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
Mark Rothko | The Seagram Murals
Mark Rothko is one of the most famous painters of the Abstract Expressionist movement. While many look at his paintings as simple rectangles of various colors, he sought to express much deeper ideas …
00:17:45 |
Tue 04 Feb 2025
Paul Van Hoeydonck | Fallen Astronaut
"Fallen Astronaut" is a 3.5-inch aluminum sculpture created by Belgian artist Paul van Hoeydonck and placed on the moon in 1971 by astronaut David Scott to commemorate fallen astronauts and cosmonaut…
00:16:48 |
Mon 03 Feb 2025
Victor Vasarely and Op Art
Victor Vasarely was a Hungarian-French artist known for his innovative style and contributions to the Op Art movement. One of Vasarely's most famous works is "Zebra," created in 1937. This painting s…
00:11:53 |
Sun 02 Feb 2025
Charuvi Agrawal | 26,000 Bells of Hanuman
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…
00:09:44 |
Sat 01 Feb 2025
Alma Thomas | Resurrection
Alma Woodsey Thomas was an African American artist who lived from 1891 to 1978. Her family moved from Columbus, Georgia to Washington, DC in 1907 to escape segregation and seek better opportunities. …
00:08:39 |
Fri 31 Jan 2025
Roy Lichtenstein | Look Mickey
By the 1960s Roy Lichtenstein was intrigued by the ideas of pop art and began dabbling in the style. Of course, if you want fresh new ideas, the best source is often the younger generation. Roy Licht…
00:12:38 |
Thu 30 Jan 2025
Banksy | Girl with Balloon
In 2018, Banksy's painting, Girl with Balloon went up for auction. As the gavel sounded to announce a winning bid of about $1 million, everyone in the room was stunned to see the painting begin to se…
00:11:24 |
Wed 29 Jan 2025
Yayoi Kusama | Narcissus Garden
Yayoi Kusama is one of the most popular contemporary artists with her infinity rooms drawing massive crowds wherever they are installed. In the infinity rooms, the walls are covered in mirrors creati…
00:14:49 |
Tue 28 Jan 2025
Bridget Riley | Movement in Squares
Bridget Riley, born in London in 1931, is a prominent figure in the Op Art movement. Early life experiences, including wartime evacuation to Cornwall and exposure to nature's patterns, influenced her…
00:20:47 |
Mon 27 Jan 2025
Frida Kahlo | The Two Fridas
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…
00:12:41 |
Sun 26 Jan 2025
Auguste Rodin | The Burghers of Calais
Today's mini-episode is about Auguste Rodin and his sculpture of The Burghers of Calais. The story behind the piece is an inspiring tale that defines courage. During the Hundred Years' War, the Engli…
00:08:23 |
Sat 25 Jan 2025
The Aztec Sun Stone or The Calendar Stone
The Aztec Sun Stone, also known as the Calendar Stone, is a large, round stone carving that represents Aztec mythology and cosmology. It depicts the five consecutive worlds of the sun, with the date …
00:07:19 |
Fri 24 Jan 2025
Jean-Michel Basquiat | Horn Players
Jean-Michel Basquiat has created some of the most highly valued American paintings ever to go on auction. Basquiat sought to remake art history in his image, and I would say he was successful. His tr…
00:10:20 |
Thu 23 Jan 2025
The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead | The Judgment of Hunefer
This mini episode is about The Book of the Dead, a collection of funerary texts from ancient Egypt. To better understand the collection as well as the culture and mythology behind these works, I look…
00:08:41 |
Wed 22 Jan 2025
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 …
00:08:50 |
Tue 21 Jan 2025
Saloua Raouda Choucair | Interform
Saloua Raouda Choucair was a pioneer of abstract art born in Beirut in 1916. Despite initial discouragement, she pursued her passion for art, studying in Paris and developing a unique style that blen…
00:18:11 |
Mon 20 Jan 2025
Johannes Vermeer | Woman Holding a Balance
Johannes Vermeer created stunning works and he is widely celebrated as one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age. This painting, Woman Holding a Balance is a work intended to encourage tem…
00:10:15 |
Sun 19 Jan 2025
The Moai of Rapa Nui
Today's mini episode is about the Moai statues of Rapa Nui, commonly referred to as Easter Island. The purpose of the Moai remains a mystery, but one theory suggests they represented ancestors and we…
00:07:41 |
Sat 18 Jan 2025
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 |
Fri 17 Jan 2025
Frank Gehry | Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain
Modernists said, “form follows function” focusing on how people will use a space, but Gehry focuses on how people will react to the space. His goal is to inspire, to make them feel. He talks about th…
00:12:47 |
Thu 16 Jan 2025
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