Art, Nudity, and Social Media Ft Randy Lagana
Heads Up: This episode discusses nudity in art (the companion blog and my guest’s website display nudity) including some imagery of human models bound with the Japanese binding art form of Shibari. If these topics and images are problematic for you, please use discretion when consuming this episode and its accompanying material.
Randy Lagana was 6 years old when he drew his first serious piece of art. At age 13 he did his first oil painting and immediately knew that painting was what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. He has been exploring art and how to express himself through art for more than 60 years! Randy paints in acrylics using brushes, palette knives, sponge, paper, plastic, fingers, or anything else that will get the effect I’m looking for. In recent years, he has branched into photography and digital composites, applying his painterly skills to this newer medium. His photography work features nude models in both beautiful and decaying environments, which presents certain challenges when sharing on social media.
Community Guidelines on popular social platforms can be difficult to understand and may be subject to the platform reviewer’s opinion. Here, we discuss those frustrations and challenges as well as get to know Randy and his creative process. It’s an intimate look at the life of an artist over a lifetime, how his life experience has influenced his work and how his work has evolved through the years.
Randy believes art is a way to see, much like poetry is a way to speak.
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To view Randy’s work on his website, click here: https://randylagana.com.
Today’s Parting Thought is by Amy Weatherly: “Some people could be given an entire field of roses, and only see the thorns in it. Others could be given a single weed and only see the wildflower in it. Perception is a key component to gratitude. And gratitude is a key component to joy.”
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Music Credits
Opening Theme: “Busy City,” by Track Tribe from Epidemic Sound
End Title: “Walk Through the Park,” by Track Tribe from Epidemic Sound
