In this, the 21st episode of All About Aesthetics I will begin a miniseries on Isaiah Berlin's theory of Romanticism, taken from his important lectures in the 1960s at the National Gallery and elsewhere, and starting from his unequivocal assertion that Romanticism was "the single greatest shift in the consciousness of the West that has occurred".More on this livestream event, here:“Isaiah Berlin, Romanticism and it's effects in Art and CultureEpisode 1, an Introduction”In this, the 21st episode of “All About Aesthetics” I will begin a miniseries on Isaiah Berlin’s theory of Romanticism, taken from his important lectures in the 1960s at the National Gallery and elsewhere, and starting from his unequivocal assertion that Romanticism was “the single greatest shift in the consciousness of the West that has occurred” I will inquire into the many effects of this shift, most of which are taken for granted and have been indispensable to forming the works of art, both popular and high, that we have most enjoyed or given importance.I return to our good friend and inspiration for the podcast Isaiah Berlin, covered in my book lunch on Kei Hiruta from Season Three and elsewhere.The series will include discussion of MGM musicals in Hollywood, melodrama films, novels, standup comedy, improvised jazz performances and much more. This will be the beginning of a series of episodes on Berlin’s innovative theory of “The Roots Of Romanticism” that Berlin explored in lectures delivered at the National Gallery Of Art in Washington DC 1966.Berlin was quite explicit in his assessment: “the largest recent movement to transform the lives and thought of the Western world and seems to me the greatest single shift in the consciousness of the West that has occurred, and all the other shifts which have occurred in the course of the nineteenth and twentieth century appear to me in comparison lessimportant and at any rate influenced by it.” Starting from the premise that there is a great deal of truth in Berlin’s theory, I will examine in these episodes not only the beauty of Berlin’s oratory but also the many world of art and culture that seem to be made possible by this shift in consciousness - even in areas not normally thought of of as in any way Romantic, as well as in vastly diverse mediums of expression, including music, stand-up comedy, performance art, movies and much more.#History #literature #movies #love #Hollywood #comedy #tragedy #freedom #liberty #classical #modern #postmodern #religion #spirituality #wordsworth #coleridge #keats #brightstar #lyricalballads #verse #isaiahberlin #russia #germany #France #uk #greatbritain #england #jazz #rock #africanamerican #existentialism #standupcomedy #tradition #thirtyyearswar #communism #fascism #ecology #environmentalism #intellectualhistory #culturalstudies #authenticity #sincerity #annaakhmatova #poetry #brontesisters #lordbyron #painting #caspardavidfriedrich #eletricguitar #powerballad #romance #feminism #democracy #liberalism #immanuelkant #rousseau #diderot #socialcontract #civility #manners #civillization #anarchism

#JeyOdin #comics #comicbooks #podcast #sequentialart #mitchhampton  @JeyOdin  #scad #Hammer

With this episode we have what I believe is our first guest from the world of illustrated comics. I really can't think of a better guest to discuss this universe. I found Jey to be an articulate and unusually accomplished artist, always finding a way to connect his projects to themes that matter to daily life while never pulling back from the imaginative and fantastic inventions that are the hallmarks of his style.  

I found this a most enjoyable conversation and hope the same for our audience.

More about Jey and his beautiful work:

New Orleans comic book/ manga artist known as JeyOdin, is the creator and owner of the series "Hammer" which is currently being serialized and published through Saturday AM. JeyOdin attended SCAD where he majored in Sequential Art. Jey's first few publications came out with Antarctic Press, and then through Arch Enemy he was published on USA today.

He was also the artist on Lemonade Code, published through OniPress.The pseudonym "JeyOdin" is known online on all social media websites like Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook. JeyOdin loves drawing but is a HUGE fan of spending time with his Wife, baby and three hilariously cute dogs.

Links to Jey’s beautiful works, here:

** Special note- Jey is a wonderful mentor and offers so much help to other artists- his linktree below is full of wonderful info about this!

Links to his Books: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Jey-Odin/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AJey%2BOdin

More social links and his many wonderful classes:https://jeyodin.gumroad.com/https://linktr.ee/jeyodin

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More about us:Our podcast is a comprehensive examination of all matters aesthetic, all the arts and humanities, how they connect us, a celebration of the creative process across all of the arts and most of all, what it means to be human. Your host Mitch Hampton is a neurodivergent journalist and pianist who composes for film, television, commercials, live concerts. He is a lover of life, 70's scholar, journalist, writer, thinker, an aesthete.

Mitch takes us on a journey, opening doors and taking us inside the lives and minds of brilliant creatives, makers and humans, exploring creativity across genres, mediums and what it means to be human.

DISCLAIMER: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.https://anchor.fm/mitch-hamptonhttps://www.patreon.com/journeyofanaesthete?fan_landing=truehttps://www.jouneyofanaesthetepodcast.com/http://www.audibletrial.com/JourneyofanAestheteNew England Conservatory #music #jazz #composing #humanities #podcasts #audible #anchorfm #film #theatre #philosophy #filmtheory #filmarchives #spirituality #jazz #composition #literature #poetry #soundart #soundtracks #playwrighting #theatre #arts #travel #augustwilson #legacy #writing #philisophy #artsbroadcasting #books #audiobooks #creativity #artists #folkart #artisans #creation #spiritual #meditation #academics #filmarchives #travel #travelwriting #music

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On this, the last episode of our series on John Updike and his Rabbit novels, I discuss the last in the Rabbit series, what Updike calls a sequel, "Rabbit Remembered" from 2000, as well as Updike's life and career more generally and the world in which he and his work played a part.

Listeners, a great time was had by all last Friday as we celebrated episode 20 with you all of our ongoing "All About Aesthetics" series which centered around Graydon Carter's new memoir, "When the Going Was Good".

We will be back in May with Episode 21 of our namesake series, exploring the depths and nuances of aesthetics!

Thanks replay crew!

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buymeacoffee.com/aesthetepodcastA jazz concert from the Mitch Hampton Trio with Zack Page on the bass and Justin Watt on drums!The Mitch Hampton Trio featuring Zack Page on bass and Justin Watt on drums will perform a special Easter celebration in music, including two original compositions in 2025 in the spirt of creativity and new beginnings as well as at least one familiar standard to be announced in the show. #1970s #1950s #1940s #2025 #spring #1960s #1980s #1990s #2000s #2010 #acoustic #blues #doublebass #percussion #drums #piano #steinway

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Inside this episode with your host, Mitch Hampton

Sometimes a guest has had such a varied career or more than one career that it feels right to devote two episodes to them. Joanne Davis Woods is most representative in this regard.

Coming from one of the smallest towns in Michigan she developed into one of the leading crafts experts in the Hollywood of the 1990s, Wood’s story touches on the subjects of what it is to physically create with ones' own hands, craft more generally, and even the subjects of literature and physics.

I hope you enjoy watching this episode as much as we did creating it.

Joanne’s Bio ( from her lovely website) :

From a little Michigan village searching the driveway gravel for treasure, to Michigan State University studying Physics, to climbing pyramids & volcanoes; from restoring historic theaters in Wisconsin to painting movie

sets in Hollywood, life has led Joanne to Asheville, NC to find time and opportunity to acquire skills needed to bring her ideas into being.

In metal smithing, Joanne finds a path that balances both rigor and lyricism. Fascinated with the aesthetics of the Byzantine civilization and the utility of the industrial revolution she strives to embed her work in history, yet keep it contemporary.

Often she will begin with an interesting technique, or invent a project to learn the manner of construction of an historic work. She is careful to keep the mark of hand and tool, she looks for an amalgam ancient yet sophisticated, the elusive simple composition.

Links to Joanne’s many beautiful works:

Website: https://www.decorativeknowledge.net/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/decknow

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For the fifth episode of our John Updike "Rabbit" series we continue with an emphasis on the fourth novel, Rabbit At Rest, discussing Updike's prose style, the sociological world of the 1980s and being with a sneak preview of "Rabbit Remembered" and more!

Listeners, enjoy Episode 19, Part 2 of our ongoing "All About Aesthetics" Series!

We will live on both Facebook and You Tube and would love to see you in the chat!This episode of our “All About Aesthetics” Series - no. 19 - will continue and conclude our discussion of universally oriented network television of the Analog Age, in particular, the nighttime talk shows. I will include material I could not get into on our proviso episode as well as Dick Cavett, more from Arsenio Hall, and others.

Note: “This video includes copyrighted materials and clips.The material is used for the purpose of commentary and criticism, which falls under the fair use doctrine of copyright law. No copyright infringement is intended. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended.

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Thanks so much for joining us for Episode 4 of our ongoing "Book Lunch" series on the magnificent John Updike and his "Rabbit" series of books! We always love seeing you in the chat and your thoughtful comments on the replay!Please share it out with us - we are hoping to build to 400 subscribers this month and we continue to grow our "aesthete" community!#JohnUpdike #BookLunch #Podcast #MitchHampton

We had a blast last week seeing you all at our Episode 18 livestream in our "All About Aesthetics" series!

This one is a deep dive by your host, Mitch Hampton, and we appreciate you all stopping by.

Link to watch here, now: https://www.youtube.com/live/hFc8JPTu-IA?si=6vbIHMw7DyeUuJKU

Thanks as well to our replay crew and here it is to enjoy! Please like, share and subscribe as we build our community of aesthetes forward!

#johnnycarson #thetonightshow #davidletterman #madonna #sandraberhnardt #genehackman #television #commercial #network #1970s #1980s !990s #bettemidler #robinWilliams #billzehme #talkshow #kingofthenight #nbc #legacy #evergreen #analog #digital

Note: “This video includes copyrighted materials and clips.The material is used for the purpose of commentary and criticism, which falls under the fair use doctrine of copyright law. No copyright infringement is intended. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS”On this stream and series, here:In this, the 18th episode of "All About Aesthetics", I make good on my promise to continue the discussion of art that I will call "universal adjacent". Using the examples of famous television talk show hosts like Johnny Carson and David Letterman, I will discuss commercial work created for the sole pupose of appealing to the widest possible audience.