Stephen C. Datz: AFTERIMAGES - Epi. 207, Host Dr. Mark Sublette

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I had Stephen Datz on the podcast today. It was interesting
because this is not the normal podcast where I talk about
somebody's life as I've done that with Stephen before (Epi. 43
& 84). This podcast is about a show he had worked on for
several years in the Grand Tetons. It was a prestigious plein-air
show that he had helped start.

Well, the show was canceled suddenly in 2019 and Stephen didn't
get closure with this body of work. He wanted to show all these
paintings, and enhance some of the ones he really hadn't finished
yet. So he spent the time and energy to not only finish the
paintings but to write an article about each one and then put it
in book form.

From a standpoint of "Is this a  financially smart thing to
do?" I'd say maybe not. But from a creative standpoint, from an
emotional, you know, seeking closure standpoint, it's exactly
what art is about. He shows what he did, how he did it, why he
did it, and he finished the paintings that never got
finished.

So it's a wonderful show. This is kind of a dated podcast in a
weird way because it's really talking about a show opening on
August 19, 2022, here at my Tucson gallery. This show happens to
be getting memorialized in a book as well. It's always going to
be out there as long as the books are out there and we go and
talk about it all.

Stephen C. Datz on episode 207 of Art Dealer Diaries Podcast.