Alex Loveless - a visual artist - talks about healing powers of creativity and provides practical tips, based on his own experience, for using the creative process for the upkeep of mental health and therapy for mental illness. Alex discusses putting the creative journey at the centre of life for artists, art lovers, the art curious, and anyone with an interest in mental health and mental illness.
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Latest Episode
Therapeutic Outlet - Start as you mean to go on
Posted on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025 | Mental Health, Art, Creativity, Mental Illness, Art Therapy, Creativity, Therapeutic Outlet
Alex discusses his approach to 2025 and most definitely doesn’t make any New Year’s resolutions. He rants quite a lot but also says lots of nice, calming things too.
Talking Therapy - Rob Parkinson The Painting Nomad (29)
Posted on Wednesday, Jan 8, 2025 | Mental Health, Art, Creativity, Mental Illness, Art Therapy, Creativity, Interviews, Talking Therapy
Alex talks to Rob Parkinson aka The Painting Nomad about his epic artistic odysseys across the UK, flat horizon deficiently, the healing powers of the great outdoors, and using art to fund the nomadic lifestyle.
2024 Retrospective Part 2 - Speaking of Art, Recovery and Hope (28)
Posted on Saturday, Jan 4, 2025 | Mental Health, Art, Creativity, Mental Illness, Art Therapy, Creativity, Retrospective
Alex revisits the first 6 months, 25 episodes and 495 minutes of the podcast. In part 2 Alex recaps and remembers the remaining episodes of 2024 and tells us of his outlook for 2025.
Talking Therapy - Art, Science, Tech and Burnout with Mark Burden (27)
Posted on Sunday, Dec 22, 2024 | Mental Health, Art, Creativity, Mental Illness, Art Therapy, Creativity, Burnout, Science, AI
Alex talks about the intersection between art, science, maths and technology with artist Mark Burden. In this eclectic chat they discuss Alan Turing, AI, beauty in the mundane, art across multiple mediums, the metaphysics of walking, Christmas cards and how he used art to help recover from burnout.
2024 Retrospective Part 1 - Why am I doing this?! (26)
Posted on Tuesday, Dec 17, 2024 | Mental Health, Art, Creativity, Mental Illness, Art Therapy, Creativity, Retrospective, AI
Alex revisits the first 6 months, 25 episodes and 495 minutes of the podcast. In part one he recounts the circumstances that lead to him starting the podcast, and revisits the first 9 episodes.
Mind Your Language - Alex Against Art Speak (25)
Posted on Tuesday, Dec 10, 2024 | Mental Health, Art, Creativity, Mental Illness, Art Therapy, Creativity, Art Speak, AI
Alex takes aim at the evils and excesses of art speak via Tolstoy, Artificial Intelligence, and the science of Bullshit.
Art Takes - Decay and Rebirth (24)
Posted on Thursday, Dec 5, 2024 | Mental Health, Art, Creativity, Mental Illness, Art Therapy, Creativity, Studio
Alex discusses the abstract painting he’s working on, and the wonders of the process of using and observing natural processes when creating artworks.
Talking Therapy - Art, Policing, Cancer, and Recovery with Sharon Milton (23)
Posted on Sunday, Dec 1, 2024 | Mental Health, Art, Creativity, Mental Illness, Art Therapy, Creativity, Interviews, Talking Therapy
Alex chats to fellow artist Sharon Milton about her incredible career as one of the most senior members of the Scottish police force, meeting Barack Obama, recovery from cancer, guns, Arctic expeditions and how creativity helped her escape, rehab and prehab. It was an honour and a privilege to have Sharon recount her incredible and inspiring story.
Egotist or Imposter - The Misunderstood Relationship Between Art and Identity (22)
Posted on Tuesday, Nov 26, 2024 | Mental Health, Art, Creativity, Mental Illness, Art Therapy, Creativity
Alex discusses the intricate dance between ego and identity in art, exploring how self-expression shapes both creator and audience. Through Frida Kahlo’s lens, he delves into the misunderstood relationship between art and self, challenging the notion of narcissism in creativity.
Art Takes 1 - Abstract Fluidity (21)
Posted on Thursday, Nov 21, 2024 | Mental Health, Art, Creativity, Mental Illness, Art Therapy, Creativity, Studio, Art Takes
Art Takes are a new flavour of episode where we listen to Alex while at work in his studio. In this episode Alex is working on an organic abstract artwork using fluid paints while musing on mindfulness, process, chaos, the nature of colour, technique, composition and loads more.