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Category: Art Express
Spotlight – Sculptor’s sadness inspires art – Heide Messing
Sculptor Heide Messing of Beloeil, Quebec turns her sad feelings from her daughter into mother-daughter themed sculptures. She also uses stone and bronze to celebrate the role of women in society. Paul Larson produced this story for the arts show “Art Express.” It also aired as a Spotlight segment on the magazine program “Mountain Lake…
Painter of Dancers
A Montreal artist paints ballet dancers. She also finds painting a therapeutic way to face her feelings about a recent divorce.
Francois Clemmons
You may remember Officer Clemmons as the singing police officer on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. “Art Express” producer Paul Larson interviewed Francois Clemmons at Middlebury College, where the artist in residence entertains with opera and spiritual songs. This archival segment from “Art Express” was produced in 2004.
John Lloyd Young – Broadway Boy
John Lloyd Young talks about his transition from an enthusiastic theater patron in Broadway theaters to starring in “Jersey Boys,” and winning a Tony award in his Broadway debut. Paul Larson conducted this interview in the word-famous restaurant Sardis, where caricatures of the star gaze upon the diners. This piece originally aired on “Art Express”…
Rebecca Kelly Ballet Dancers
New York City choreographer Rebecca Kelly spends her summers in the Adirondacks of northern New York State. Many of the ballets she choreographs relate to the pristine environment and beauty that surrounds her upstate. “Air” is a ballet based on the crisp, clean air in the mountainous region. It is a collaboration between the choreographer…
Religious Painting inspires Hate Mail
Artist Janet McKenzie’s award-winning depiction of Christ inspired both praise and hate mail! The model she chose for the portrait was a young African American woman. The painter turned down Whoopi Goldberg’s offer to purchase the painting. “Art Express” producer Paul Larson interviewed McKenzie about her artwork in 2006. “Art Express” is a production of…
Maria on “Sesame Street”
Sonia Manzano plays Maria on “Sesame Street.” This segment, produced by Paul Larson for “Art Express,” focuses on the art of puppetry and music to educate children through television. Manzano also discusses the importance of celebrating Latin American culture on television during the early 1970s, when few Latin Americans appeared on TV. The piece offers…
Yanni
Composer and musician Yanni discusses his autobiography, “Yanni – In Words” and his album “Ethnicity.” Paul Larson produced this piece during some publicity stops Yanni made in Montreal, Quebec in 2003. “Art Express” is a production of Mountain Lake PBS.
Andre Rieu
Violinist Andre Rieu discusses his career in the comfort of his own castle in the Netherlands. Paul Larson produced this piece for “Art Express” in 2005.
Big Bird
In this archival segment from “Art Express,” Caroll Spinney discusses playing the biggest, most famous yellow bird on television, and contrasts the character with his grumpier, greener companion, Oscar the Grouch. Visiting the set of Sesame Street was a dream come true for producer Paul Larson, who grew up watching the show. This segment originally…
