouse3 ай бұрын

  • So proud of you zo

    @Meggiebop_@Meggiebop_3 ай бұрын

  • How nice it be it came from the heart well done darling your so wonderful to me your touches is very amazing to so keep on going

    @user-ne7ez9yt9l@user-ne7ez9yt9lАй бұрын

  • So inspiring.

    @mridulaism@mridulaism3 ай бұрын

  • Beautiful. And a true artist.And, we need to embracevthe feminine perspective- women have only been « allowed» to be artist for a brief part of history

    @Consciousnessdoor@Consciousnessdoor3 ай бұрын

  • Beautiful!

    @shellienoyes100@shellienoyes1003 ай бұрын

    • thank you!!

      @OngoingBox@OngoingBox25 күн бұрын

  • Where are more films like these??!!!

    @tinycuisine6544@tinycuisine65443 ай бұрын

    • For real!!

      @howthingsaremade1745@howthingsaremade17452 ай бұрын

  • Fantastic!

    @brigittewillener7646@brigittewillener76462 ай бұрын

  • Well done sister

    @user-ne7ez9yt9l@user-ne7ez9yt9lАй бұрын

  • I see a lot of abstract artists using a lot of water in their painting and i love it but i had learnt that acrylic paints shouldnt be mixed with water past a certain degreee because it breaks down the paint structure and wont last (or something like that). Is this acrylic paint or are other pigments / binders mixed in?

    @lyndseyanne4022@lyndseyanne40222 ай бұрын

  • Monochromatic with accent and I love it

    @user-ne7ez9yt9l@user-ne7ez9yt9lАй бұрын

  • ❤❤💯🐞

    @mieyravn2940@mieyravn29403 ай бұрын

  • New sub. Great video

    @kymcrowart7876@kymcrowart78763 ай бұрын

    • thank you!!

      @OngoingBox@OngoingBox2 ай бұрын

  • 👏👏👏👏

    @artbyshahin@artbyshahin2 ай бұрын

  • Wonderful film, but music was hard to bear...

    @GR-rk2fi@GR-rk2fi3 ай бұрын

  • I wonder if the thicker paint over the wash look is oil paint and if the thinned out paint is acrylic😮

    @sublimegreen@sublimegreen2 ай бұрын

    • It could be acrylic still mixed with a glazing/transparent medium or something similar

      @lyndseyanne4022@lyndseyanne40222 ай бұрын

  • Hello i want to know what kind of glue do you use please?

    @veerleyers7655@veerleyers76552 ай бұрын

  • Yes mix midia

    @user-ne7ez9yt9l@user-ne7ez9yt9lАй бұрын

  • Does anyone know if she is using oils over acrylic?

    @tinycuisine6544@tinycuisine65443 ай бұрын

    • The larger works are generally oil, sometimes with ink and sometimes with acrylic. The smaller works are acrylic but sometimes also use ink and oil paints. You can see more examples with material lists here: www.zwelsh.com/recentworks

      @OngoingBox@OngoingBox3 ай бұрын

  • 🖼️🙏🖍️👍🎶🌞🖌️🎨

    @user-zn3mg2sr9k@user-zn3mg2sr9k2 ай бұрын

  • What’s with the weird background music? Theme song to Logan’s Run?

    @thevet2009@thevet20093 ай бұрын

  • Nice art, nice women, nice atmosphere! But... Please help me! I want to find this absolutely perfect soundtrack! Wow. Excuse me, i know that i have to be focused to her paintings, but... the music is so.... hmmmmm

    @mikaglogy@mikaglogy2 ай бұрын

    • :) You can listen and/or purchase a digital copy of the soundtrack on Bandcamp. ongoingbox.bandcamp.com/album/hsob093-david-bernabo-point-of-beginning-soundtrack

      @OngoingBox@OngoingBox2 ай бұрын

  • Great sound track A fascinating artist.Several questions come to mind.Large studio in the country,Huge canvases(don't come cheap).Swimming in art supplies.Does she come from money?Does her art therapy business fund all this?Does husband support her?Don't mean to troll.Just curious.

    @naturezone6655@naturezone66552 ай бұрын

    • Artists come from money and Artists come from not money and an equal measure and in-between. I liked the sound track too. It seems the two people involved in this film are worth investigating, one could integrate this magical work flow.

      @tinman0Z@tinman0Z2 ай бұрын

    • hi! the artist here :) An honest good question! I actually build my own canvases from scrap wood so I can afford to create large works. I know it looks like the country, but it's actually an urban studio next to an abandoned lot! :) Don't have much money and never have, so I have to get creative with how I make the work. I also use my materials rather unconventionally and sparingly so I can stretch them across large surfaces. My husband doesn't support my art business financially, just me! I find that limitations on what I can afford when producing the work are are actually immensely helpful, and inspire risk taking and new processes.

      @zoew7872@zoew78722 ай бұрын

    • @@zoew7872 Thank you for responding to my question.I apriciate it.I now follow you on IG and think of you as a mentor.I am struggling to put together a modest home art studio with limited space and $.I have sketched and done calligraphy for years,but little painting.Abstract art is what moves me.I am no youngster and if I take any longer,the art will dy in me and with me.Best wishes,Charles

      @naturezone6655@naturezone6655Ай бұрын

  • Go bigger (because you can't go smaller)

    @Voltaire805@Voltaire805Күн бұрын

  • Rather than art, the technique is more like craft.

    @libertyblueskyes2564@libertyblueskyes25643 ай бұрын

    • Could you please explain how "real" art is made?

      @tinycuisine6544@tinycuisine65443 ай бұрын

    • Art is a skill of creating an emotional moment. The effect it creates goes beyond the materials used. Its truly magic. Craft is more about the materials used.@@tinycuisine6544

      @libertyblueskyes2564@libertyblueskyes25643 ай бұрын

    • Deine Kunst hat mich berührt wie keine andere bisher. So viel Seele und so grosser Können! Alles gute

      @gertrudrok7172@gertrudrok71722 ай бұрын

    • @libertyblueskys2564 Can you please go further and explain what your definitions are regarding “art” and “craft” . And then go on to explain how this artist’s work might be categorized as one or the other. I am not being snarky or trolling here at all. As an artist whose work often falls outside of the “Fine Art” realm, this can be a very confusing topic and definition.

      @jigger358@jigger3582 ай бұрын

    • @@jigger358Don't expect a reply, this person has moved on to find the next video to pointlessly criticize.

      @tinycuisine6544@tinycuisine65442 ай бұрын

  • Acrilyc over oil

    @user-ne7ez9yt9l@user-ne7ez9yt9lАй бұрын

  • a masterclass in self indulgence of philistine proportions with an end result of mind bending banality,and with adverts no less.

    @martinwhite4216@martinwhite4216Ай бұрын

  • Promo-SM

    @juergenhildmann5921@juergenhildmann59212 ай бұрын

  • So much effort, but I guess not everyone's cup of tea.

    @N_AJ@N_AJ3 ай бұрын

  • what A garbage ....

    @Marcin_Kulpa@Marcin_Kulpa3 ай бұрын

    • Oh, look, here comes person who doesn't contribute to a society at all. What a bitter individual you must be. Hope you'll get better 🙏

      @AlexaOleksa@AlexaOleksa2 ай бұрын
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