In light of the major earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria this week, Maggs dives into art inspired by natural disasters in this special bonus episode. We first examine eyewitness accounts from survivors of natural disasters, look at why depictions of natural disasters are of continued interest to the scientific community, examine three specific paintings portraying natural disasters for their relevance in art history, and give a couple examples of masterpieces created in the wake of disaster that you may not have been aware of. Maggs also considers what art means to an artist and to humanity, being that nothing is permanent in this world where we live in a constant state of near-apocalypse. 

Show notes:

The Guardian Article: Turkey and Syria Earthquake: Where to Donate in the US to Help Victims

Spokane Review Article: In the Eye of Mount St. Helens: Spokane couple was flying above volcano's eruption on May 18, 1980

Art UK Article: Having A Blast: The Science Behind Paintings of Volcanoes

Hamburger Junsthalle Exhibition: Nature Unleashed: The Image of Catastrophe Since 1600

Smithsonian Article: How Paintings of Sunsets Immortalize Past Volcanic Eruption

"Pele" by D. Howard Hitchcock, 1927

"Eruption of Vesuvius" by Sebastian Pether, 1825

"Vesuvius From Portici" by Joseph Wright of Derby, ca. 1775

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