Art Stories & Outcasts

Art Stories & Outcasts

By Jennifer BrickeyArtsVisual Arts
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Art Stories & Outcasts episodes

  • [3] Alice Neel: The Collector of Souls

    She was a feminist painter before it was a thing. The self-proclaimed collector of souls refused to call her paintings portraits, but rather paintings of people. In this episode, Jennifer Brickey talks about the tragically beautiful being that is Alice Neel.

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    43 min
  • [2] The Perfect Dichotomy: Robert Mapplethorpe
    Robert Mapplethorpe addressed concepts of beauty, identity, and individuality by photographing artists, musicians, pornographic film stars, and members of the S&M underground. Find out what happens when politics intervene with freedom of expression.Image credit: Robert Mapplethorpe, Self Portrait, 1980. Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation.

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    50 min
  • [1] Caravaggio: Murder, Mayhem, and Artichokes

    Caravaggio is one of the most renowned painters of all time. In this introductory episode, Jennifer introduces us to the Caravaggio that you may not have heard about. Get ready for some serious anger issues, barroom brawls, and perhaps... murder.

    Image Credit: Ottavio Leoni, 'Drawing of the Portrait of Caravaggio' Florence, Biblioteca Marucelliana © Photo Scala, Florence

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    39 min

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