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S4 Ep83 Lesley Wengembo is a rising star of the hyper-realist movement
Category: Arts
Duration: 00:26:26
Publish Date: 2022-05-19 03:42:08
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@lwengemboart

www.lwengembo.com

I want you to imagine this.

You're in your early 20s, you've grown up in a big close family. You're a budding artist and have been accepted to speak at a symposium in Paris. You've never flown overseas before and your mum's not that keen on you going, but she knows its important to you, so she lets you go.

Your trip has a layover and in that layover, you find out your visa paperwork hasn't been approved and you actually can't fly on to Paris.

This is exactly the situation Papua New Guinean artist Lesley Wengembo found himself. Stranded in Sydney, not really knowing anyone other than a few facebook friends. Unsure of what to do next.

Lesley ended up staying in Sydney, studying at the National Art School and becoming one of the rising stars of the hyper-realist movement.

In today’s episode of Interview With An Artist, we talk about:

  • his childhood in Papua New Guinea 
  • what those few days were like when Lesley realised he was stranded in Sydney
  • how he initially taught himself with youtube and then attended art school
  • and how he intends to refill his cup and reconnect with his family and homeland.

Lesley is an absolute delight and joy to speak with and I am sure you will enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

Interview With An Artist is hosted and produced by Willy Russo. Along with Championing the arts through this podcast and her radio work at 2ser107.3FM, Willy is also an artist mentor. She works with artists ranging from their first year of practice through to award wining 20 plus year career artists, helping them to figure out the right next step for their artistic practice. If you're looking for some advice navigating your artistic practice, book a session today via her website, wilaminarusso.com
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