Art Slice - A Palatable Serving of Art History

Listeners! We're still cooking up Part 2 of our Hieronymus Bosch x Keith Haring series, BUTT in the meantime we've got something else to tide you over: a little jaunt through art history and we cannot stress this enough, it’s so much . . . hotter than you'd expect. VIDEO VERSION HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0rkovNg-7Y Subscribe to our FREE and algorithm free newsletter: https://artslicepod.substack.com/ MAKE ART HUMAN AGAIN TSHIRT ➫ https://artslicepod-shop.fourthwall.com/collections/all Joining us is Jack Shoulder — historian, educator, and co-author of Museum Bums — to spill the tea on his new book Museum Hotties or Hotties in Art (depending on which side of the pond you’re on). Yes, that's really what it's called. And this time around it's not just bums (though, you know, they're in there). We're talking artists, muses, myths, and masterpieces that have been turning heads for literal centuries. Museum Hotties features some old faves like David Hockney’s “Peter Getting Out of Nick’s Pool” (1966),…

WeReee bAcK ~~~ diving into not one but TWO monumental works by TWO monumental artists—Hieronymus Bosch's enigmatic triptych "The Garden of Earthly Delights" (1490-1510) and Keith Haring's stunning and heartbreaking final work "Altarpiece / The Life of Christ" (1990). Believe it or not, there are parallels between these two artists who lived nearly half a millennia apart, they touch on remarkably similar themes about our experience as, you know - humans —albeit with completely different conclusions. Join our free and algorithm free newsletter: https://artslicepod.substack.com Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/artslicepod Make Art Human agAIn tee: https://artslicepod-shop.fourthwall.com/collections/all In Part 1, we cover: The mysterious Hieronymus Bosch — born, lived, and died in 's-Hertogenbosch, a Catholic hub in the Netherlands. Records of his life are so scant he's become one of art history's most fascinating figures which has led to some speculation that he was part of a clandestine…

Hello Ear Buddies We should be releasing Hieronymus Bosch X Keith Haring later this week (fingers crossed) - until then please enjoy this special feed drop: When Alice Gregory and Leon Neyfakh started building a library for their infant daughter, they stumbled across a name in an obituary that Alice recognized from her own childhood: celebrated children’s book author and illustrator Petra Mathers. Petra had died by suicide alongside her husband, Michael Mathers. Both were in their late 70s, seemingly happy and healthy. The details of Petra and Michael’s deaths pulled Alice and Leon down a rabbit hole that neither were expecting—a plan many years in the making, dozens of letters mailed out across the country, friends and family caught between betrayal and envy, and a community grappling with their own feelings around aging and death. Death of an Artist drops weekly on Tuesdays starting August 25. Get early, ad-free access to the entire season of Death of an Artist by subscribing to Pushkin+. Subscribers also…

VIDEO VERSION HERE: https://youtu.be/MHJ5KNFtfqU Listeners, today we are FINALLY diving into Leonora Carrington’s epic mural “The Magical World of the Maya” or “El mundo mágico de los mayas” made with casein, tempera on panel 1963-64. Picking up from Part 1, we rejoin LC after several visits to Chiapas to observe and learn from the Tzoztil, Teztil and Lacandon in Chiapas, reading and studying the Popol Vuh, she begins incorporating her own experience. Among the places she visited in Chiapas that appear in the mural are the cemetery in Romerillo, with its giant, majestic blue-green crosses; the syncretistic church of San Juan Chamula, and the former monastery of Santo Domingo in San Cristobal de las Casas. We get deep into how our Hyena Queen was so expertly able to weave together all of these influences using her unique painting technique made of those iconic tiny brushmarks and washy layers to depict all of these Mayan gods and mythical creatures. We also discuss important events that occurred during and…

WEEE’’’RREEE BAAACCCKKKK!!!! VIDEO VERSION HERE: https://youtu.be/4Rx_f27XNlg Today we are revisiting our fav Hyena Queen LEONORA CARRINGTON: this time covering her epic mural “The Magical World of the Maya” or “El mundo mágico de los mayas” from casein, tempera on panel 1963-64. This 14ft x 7ft beaut of a work features a slice of Mayan life including the sky, earth and underworld all filled with mysterious scenes, cosmological events, and mythical creatures - brought to us through Leonora’s lens using those tiny brushmarks and washy layers. We first covered her work, the small 1945 painting “The House Opposite” in our Las Tres Witches episodes featuring her witchy besties Surrealist artists Remedios Varo and Kati Horna and we left off as she settled into her new home in Mexico City. Through Kati Horna, LC would meet and fall in love with and marries also newly immigrated Hungarian photographer and concentration camp survivor, Emerico “Chiki” Weisz. She captures this new era in her 1944 painting “Chiki Your…

This week we are zooming out . . . wayyy out . . . further . . .further . . .Okay now zoom innnn. . . . to a world without borders through the eyes of artist, illustrator, set-designer, archeologist, and art historian Miguel Covarrubias. And to help us out on this journey, the amazing Veka Duncan @vekaduncan has joined us. WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION HERE: https://youtu.be/BOJ13HZA3Bs Sign up for our algorithm free newsletter: https://substack.com/@artslicepod Miguel aka El Chamaco, is the other half of that Mexican artist power couple, not named Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera, from our last episode with Rosa Rolanda: https://youtu.be/w-CVdxpnwBc Some may know him from his Harlem Renaissance series, his Broadway set designs, his groundbreaking book on Bali, or even his covers for Vanity Fair and/or The New Yorker. You Texans may know his monumental 1954 glass mosaic mural, "Genesis, the Gift of Life," outside of the Dallas Museum of Art where Miguel reinterprets the story of genesis through a Mesoamerican and…

We are back, we are wide-eyed, almost Bratz Dolls eyed (!) and South of the Border 🇲🇽 This time diving into the work of Rosa Rolanda, who metamorphosis-ized 🦋 from a famous Broadway dancer into a Surrealist late in life. Full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-CVdxpnwBc Along the way she crossed paths with figures like Man Ray. It's likely she even learned the photogram process from him, which she then made uniquely her own. Her photograms feel like intimate journal doodles crossed with the raw energy of punk zines from the early '90s. She also met her soon-to-be partner and collaborator, the Mexican artist Miguel Covarrubias—also known as 'El Chamaco.' Together, they became Mexico's first artistic power couple, predating even Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. Their groundbreaking work, the book "Island of Bali," was the first comprehensive account of Balinese culture for the Western world, detailing its art, music, dance, and rituals. But it's her paintings that have this incredible, haunting feeling…

LISTENERS we’re back with maybe a little glimmer of hope? “Impossible” you say! Eye Rolls you do! But after our conversation with Jennifer Dasal of the ArtCurious podcast, we had to ask ourselves, could a historical sanctuary for artists offer a vision for today's creators? You can WATCH this episode here: https://youtu.be/H42eI7V1eek In her new book, The Club: Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Époque Paris," Dasal uncovers the story of The American Girls Club of Paris. This remarkable institution provided hundreds of expatriate American women artists with housing, tea gardens, libraries, and—most importantly—dedicated studio and exhibition space. Far from home and full of ambition, artists like Florence Lundberg, Anne Goldthwaite, Alice Morgan Wright, and Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller found refuge and community in this unique "u-topia" (or as we like to call it, a "YOU-topia"). Building Your Modern Creative Community With resources for artists often scarce, the story of The Club is more vital…

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/gK2OcbuE7Oo When the dazzling German actress Maria Lani arrived in Paris in the late 1920s, her presence set the art world abuzz. She quickly recruited over fifty artists—including Pierre Bonnard, Jean Cocteau, Marc Chagall, André Derain, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso (he said no), Man Ray, Georges-Henri Rouault, Fernand Léger, and Suzanne Valadon—to depict her in paintings, photographs, and sculptures for an upcoming film. There was just one problem: "Maria Lani" was a construct. She wasn’t a famous actress—she wasn’t even "Maria Lani." So what did she plan to do with all these artworks? Sign up for our algorithm free newsletter ➫ https://www.artslicepod.com/ When Maria Lani disappeared along with the pieces, rumors spread that she had stolen the works and sold them to unsuspecting collectors in the United States. Was this the art heist of the century? Or was something else going on? We sit down with Author and Illustrator - Jonathan Lackman and Zachary J.…

✅ ლ(o◡oლ) MAGIC MIND ლ(o◡oლ) helped fuel our noggins during the making of this episode -to give your brain some choice fuel, use ARTSLICE20 for 20-48% off your order HERE: ➩ ➪ ➩ ➪ https://magicmind.com/ARTSLICE20 VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/0_9up1-1b2U Mary Cassatt, known for her paintings of women and babies (then and now), made a surprising move to accept a mural commission for the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893. This gig was a big deal, especially if you were a younger artist- it could be a career-making move. But when Mary, decades into her own art career, first received the invitation . . . well, here’s what she had to say: “When the committee offered it to me to do, at first I was horrified, but gradually I began to think it would be great fun to do something I had never done before and as the bare idea of such a thing put (Cassatt's best frenemy) Degas into a rage and he did not spare every criticism he could think of, I got my spirit up and said I would not give up the idea for anything.” So . . .…

ლ(o◡oლ) MAGIC MIND ლ(o◡oლ) helped fuel our noggins during the making of this episode -to give your brain some choice fuel, use ARTSLICEJUNE for 50% off your order HERE: ➩ ➪ ➩ ➪ https://magicmind.com/ARTSLICEJUNE Join our FREE algorithm-free newsletter for updates! ➩ ➪ ➩ ➪ https://artslicepod.substack.com/ We highly recommend watching this one if possible as Violeta Parra’s works are so breathtaking and impactful: ➩ ➪ ➩ ➪ https://youtu.be/g0vESB_nKvE This month, we dive into Violeta Parra’s (1917-1967) multifaceted legacy with her biographer, Ericka Verba. You can find Ericka’s book, “Thanks to Life” on her website: www.erickaverba.com as well as more Violeta Parra resources. Violeta’s artistic journey has many parallels to Frida Kahlo’s: both artists began painting while bedridden; drew from their personal experience with the folk arts of their country, Frida in Mexico and Violeta in Chile. They both lived and worked during a time when their respective countries were at a crossroads and made it their mission…

MAGIC MIND helped fuel our noggins during the making of this episode -to give your brain some choice fuel, use ARTSLICEJUNE for 50% off your order HERE: ➩ ➪ ➩ ➪ https://magicmind.com/ARTSLICEJUNE Join our FREE algorithm-free newsletter for updates! ➩ ➪ ➩ ➪ https://artslicepod.substack.com/ WATCH THE EP HERE: https://youtu.be/9Y4po7xiX5o We’re back with the 2nd dose of our CREATURE DOUBLE FEATURE series, featuring the mysterious 1944 lithograph “Whodunit?” by artist, illustrator, printmaker and children’s book author: Wanda Gág! We also discuss her work bringing German fairy tale energy to children’s literature in “Millions of Cats” from 1928. In this episode, we discover Wanda Gag’s life lesson through her winding, warping, wonky, and wobbling images of interiors and landscapes. Wanda was raised in a Bohemian community of German immigrants in New Ulm, Minnesota, in a house built and designed from scratch in the Queen Anne style by her artist father, Anton Gag. Wanda’s story really is that of a modern…

Our SCARY releases continue . . . well, RE-RUN in this case. WATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/hYONIhxxKUQ In celebration of our new 2025 Creature Double Feature episodes, we went back to the vault and added VISUALS to our Creature Feature episode with Japanese printmaker Hokusai (1760-1849) and Celtic Spook School alum Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (1864-1933) and their terrifying contributions to spooky art history. Both works were inspired by female protagonists who were WRONGED: one from ancient Japanese folklore and the other via the imagination of a fascist Italian playwright. Real talk: this was one of our favorite episodes we recorded years ago! Hope you enjoy it, NEW EPISODE OUT SOON. <3 Russell + Stephanie Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

MAGIC MIND helped fuel our noggins during the making of this episode - to give your brain some choice fuel, use ARTSLICEJUNE for 50% off your order HERE: ➩ ➪ ➩ ➪ https://magicmind.com/ARTSLICEJUNE Join our FREE algorithm-free newsletter for updates! ➩ ➪ ➩ ➪ https://artslicepod.substack.com/ Video version ⟶ https://youtu.be/NpOsfts4sgU We are back with another edition of our CREATURE DOUBLE FEATURE where we discuss TWO different artworks by TWO different artists and compare what makes them so terrifying! Usually, we are able to squeeze them into one episode but not this time! And we kick off our 2025 CDF edition with illustrator, painter, and stained glasser Harry Clarke (1889-1931). Harry hailed from Dublin, Ireland and grew up during the Celtic Revival. Harry was just as popular for his book illustrations during the Golden Age of gift-books as well as his other-wordly religious stained glass in churches. While his masterpiece is the Geneva Window, a breathtaking example of Harry’s skill and mastery of…

Listeners, we are excited to share a very special interview with Orna Tsultem, curator and art historian of Mongolian art, where we dive into the origins of Mongol Zurag, the art of resistance. We cover A LOT of images in this one so we highly recommend watching when you have the time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QchXwHybmfk&ab_channel=ArtSlicePod You can also follow along here: https://www.artslicepod.com/episodes/mongol-zurag-art-of-resistance In this episode, we discuss the origins of Mongol Zurag which began as benign secular painting, which was a significant change from the traditional Buddhist thangka paintings. After Mongolia became a Soviet satellite state, Mongol Zurag, slowly but surely, became the voice of resistance from Mongolian artists looking to rediscover their cultural heritage. The Mongol Zurag style continues today and the Mongolian artists’ message which most of us can relate to in the year 2025 living under neo-liberalism and capital greed. You can learn more about Mongolian Art…

To watch ➬ mosey on over here ➬ : https://youtu.be/3H3ittr_RNY We present a very special bonus interview with Emily A. Beeny, Chief Curator at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco about the Mary Cassatt At Work exhibition. Since her day, Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) has been known for her paintings of bébés and upper class women but there’s another layer - a radical one - that has been overlooked until now. Join us as we discuss how this new exhibition explores the idea of labor surrounding Cassatt’s studio practice as well as her radical subject matter: the bébés being cared for by, more often than not, nannies, nurse-maids, governesses etc. Our conversation with Emily revolves around Cassatt's “A Goodnight Hug” a pastel from 1880. Topics include the artist as laborer, shedding light on domestic work, her and Cassatt’s involvement in women’s suffrage in the US. The exhibition closes January 26th, 2025 - don’t miss it!! You can learn more about the exhibition here: https://www.famsf.org/exhibitions/mary-cassatt…

WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION HERE (and if you do please like, subscribe, and comment - we are trying to get our videos some traction): https://youtu.be/vQZ0yMxdfuE ¡ ¡ W E ‘ R E B A C K, Y ’ A L L ! ! This time getting lost in the weird and wonderful world of painter, photographer and printmaker Yasuo Kuniyoshi’s early works (Part 1) that feature wonky landscapes populated by dream logic, lumpy babies, curvaceous women, angular farm animals, and Japanese folk tales as well as American folk influences. Yas’ early works became an amalgamation of his lifelong journey of self-identity, expertly blending sentimental past memories, like that of Japanese folktale Momotaro, with present feelings of fear and isolation due to the growing racism and tension he was experiencing on the daily. As an Asian American immigrant, and like many other Nikkei, Yas found himself trapped somewhere in the middle - considered neither Japanese nor American enough - as relations between the US and Japan escalated. We discuss “Little Joe…

Watch the video version here (if you do - please like, subscribe, and comment as we are trying to get our videos more recognition): https://youtu.be/YN-jTDR2spY ¡ ¡ W E ‘ R E B A C K, Y ’ A L L ! ! and diving into the origins of La Catrina, the quintessential skelicon of Day of the Dead. Over the past 100ish years, her image has transcended borders, becoming synonymous with sugar skulls, Frida Kahlo, the Virgin of Guadalupe and even Santa Muerte. From her first incarnation by Mexican printmaker Jose Guadalupe Posada in 1910 as “Calavera Garbancera” (Chick-Pea Calavera) print, all the way back to early depictions of (and actual) skulls found in Aztec and Mayan tzompantli; Her rediscovery and re-imagining by the Mexican Muralists in the early 20th century, even making a cameo in the larger than life mural by Diego Rivera in 1947 “Sueño de una tarde dominical en la Alameda Central” or “A Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park” and finally, the continuing rise of La Catrina’s visage in the present day. We…

Jack Shoulder and Mark Small of Museum Bums fame take us on a curvy tour of Art Historical Gluteal Clefts! If you’d rather watch - you can do so here: https://youtu.be/1mCpKG4nuoU Topics include counting museum rumps, apotropaic blessings from Goddesses heinies, Kappa Yokai looking for soul spheres in your rear… We’re all still stumped about what was up with Hieronymus Bosch’s… erhm… interest in butts. And of course, the coded queerness hiding just between the cheeks of artists like Michelangelo and Henry Scott Tuke. For your daily dose of bum - follow @museumbums on social, and while you’re at it pick up Museum Bums: A Cheeky Look at Butts in Art from (preferably) your local bookstore. The featured song was Ｓ ｔ ｏ ｃ ｋ Ｍ ｕ ｓ ｉ ｃ from Anonymous420's album ＳＴＡＲＴＵＰ ＮＡＴＩＯＮ Support the making of this show and get access to bonus content on our Patreon - patreon.com/artslicepod Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this Purple Bonus episode, we break down some weird decorative object history with Ben Miller from Curious Object podcast. We get into a Japanese inspired Tiffany and Co. Chocolate Pot from 1876 made of mixed materials including ivory and silver featuring cabbage leaf and lobster motifs. If you’d like to watch instead of listen, you can do so here: https://youtu.be/Cd0qffwnEXE Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/artslicepod and/or grab some merch: https://www.artslicepod.com/shop Join us as we discuss maces? molinets? antique forgeries, nebulous grape-colored copper patina and so much more! You can find Curious Objects podcast where ever podcasts are found - or here: https://www.themagazineantiques.com/podcast/ The featured music is "Lagenta" by ALIMINALFACE Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/artslicepod and/or grab some merch: https://www.artslicepod.com/shop Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Want to watch instead of listen? Do so here: https://youtu.be/Qw4YLLwleD0 For its SEVENTH installment, the Art Slice Museum Laboratories Division of Color Theory and Color Studies brings you the extra-spectral, enigmatic (and sometimes controversial) PURPLE - and we have artist, illustrator, animator and (duncle) Caldwell Tanner of Not Another DnD Podcast (NaddPod), Drawfee, Big City Greens - on deck to help sort it out. Is it actually violet? Or have color manufacturers fudged the visuals? Or is purple hidden in plain sight, filling in the voids of our imaginations and our physical world? We get into all of this - discussing purple’s history - its ancient lineage beginning often laborious flora origins, its unwavering sense of mystery and wonder yet it’s reincarnation into pop cultural characters - as well as it's characteristics, and your color associations! Key moments include: Grimace (original), Qin Shi Huang, world wide mollusk milking, purple kimonos, Klasky Csupo, Cleopatra, Grimace (current day),…

We are so excited to share a new series from our Canadian podcast friends Once Upon a Time in Hollywood North A series about a group of artists known as the Professional Native Indian Artists Incorporation (PNIAI) or as they were dubbed by the press: the Indigenous Group of Seven. This was significant because the most famous Euro-Canadian painters then were known as the Group of Seven which put respect on their name - especially for Indigenous artists who were still thought of as less than their white counterparts as well as their work being seen more as anthropology than art… The PNIAI artists include: Daphne Odjig Alex Janvier Jackson Beardy Eddy Cobiness Norval Morrisseau Carl Ray Joseph Sanchez Listen to the first episode here, then go and subscribe to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood North to finish the series over the coming weeks. https://knockaboutmedia.com/podcasts/among-equals/ Once the series has wrapped up we will have a bonus episode covering some of our favorite works from the series. Intro song:…

Want to watch instead of listen? Do so here: https://youtu.be/8qKNVCNWQaA For its SIXTH installment, the Art Slice Museum Laboratories Division of Color Theory and Color Studies brings you our most controversial color so far. . . PINK (!!!) Is this color just a light red? Or is the extra-spectral tone of our… life… energy…? We dig through the history, characteristics, and your color associations with, artist, curator, activist - and creator of the Pinkest Pink - Stuart Semple @stuartsemple And try - TRY - to make some sense of the sorted history of Pink, from its humble algae origins to its 20th century capitalist feminine turn. Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/artslicepod and/or grab some merch: https://www.artslicepod.com/shop Key moments include Barbie’s girlhood domination, Pinko Pigment, the Pink Tide, Giovanni Barrista Moroni, Pontormo, Simpsons Pink, Portia Munson, Ketchup and Mayo mixed, and so much more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out:…

Listeners, we present to you… the FULLY UNLOCKED… Great Surrealist Paint Off! Formerly a Patreon bonus episode from last December (since we are running a bit behind on our next release) We cover the 1947 International Bel Ami Surrealist Art Competition featuring famous and lesser known artists to have their work featured in a Hollywood picture. We HIGHLY recommend following along on YouTube because we cover A LOT of images in this one - it’s a wild ride: https://youtu.be/eQS9Ze7EL8w Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We are back (!) picking up where we left off with Francisco de Goya in PART ONE as we finally discuss Los Caprichos, but not before diving into the revelatory hidden imagery in La familia de Carlos IV, and Goya's infamous witch series: Witches' Flight, The Spell, Witches' Sabbath, The Witches' Kitchen, and The Bewitched Man / Devil's Lamp. We also address the myth that Goya went ‘crazy’ after a certain point in his life. Turns out, the answer was ‘no’ but also not that simple. Full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRxVZRzDicI We will be following up our Goya episodes with a wrap up ‘sode on our Patreon very soon where we will talk about all the things, thoughts, feelings that went behind making this trio of Goya/Spanish culture related episodes: http://www.patreon.com/artslicepod -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Art Pantry this week is AQUATINT brought to you by our first Pantry guests Mirand & Reinaldo from Hello, Print Friend…

TRAVEL WITH US! Fill out our very brief travel survey at artslicepod.com/travel While we wrap up our series on Goya's Los Capricho's enjoy this dive into the tumultuous history of the Majos / Majas - which is filled with secretive Duchess, working class riots, street style, lacy mantillas, and goo... yes goo... Including Goya's infamous Maja Desnuda & Maja Vestida portraits. Want to WATCH this episode? It's here bb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE-kpKkOJtA&ab_channel=ArtSlicePod Support Art Slice and get - 8 bonus episodes along with other weekly gooides at patreon.com/artslicepod Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

TRAVEL WITH US!!! Go to www.artslicepod.com/travel to take a quick 2 min survey and let us know WHERE do you want to go? WHAT do you want to see? WHEN would you like to go? We are officially back for Season Dos of Art Slice with Francisco Goya’s epic series of 80 prints - Los Caprichos. Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ9US22i0iE&t=2717s&ab_channel=ArtSlicePod But before diving in, we look at Goya’s early career which coincided with the rise of French imported Enlightenment ideals and the rejection of said ideals in the Majo/a street style of the lower classes. Topics include trolling gods, straw mannequins, art worms, French simps, and the uncanny parallels between the lil homies / lil palermos and Goya’s Majomies. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

What do you call it when a second serving of Art History is larger than your first serving??? We dig into the 1940’s - where Surrealism is having its day in Hollywood… ultimately leading to a painting competition between Ivan Albright, Eugene Berman, Leonora Carrington, Salvador Dali, Paul Delvaux, Max Ernst, Leonor Fini (sort of), Osvaldo Louis Guglielmi, Horace Pippin, Abraham Rattner, Stanley Spencer, and Dorothea Tanning…to be featured in full on technicolor in the film The Private Affairs of Bel Ami. And there are rules… they must create THEIR version of The Temptation of Saint Anthony…who had already been depicted in various states of getting his ass kicked by monster demons by non other than Stefano di Giovanni, Master of the Osservanza, Martin Schongauer, Michelangelo, and Hieronymus Bosch… no big deal. It’s a big ol’ episode to send 2022 packing…not to mention our first fully video episode… only available on our patreon: www.patreon.com/artslicepod Consider joining at any tier to gain access and to…

For its fifth installment, the Art Slice Museum Laboratories Division of Color Theory and Color Studies (finally) presents a true primary color. . . COBALT BLUE with guest Isabella Segalovich @interstellar_isabellar on TikTok and Instagram - Professor of Interior Design at Kean University and member of the New York Crit Club faculty. She is also a writer, teacher, and content creator who educates on the intersections of art, design, and politics and regular contributor to Hyperallergic. Support us on Patreon here and/or grab some merch: https://www.artslicepod.com/shop Join us as we discuss an abbreviated history of blue - from its fleeting and rare presence in nature, to humanity’s attempts to harness and assign meaning to it. Key moments include Egyptian blue, Ultramarine and YINmn blue. Through a scientific breakthrough in the early 19th century, cobalt blue would become the steadfast true blue pigment missing on the painter’s palette, leading artists like Eugene Delacroix, Edouard Manet, Vincent Van Gogh…

In this week’s episode, Stephanie and Russell discover the many versions of second generation, multidisciplinary Surrealist Dorothea Tanning and dive into a few works from her nearly century long, prolific career: Birthday, oil on canvas from 1942; soft sculpture installation, Hotel du Pavot, Chambre 202 from 1970-73; and in a Patreon exclusive Midi et demi (Half Past Noon, oil on canvas, 1956-57. From small town Midwest roots to New York City hustling waiting for her big break, Dorothea’s early life and artistic journey are ones that many can relate to. Despite living in the shadow of her husband, OG Dada and Surrealist artist Max Ernst, she very much had her own painting techniques. If you would like to participate in the next color survey, submit your thoughts here: COBALT BLUE SURVEY Be sure to listen to the Dorothea Tanning BONUS episode on our - Patreon. Topics include Hitler’s banana broccoli breath, burning davenports, lil girl rage, sooty lungs, twee / tweed, fast talking, stolen dogs...and other…

For its fourth installment, the Art Slice Museum Laboratories Division of Color (not a color) Theory and Color Studies presents . . . BLACK. Join us as we discuss a brief history of the color BLACK beginning with how scientifically, it’s ‘a color not a color’ then onto the pigments and its utilization by artists since prehistoric times, through the Renaissance, Post-Impressionism until today which includes some artist feuds involving the blackest man-made pigment ever*. And lastly, we also dig into our associations with BLACK - which ranged from infiniteness, dominatrixes, faded black clothing, and monsters - through data compiled by the Art Slice Pantrémon from clinical participants. Support us on Patreon here and/or grab some merch: https://www.artslicepod.com/shop ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ W1D1 is a tool to relax, snap out of the routine and sharpen your creative skills with daily creative challenges. We walk in the footsteps of famous artists and photographers. Use century-old techniques to learn to work with…

In this Second Slice of Art History, we dig into the lesser known Dorothea Tanning work - her prismatic or insomnia works from the 1950s. To get access to this episode and support Art Slice, head on over to: www.patreon.com/artslicepod MUSIC: Scanglobe - Undulation (Remix) We are just gonna say it: August...absolutely... kicked our butts. It’s like when you're creating something, it doesn't quite turn out how you want it to - like that painting in the studio that you just can't look at anymore because you've struggled so much with it - you just have to put it away for a while and come back to it. . . . So we did. It was especially disappointing because we had such high hopes for August. However, things are in the upswing - we will have a full serving and a Color Theory episode in the next few weeks. In the meantime, here is a Patreon exclusive we managed to put together from a segment we just couldn't fit into a full episode...on Dorothea Tanning's time in Sedona Arizona, and the…

In this Second Slice of Art History, we dig into a very early work of Wassily Kandinsky’s ‘Comet (aka Night Rider)’ from 1910, and discuss how it bookends (burger buns) his late period work perfectly. We also, share some of OUR earliest work… you can support this show, get access to this episode and other bonus material all at: www.patreon.com/artslicepod Buon Appetito! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

For its third installment, the Art Slice Museum Laboratories Division of Color Theory and Color Studies presents . . . FLUORESCENT YELLOW. Join us as we discuss FLUORESCENT YELLOW’s history that all started in a DayGlo lab and its far reaching effect on everything from military warfare, fashion, subversive pop culture, music and art history. We also dig into our associations - which ranged from danger/caution, eeriness, youth, and nightlife - with FLUORESCENT YELLOW through data compiled by the Art Slice Pantrémon from clinical participants. Support us on Patreon http://www.patreon.com/artslicepod or grab some merch: https://www.artslicepod.com/shop The song featured in this episode was “I need to do it to be alive” by Soft and Furious from the album Diving in the Self which is one of a hundred incredible songs by Rrrrrose of Loyalty Freak Music. Support Rrrrrose’s mission to create queer, free music against Capitalism and Fascism on Patreon. Consider supporting their work! ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ FILL OUT THE…

We are back (!) and in this episode, we pick up where we left off in Episode 14 to discuss Hilma's life between 1908-1915. We dismantle the misconstrued studio visit with Rudolf Steiner that paints him as a ruthless, dream-crushing villain. We unpack what abstraction is and what it's used for: what might have she thought of Wassily Kandinsky's work at the Baltic Exhibition? ...and of course - The Swan - an allegorical diagrammatic, symbol loaded, interplainensional matryoshka doll, gender bending epic - told through 24 SEQUENTIAL paintings... The awesome, mind-bending complexities of the series further proves her badass skills and versatility as a modern painter expressing her Theosophical spirituality. In the end, we discovered this group of works reveals a surprising and empowering message for herself and for all of us. Topics include country singer Faith Hill’s kiss, Hans & Jens, Occult Chemistry, the Qabalah / Kabbalah tree of life, tender hearts in blenders, star-shaped gasses, psychedelic jawbreakers,…

In its second episode, the Art Slice Museum Laboratories Division of Color Theory and Color Studies presents . . . MAGENTA. Join us as we discuss MAGENTA’S history involving flowery military uniforms, CMKY, cease and desist letters, and Charles Burchfield. We also get into the weeds regarding our associations with MAGENTA through data compiled by the Art Slice Pantrémon from clinical participants. Pick up some honest to god amazing coffee from Mother Tongue! Use the offer code ARTSLICE at checkout for 15% off - https://mothertongue.coffee/ Support us on Patreon here and/or grab some merch: https://www.artslicepod.com/shop TO FILL OUT THE NEXT SURVEY head on over to: https://www.artslicepod.com/episodes/01-viridian-art-history-art-slice-laboratories-division-of-color-studies/#survey The song featured in this episode was “I need to do it to be alive” by Soft and Furious from the album Diving in the Self which is one of a hundred incredible songs by Rrrrrose of Loyalty Freak Music. Support Rrrrrose’s mission to…

In this Second Slice of Art History, things get kind of wild as we try new mics and new drinks as well as discuss Bernini’s trippy work that is Memorial of Maria Raggi from 1647-1653 made of marble and bronze! www.patreon.com/artslicepod Buon Appetito! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Stephanie and Russell are back to discuss the wild intersection of two unlikely figures - Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Spanish nun Saint Teresa of Avila - that results in the controversial, monumental masterpiece that is The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa (1647-52). See all the images we discuss at artslicepod.com or on our instagram @artslicepod You can support us on Patreon here and/or grab some merch: https://www.artslicepod.com/shop Gian Lorenzo Bernini, a pure talent with resources to nurture it, thrived without consequence under the protection of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church. His talent, freedom and privilege led him to produce some of the best examples - or THE BEST (depending who you ask) - of Baroque sculpture and architecture. His name is synonymous with Baroque as his work always contained a combination of theatricality, dynamic compositions, opulent materials but most of all craft. On the other hand, Saint Teresa of Avila who, born into privilege, still faced a restrictive existence…

In its’ inaugural episode, the Art Slice Museum Laboratories Division of Color Theory and Color Studies presents . . . VIRIDIAN. Join us as we discuss VIRIDIAN’s varied and noxious history involving the Ancient Egyptians, Romans, and Paolo Veronese. We also get into the weeds regarding our associations surrounding VIRIDIAN through data compiled by the Art Slice Pantrémon from clinical participants (listeners). Support us on Patreon here and/or grab some merch: https://www.artslicepod.com/shop There is also a heated debate regarding a undecidedly viridian colored couch - be sure to cast your vote: https://www.artslicepod.com/episodes/01-viridian-art-history-art-slice-laboratories-division-of-color-studies The song featured in this episode was “I need to do it to be alive” by Soft and Furious from the album Diving in the Self which is one of a hundred incredible songs by Rrrrrose of Loyalty Freak Music. Support Rrrrrose’s mission to create queer, free music against Capitalism and Fascism on Patreon. Consider…

Stephanie and Russell are back to take you to the California desert, where they discuss the life and work of Agnes Pelton, a theosophical and occult painter of the 20th century who was relatively unknown in the Art World Mainstream until recently. For all the clips we cut from this and other episodes, including us covering another Agnes Pelton work - Future, 1943 - head on over to our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/artslicepod Despite similarities to Hilma af Klint and Wassily Kandinsky (both inspired by Theosophy) in terms of abstraction and often compared to painter Georgia O’ Keefe with her desert landscapes – Agnes’ work is truly unique, combining theosophical symbology with a keen eye to light filled observations resulting in otherworldly and incandescent compositions. Using oil paint and numerous layers of glazes, she achieves that mesmerizing glowing light effect present in paintings of Italian Baroque masters like Artemisia Gentileschi and (Michelangelo Merisi da) Caravaggio. After leaving behind…

Stephanie Dueñas and Russell Shoemaker are back to take you way, WAY further back than ever - to the Giottosphere where they explore the frescoes of Italian artist and architect Giotto in the Scrovegni (Arena) Chapel - an Early Renaissance masterpiece. Be sure to listen to all the cuts that didn’t make it into the episode on our Patreon. Pick up our new Art Slice Museum Shirt by Son Siwakorn here: https://www.artslicepod.com/shop Join them as they discuss Giotto’s early life from his humble shepherd boy beginnings to his coming of age as a prodigy under the (former) GOAT painter Cimabue. Giotto’s talent, personality, and fame landed him his most famous commission: the Scrovegni Chapel - commissioned by LendNation Loan Shark CEO Enrico Scrovegni - where he depicts the lives of the Virgin Mary and Jesus (oh, the irony). At the end of Medieval times and on the cusp of the Renaissance, Giotto’s work reminds his audience that art can, in fact, depict actual humans through the use of attention to details like a…

Spookephanie Dueñas and Russell Cryptmaker are back for this special Creature Double Feature episode: Pick up our new Art Slice Museum Shirt by Son Siwakorn here: https://www.artslicepod.com/shop Be sure to listen to all the cuts that didn’t make it into the episode (and there are plenty in this one) on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/artslicepod Here to lift the spooky spirits, Spookephanie and Russell discuss - not one but two - ghoulish works, from two different continents, separated by a century, but sharing eerie similarities like gruesome stories of doomed protagonists: A woodblock print, House of Plates, 1831-32 by Japanese Ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai and the overlooked Scottish mixed media artist Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh’s painting, La Mort Parfumée (Perfumed Death) from 1921. In Part One, they briefly discuss the environment in which Ukiyo-e blossomed in 17th - 19th century Japan, 3 ghostly prints from Katsushika Hokusai’s series One Hundred Ghost Stories and the Featured: House of…

Stephanie and Russell are back with a full serving and boy, it is piping hot. Pick up our new Art Slice Museum Shirt by Son Siwakorn here: https://www.artslicepod.com/shop Be sure to listen to all the cuts that didn’t make it into the episode (and there are plenty in this one) on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/artslicepod Stephanie and Russell are back (!) to discuss two prolific artists who were opposites in many ways: one was wealthy, one was not; one was cold, one was hot; one is well-known in Art History, one is not. Marcel Duchamp is considered hugely influential to changing modern painting and sculpture through his contributions to Dada, Surrealism, eventually inspiring Pop Art. Maria Martins, a pioneering Brazilian sculptor making bold, sexy, and surreal works the art world had yet to see in the 1940s, is rarely ever mentioned in Modern Art History despite exhibiting with the Surrealists or she is merely mentioned as “Marcel Duchamp’s mistress” (which is incorrect). Their paths crossed in the…

Oh jeez - this is a wild one...... Stephanie and Russell are back with another serving and boy, is it a _ROMP_. This week, join them as they head further back into Art History than ever before – to the 16th century to introduce El Greco, a catalyst of Modern Art. Follow along with ALL the images we discuss on our website at artslicepod.com or some of the images we discuss on Instagram @artslicepod Looking to make it big, El Greco left the island life of Crete for the bustling Italian cities of Venice and Rome. There, he picked up traits from Renaissance and Mannerism styles and added some hometown Post-Byzantine spice – resulting in a bizarre yet stunning combination of colors and dynamic compositions never before seen in art history. He also made some friends - and enemies - along the way. Despite the Counter Reformation’s harsh grip on Europe, EG was still able to thrive utilizing his strange style (that echoed his eccentric personality) to continually score commissions while managing to stand out amongst…

Welcome to Art Slice: an irreverent, inclusive, and Palatable Serving of Art History, brought to you by visual artists and Art Historian Stephanie Dueñas and Russell Shoemaker. We cover Art History in a totally different way - without all the gatekeeping, privilege, and that cognitive fog called ‘art speaking’. We dig into the famous artists you may have slept through during your Art History lectures, and the ones that have been left out; possibly due to their ethnicity, gender, race, sexual identity, or lack of institutional access. We talk about the context of the time, relate it to today and then we discuss the actual artwork: what’s in it, what it’s about, what’s it made from - is it any good? All from an artist’s perspective, and then we decide if it goes in the eclectic Art Slice Museum - which is definitely real and NOT imaginary. Oh… and we have to keep our hungry, hungry Pantrémons satiated by feeding them practical descriptions of art mediums and movements from our Art Slice Pantry, or they might…

Stephanie Dueñas and Russell Shoemaker are back with another slice of Art History: they discuss Rene Magritte and his painting "The Unexpected Answer" from 1933, Giorgio “Daddy” De Chirico’s influence on Rene and the Surrealists, and De Chirico's "The Song of Love" from 1914. De Chirico’s metaphysical works were a first in art history and has since influenced generations of artists, especially the Surrealists. Both he and De Chirico evoke a sense of stimmung, or mood, that is especially unnerving when their paintings are realistically painted but Rene takes it a step further. While Rene is considered a Surrealist, he was not quite like the others. His compositions raise more questions than answers and were likely inspired by the tragedy and war he experienced early in life. His interest in the macabre and uncanny, taken from Edgar Allen Poe and Lewis Carroll really took off once he left Brussels and headed to Paris, to the heart of Surrealism. Somewhere between all of the melancholic marble statues,…

After a summer Art History hiatus, Stephanie Dueñas and Russell Shoemaker (finally) discuss Swedish painter Hilma af Klint’s journey to abstraction, from a young girl in Navy Cadet school to an accomplished, individual, and independent female artist - a rare combination in the 19th century. Hilma is often sensationalized as a mystical hermit artist who spoke to ghosts, or as the inventor of abstract art - both of which sound sexy for an exhibition - but do a disservice to an artist who worked with such intentionality and purpose throughout her life. Hilma's interest in the unseen, science, religion, clairvoyance, and meditation would lead her to find the connective threads between representation and abstraction. For example, like in The Ten Largest ; Ten giant, powerful, and vibrant paintings, while deeply personal to her, have a universal message everyone can connect to. Topics include Madame Helena Blavatsky, Theosophy, gweenies, God Bod, astral chore coats, ice-cream sampling, Swedish Melodic Death Metal…

WE ARE BACK with another Art Slice Short: Stephanie Dueñas and Russell Shoemaker cover one of their favorite contemporary painters, Black artist Kerry James Marshall and his painting, “Memento #5” of his Souvenir Series. You can find all the images we discuss today on artslicepod.com or instagram http://linktr.ee/artslicepod They also discuss the Black Liberation Movement, the Civil Rights movement of the1960s that visually inspired the Souvenir Series: from Civil Rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, to the nationwide Civil Rights protests and how these events continue to impact and inspire social reform and change today. Topics include Mambo #5, Dodge hemis, Watts Riots, political lawn signs, punky emo belts, and a tailgate party featuring blue weenies. Reviewing, subscribing, liking, and sharing really helps support the show: Follow us on twitter, tiktok, youtube, and instagram: http://linktr.ee/artslicepod Consider subscribing and leaving us a review on apple podcasts. Fill out our…

This week, Stephanie Dueñas and Russell Shoemaker tread through the fascinating history behind the sculpture work “Silver Bedhead” from 1946 by Alexander “Sandy'“ Calder, mobile master, commissioned by Peggy Guggenheim, a woman whose art addiction influenced Modern Art History of the last century. They go back to the beginning of Peggy and Sandy’s lives when each experienced serendipitous moments that changed the trajectory of their lives, their paths running parallel to one another until art brought them together resulting in the one-of-a-kind work discussed in today’s episode. Topics include secret bookstores, a hefty inheritance, a miniature circus, baguette bopping, and Stephanie’s encounter with a too mobile mobile. You can see all the images we discuss today at artslicepod.com or on our instagram http://linktr.ee/artslicepod Our Art Pantry of the week is Craft. A huge thank you to photographer Steph Black, who let us use her images of “Silver Bedhead”. You can check out her work here: Steph Black…

In your snack-size serving of Art History this week, Stephanie Dueñas and Russell Shoemaker are on vacation - BUT they’ve compiled a sampler of previous episodes for easy sharing with friends who might enjoy the show. You can find the Youtube version of the sampler at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaVRwPc1cFQanQi1ObR8CJA We are truly thankful for all your support over the last few months! Episode Clips Featured: 1. Ep 08: Vincent Van Gogh X Utagawa Hiroshige - 1887 / 1857 2. Ep 05 & 07: The Three Witches (Part 1 & 2) Leonora Carrington, Kati Horna and Remedios Varo 3. Ep 04: WTFlag - Jasper Johns “Three Flags” - 1960 4. Ep 03: Three Disturbing Presents - Edvard Munch, “The Scream”, 1893 / Remedios Varo, “A Disturbing Presence” 1959 5. Ep 09: Sculpt to the Future - Augusta Savage - “Lift Every Voice and Sing” 1939 - Music by Kris Keough 6. Ep 10: Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera in Detroit: Part 1 - “Detroit Industry Murals” 1932 7. Ep 05 & 07: The Three Witches (Part 1 & 2) Leonora Carrington, Kati Horna and…