Who Arted: Weekly Art History for All Ages

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Mukenga (African Mask) Nov 14, 2019

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African masks have a rich tradition dating back thousands of years. For this episode, we sat down to talk a bit about African masks in general and contrasted the approaches of western and non-western artists then we did a bit of a deeper dive analyzing the Mukenga mask on display at The Art Institute of Chicago.

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Katsushika Hokusai Nov 07, 2019

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In this episode we look at the iconic woodcut print, The Great Wave Off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai. This piece was part of his series 36 Views of Mount Fuji and has been appreciated internationally for almost 200 years. Listen as we discuss a bit of the art history, analyze the piece and share our takeaways.

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Georges Seurat Oct 31, 2019

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Georges Seurat is best known for his painting, Sunday on la Grande Jatte. In this episode, we discuss the pointillist masterpiece. Every episode features 3 sections in which we discuss the context in which the piece was created, what we see and connections we make as we examine the piece, and finally our takeaways or advice artists can apply to their own work.

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