Robin Slonina

Hey, hi everybody! It’s me, your good pal Count Vacula—bringing you another awesome new friend on another awesome No Filter!This week I get to introduce you to the amazing Robin Slonina! She’s a multi-disciplinary artist, which means she makes lots of different kinds of art. Robin makes sculptures, and she paints giant murals on the sides of buildings, and she even paints on people! She’s painted people to look like zebras, and puzzles, and trees, and she’s even painted people to look like paintings!Robin’s favorite thing is art. And one of the things I learned from talking to her is that art is everywhere! Museums are terrific for finding art, but Robin taught me that you don’t have to go to a museum. Wherever you are, if you just look around you, you can discover art. Plus, anytime you want to, you can make your own art! And best of all, whenever you have big feelings, you can just grab some paper and draw about them. When you’re done, you’ll have a beautiful piece of your very own art—and you might even understand your feelings a little better!Robin told me a really great true story about kindness, and a really great made-up story about how seed kisses make flowers, and she talked about how she makes whole rooms filled with art that you can touch and explore! Robin and I both love puppies, and we both agree that making new friends is always a good idea. I especially think that making friends with Robin is always a good idea, and I’m excited for you to make friends with her!Have you made any other new friends lately? I’d love for you to write in and tell me about them, or share some of your art with me, or just let me know—how were you kind today?  I can’t wait to hear from you!Your friend,Vac

Robin Slonina is an artist based in Las Vegas who specializes in murals and body painting and she was the co-host with RuPaul on the show, Skin Wars. We talk aboutnaging as a woman, beauty standards, insecurities and the power and message of Wonder Woman, her muse. www.lookdownthere.com/the-show --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/look-down-there/support

This episode discusses Robin Slonina's start in her art career as a graduate of the School of Art Institute in Chicago. Hear how her travels around the world brought her to Las Vegas, where she eventually made it her home. Robin is the Founder of Skin City Body Painting and has been featured as a producer and judge on the television show Skin Wars.  Robin always looks for opportunities to get her art noticed in the local art community and has recently started online classes for adults and children.

Fine art and reality TV are typically rated our highest and lowest forms of entertainment, yet creative competition shows combine them. Robin Slonina, who was a judge on the body painting show Skin Wars, helps Mark, Erica, and Brian figure out the degree to which that format lets the art shine through. We also touch on Work of Art-The Next Great Artist, Face Off, American Idol, Project Runway, cooking shows, art as commodity, public art like the BLM D.C. street mural, paint-offs and other game-show gimmicks, and the RuPaul ethic. For more, visit prettymuchpop.com. Hear bonus content for this episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop.

Fine art and reality TV are typically rated our highest and lowest forms of entertainment, yet creative competition shows combine them. Robin Slonina, who was a judge on the body painting show Skin Wars, helps Mark, Erica, and Brian figure out the degree to which that format lets the art shine through. We also touch on Work of Art-The Next Great Artist, Face Off, American Idol, Project Runway, cooking shows, art as commodity, public art like the BLM D.C. street mural, paint-offs and other game-show gimmicks, and the RuPaul ethic. For more, visit prettymuchpop.com. Hear bonus content for this episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop.

Subscribe: iTunes | RSS | Stitcher | Audioboom On this week’s episode, Josh and Lyndsay spoke with the extraordinarily talented Robin Slonina. Many people will know Robin by her appearance as a judge on Skin Wars on GSN, and also from her Las Vegas based body painting and event planning business Skin City. In addition to her marriage to clown, Jimmy Slonina, Robin has some surprising ties to the circus world. If you enjoy episode, please rate the show on iTunes and share the podcast with your friends. Have a great week!    •    [08:39] Robin’s start as a mural painter in Chicago    •    [15:29] A multi-state dress interactive art project    •    [17:34] Learning to paint bodies    •    [22:30] Challenges of body painting    •    [25:30] Robin’s genetic circus obsession    •    [30:41] The arrest community in Las VegasPeople Mentioned:Circus Fans of AmericaSkin City Body PaintingRecommendations:Drawing on the Right Side of the BrainMystereAbsinthe