Painter Mike Weary Profile (2023)
Art Rocks!
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Art
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2023-03-31
Duration: 00:13:08
Subjects: Arts | Painters | African American art
Contributors:
- Fox-Smith, James Host
- Kendrick, Dorothy Producer
- Weary, Mike Interviewee
- Peliche, Taurus Interviewee
- Henry, Randell Interviewee
Description
This segment from the March 24, 2023, episode of the series “Art Rocks!” features Dorothy Kendrick’s profile of Mike Weary, a painter from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He discusses: his Southern gothic style; capturing the stories of African Americans in his work; the stories behind some of his paintings; his event paintings; the tools he uses; and the unique style of his paintings due to his paint strokes. It also includes interviews with Taurus Peliche, art collector, and Randell Henry, artist and art professor. Host: James Fox-Smith