We鈥檝e all been touched by cancer, through someone we love or admire, or even our own. Nearly 40 percent of us
Three years ago, St. Louis artist Amy Reidel found out her mother had cancer. Shortly after, first one aunt, then another, got a cancer diagnosis. In the middle of it all, Reidel鈥檚 grandmother died.
For more than a year, Reidel made no art. After that, she couldn鈥檛 stop. The Sheldon is holding an exhibition of the work inspired by her family's health issues, called In our latest , we talked with Reidel about using such things as MRI scans, weather radar and glitter, and the meaning of that life-changing day in November 2013.
Here鈥檚 some of what you鈥檒l hear Reidel say in the podcast:
- On watching her mother endure cancer treatments: "To see someone you love so much go through that is just about the worst."
- About frequently making art about her mother and why that relationship is important: 鈥淭hat鈥檚 where I鈥檝e learned how to be a person.鈥�
- On why she鈥檚 not sure if her highly personal work will be successful: 鈥淚 feel a lot of our art world values much more elitist, worldly themes.鈥�
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