January 25, 2019
Interview with Jacob Collins
In this podcast, Emilio Longo interviews traditional realist painter and leading figure in the neo-academic revivalist movement, Jacob Collins. Jacob has been successful in establishing several art schools in New York which include, the Water Street Atelier, Grand Central Atelier and the Hudson River Fellowship. Topics covered range from, Jacob’s childhood and early exposures to art and culture, the varying philosophies and methodologies of the contexts he trained in, the adversities and triumphs of establishing his schools’ and the numerous incarnations of each, as well as comprehensive discussion on the resuscitation of the traditionalist epoch in our contemporary era and hypothesising the future of the reclaimed traditional realist movement, along with much more.
Jacob's Website: www.jacobcollinspaintings.com
Jacob's Email: studio@jacobcollinspaintings.com
Grand Central Atelier (Jacob's school): www.grandcentralatelier.org