This episode was one of the last in-person interviews recorded before the pandemic hit. Hosts Marshall Jones and Sophia Kayafas enjoy a rich dialogue with Sarah Schmerler who is a journalist, art critic for the New York Times and art educator for 26 years. Schmerler is a gifted story teller whose creative insights offered us an intimate slice of conversation that was not only entertaining but also educational. Have a pen and paper ready for an interview packed full of ideas on teaching and understanding the art process from an educator’s perspective. 

Show Notes

00.00            Intro

1:00               I’m a Spice

1:30              Teaching as Unveiling

​10:00            Writing a Thesis- The Work, The Process the Practice​​

12:00            Teaching -The Sacred Partnership

25:25            What makes a Great Painting?

26:00            "The Crucifixion and Last Judgment diptych," Jan van Eyck 

35:00            Dad Ruined Star Wars

37:00            The Story Worth Telling

40:00            It’s in the Attempt

47:00            The Maker, The Audience, The Review

55:00            Why is Context Important?  

1:03:00        The Process- Writing about Art

1:05:00        Parameters, Working with Restraint

1:09:00        Alchemy, We Write into Meaning!

1:10:00        Break, Donation Requests! - add link to Website 

1:11:00        Family of Teachers

1:15:00        Professor Schmerler 

1:21:00        The Art of Teaching 

1:25:00        Drawing Major at Pratt

1:29:00        What not to do

1:35:00       Reading is invisible, Writing is Invisible

1:37:00       Pictorial Marker-  The Word and its Meaning

1:48:00       Drawing of Ben 

1:53:00       Peopletechture           

1:57:00       Perception, Understanding, Discernment 

1:58:00       Measuring the Impact of the Painting

2:00:00       Wrapping Up,  A  Good Deep Question Requires Time

2:10:00      Just go along with it! The Critic’s All-Star Game

2:11:00      “It’s Good Kitch," Thomas Kinkade

2:13:00      “An Ad for Excedrin," Max Ginsburg

2:15:00      “Queezy Neoclassicism," Odd Nerdrum

2:17:00      “Two Pears Talking," Euan Uglow

2:19:00      “I am not sure how pleasurable/violating this is," Helen Beard 

2:21:00     “Anger and Contention," Clyfford Still

2:23:00     “Is She a Chair too? ," Philip Pearlstein

2:27:00     “Tweeny Tombescence," Lisa Yuskavage

2:30:00     Summary & Signing off

Sarah Schmerler's website
https://theschmerler.tumblr.com/

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