Episode 22: Representationalism in Art
What constitutes representation in a work of art? The representational nature of visual art is one of its most important, fruitful, and intriguing elements --- yet for very particular reasons.
17 Syys 201710min
Episode 21: Giotto and Halley's Comet
Giotto, the painter who made the crucial change from the Medieval style thus beginning the Renaissance in art, painted a picture of the Star of Bethlehem which is an image of Halley's comet!
3 Syys 20175min
Episode 20: Mongrel and Democratic Art
Mongrel Art! Democratic Art! This Dr great Art Artecdote is a description of and plaidoyer for a (Post-Postmodernist) art that is anti-purist, syncretistic, and creolized, unifying a variety of artfor...
27 Elo 201712min
Episode 19: (No) Rules in Art
This Dr Great Art Artecdote concerns supposed rules in art, especially painting. It describes how there are really no rules in art, and it decries the obsequiousness of those who believe there are rul...
18 Elo 20179min
Episode 18: Meaning is in Artworks Themselves
The meaning of every artwork lies in the object itself, not in any commentary concerning it.
31 Heinä 20177min
Episode 17: Provinciality in Art
Times have changed drastically. Now, what provinciality is has been turned completely around. It is a state of mind, not geography.
17 Heinä 201710min
Episode 16: Postmodernism Exists
This Dr Great Art artecdote concerns the beginning of the period, or transitional subperiod, of art in which we now exist: Postmodernism. It cannot be talked away or ignored, nor should it be worshipp...
3 Heinä 201714min
Episode 15: Paradigms and Fuzzy Categories
This Dr Great Art artecdote is about a form of definitional conceptualization, paradigms and fuzzy categories, and how that is important to understanding art.
17 Kesä 201710min
