Martha Graham | Steps in the Streets
Martha Graham was a pioneer of modern dance. She was 17 years old when she saw her first dance performance by Ruth St. Denis. A few years later she began studying at Denishawn School of Dancing and Re...
29 Aug 202243min
The Pyramids at Giza
The great pyramids constructed by ancient Egyptians at Giza are the last of the seven wonders of the ancient world still remaining. These massive stone monuments have left people awestruck for thousan...
26 Aug 202211min
Charuvi Agrawal | 26,000 Bells of Hanuman (encore)
This is an encore presentation of my episode on Charuvi Agrawal, the contemporary Indian artist. In 2014, she created a massive sculpture of Hanuman using 26,000 bells. I think what I love most about ...
22 Aug 202234min
Frida Kahlo | The Two Fridas
Frida Kahlo was an interesting artist. I first became familiar with her work when I was a teenager after watching a bio pic in an art house theater. She has become an icon of not only art history, but...
19 Aug 202214min
Phil Hansen | Cobain (Goodbye Art 2)
This is an encore presentation of my episode about Phil Hansen. New full episodes will be coming starting in September. In the meantime, you can find new episodes of Art Smart on your favorite podcast...
15 Aug 202230min
Louis Daguerre | The World's First Photobomb (Encore)
The history of photography has some really interesting and surprising facts. For example, the camera is about 2000 years older than photography. The earliest known camera obscuras were documented as f...
12 Aug 202212min
Jim Davis | Garfield
This is an encore presentation of my episode about Jim Davis, the creator of Garfield. My guest for this episode was Lindsey Little, creator of the Oni Girl comic. Here is her link tree for all the pl...
8 Aug 202239min
Jean-Honore Fragonard | The Swing
The Swing, also sometimes called The Happy Accidents of The Swing, is a Rococo painting by Jean-Honore Fragonard. It is intended to be light-hearted and fun as it depicts people in a care free moment ...
5 Aug 202213min
