Who Arted: Weekly Art History for All Ages
Who Arted is art history and art education for everyone. While most art history podcasts focus on the traditional "fine art" we see in museums around the world, Who ARTed celebrates art in all of its forms and in terms anyone can understand. Each episode tells the story of a different artist and artwork including the traditional big names like Leonardo da Vinci, Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol along with lesser-known artists working in such diverse media as video game design, dance, the culinary arts, and more. Who Arted is written and produced by an art teacher with the goal of creating a classroom resource that makes art history fun and accessible to everyone. Whether you are cramming for your AP Art History exam, trying to learn a few facts so you can sound smart at fashionable dinner parties, or just looking to hear something with a more positive tone, we’ve got you covered with episodes every Monday and Friday.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 18 minutes
- Episodes
- 641
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Vincent van Gogh | The Starry Night
Vincent van Gogh saw little commercial success during his lifetime, but he loved art and he worked to forge relationships with other artists he could learn from. The Starry Night came about late in h…
00:08:02 |
Thu 19 Jan 2023
Alphonse Mucha
In December 1894, Alphonse Mucha just happened to be in the print shop checking some proofs for a friend, when in walked an actress, Sarah Bernhardt in need of posters for her upcoming play. All of t…
00:08:15 |
Wed 18 Jan 2023
Marcel Duchamp
Marcel Duchamp liked to portray himself as a rebel and an outsider courting controversy. While he was bold and pushing boundaries, he also came from a family of artists and he served as an advisor to…
00:11:59 |
Tue 17 Jan 2023
Jan van Eyck
Jan van Eyck was a remarkable painter. He worked in oils during the Renaissance, and created stunning photorealistic portraits centuries before photography was developmed. In the Arnolfini portrait, …
00:08:17 |
Mon 16 Jan 2023
Louis Sullivan
In 1896, Louis Sullivan wrote about skyscrapers and architectural design in “The Tall Building Artistically Considered” This was the origin of the famous phrase, “form follows function.” What Sulliva…
00:08:44 |
Sun 15 Jan 2023
Charuvi Agrawal
Charuvi Agrawal made a name for herself with a stunning computer-animated film about Hanuman. In 2014, she grabbed more headlines as she created a record-setting 25-foot tall monumental work comprise…
00:09:29 |
Sat 14 Jan 2023
Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo was a painter in the early 20th century associated with the Surrealist movement. While she had some moderate success as a painter during her lifetime, her fame grew in the decades after h…
00:12:26 |
Fri 13 Jan 2023
Janet Sobel
When you think of bold and revolutionary modern artists from the 20th century, you probably don't think of a grandmother laying across her living room floor painting, but maybe you should. Janet Sobe…
00:07:46 |
Thu 12 Jan 2023
Alexander McQueen
Alexander McQueen quickly rose to prominence in the 1990s with his dramatic looks that were impeccably tailored. He is one of 64 artists selected for this year's Arts Madness Tournament where listene…
00:06:45 |
Wed 11 Jan 2023
Jim Davis
Jim Davis is famous for creating Garfield. He was born and raised in Indiana. As a child he wanted to be a farmer like his father, but found that he was much better suited to indoor life. He found hi…
00:09:32 |
Tue 10 Jan 2023
Raphael
While Raphael sadly passed away just in his 30s his work has lived on for hundreds of years. Learn a bit about the great Renaissance painter and architect as well as his most famous work, The School …
00:11:07 |
Mon 09 Jan 2023
Pablo Picasso | Guernica
Pablo Picasso was among the most influential artists of the 20th century and Guernica is possibly his greatest work. While I am not a fan of Picasso as a person, his significance as an artist is unde…
00:09:43 |
Sun 08 Jan 2023
Meret Oppenheim | Object (Luncheon in Fur)
In 1936, Meret Oppenheim sat down in a cafe with Pablo Picasso and Dora Maar. Picasso took note of Oppenheim's bracelet and commented that anything could be wrapped in fur. Meret replied "even this t…
00:11:12 |
Sat 07 Jan 2023
MC Escher
MC Escher is known for his tessellations, transformations and impossible realities. In many ways he defies categorization. His work is surreal with unexpected connections, but also very geometric and…
00:10:34 |
Fri 06 Jan 2023
Barbara Kruger | Don't Be a Jerk
Barbara Kruger is a contemporary artist well known for her use of text and images. She started off in the late 1960s and 70s creating work reclaiming "craft" as a part of the feminist movement using …
00:09:37 |
Thu 05 Jan 2023
Claude Monet | The Gare Saint-Lazare
Claude Monet loved his garden and made about 250 paintings of water lilies. He and his Impressionist contemporaries were focused on color, light, and how our eyes perceive the world, but I would say …
00:08:35 |
Wed 04 Jan 2023
The Aztec Sun Stone or The Calendar Stone
The Sun Stone is probably the first bit of Aztec art I became familiar with even before I studied art. On its face, we see a beautiful image full of symbols laid out in radial symmetry that is just s…
00:07:59 |
Tue 03 Jan 2023
Michelangelo
Michelangelo was considered to be one of the greatest examples of a Renaissance man. He is also one of the worst examples of personal hygiene. Learn a little bit about the artist who painted the ceil…
00:14:46 |
Mon 02 Jan 2023
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Basquiat as the artist himself was like tofu, able to soak up and take on so many different flavors. Middle class child, homeless teen, bankable star of the art world. He was a graffiti artist sellin…
00:10:57 |
Sun 01 Jan 2023
Njideka Akunyili Crosby | Predecessors
Njideka Akunyili Crosby is a Nigerian-born artist who moved to America as a teen and her work Predecessors looks at how her family has changed over generations. She uses painting and collage techniqu…
00:08:22 |
Sat 31 Dec 2022
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