{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Truth In This Art","title":"#25 - Can Paintings Voice the Feelings We Never Say? | Xenia Gray","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3609,"description":"Contemporary figurative painter Xenia Gray unpacks how post-Soviet Siberia, spiritual retreats, and life in D.C. converge in canvases that pulse with raw feeling.\nGrowing up in 1990s Siberia—creating a protective “shell” and turning to art for what words couldn’t say\nFinding her visual voice later in life: mixed media, unseen faces, and the recent pivot to vivid greens\nCamino de Santiago, Vipassana silence, and yoga—how physical and spiritual practice cracked creative blocks\nShowing vulnerability without losing humor: balancing motherhood, UX day-work, and a fast-rising studio career\nWhy D.C.’s tight-knit arts scene lets her thrive—and how she avoids the ego traps of trends and metrics\nCurious about the journey behind her latest series The Great Silence? Hit play, then browse her work at xeniagray.art.\nThis episode was recorded at my creative home away from home, a hotel that's also a vibrant cultural center. Check out Eaton DC here. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/JOa6JbGOYOtDQMaChk3GEjdMaqieN4aTVZIMSZjm84c/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85Y2U0/ZjJkMjUzNTFiYjlh/NTNkMDAxNzg0Y2Iy/ZWI5My5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}