In this episode, we will be discussing Case Study: The Color of Pittsburgh, by Alexander Calder, a Pittsburgh native. The American sculptor grew up as a scrappy engineer with an artist's heart. His masterpiece "Pittsburgh" was the center of discussion for it's controversial repainting. With two sides arguing their relative correctness, we will explore the facts behind the controversial repainting of a sculpture created in the 50s, which was later donated to the Larger Pittsburgh area airport. The debate comes down to the property and intellectual rights of an artist and their dictation in the artwork. The panel will discuss and buttress their arguments in order to answer the questions about artist autonomy and the monetization of artwork. Join us for a discussion on The Color of Pittsburgh.  

In this episode, we discuss the Ghent Altarpiece that was created in 1432 by two brothers ,Jan van Eyck and Hubert van Eyck. This episode takes you on a journey on how the art piece was lost, stolen, and sought after by many because of its rich history and meaning that gave it value. But after being in so many hands throughout history, someone was bound to mistreat it. Berlin museum sawed it in half to and put it on display for the world. Here we will be discussing whether or not this controversial splitting is a mistreatment of a religious piece or if it was a necessary evil to portray the significance of the altarpiece.

n episode 471 of The Exploring Art Podcast, FIU students Ethan, Cody, and Gabrielle will discuss a controversial topic: altering of an artwork. The group discusses the autonomy of an artwork and the history of Alexander Calder’s mobile Pittsburgh. If you’re looking for candid interviews and humorous discussions from eager learners you’re at the right place. The group begs the question for deeper thought.. who has autonomy over an artwork? The artist? The purchaser? The artwork itself? Tune in to episode 471 for all the details!
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Imagine yourself as a director of a museum in America, you are looking to purchase

priceless Mayan art to add to your Pre-Columbian collection and are offered the opportunity to

purchase an ancient Mayan sculpture. Unfortunately, you discover that the sculpture was stolen

and smuggled into America. What choice will you make? Do you purchase the stolen art and

break the law, or do you refuse the purchase and have the sculpture along with other priceless

artifacts destroyed? In our podcast we will help the listener gain a greater knowledge of Pre-

Columbian culture, along with their gods and the art that they created to teach future generations.

Along with this, we will discuss and reach a conclusion on the stolen art dilemma.

This podcast episode focuses on the history of Pittsburg and the enchanting art behind it. We dig into well-known artist, Alexander Calder and his most famous piece of art. We also discuss some of our own opinions on some important events that took place in regard to his most popular piece of art. 

In this podcast, we touch the topic on the importance of art on display, regardless of religion and we go into detail about the Ghent Altarpiece and its very interesting story during the world war. We go into the details of the art piece and its symbolism. 

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The Van Eyck Brother's 1432 Ghent Altarpiece, also known as "The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb" is widely regarded as a masterpiece and one of the most influential paintings ever created. This masterpiece was sawn out of its original place "The Ghent Cathedral" and was placed in the Berlin Museum. Today, we discuss whether religious art like this should be displayed and how we feel about its treatment.   

One of the most renowned sculptors of modern history, compared to the likes of Renaissance sculptors, faced scrutiny over one of his sculptures at a college campus over nudity; was the controversy warranted?

n this episode, we discuss if a gymnast sculpture created by Joe Brown was best if both private areas of the woman and man were covered instead of just the man.

The podcast was based on the conciliation that we can experience with the works such as, the Ghent Altarpiece, transporting the listener to a feel Western artistic and religious world.