We talk about the many feline divinities along the ancient Nile, the art they inspired, and the mummies: based on a show at the Freer Museum (to January 15, 2018), organized by the Brooklyn Museum of Art.
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Critics, Criticism, & Criteria #2
Sheila and Tom return to their earlier discussion of art criticism.
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Why Drawing is Important
Sheila and Tom discuss the interest and importance of drawing, as they explore Bosch to Bloemaert: Early Netherlandish Drawings from the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, a show at the National Gallery, which is up until Jan 7, 2018.
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The Kreeger Museum reopened
The Kreeger Museum of Washington DC, has just re-opened, after three years of renovation. In a building designed by Philip Johnson and Richard Foster, the Kreeger is totally about the experience of art: there was a beautiful feeling in being there. Tom and Sheila explore the space, the collection, and the experience.
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The Power of the Portrait in Photography
Original Broadcast on WOWD-LP: 09/23/2017
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The politics of Art
To be an artist is to step out of the stream of life that was set up by your culture and your family. In this show we explore these relationships between the artists and their society.
Original Broadcast on WOWD-LP: 9/10/2017
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Outsider Art
Sheila Blake explores distinctions made between “outsider art” and “high art”, and describes her experiences encountering the Visionary Artists on display at the American Visionary Art Museum on the Baltimore Inner Harbor.
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Light and Color: Colors of the Spectrum
In the third of our shows on Color, we explore the colors of the Spectrum: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Violet.
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Light and Color: Perspectives from Science and Art
Sheila’s guest is her husband, Peter Blake, currently Emeritus scholar at the Goddard Space Flight Center.
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Colors from the Earth
Color is a beautiful experience. It surrounds us. It is in us: in our bodies, in our dreams, in our imagination. We’re taking three shows to consider: where do colors come from? Our first engagement is with the oldest physical pigments: colors from the earth.
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