There are lots of different types of bodies in the world, but artist Fernando Botero focuses on the rounder kind--in this episode, Allyson tells you about Botero's 1998 painting L'Odalisque, and talks about how it relates to body image and ideas of the "other."
May 2016
IntroEp. 0 - Art! What is it Good For?
Art is everywhere. Why shouldn't it be for everyone, no matter how fluent you are in art history? This podcast says it should.
Music used:
The Blue Dot Sessions, "Cirrus", "The Spills", "The Zeppelin"
The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"
Doctor Turtle, "Marty Ladies and ... Show More
17m 3s
Mar 2024
Navigating Cheesiness, Kitsch, and the Quest for Authenticity: Episode 24 of The Painting Podcast
This episode delves into the fine line between cheesiness, kitsch, and high art. From the pastoral scenes of Gainsborough to the consumer culture critiques of Warhol and the polling experiments of Komar and Melamid, we examine how artists challenge and redefine our notions of tas ... Show More
29m 25s
Sep 2023
Ep. 65 - Sandro Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus" (1485-86)
The neoplatonic ideal of beauty, the girl on the half-shell, the naked chick riding a clam. Her tilted head and fluttery hair are recognized by everyone and their grandma, but no one - experts included - can explain just why in the heck this painting is so iconic. Shell we take o ... Show More
35m 40s