Who Arted: Weekly Art History for All Ages

This episode is about Pablo Picasso and his work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is about At the Moulin Rouge by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode explores the life and work of Alexander Calder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn about Fair Isle designs, the traditional patterned knitwear that is often lumped in with the modern ”ugly Christmas sweater.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 of the 20th century as we discussed his biography and his painting Yellow Red Blue from 1925. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

This episode is about Diego Rivera and one of his most iconic works, The Detroit Industry Murals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is about the life and the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a mini-episode about China‘s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, and his famous terra cotta army. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode covers a bit of the biography of Barbara Kruger, the contemporary artist best known for her works combining text and images. We looked at and discussed the piece, Don‘t Be a Jerk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is about Norman Rockwell and his painting, Freedom from Want. This image of an idealized family gathering has come to define Thanksgiving for many American households. Learn a little bit more about the piece, how and why it was created as well as how it seeped into the American consciousness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Walt Disney was one of the most influential artists in Western history. He not only excelled and pushed boundaries in his art form, but created new categories of art that shaped popular culture around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During World War I and a little after, the British and Americans used a surprising tactic to camouflage their ships. Rather than trying to hide the ships, they painted bold, contrasting patterns to disorient the enemy. Dazzle Camouflage was very conspicuous but made it difficult to determine the range, speed, and direction of a ship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is about Auguste Rodin, the founder of modern sculpture. We discussed the development of Rodin as an artist as well as the historical event that inspired his piece, The Burghers of Calais. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is about the cave art discovered in Lascaux, France in 1940. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is all about Rene Magritte. We discussed his life and in the second segment, we focused specifically on his piece, The False Mirror from 1929. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This mini-episode is about rangoli. Since it is the start of Diwali, I thought it would be a great time to share a little information about the beautiful, colorful designs often seen in people‘s entryways during the festival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is about Keith Haring. It is a re-edited encore presentation of one of the first episodes I recorded and one of the most special to me because it focused so much on the potential of artists to create positive change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is about the idea of a mummy‘s curse associated with Howard Carter and his exhibition to explore and loot Tutankhamen‘s burial chamber. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is about Jim Davis, the creator of Garfield. We discuss his life and his work particularly looking at how Garfield evolved and the features that make him such a beloved character. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is all about The Scream by Edvard Munch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special Announcement - Who ARTed is featured in the media library of the new Art Explora Academy. The Art Explora Foundation created their online academy as a completely free learning platform for anyone interested in art history. Check it out at academy.artexplora.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is about the popular illustrator and author, Dan Santat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is about a debated discovery of the oldest known work of art. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I continued my discussion with Chuck Hoff about Vincent van Gogh. We covered the later part of his life and career after he moved to France. The painting we specifically focused our attention on was The Starry Night from 1889. During the episode, we also briefly discussed The Night Cafe and Starry Night Over the Rhone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is about how DayGlo colors work and how they were developed by a pair of brothers in the 1930s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices