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By Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth
The podcast currently has 9 episodes available.
In the last episode of “Art in the Making,” Courtney and Caroline explore photography. They consider the developments through time that led to its ubiquity today as well as the debate surrounding photography as an artistic medium. Look at the Critical Indigenous Portrait Exchange Project and reflect on all we’ve learned in our time together.
For the transcript of this episode and to see images of the works featured, click here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gy4bi06c1yiiqh8/AAAmqgvdmmt92hQ9jWEhPspZa?dl=0
In this week’s episode, Courtney and Caroline take a look at the different types of paint and the unique qualities that they can bring to a painting. Understand why classical portraits look so “fleshy” and learn about the unusual choice of material Jackson Pollock made for his action paintings.
For the transcript of this episode and to see images of the works featured, click here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gy4bi06c1yiiqh8/AAAmqgvdmmt92hQ9jWEhPspZa?dl=0
In this week’s episode about marble, Caroline and Courtney discuss the processes of quarrying and carving marble, as well as the properties of marble that make it an ideal medium for sculpture. See the Parthenon in a new way, and look at a piece in the Hood’s collection made by one of the world’s first professional female sculptors.
For the transcript of this episode and to see images of the works featured, click here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gy4bi06c1yiiqh8/AAAmqgvdmmt92hQ9jWEhPspZa?dl=0
In this week’s episode about paper, Courtney and Caroline explore how the different weights and types of paper impact the art that is made with them. Compare a Japanese print by famed artist Utagawa Hiroshige III to an American pastel sketch by Everett Shinn.
For the transcript of this episode and to see images of the works featured, click here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gy4bi06c1yiiqh8/AAAmqgvdmmt92hQ9jWEhPspZa?dl=0
In this week’s episode about ceramics, Caroline and Courtney sit down with Jami Powell, the associate curator of Native American art at the Hood Museum, about her exhibition Form and Relation.
For the transcript of this episode, and to see images of the works featured, click here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gy4bi06c1yiiqh8/AAAmqgvdmmt92hQ9jWEhPspZa?dl=0
In this week’s episode about pigmentation, Courtney and Caroline discover the unusual sources for the rainbow of colors available to artists through time. You’ve probably seen the ancient Lascaux cave drawings, but have you ever considered where their colors came from? Look at two very special works from the Hood’s collection, a fountain from the Ottoman Empire and a monochrome masterpiece by Yves Klein.
For the transcript of this episode, and to see images of the works featured, click here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gy4bi06c1yiiqh8/AAAmqgvdmmt92hQ9jWEhPspZa?dl=0
In this week’s episode about metalwork, Caroline and Courtney take a look at mining, shaping, and casting different metals. Explore works in the Hood Museum’s collection ranging from African weapons to a sculpture made from aluminum bottleneck wrappers.
For the transcript of this episode, and to see images of the works featured, click here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gy4bi06c1yiiqh8/AAAmqgvdmmt92hQ9jWEhPspZa?dl=0
In the very first episode of “Art in the Making,” Courtney and Caroline will explore the properties of different types of stone and the various techniques used to carve them. Revisit the famed Venus of Willendorf, meet a stocky ruler from ancient Lagash, and see the Hood Museum’s Assyrian reliefs in a whole new light.
For the transcript of this episode, and to see images of the works featured, click here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gy4bi06c1yiiqh8/AAAmqgvdmmt92hQ9jWEhPspZa?dl=0
In the trailer, Courtney and Caroline hint at what's to come in the series.
The podcast currently has 9 episodes available.