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In this episode of the Exploring Art Podcast, students Rommy and Carlos discuss the conversation of ethics, morality, and aesthetics in regards to the case of Jackson Pollock. After the artist’s deat…
When offered a valuable and historical art piece, a museum director may believe they’ve just hit the jackpot. However, this expensive and unique piece happens to be a stolen and illegally imported fr…
We break down some of the implications surrounding the sculpture "Two Athletes" by Joe Brown. Taking into account different perspectives on this controversial sculpture from gender politics to more m…
On today's episode of Exploring Art Podcast myself, Yvette, and Markus discussed the life and legacy of the great American Artist, Jackson Pollock. The creator of the Drip Technique in art, a role mo…
In this episode, we pose an interesting ethical dilemma regarding stolen Mayan art and what some of us would do in positions of authority. Join us in our discussion and ask yourself, what would you d…
Alexander Calder was known for his grand sculptures and abstract art. In 1958, Calder unveils his latest sculpture, a 28x28 foot mobile called "Pittsburgh." Calder being a Philadelphia native, constr…
Join us on FIU’s Exploring Art Podcast as we discuss one of Joe Brown’s famous and controversial sculptures, Gymnasts (Two Athletes) (1969). We explore how social norms affect the audience’s interpr…
How controversial can a sculpture of two athletes of the opposite sex be? Who will be depicted as stronger? The man or woman? And finally, how can we craft an artistic piece without being judged by …
In this episode, we dive deep into the life of Jackson Pollock, his battles, and how therapy
changed his life while influencing the art world immensely. Jackson Pollock demonstrated his
talent over t…
Family is not necessarily always our cloth of tears or confidants; other people dress in white coats and want to help the same or otherwise different from the family. This podcast speaks on the relat…
Joe Brown, a well-known athletic sculptor from Princeton, New Jersey, created a larger-than-life bronze of two gymnasts for Temple University in Philadelphia. The man figure, dressed in clothes with …
In this episode of the Exploring Art Podcast, Mia, Nicole, and Nathalia debate this question: If you were a museum director and were offered a smuggled yet valuable piece of pre-Columbus Mayan art, w…
Two students at FIU describe evidence-based information about an exciting topic that embarks on several different categories: art. In this episode, the students summarize the Ghent Altarpiece and all…
Welcome to Exploring Art Podcast, where we will discuss a case study on whether you should purchase a smuggled art piece for your museum. We will discuss morals and whether we should preserve history…
In this episode, we discuss Joe Brown's, an artist specializing in sculptures such as Two Athletes. There needs to be more clarity between the morals behind the artist and how he portrayed his morals…
This episode is about the life and death of Jackson Pollock, his work, his personal life, and mental health. We explore the ethics and legality of a therapist/patient relationship and how Pollock's m…
In this Podcast, we talk about Jackson Pollock, his art and also his life. We also touch base on how the world was during this time, including points of view that society used to have on therapy and …
The work of Alexander Calder led to his sculpture “Pittsburg”. Where he sold his rights to a seller on his thirty-year piece, and then face his life work to be modified. To then discuss how artists c…
In today's podcast episode, we dive into the case study of clothing nudes. We specifically discuss Joe Brown's controversial sculpture, Gymnasts or Two Athletes. We uncover and discuss the history of…
Hello and welcome all who seek to see a different side of art, where we look at art pieces, what happened to them for better or worse, and what we think of the matter. In today's episode, our panel c…