Episode 10: Craig Dongoski

Notebook 01
Ink on Paper
24"x38"
2012

Atlanta-based artist Craig Dongoski's work intersects a variety of artistic practices including drawing, painting, sound design, and more. We talked about his work with amplifying the sound of drawing and his research in making art with a chimpanzee named Panzee--which began at the Language Research Center in Atlanta. We also touched on some deeply philosophical points about the nature of artistic practice. 

We caught up with Atlanta artist Craig Dongoski to check out what he's been up to in the studio. He discusses the mark, organically capturing time, sound as an artifact of drawing, and how these interests are reflected in his work. Sound from this video was provided by the artist. Beginning with a recording of a drawing, it "is representative of raw material that he has used for over ten years to produce art and explore possibilities in sound," according to Dongoski. The sound that follows are bits from a track titled Telephonetic, which was featured on his album 'Orbital Lullaby' (2011), a collaboration with musician Robert Scott Thompson.