Who Arted: Weekly Art History for All Ages

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Keith Haring | DJ Dog Dec 18, 2023

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Keith Haring is one of my absolute favorite artists because he was earnest and direct in his paintings. In his works, he would reduce complicated messages to clear and catchy slogans. He used bright colors and dancing figures to make art that was fun but also sought to make the world a better place.

In 1978, Haring moved to New York City to attend the School of Visual Arts, where he studied painting along with semiotics. He also experimented with video and performance. Focus on performance made him more conscious of movement in his painting. He said he moved to NY because he wanted intensity in his life and in his art. He was inspired by hip-hop and the club scene where all kinds of people would come together to dance and have a good time. At his gallery openings, he would often have a DJ bringing the energy and movement to a venue not typically known for that vibe, and even after his work sold in prestigious galleries around the world, he continued to make chalk drawings on subway platforms and selling affordable prints in the Pop Shop because he firmly believed that art is for everybody.

My guest this week is Tim Bogatz host of Art Ed Radio from The Art of Education University. Here are his links:

Art Ed Radio: https://theartofeducation.edu/podcasts/behind-the-scenes-of-the-art-room-makeover-ep-399/

The Art of Education University: https://theartofeducation.edu/

AOEU Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjHIXlDbceMVJwfuHLJ0QISPKtSJO_ACZ

Related episodes:

Felix Gonzalez-Torres

Klaus Nomi

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Polykleitos | Doryphoros Dec 15, 2023

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Around 450 BCE as Polykleitos walked the dusty streets of Argos, art and philosophy intertwined. The Greeks of the classical era produced works that artists and scholars still admire today. Polykleitos, however, sought more than admiration; he pursued perfection. It was an obsession that would echo through the ages. Unfortunately, all that’s left of Polykleitos and his life’s work are echoes, the Roman marble copies of his sculptures remain long after Polykleitos’s original bronze works were melted down. Doryphoros meaning "spear bearer" was among Polykleitos's most celebrated works showing an idealized figure according to the proportions of his canon. This is one of the 250 artworks on the AP Art History list. For those teachers and students who may be interested, I have created a Spotify playlist of episodes covering content from the AP Art History list.

AP Art History Cram Session playlist

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Gustave Caillebotte | Paris Street; Rainy Day Dec 11, 2023

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Many know the image of Paris Street; Rainy Day, but somehow far fewer know the artist who painted it, Gustave Caillebotte. He was born in Paris in the mid 19th century just as massive changes were happening in urban development as well as with technology and society more generally. Caillebotte inherited a fortune that allowed him to follow his passion for art without needing to worry about what would sell. He loved the new style of the Impressionists and he not only exhibited with them, he supported them by buying their works which he eventually donated to the state.

Related episodes:

Georges Seurat | A Sunday on la Gran Jatte

Berthe Morisot | The Cradle

Henri de Toulouse Lautrec | At the Moulin Rouge

Pierre-Auguste Renoir | The Luncheon of the Boating Party

Claude Monet | The Gare Saint-Larave

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Max Beckmann | The Night Dec 08, 2023

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Max Beckmann was a German painter born on February 12, 1884. While he is often associated with the expressionist movement, he actually rejected that label. He was a part of the New Objectivity movement which shared some similarities with expressionists, but while the expressionists sought to portray their inner self for the world to see, the new objectivity movement was outward looking holding a mirror up to the world expressing the state of society as the artist saw it. In his painting The Night from 1918-1919, Beckmann shows the horrors of war and the devastation at home.

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Bob Ross | Mystic Mountain Dec 04, 2023

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Bob Ross served in the United States military for 20 years before he became America's favorite painter of "happy little trees." This week, my guest Tom DesLongchamp joined me to talk about Bob Ross, his art and the joy of painting.

Find more info about Tom DesLongchamp and his work at the links below.

Tom's website | https://www.tomdeslongchamp.com/

Buy Tom's book | https://www.tomdeslongchamp.com/nowheretonow

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/tomthinks/

Twitch | https://www.twitch.tv/tomthinks

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Louis Prang | Father of the American Christmas Card Dec 01, 2023

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Louis Prang not only started the company that makes some of my favorite art classroom supplies, he created the artist's color wheel and introduced Christmas cards to America. Prang was in the lithography business. He had learned to produce high quality full color lithographs at a time when most printers would make black and white prints then add color by hand if needed. He found success printing cards and maps during the American Civil War. He also made prints of great works of art by painters including Winslow Homer, but his biggest hit came in 1875 as Prang found himself at the forefront of a new and heartwarming tradition—the Christmas card.

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Tom DesLongchamp | Portrait of Don Nov 27, 2023

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Tom DesLongchamp is an incredible multidisciplinary artist, but it is his marker drawings that caught my attention. Tom has long felt the drive to create and he creates a new artwork in some form every day. Years ago, he began creating a series of daily portraits of his friend, Mike. After creating daily sketches for a while, he wanted to add color. He looked around his office and found a simple Crayola marker on the floor. He began using his fingertips as stamps to apply the ink in a way that gave the drawings texture and value.

Find more info about Tom DesLongchamp and his work at the links below.

Tom's website | https://www.tomdeslongchamp.com/

Buy Tom's book | https://www.tomdeslongchamp.com/nowheretonow

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/tomthinks/

Twitch | https://www.twitch.tv/tomthinks

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The World's Oldest Artwork? (encore) Nov 24, 2023

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Scientists have discovered some fossilized impressions of hand and footprints they estimate to be well over 100,000 years old. They also believe that these hand and footprints were pressed into the ground deliberately to form a design making it possibly the oldest known work of art.

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Man Ray | Ingres's Violin Nov 20, 2023

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Man Ray was a pioneer of cameraless photography. His signature technique was the "Rayograph" created by placing objects directly onto light-sensitive paper often manipulating them during exposure. Of course, that was not his only trick. Man Ray experimented with solarisation and in his piece Ingres's Violin, he painted on a photograph, then took another picture of the manipulated image.

For this episode, my guests were Mark Small and Jack Shoulder, the writers of a new book Museum Bums: A Cheeky Loot at Butts in Art. They are also behind the wildly popular Museum Bums Instagram account.

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Victor Vasarely and Op Art Nov 17, 2023

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Victor Vasarely was a Hungarian-French artist known for his innovative style and contributions to the Op Art movement. One of Vasarely's most famous works is "Zebra," created in 1937. This painting showcases his ability to create optical illusions through the use of black and white stripes. When viewed from a distance, the stripes appear to vibrate and create a sense of movement. This technique, known as the "Vasarely effect," became a hallmark of his style. The Zebra painting is considered to be the first Op Art painting.

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