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Artist Nick Bautista writes, “I have often been reluctant to talk about my work. I have even been hesitant showing or exhibiting it - I suppose that can be problematic for a painter. The images I choose to paint, rather the ideas of the images, I treat very personally, almost protectively. I see them as fragments of private journal entries. After all, they address my personal situations and struggles, or whatever I might be experiencing in my life.”

Despite his reluctance to talk about his work, Nick sat down with INTERLOCUTOR Magazine founder Tyler Nesler for a wide-ranging discussion about his projects and creative drives, the personal struggles and deep self-reflections which have inspired his creations, along with recountings of his harrowing experiences with ultra running, which have included being stalked by a pack of coyotes through the mountains while pushing his body and mind to dangerous extremes.

LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE:

Read our original July 2020 interview with Nick (by Liam Kelsey)

Works and series discussed in the conversation:

Read about his custom denim jacket collaboration with designer Robert Schaeffer and view images of the final designs

View images from Nick’s latest series Bred in the Bone

View images from Nick’s series Mourin’ Glory and read the full accompanying poem

Check out these two works from the Mountain Mantras series discussed in the episode: