The Taj Mahal (Fun Fact Friday)
The Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful man-made structures in the world. It is a UNESCO world heritage site considered to be one of the modern wonders of the world. The story behind its constructi...
13 Mai 20226min
Takashi Murakami | Mr Dobs (encore)
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9 Mai 202229min
Olowe of Ise | Veranda Post (Fun Fact Friday)
The bulk of Olowe’s carvings seem to have been both decorative and functional artworks for the Yoruba kings and prominent families. One of his celebrated works for example is the veranda post that sit...
6 Mai 20228min
Henri Matisse - The Dessert: Harmony in Red (Encore)
This is an encore presentation of the episode about Henri Matisse and his painting The Dessert: Harmony in Red from 1908. Who ARTed is an Airwave Media Podcast. Connect with me: Website | Twitter | In...
2 Mai 202232min
Louis Sullivan & the Carson Pirie Scott Building (Fun Fact Friday)
In 1896, Louis Sullivan wrote about skyscrapers and architectural design in “The Tall Building Artistically Considered” This was the origin of the famous phrase, “form follows function.” What Sullivan...
29 Apr 20228min
Marcel Duchamp - Fountain (encore)
Marcel Duchamp's Fountain was a controversial early readymade. It has been named one of the most influential artworks of the 20th century and it is on the list of required works for AP Art History stu...
25 Apr 202237min
Fun Fact Friday - Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty
Robert Smithson decided to make monumental sculptures using perhaps the world’s oldest material, the earth itself, but he used modern tools to shape it in a way and on a scale rarely seen. Spiral Jett...
22 Apr 20227min
Claude Monet - Water Lilies
The Impressionist movement was named after one of Claude Monet's paintings. In this episode, we discussed a bit about Monet and his life as well as one of his most famous series of works, Water Lilies...
18 Apr 202230min
