In this podcast Kelsea , Hunter  and Alex  discuss the case study of a pile of bricks. Each person gives their opinion as to why the pile of bricks and the coincidental event of a bricklayer's assistant doing the same task can both be considered art, cannot be considered art or is up to the viewer's perspective to determine their opinion. The title for this podcast episode is To Be Art or Not To Be Art…That Is the Question.

In this podcast, we discuss our case study regarding John Cage, his contributions to the art field, and how this connects with our previous reading. 

A bronze statue situated at the top of Columbia University’s staircase with an added measure of security in the form of chains sets a deep question to the viewer? Is the statue now a chained cat statue or is it just a cat statue that has been chained?

Music: Corporate Ambient Tech - Alexey Anisimov

Listen to this episode of Exploring Art with Ava and Gio to hear all about the guilty pleasures in life. We talk about William Carlos William’s poem called This is just to say. Or is it a note. Come along the journey of deciding whether this poem would still have meaning if it were simply a note left on a friend’s refrigerator door! And stay tuned to hear about Gio and Ava’s guilty pleasures in life.

Most of objects is define as art according to eye of the beholder, if not anything can be art if someone views it as so. In this podcast, we’ll reviewing a statue of cat from a university that has chain on its neck but the dilemma is the chain was added by someone else other than the artist so we’ll be still considered art? Will also be discussing if it’s a statue cat with a chain on its neck or it’s chain statue of a cat.

In today’s podcast, “Breaking Out the Cage,” we discussed the controversies of the work 4’ 33” by John Cage and how it bends and shapes preconceived notions of what makes music art versus noise. This peek into modern versus traditional art in a musical and non-musical sense challenges the rules of intent versus accident. This review of Cage’s work discusses not only his influence on the art world but how his work has made strides in the modern avant-garde perspective of music without a performer. 

Music Credit: Vincent Tone https://www.premiumbeat.com

Dive into a controversial debate on what makes poetry! Recycling artists' ideas is not new-- but what if you use actual words from Shakespeare? That's exactly what Tristen Tzara did and we are exploring his approach into making his unique poems. Tzara created them in a randomized manner: by drawing words from Shakespeare's sonnet out of a hat. Does originality play a role in creating poetry? Listen in to find out more! 

Music credit: The Heat is On by Delicate Beats on premiumbeat.com

Can a urinal be art? And if not, then what can be art? Or what is art in general? Can YOU define art? Does it sound like a setup if you answer any of the questions incorrectly? Is there really a wrong answer? Well, these are types of conversations that Marcel Duchamp wanted people to have when he submitted a urinal at an art exhibit and named it, “The Fountain”. Come join us as we delve into the urinal scandal of the 20th century that changed Modern Art forever.

Kelly, Alivia, and Yaroslav discuss their agreeing and disagreeing views on the art piece “pile of bricks.”

In this podcast, we talk about how the dadaism movement helped evolve art after WWI and how those evolutions came to be in the modern day in different media, including music. Topics of the validity of art were also spoken about; what determines what art is? Does it have to do with who is creating it? Or does it have to have a certain meaning behind it instead of art being a blanket term for anything one wants to call art. Kevin, Jewels and Daniel will argue this topic of art on this weeks podcast.