Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Artist & author Dmitry Samarov (https://www.dmitrysamarov.com) rejoins the show to talk about his new book, PAINT BY NUMBERS (shop.dmitrysamarov.com/home/paint-by-numbers), the disastrous experience he had trying to profile a pair of renowned artists, and why he chose to chronicle (& fictionalize) it years later in this book. We get into the conflict of art & commerce, fame & failure in America, and the relationship of artist, artwork, and audience. We also talk about the Lynda Barry class that opened his eyes to his own art-making process, what he's learned from making a podcast of his own, the surprise bliss of holding a book-event with no audience, how he's changed through the newsletter he's been keeping up regularly for a dozen-plus years, what his ongoing collage-art has unlocked for him, whether there's such a thing as an artistic dead-end, and more. Follow Dmitry at his newsletter (https://letter.dmitrysamarov.com) and on his podcast (https://huuno.dmitrysamarov.com) • More info at chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-518-dmitry-samarov • Support The Virtual Memories Show via patreon.com/vmspod
And go listen to our past conversations:
2014 - chimeraobscura.com/vm/podcast-a-sense-of-someplace-to-go
2015 - chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-135-irvine-welsh-dmitry-samarov
2018 - chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-278-dmitry-samarov
2020 - chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-361-dmitry-samarov
COVID Check-In - chimeraobscura.com/vm/covid-check-in-with-dmitry-samarov
2021- chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-436-dmitry-samarov
Artist & author Dmitry Samarov (https://www.dmitrysamarov.com) rejoins the show to talk about his new book, PAINT BY NUMBERS (shop.dmitrysamarov.com/home/paint-by-numbers), the disastrous experience he had trying to profile a pair of renowned artists, and why he chose to chronicle (& fictionalize) it years later in this book. We get into the conflict of art & commerce, fame & failure in America, and the relationship of artist, artwork, and audience. We also talk about the Lynda Barry class that opened his eyes to his own art-making process, what he's learned from making a podcast of his own, the surprise bliss of holding a book-event with no audience, how he's changed through the newsletter he's been keeping up regularly for a dozen-plus years, what his ongoing collage-art has unlocked for him, whether there's such a thing as an artistic dead-end, and more. Follow Dmitry at his newsletter (https://letter.dmitrysamarov.com) and on his podcast (https://huuno.dmitrysamarov.com) • More info at chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-518-dmitry-samarov • Support The Virtual Memories Show via patreon.com/vmspod
And go listen to our past conversations:
2014 - chimeraobscura.com/vm/podcast-a-sense-of-someplace-to-go
2015 - chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-135-irvine-welsh-dmitry-samarov
2018 - chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-278-dmitry-samarov
2020 - chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-361-dmitry-samarov
COVID Check-In - chimeraobscura.com/vm/covid-check-in-with-dmitry-samarov
2021- chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-436-dmitry-samarov
