Gerard Dou video
Analysis of Dou’s ‘Portrait of a Woman’ in the Cleveland Museum of Art. ‘Painter’s paintings’ fascinate artists even though museum-goers pass without a second glance.
Video: A cautionary tale
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Podcast – Academic art and kitsch p.2
I talk about the history of the French Academy of Fine Art and defend it from charges of kitsch. Artists mentioned: David, Manet, Courbet, Watteau, and Fragonard among others.
Podcast-academic art
I pick up last episode’s discussion about Clement Greenberg and the avant-garde and kitsch, and talk about academic art. Artists mentioned: Gerome, David, Bouguereau, Ingres, and Thomas Couture.
Avant-garde and kitsch
In this podcast, I look at Clement Greenberg’s influential article from 1939, ‘Avant-Garde and Kitsch.’
Turpentine diaries podcast 2
In this second podcast, I talk about why I visit art museums so frequently and discuss drawing.
Turpentine diaries 4/28/19
I planned on starting a podcast for a long time and today I finally got around to doing it. In the initial Turpentine diaries podcast, I talk about recovering a…