11: Can Art Change the World? Controversy Meets Creativity with British Artist, Stuart Semple #11

Off Script with Ty Temel

Art is for everyone. That’s a mission that drives Stuart Semple, an artist renowned for poignant, thought-provoking installations who continues to give back to the art community.

The emotional weight of his remarkable career so far is only intensified by the journey that led him into art - a frightening near-death experience.

With government’s lack of appreciation for art’s rich social value, its involvement in recent protests and the supposed rise of ‘cancel culture’, Stuart weighs in on pieces shrouded in controversy, bad art for a good cause, and the experiential nature of art.

This episode covers

• Stuart’s childhood dilemma of academia vs art
• Experiences with mental wellbeing and being an ambassador for Mind
• The staggering near-death experience that committed him to art
• Reacting to controversial pieces and ‘cancel culture’
• Art’s social value, accessibility and wider impacts
• The fine line between liberating ideas and copying them
• Whether we should accept ‘bad art for a good cause’

Stuart Semple
https://stuartsemple.com/
https://www.instagram.com/stuartsemple/

Culture Hustle
https://culturehustle.com/

Giant Gallery
https://www.giant.space/

Ty Temel Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/ty_temel
Links and references: https://www.tytemel.com/podcast