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Block Printing Apr 12, 2023

This week's episode is about block printing. For the history segment, I talked a bit about Katsushika Hokusai, a Japanese woodblock printer in the 19th century, and I interviewed Speedball Art Products to learn about modern materials and methods. To learn more about Speedball, check out their website: https://www.speedballart.com/

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Photography Apr 05, 2023

This week's episode is about photography. While numerous scientists were conducting experiments with light sensitive materials as early as the 18th century, it was Daguerre in the middle of the 19th century who really advanced the medium. He wasn't the first photographer, but he innovated coming up with a practical method and sharing it with the world so others could build off his process and improve it further. Daguerre was also among the first to recognize photography as an art form and not just a science.

In the early days, photographs would require long exposure times. As a result moving subjects couldn't be caught on film, but in 1838, Daguerre pointed his camera to the street outside his window. A man was having his boots polished and just happened to stand still long enough so that he and the person polishing his boots would become the first people captured in a photo.

This week my guest was Matt Stoeffel from Kodak. He shared tremendous insights into how black and white as well as color film worked, and how our digital cameras process images.

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Film and Video Mar 29, 2023

In this episode, I share a little bit of the history of how film developed with early pioneers of motion pictures. For my interview, I spoke with Stefanie Hubbard, an independent film producer and owner of Pure Magic Pictures.

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In this episode, I referenced an episode of my other show Who ARTed. Listen to that episode about Louis Daguerre and The World's First Photobomb

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Paper Mar 22, 2023

There are all sorts of different papers out there from standard construction paper to fine art papers. Learn a little bit of history how paper was developed centuries ago, how different papers are made today and what to look for in selecting the right papers for your art.

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Screen Printing Mar 15, 2023

Andy Warhol famously said that he wanted to be like a machine producing artworks in his factory studio. The irony is of course he played with colors and exposures, leaning in to the imperfections of an over exposed image or printing without perfectly aligning his screens. He put a human touch into the mechanical process elevating pop culture subjects to the realm of fine art.

In this episode, I spoke with Melissa Sorenson from Speedball Art Materials to learn how screen printing works. She shared some insights into how the materials are produced and how we can make the most of them in our studios.

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Crayons Mar 08, 2023

In this episode, I got the story of Herb Williams, an incredible crayon artist. While most people look at crayons as a drawing tool, Williams uses crayons to sculpt. His work has been featured in numerous galleries and he was nice enough to let me pick his brain a little bit. Learn how he made the creative leap to sculpt with a drawing material on this episode, and if you want to learn more about him, check out his website: https://www.herbwilliamsart.com/

You can also find Herb Williams on Instagram @solidspectrumart

My guest for the second half was Rita Gibson from Prang explaining how crayons are made and sharing some tips & tricks to make the most of the medium. To learn more about Prang and all their products, go to www.prang.com

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Markers Mar 01, 2023

Markers were one of my favorite media growing up. I loved the immediacy of being able to draw with markers and create bright, bold colors. When I got a little older, I became frustrated with the limitations as the colors always seemed flat. Now as an adult I have found that markers are surprisingly versatile.

In this episode, I talked about the artist, Tom Deslongchamp and his incredible marker drawings. You can see a video of him explaining and demonstrating his technique on his website https://www.tomdeslongchamp.com/about

Tom also recently came out with a book of his drawings. https://www.tomdeslongchamp.com/shop/nowheretonowbook

For this episode, my guest was Rita Gibson from Prang art materials explaining how markers are made and sharing some tips. Check out Prang on their website https://www.prang.com

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Paint Feb 22, 2023

For this week's episode, we are focusing on paints. Painting is one of the oldest artforms, and as I have said many times before, art is the most important development in human history as it is our capacity to imagine a better tomorrow and communicate that vision with others. We have found evidence of art such as paintings on cave walls that are almost as old as humanity itself.

In this episode, I shared a little bit about the paintings on the walls of the caves in Lascaux then I spoke with Rita Gibson from Prang to learn about how our modern paints are made. She also some insights to help us make better use of our paints.

Links:

Prang's Website

One of my favorite painting projects

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Glaze Feb 15, 2023

In the last episode we learned about clay and this week, I found out about glazes. Learn a bit about different kinds of glazes, what they are made of and how to make the most of them.

For this episode, I spoke with Kathy Skaggs from Amaco Clay to learn more about glazes.

You can find incredible educational resources including tips and tricks for working with clay at Amaco's website.

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Clay Feb 08, 2023

Clay was one of the first art materials humans learned to work with. It is one of the only art materials that has been in continuous use by cultures all over the world from prehistoric times up to today.

For this episode, my guests were Greg Vogel and Kathy Skaggs from Amaco Clay.

You can find incredible educational resources including tips and tricks for working with clay at Amaco's website.

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Pencils Feb 01, 2023

In this episode, I explored the most commonly used and probably least thought about art material, the pencil. Have you ever wondered why we call the core of a pencil lead even though it is graphite? Have you ever wondered how they get that graphite rod into the middle of a pencil, or what those letters and numbers on the pencil mean? I talked to Becky Trudeau from Dixon Ticonderoga to learn all about it.

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Announcing Season 3 Jan 25, 2023

Season 3 of Art Smart will start next Feb. 1. For season 3, I am talking to the makers of media to learn stories behind different materials, how they are made and how we can make the most of them.

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Looking Ahead to Season 3 Nov 02, 2022

Season 1 of Art Smart focused on the Elements of Art and Principles of Design. Season 2 covered a variety of different art movements. Please let me know what you would like me to focus on for Season 3 which will be coming into your feed starting in January.

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Baroque Oct 26, 2022

The Baroque era came after the Renaissance, while both eras often focused on biblical and historical subjects and both art forms prized highly polished, naturalistic craftsmanship, the renaissance was about intellectual pursuits, it was an era of artists developing the mind but the Baroque was all about the heart. It was emotional, dramatic and active. While Renaissance artists would create blanced, ordered and visually satisfying compositions, the Baroque embraced asymmetrical balance to create more active and dramatic scenes.

Here are links to some Who ARTed episodes if you want to learn more:

Rembrandt | The Night Watch

Jean-Honore Fragonard | The Swing

Diego Velazquez | Las Meninas

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Fauvism Oct 19, 2022

Matisse and Derain showed their work at the Salon de Automne in 1905, and at that salon, a critic Louis Vauxcelles was walking around looking at all the works when he saw a renaissance sculpture surrounded by the modern works of Matisse, Derain and their friends. Vaucelles was heard to remark “Donatello au milieu de fauves” meaning “Donatello among the wild beasts”

Like the Impressionists, the fauvists took the term a critic used to insult their work and transformed it’s meaning. They were considered to be wild because of their bold use of color. The fauvist style is a sort of extension of the post-impressionist movement further flattening the images, making things more abstract with bolder colors and more expressive, painterly styling.

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Abstract Expressionism Oct 12, 2022

When most people hear of the Abstract Expressionist movement, the first thought is of Jackson Pollock and his drip paintings. While he was probably the biggest name in the movement, the style was extremely varied and consisted of more than just drips and splatters. Willem de Kooning made figurative works, Rothko and Frankenthaler created color fields, but what tied all of these works together was an emphasis on the expressive qualities of art. The abstract expressionist or ab ex movement was all about the artist making their feelings visible to the outside world. It was spontaneous and highly idiosyncratic with all different artists finding their unique mark making for personal self expression.

Learn more about the artists referenced in this episode:

Janet Sobel

Jackson Pollock

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Prehistoric Art Oct 05, 2022

Art is as old as humanity. I have often said that art is what defines us as human. It is why and how we got out of the trees. The ability to express ourselves creatively is what allows humans to come together, to understand each other, to envision a better future. While prehistoric art predates recorded history and therefore we have no artist’s statements giving us certainty into the intentions behind these works, we do see clues in the designs, the materials used by the aritsts, and the placement of the pieces.

My 5 favorite prehistoric pieces (links to episodes of Who ARTed when applicable):

The world's oldest artwork - handprint fossils

The Apollo 11 Stones

The Running Horned Woman

Stonehenge

The Lascaux Cave Paintings

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Cubism Sep 28, 2022

In 1907, Pablo Picasso and George Braque developed art from a new perspective. They began creating works that seemed fragmented and at times almost unrecognizable. The idea was to show the subject from multiple perspectives all in one composition.

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Art Nouveau Sep 21, 2022

Art Nouveau was a style that rose to prominence in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. I would say the heyday for art nouveau was from around 1890 to 1910, but of course, there is not a specific start and end date for any art movement. People can’t even agree on when or where the term first appeared. Some say it was in an art magazine in Belgium in the 1880s, while others say the origin of the name came about in Paris when the collector Sigfried Bing named his gallery, La Maison de’l Art Nouveau which means, the house of the new art. Art Nouveau was a deliberate attempt to create a new art style. Illustrators, jewelers, architects and interior designers wanted something fresh that would stand apart from the historic pieces that had been dominant in the European art world for most of the previous century. I would say another big factor was the industrial revolution. As hard-edged steel and glass forms sprung up, the art nouveau movement gave people soft, organic flowing lines. It was a breath of fresh air, creating a new style by looking at the oldest inspiration of all nature as a counterbalancing force to modern industrial design.

Here are links to episodes of Who ARTed where you can learn more about a few of the artists referenced:

Alfonse Mucha

Louis Sullivan

Henri de Toulouse Lautrec

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Ancient Egyptian Art Sep 14, 2022

In two-dimensional art, the ancient Egyptians practiced an approach referred to as frontalism. Each feature was shown from the ideal, most recognizable view. The head was shown in profile while the torso was facing forward. The feet would then be shown from the side as that was a more easily recognizable shape for a foot. The result was a mix of perspectives on the figure making it appear contorted but it was the ideal symbol rendering each part in ways that would be easily identified.

Another distortion we see in ancient Egyptian artifacts was hierarchical scale. Simply put, the more important a figure was, the bigger it would be in the composition. Conversely, a less important figure would be smaller. So gods and pharaohs would be shown as noticeably larger than the average Egyptian.

If you want to learn more about ancient Egypt, check out these episodes of Who ARTed:

The Pyramids at Giza

The Mummy's Curse

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Ukiyo-e Sep 07, 2022

The term Ukiyo-e means images from the floating world. The word Ukiyo initially referred to the Buddhist idea that life and the material world were ephemeral. It seems rather ironic that the term referring to the Buddhist philosophy of not becoming overly attached to the material world would then be used in this art that is very much about the material world. The Ukiyo-e images of the floating world were celebrations of the joys of life for these newly wealthy people.

Here are the artists and images I recommend looking at to better understand Ukiyo-e.

Hokusai - The Great Wave Off of Kanagawa

Toyoharu - Perspective Pictures of Places in Japan

Harunobu - Two Lovers Beneath an Umbrella in the Snow

Hiroshige - Bamboo Yards Kyobashi Bridge

Hokusai - Peonies and Canary

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The Renaissance Aug 31, 2022

The word Renaissance means re-birth. Around 1400 CE there was a tremendous shift in visual arts and other aspects of culture. One major influence in the Renaissance was an appreciation for Greek and Roman art and philosophy. While a lot of the works of Plato, Aristotle and others had been lost to Europeans in the middle ages, many of the ancient texts had been translated by Muslim scholars starting around the 8th century and through trade, the texts were re-introduced to Europe. The Italian peninsula was a center for trade bringing together people of various cultures to spread ideas, and resulting in wealthy city-states that could support a thriving arts community. Still, the Renaissance also took hold in Northern Europe although it did look a little different.

If you want to learn more about the Renaissance, check out these artists/works:

Michaelangelo | The Sistine Chapel

Leonardo | The Last Supper

Raphael | The School of Athens

Donatello | David

Jan van Eyck | The Arnolfini Portrait

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Op Art Aug 24, 2022

Time Magazine coined the term Op Art in 1964. The article was about a show called Optical Paintings by the artist, Julian Stanczak. Of course, the term Op Art is used to refer to abstract, non-objective art that creates optical illusions. Commonly the illusions might be a suggestion of movement, vibrant effects of contrasting colors, hidden images, after images or creating an appearance a surface bubbling out, going deeper into space or warping in some other manner.

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Surrealism Aug 17, 2022

Andre Breton, was a poet, but he had also studied medicine and psychiatry. He was well versed in Freud’s theories and in 1924, Breton wrote the surrealist manifesto. The core idea behind the wide ranging movement was that reason and logic constrain a person’s mind and that if an artist were to break free of those constraints, they could tap into a more vast area of the unconscious mind.

If you want to learn more about the artists mentioned in this episode, check out Who ARTed on your favorite podcast app, or click the following links to hear the relevant episodes.

Meret Oppenheim | Object

Salvador Dali | The Persistence of Memory

Frida Kahlo | The Two Fridas

Rene Magritte | The False Mirror

Marcel Duchamp | Fountain

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Pop Art Aug 10, 2022

This episode gives a quick overview of the Pop Art movement. Learn the ideas behind it and a few great examples of Pop Art. If you are interested in learning more, check out the episodes of Who ARTed linked in the show notes or on the website www.ArtSmartPodcast.com

My Pop Art collection includes:

Roy Lichtenstein | Look, Mickey

Andy Warhol | Grevy's Zebra

Keith Haring | Best Buddies

KAWS | The KAWS Album

Burton Morris | Nightstand Portrait of Andy Warhol

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Impressionism & Post Impressionism Aug 03, 2022

This episode covers Impressionism and Post Impressionism. Learn a little bit about how technology led to the development of the style which revolutionized how Europeans conceived of art.

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This episode's 5 artists:

Claude Monet - Water Lilies

Mary Cassat - Little Girl in a Blue Armchair

Georges Seurat (the very first episode of Who ARTed) - Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

Vincent van Gogh - Starry Night

Henri de Toulouse Lautrec - At the Moulin Rouge

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Post Modern Art Jul 27, 2022

Postmodernism is much more idiosyncratic (The Simpsons famously defined post modern as "weird for the sake of weird"). Postmodernism is rooted in sketpticism of the broad modernist narratives. Post modern philosophy is much more subjective and doubtful of certainty and stability of meaning. To be clear, there are objective and verifiable facts, but post modern philosophy tells us that people’s responses and interpretations of those facts are affected by tons of different factors from society and individual experiences.

For my Post Mosern Collection, here are my five picks:

Marcel Duchamp - Fountain. While this piece was created right in the heart of the modern era, many critics and historians argue that the Dada movement was much in line with post-modern thought and laid the groundwork for postmodernism. If I am putting together a collection to help people understand post modernism, I would start with readymades.
Roy Lichtenstein - Look Mickey
Robert Smithson - Spiral Jetty
Yayoi Kusama - Love is Calling
Rober Raschenberg - Erased de Kooning

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Modern Art Jul 20, 2022

Most art historians tend to say the shift to modernism started in the mid to late nineteenth century. This was an era of rethinking the old rules, breaking free from the established traditions and experimenting with new ways of working. There is not one specific artwork that ushered in the modern era. It was not birthed on one specific day. It was an evolution, but if I were to look for a dividing line I would say that the modern era started around the time that Daguerre gave us his photographic method. Photography becoming more accessible changed the way artists worked. Painters were liberated in a way because they no longer needed to focus on capturing an accurate likeness. Those who wanted realistic pictures could simply take a photograph. Of course, the new technology could also threaten their livelihood as patrons could now choose between a painting and a photograph for their portraits. Regardless of whether artists considered the new technology as an opportunity or a threat, the end result was artists experimenting and becoming more abstract. They focused on things the camera could not capture. At first, the Impressionists looked at color, then Post-Impressionists moved on to the expressive qualities. As I said the work became increasingly abstract until artists like Jackson Pollock were simply dripping paint onto the canvas. So what is the connection between Impressionists focusing on what they saw and Jackson Pollock’s action painting? Why do all of these movements fall under the modern umbrella? I would say the through line with modernism is a philosophy rooted in the idea that artists could capture some objective truth that would make the work timeless and universal. The impressionists were focused on optics and how the human eye perceives color. The abstract expressionists ran with the modernist quest to distill art down to a fundamental essence and took it to its logical conclusion. They broke art down to the basic elements like line, color, and texture to create a sense of movement and an expressive composition that was free of specific subject matters which would have tied it to a time and culture.

Go to the Art Smart website (https://www.artsmartpodcast.com/art-erasmovements/modern-art) to see images of the artworks I mentioned as well as podcasts about those artists.

If you are looking for a little extra credit and want to learn more about the artists listed in this episode, check out the following episodes of Who ARTed:

Claude Monet | Water Lilies

Rodin | Burghers of Calais

Vincent van Gogh | The Starry Night

Pablo Picasso | Guernica

Jackson Pollock

Janet Sobel

Wassily Kandinsky | Yellow Red Blue

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BONUS: How to Understand Art Jul 13, 2022

On Who ARTed, every week, I discuss a different work of art with a guest. I have been asked how I make sense of so many different artworks. Honestly, analyzing art did not come easily to me, and for a long time I felt uncomfortable discussing a piece because I wasn't very confident in my interpretations. I found that it helps a lot to approach things systematically. I go through three basic steps to understand any artwork.

If you enjoy this show, and want to learn more about art history, check out my other podcast, Who ARTed. Please help others discover the show by leaving a rating or review on your favorite podcast app.

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Art Smart Trailer Jul 06, 2022

Art Smart explains art in terms anyone can understand because art is for everyone. Each episode is just a few minutes long to give you the information you need with nothing you don't. Season 1 covered the elements of art and the principles of design. Season 2 is going to give the broad strokes of art history. Each episode will cover a different movement or time period with a quick overview of the big ideas that shaped the art and a few examples of artists and artworks to look at as examples.

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The Principles of Design - Unity Mar 02, 2022

This is the final episode in this series about the Elements of Art and Principles of Design. In this episode, I talked briefly about unity and making sure that all of the elements seem to fit together. Unity is what makes a work of art look and feel complete. The key to a unified design is making sure that every element, every technique is done for a purpose and that everything in the work of art is working toward the same goal.

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The Principles of Design - Scale and Proportion Feb 23, 2022

This episode is about the design principles of scale and proportion. You can find more helpful resources at www.artsmartpodcast.com

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The Principles of Design - Rhythm & Movement Feb 16, 2022

Much like scale and proportion, Rhythm and movement are related and I am going to lump them together for this episode. To start with, let’s define the terms. Movement is traveling from one location to another. Most works of art are not physically moving which can lead to confusion when people are told to consider movement in an artwork. While the artwork may not be moving, the viewer’s eye does move around the composition. That is the movement an artist must be mindful of. Line can be particularly helpful in controlling movement around a composition. The human eye naturally follows lines so artists will often create their work with leading lines that act as a pathway for the eye to follow around the work.

Rhythm is often discussed in music but visual artists are fond of appropriation and have thus coopted that term to describe a design principle that is felt but hard to express in words. This is a podcast dedicated to explaining these concepts though, so I will do my best to explain it. When we think of rhythm in music, we are talking about long and short notes and rests. In art, we might think of it as a combination of a couple of design principles affecting the way the eye moves around the composition. I have heard rhythm described as a repeated visual movement. While the central focus of rhythm is the experience of the movement, the pacing and all of that, I think it is important to be mindful that just as some notes move quickly and others are held, within our composition, some elements have greater weight and the eye will linger on those longer while others are not emphasized so much, and the eye will move more quickly past those. If we think of movement as the path the eye follows around the composition, rhythm is all about how the eye navigates that path. To labor this analogy, think of a road trip. The movement is the path marked on the map, but the rhythm is all about how fast you travel that path, and where you stop along the way. You might slow down briefly as you pass by the world’s largest ball of twine, but you would get out and take your time to explore a national park. So as you create those leading lines, think not only about where you are guiding the viewer’s eye to travel, but also how the eye will linger on pieces of different visual weight. You want to have some areas that are important where the eye can focus intensely and discover important details, but you also want to provide some rest areas to make it a more pleasant journey.

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The Principles of Design - Pattern Feb 09, 2022

This is part of my series of episodes on the Principles of Design. For this episode, we focused a bit on repetition and pattern. Repeating an element can help with balance and unity. Patterns generally incorporate both a bit of repetition and some variety. Patterns can add some excitement to a composition, but artists must be careful in using patterns so as not to make something that becomes cluttered and overwhelming.

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The Principles of Design - Emphasis Feb 02, 2022

Emphasis is drawing attention and making something stand out. A lot of the elements and principles are somewhat related. Contrast can be a great means of creating emphasis. Making the focal point stand out from its surroundings using color, texture, value, and so on can help to emphasize that piece. Similarly, scale and proportion can help with emphasis. Making something larger, giving it more visual weight will emphasize it.

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The Principles of Design - Contrast Jan 26, 2022

Contrast is one of the Principles of Design. Basically contrast is a difference between things. Artists will manipulate different elements to create contrast which makes their artwork easier for a viewer to process.

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The Principles of Design - Balance Jan 19, 2022

This episode is a part of my series on the Principles of Design. Specifically, I focused on balance in this episode. Balance is the distribution of elements with visual weight. Generally, the weight might be thought of as the degree to which something pulls in the viewer's attention. Heavier items such as thicker lines or bigger shapes will be more noticeable and have more visual weight. An artist might distribute the items evenly for symmetrical balance, or an artist may choose asymmetrical balance to have things seem a little more active and unsettled.

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The Principles of Design Jan 12, 2022

This episode is a quick overview of the Principles of Design. While not everyone is in agreement about what they are or even how many there are, I covered a little bit about how they have been developed, why the Principles of Design matter and briefly defined some of the most commonly agreed upon principles.

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Elements of Art: Space Jan 04, 2022

This episode is about the Element of Art, Space. In addition to the depth created in the foreground, middle ground and background, artist think about the positive and negative space in a composition. In this episode I referenced a classic illusion playing with positive and negative space. You can find the image reference here.

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Elements of Art: Texture Jan 04, 2022

This episode is about the Element of Art, Texture. The texture of a piece is referring to its surface quality. Texture has to do with the sense of touch. Artworks can have either real physical texture or an implied texture meaning it looks as if it might feel a certain way.

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Elements of Art: Value Jan 04, 2022

This episode is about the Element of Art: Value. When we talk about value in the art context, we are not talking about quality in relation to price. Value is the relative lightness or darkness of a hue.

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Elements of Art: Form Jan 04, 2022

This episode is about the Element of Art: Form. When shapes become three dimensional we call them forms. For example, a square is a shape but a cube is a form. Learn more about different types of forms and how you can use them in your artwork in this episode.

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Elements of Art: Color Jan 04, 2022

This episode is about the Element of Art: Color. Learn about what color is, how we see it, and the different sets of primary colors.

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Elements of Art: Shape Jan 04, 2022

This episode is about the Element of Art: Shape. A shape occurs when a line bumps into itself. Learn about different types of shapes and their uses within a composition.

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Elements of Art: Line Jan 04, 2022

This episode is all about the Element of Art: Line. In Art, we consider a mark with length and direction to be a line. Lines can be long or short, they can be straight, wavy, zig-zag, jagged, thick, or thin. Lines can be solid or dotted; we might even talk about a line that is not physically present in the work but merely suggested by other elements we see.

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Art Smart Trailer Jan 04, 2022

Visual art is all around us. I would go so far as to say that art is the most significant development in human history. Art is how and why we got out of the trees. Art is the basis for communication. It is what enables people to learn from each other and build off of each other’s ideas. It is how people have come to not only understand the world around them but to envision a means of improving their circumstances.

Because I believe that art is so important to humanity, I have dedicated my career to helping others become more thoughtful creators and consumers of art. I earned my BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and I have over a decade of experience as an art teacher. The Art Smart podcast is here to help you understand the elements of art and the principles of design so you can be a more thoughtful creator and consumer of art.

Whether you are an artist, and art lover or just looking for some info you can share to sound smart and impress people at fact dinner parties, Art Smart is for you because art is for everyone. Please follow, and rate the show on Spotify, Apple podcasts or wherever you listen, and if you like this podcast and want to learn more about art and art history, check out my other podcast Who ARTed which is available for free wherever you listen. You can find more at my website www.whoartedpodcast.com

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