04 Modernism: Modern Art, Now with Women
05/11/21 • 35 min
It’s weird that contemporary art isn’t Modern Art, right? Modernism can be confusing, but host Klaire Lockheart will do her best to guide you through it. She will even improve upon the typical art history narrative because she will include women artists, such as Hilma af Klint and Georgia O’Keeffe!
Artists and Artwork: Jacques-Louis David (Oath of the Horatii), Hilma af Klint (The Ten Largest, number 7 - Adulthood, Paintings for the Temple), Wassily Kandinsky, Georgia O’Keeffe (Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1), Willem de Kooning (Interchange), Frida Kahlo, Marcel Duchamp, André Breton, and Diego Rivera
Additional Topics: Bruce Campbell (Army of Darkness), 1913 Armory Show, Beyond the Visible - Hilma af Klint, Theosophy, William V. Dunning, Art for Art’s Sake, Jo van Gogh-Bonger, Degenerate Art Exhibition, Leon Trotsky Impressionism, Orientalism, Postimpressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, Suprematism, Dadaism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and Postmodernism
It’s weird that contemporary art isn’t Modern Art, right? Modernism can be confusing, but host Klaire Lockheart will do her best to guide you through it. She will even improve upon the typical art history narrative because she will include women artists, such as Hilma af Klint and Georgia O’Keeffe!
Artists and Artwork: Jacques-Louis David (Oath of the Horatii), Hilma af Klint (The Ten Largest, number 7 - Adulthood, Paintings for the Temple), Wassily Kandinsky, Georgia O’Keeffe (Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1), Willem de Kooning (Interchange), Frida Kahlo, Marcel Duchamp, André Breton, and Diego Rivera
Additional Topics: Bruce Campbell (Army of Darkness), 1913 Armory Show, Beyond the Visible - Hilma af Klint, Theosophy, William V. Dunning, Art for Art’s Sake, Jo van Gogh-Bonger, Degenerate Art Exhibition, Leon Trotsky Impressionism, Orientalism, Postimpressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, Suprematism, Dadaism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and Postmodernism
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03 Postimpressionism: I Can’t Pronounce “van Gogh” but I Know Why He’s Famous
Grab your Starry Night coffee cup and get ready to learn about Jo van Gogh-Bonger and how she played a vital role in promoting Vincent van Gogh’s artwork and legacy. You’ll also get to hear Klaire Lockheart explain Pointillism, talk about advertising for the Moulin Rouge, and go on a justified rant about Paul Gauguin.
Artists and Artwork: Georges Seurat (A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte), Paul Signac, Paul Cézanne, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (Moulin Rouge: La Goulue), Eugene Delacroix, Camille Pissarro, Vincent van Gogh (Starry Night), and Paul Gauguin
Additional Topics: Neo-Impressionism, Pointillism, Divisionism, Sam Phillips (...Isms: Understanding Modern Art), Salon des Indépendants, Color Theory, Optical Mixing, Jo van Gogh-Bonger, Theo van Gogh, Roland Barthes (“Death of the Author”), Hannah Gadsby, Avant-Garde, Lithography, and Louise Weber
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05 Fauvism: Where the Wild Beasts Are
Is it a surprise that famous Modernist artists were problematic? Henri Matisse was a prominent Fauvist, but he benefited from French imperialism and he was a big fan of objectifying women. Join Klaire Lockheart as she shares the basics about Fauvism and explains the importance of art history education.
Artists and Artwork: Albert Marque, Henri Matisse (Luxury, Calm and Pleasure; Blue Nude: Memory of Biskra; Woman with a Hat; Odalisque couchée aux magnolias), Vincent van Gogh, Paul Signac, Michelangelo Buonarroti (Night), André Derain (London Bridge), and Maurice de Vlaminck
Additional Topics: Avant-Garde, Impressionism, Postimpressionism, Paris Salon, Packard Group National Exhibition, Autumn Salon, Louis Vauxcelles, Complementary Colors, Colonialism, Ariella Aïsha Azulay (Potential History: Unlearning Imperialism), African Art, Primitivism, Vili People, Orientalism, Odalisques and Amélie Matisse
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