Who Arted: Weekly Art History for All...
Who Arted is art history and art education for everyone. While most art history podcasts focus on the traditional "fine art" we see in museums around the world, Who ARTed celebrates art in all of its forms and in terms anyone can understand. Each episode tells the story of a different artist and artwork including the traditional big names like Leonardo da Vinci, Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol along with lesser-known artists working in such diverse media as video game design, dance, the culinary arts, and more. Who Arted is written and produced by an art teacher with the goal of creating a classroom resource that makes art history fun and accessible to everyone. Whether you are cramming for your AP Art History exam, trying to learn a few facts so you can sound smart at fashionable dinner parties, or just looking to hear something with a more positive tone, we’ve got you covered with episodes every Monday and Friday.
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Phyllida Barlow - Untitled: upturnedhouse2, 2012
This episode is about Phyllida Barlow, a contemporary sculptor from the UK. My guest was Greg Daniels from theartteacher.net
28 min
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Vermeer Was Using a Camera Before Photography W...
Johannes Vermeer is best known today for painting The Girl with a Pearl Earing but some have pointed out that pretty much all of his works seem to have been created in the same space. Many believe he used a camera obscura to create his incredibly realistic works.
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Arts Madness Tournament
For the last few years, I have had a lot of fun with my students exploring art history through a tournament of artists. I randomly assigned 64 diverse artists to different spots in a bracketed tournament modeled after the popular NCAA March Madness tradi...
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Klaus Nomi - Nomi Song
Klaus Nomi was trained as an opera singer and a pastry chef but he became known for his unusual performances in the New York club scene.
31 min
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Fun Fact Friday - The Renaissance Painter Who P...
Giuseppe Acrimboldo is best known for his quirky arrangements of food, foliage, animals and objects that form surreal portraits.
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Jim Dine - Confetti Heart 1, 1985
Jim Dine is an American artist who defies categorization. His work has elements of Pop Art and Abstract Expressionism among other influences. In this episode, we discussed Confetti Heart from 1985.
36 min
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The World’s Blackest Black - The Feud Between S...
This mini episode is about the feud between Stuart Semple and Anish Kapoor.
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Henri Matisse - The Dessert: Harmony in Red (Th...
This episode is about Henri Matisse, one of the greatest modern painters. Born in the late 19th century, Matisse started his education focusing on law. After an appendicitis at the age of 20, his mother gave him a paint set to keep him occupied while he ...
30 min
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Raphael’s The School of Athens
This is a fun fact Friday mini episode about The School of Athens painted by Raphael in 1510 C.E. In this classic Rennaisance masterpiece, Raphael painted numerous classic Greek philosophers. The theme of the work is seeking knowledge and wisdom by comin...
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Bonus: Art Smart - The Principles of Design
I am dropping this bonus episode in the feed to day because a number of my listeners might be interested in my other podcast, Art Smart. This is the episode on the Principles of Design. Art Smart comes out every Wednesday focusing on the elements of art ...
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec -Part 2 (At the Mouli...
This is part 2 of my discussion of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, one of my favorite Post Impressionist painters. My guest was Joe from the Blind Knowledge NetworkWe had a somewhat free-flowing conversation discussing At the Moulin Rouge and putting it into...
32 min
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The Erased Masterpiece - Robert Rauschenberg’s ...
This Fun Fact Friday is one of my favorites. It explains a little bit about the odd incident when a young Robert Rauschenberg knocked on Willem de Kooning's door and asked to erase one of his drawings. Learn more about Erased de Kooning created by Robert...
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Henri de Toulouse Lautrec - Part 1 (Jane Avril ...
This week we have a two part episode about Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. In part 1, we discussed a bit of his background and then got into a bit of his work. Specifically we focused on one of his lithographs produced to publicize his friend Jane Avril and h...
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Rembrandt - The Night Watch
Recently a team completed a 717 gigapixel image of Rembrandt's painting, The Night Watch. Learn a little bit more about this famous piece that has been called by the wrong name for hundreds of years as it actually took place in the daytime.
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Andy Warhol - Grevy’s Zebra (Encore)
This episode is about Andy Warhol. We discussed a bit about his background before looking at a print of Grevy's Zebra from his endangered species series. Click here for an image of the work being discussed.This is an encore presentation from season 2. N...
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Fun Fact Friday - Jan van Eyck’s Arnolfini Port...
This mini episode is about Jan van Eyck's Arnolfini Portrait. It is one of the most famous paintings of a couple and loaded with symbolism. Mostly, it symbolizes that the couple was totally rich.
As always you can find an image of the work at www.whoart...
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Introducing Art Smart
I have created a small spinoff series called Art Smart. The Art Smart podcast focuses on understanding how art is created. I released the first seven episodes on day one to cover the elements of art, and starting next week, I will be releasing a new epis...
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Grant Wood - American Gothic (Encore)
This is a re-broadcast of last year's episode on Grant Wood. We discussed his biography as well as his most famous painting, American Gothic. New full episodes will start popping up in your podcast feed starting Monday, January 17. In the meantime, I wil...
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Fun Fact Friday - The Eiffel Tower
This week's mini episode is about the Eiffel Tower. Learn a few fun facts including the story of the man who twice sold the tower for scrap.
If you enjoy this show, help spread the word. Tell a friend, leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify...
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Pablo Picasso - Guernica (encore)
For this episode, we discussed Pablo Picasso and one of his greatest paintings, Guernica. New full episodes will be coming out starting Monday, January 17, 2022 and even during this semi-hiatus, I am continuing with the fun fact Friday mini-episodes each...
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Fun Fact Friday - At the Moulin Rouge
The Moulin Rouge first opened in 1891, and from the start it was a place where artists hung out with people from all walks of life. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec frequented the Moulin Rouge and the nightclub served as his inspiration for multiple works.
Thi...
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Alexander Calder - Streetcar(Encore)
This is a rebroadcast of the episode I recorded on Alexander Calder in October 2020. New full episodes will resume on Monday, January 17. In the meantime, I will continue putting out new fun fact mini-episodes on Fridays. Please like, follow, and leave ...
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Fun Fact Friday - Ugly Christmas Sweaters
In 1921, Edward the Prince of Whales, was seen wearing a sweater with a distinctive pattern. The intricate design was typical of knitwear produced on a small island in the Scottish Shetlands. The Fair Isle is the most remote inhabited island in the UK - ...
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Wassily Kandinsky - Yellow Red Blue (Encore)
Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian artist and art theorist. He is known as one of the early pioneers of abstract art. Learn a bit about Kandinsky's background, his personal journey from a teacher of Law and Economics to one of the most influential artists o...
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Fun Fact Friday - Diego Rivera‘s Detroit Indust...
This week's Fun Fact Friday mini episode is about Diego Rivera's Detroit Industry Murals from 1932-1933.
Today Diego Rivera is less of a household name than his wife Frida Kahlo, but in the early 20th century, he was the more established artist. Rivera w...
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