Collection:LPB

Genre: Art

Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2020-01-24

Duration: 00:27:27

Subjects: Arts | ARTISTS | Public art | Mural painting and decoration

Contributors:

• Fox-Smith, James Host
• Kendrick, Dorothy Producer
• Diaz, Francisco Interviewee

This episode of the series “Art Rocks!” from January 24, 2020, features Dorothy Kendrick’s profile of Francisco Diaz, an internationally renowned mural painter from Argentina known as Pastel. First, she interviews Chelsea Norris, the assistant director of Ann Connelly Fine Art in Baton Rouge, who discusses: Pastel’s three week trip to Louisiana to paint public murals in Baton Rouge and St. Joseph; the importance of public art; and the gallery’s commitment to bringing in artists to create public art. Kendrick also interviews Pastel, who discusses: his background in architecture; his transition to painting; the inspiration for his work; his artistic process; his use of color; his concerns for the natural world; the diverse geography of Argentina; and his experiences of painting murals around the world. Host: James Fox-Smith