In this episode, I tell you about an incredible innovator in the world of animation, Lotte Reiniger. She created intricate cut paper stop motion animations in the 20s through the 60s, and achieved some firsts that are often credited to others. So let's set the record straight!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotte_Reiniger

https://www.awn.com/mag/issue1.3/articles/moritz1.3.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/obituaries/lotte-reiniger-overlooked.html

In this episode, I talk about Contemporary Artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres, who was active in the 80s and 90s. 

Sources: 

https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/felix-gonzalez-torres

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Gonz%C3%A1lez-Torres

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_theory

https://www.theartstory.org/artist/gonzalez-torres-felix/

https://aaep1600.osu.edu/book/23_GonzalesTorres.php

In this episode, I tell you about the fabulous Bill Watterson, reclusive creator of Calvin and Hobbes!

Sources: 

https://www.biography.com/artist/bill-watterson

https://www.nationalcartoonists.com/awards/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Watterson

https://calvinandhobbes.fandom.com/wiki/Bill_Watterson

In this episode, I will delve into the wild story of Vincent Van Gogh. Have a listen!

Sources: 

https://www.vangoghgallery.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh

In this episode, I tell the story of the whimsical Mary Blair, best known for helping to design the "It's a Small World" ride. Grab your sketchbook and have a listen!

TW: Alcoholism

Sources: 

https://www.wbur.org/artery/2016/02/15/mary-blair

https://www.designingdisney.com/parks/disneyland-paris/disneyland-park/fantasyland/designing-its-small-world-1964-new-york-worlds-fair/

https://ohmy.disney.com/insider/2016/06/11/mary-blair-history/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Blair

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Neighbor_policy

In this episode, I tell you all about the heartbreaking life of New York-based artist Jean Michel Basquiat. 

TW: Drugs, Mental health struggles 

Sources:  http://basquiat.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Michel_Basquiat 

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/sep/03/jean-michel-basquiat-retrospective-barbican