EXPLORING ART

Episode 406 | Life after Life by Paola Mondolfi

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Exploring Arts, we have as a guest the fiber artist Paola Mondolfi. This Venezuelan artist sees the potential behind the imperfecti...

Episode 398 | The Naked Truth

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we discuss the sculpture “Two Athletes” by Joe Brown, an artist who mostly worked on figurative sculptures. We look into the case ...

Episode 395 | The Altarpiece Wanted by the World

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Take an artistic dive into history with us as Ayah, Julian, and Krystal talk about the history as well as a case study about the Ghent Altarpiece. Thi...

Episode 407 | "A Bit Too Soon"

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bella, Yazmine, and Red take a dive into the works of Jackson Pollock, the amount of influence he had in the art world, and the life he lived. In this...

Episode 397 | To Be Nude or To Not Be Nude

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast we talked about the sculpture “THE GYMNASTS” (1969) by Joe Brown that is located in Princeton, New Jersey at Temple University. In...

Episode 396 | What A Ghent Altarpiece

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast is to inform anyone that is interested in learning about the Ghent altarpiece and its story. It consists of a short history and analysis ...

Episode 400 | The Colors of Pittsburgh

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

n today's exciting Episode of Exploring Art podcast, we have Rashed , Jenin,  and Luis  discussing about Alexander Calder "The inventor of M...

Episode 409 | The Life of Jackson Pollock

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today's podcast episode #409 we will be discussing the iconic life of Jackson Pollock and the implications his rebellious art style had on mainstre...

Episode 374 | "The Plumvidence of the crime"

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Was it a note or was it a poem? What was going on inside the mind of this crazy poet? Join us while we debate the what if's and try to get into the mi...

Episode 384 | “The Case of the Pile of Bricks”

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode of Exploring Art Podcast we will be having Kasey  and Giselle  as guests. We will go over many topics like the Tate gal...

Episode 383 | Another Brick In The Wall

28 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, we talked about how art is based on perspective and how artist wants their work to be perceived. For example, the artist wanted his b...

Episode 373 | A 'Fountain' of Discussion Points on Whether Art is Art

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today's podcast, we discussed Marcel Duchamp's readymade sculpture, "Fountain". We formed our own opinions on whether or not it should have been re...

Episode 379 | Is This Quack Really Art?

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we discuss the case of Maureen Gledhill, a woman who bought an art piece thinking a well-known artist made it, only to find out that ...

Episode 370 | Duchamp and the Case of the Rouge Toilet

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever heard of someone taking a urinal and using it as a piece of art? Well, it happened. In 1917 Marcel Duchamp took a urinal, put it on disp...

Episode 371 | DISCUSSION ABOUT DUCHAMP

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Caitlin , Jennifer , and Isa  tackle the case study of “Fountain”, Duchamp’s controversial piece. Join them as they discuss whether “Foun...

Episode 385 | The Case of The Chained Cat; Artwork or Aesthetic

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today's podcast you will listen to Dagmar and I discuss our points of views on the statue of the chained cat. Known to be located at the University...

Episode 392 | Make sure the three little pigs don't use your "Pile of Bricks" Carl Andre

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another episode of Exploring Art Podcast. In this episode, Stephanie and Melissa Florida International University art students will di...

Episode 372 | Fountain of Dada

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever seen an art piece in a gallery and said, "I can make that!" An introduction to Marcel Duchamp's life and his major art pieces will have ...

Episode 386 | Chained Misery

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast we discuss the case study “The Captive Cat” of a bronze statue of a cat located at the bottom of a staircase at Columbia Univ...

Episode 394 | Should I say Bricks on Bricks ?

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast Em, Ley and Kari discuss their opinions of a pile of bricks. Each giving their perspectives on whether an identical pile of bricks sho...

Episode 382 | Unique Title Seeing Art for what it is; A Pile of Bricks

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A conversation on why a work of art(A Pile of Bricks) can be considered Art or not. Does the value of the art depend on the monetary value of the work...

Episode 378 | Quacking the Case

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"In this episode, the duo Daniela  and Ariana  discuss the looming doubts of a woman from Liverpool, Maureen Gledhill, when she finds out he...

Episode 387 | Like a Cat, But Unlike Any Cat

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Is art really as simple as it seems? Today we will be discussing a chained statue of a cat located at Columbia University's Arden House Conferenc...

Episode 389 | Twenty One - Thirty Three

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join us as we talk about John Cage. Additionally, about how he made a new form of art when it comes to music with his silent melodies and water field ...

Episode 375 | Plumbelievable!

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Exploring Art Podcast, we discuss the poem “This Is Just To Say” by William Carlos Williams. We bring up topics about what ...

Episode 377 | WHY BUY ART?

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ms. Gledhill bought art because she liked it, but after finding out the artist that painted it wasn’t the artist she expected, she decided to return...

Episode 376 | Listening with LAK.

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Don’t let us catch you LAK-ing on this episode of Listening with LAK, or we’ll steal your plums! This podcast is for those individuals interested ...

Episode 380 | Vincent Van Duck?

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Is it truly possible to define art? Who is allowed to make art? In this episode, host Maria Barros and her panel of Li-Ann Allen and Ana Sofia Rivera ...

Episode 367 | John Cage and his influences Beyond Art

01 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another episode of Exploring Art Podcast! Khadijah and Patty explore the spontaneous work of John Cage, philosopher, and composer, as we so...

Episode 355 | To Be Art or Not To Be Art…That Is the Question.

28 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast Kelsea, Hunter  and Alex  discuss the case study of a pile of bricks. Each person gives their opinion as to why the pil...

Episode 357 | Art Is In The Eye Of The Beholder

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hello listeners, today I’ve brought forth an amazing guest and fellow student, Michael, to discuss the work of Carl Andre. We delve deeper into inte...

Episode 353 | The Most Expensive Duck Painting.

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of exploring art, we discuss the painting Maureen Gledhill bought from Ernest Cleverley. Loving the image, she placed it on her wall t...

Episode 362 | Bound to be Art

25 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Explore the case study of a cat sculpture bound by a chain as an anti-theft measure. Is the chain part of the art? Should it be appreciated as su...

Episode 366 | John Cage: UNCAGED

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s episode of Exploring Art, Carmen, Elan, and Fabiana dig deep into the works of one of the most influential composers known to the world a...

Episode 368 | John Cage and the Puzzles of Art

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, we discuss our case study regarding John Cage, his contributions to the art field, and how this connects with our previous reading.&n...

Episode 363 | To be chained or to be not chained?

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A bronze statue situated at the top of Columbia University’s staircase with an added measure of security in the form of chains sets a deep question ...

Episode 350 | Enjoy the GUILTY Pleasures in Life

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to this episode of Exploring Art with Ava and Gio to hear all about the guilty pleasures in life. We talk about William Carlos William’s poem...

Episode 365 | Friends Take on a Chained Cat

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Most of objects is define as art according to eye of the beholder, if not anything can be art if someone views it as so. In this podcast, we’ll revi...

Episode 369 | “Breaking Out the Cage.”

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s podcast, “Breaking Out the Cage,” we discussed the controversies of the work 4’ 33” by John Cage and how it bends and shapes prec...

Episode 358 | Shall I compare thee to Poetry?

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dive into a controversial debate on what makes poetry! Recycling artists' ideas is not new-- but what if you use actual words from Shakespeare? That's...

Episode 345 | The Case of the Missing Toilet

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Can a urinal be art? And if not, then what can be art? Or what is art in general? Can YOU define art? Does it sound like a setup if you answer any of ...

Episode 356 | I have always wondered what a ton of bricks would feel like… then it hit me.

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly, Alivia, and Yaroslav discuss their agreeing and disagreeing views on the art piece “pile of bricks.”

Episode 361 | After All is Said and Tone

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, we talk about how the dadaism movement helped evolve art after WWI and how those evolutions came to be in the modern day in different...

Episode 354 | Let Us Discuss Art

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone can cook, but can everyone make art? What is art, and who is allowed to create it? No longer need to search; check out the highly professiona...

Episode 349 | Poem or apology?

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s easy to indulge and get lost in the vast area that is art and its many forms for the creatively curious. In poetry, for example, there’s a wi...

Episode 347 | Breaking Boundaries

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Exploring Art Podcast; in today’s episode, we get into the artistic background of Marcel Duchamp and how he became exiled to New York. We...

Episode 364 | Curiosity Chained The Cat

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Please take a moment to imagine a beautiful bronze cat statue...now imagine the same statue with a chain around its neck. In this episode of Exploring...

Episode 360 | Koukou

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we dive into a deep discussion about a poem written by Dada artist Tristian Tzara and decide whether or not it could be classified as...

Episode 352 |Alright Duckie, Lovely Painting You’ve Bought

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast episode of exploring art, students Alondra McHugh and Frances Perez, discuss a unique story about a duck who made a painting and the u...

Episode 346 | Duchamp's Fountain of Youth

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Exploring Art Podcast, we solve the case of Duchamp's infamous fountain piece, as it seems we found the fountain of youth in this c...

Episode 359 | Dropping Shakespeare into a Hat: Stoppard's Dada

19 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lucas, Ryan, and Stephanie look at the transformation of poetry into Dada. Using Shakespeare's Eighteenth Sonnet, Tom Stoppard invites them to look de...

Episode 348 | The Curious Case of William Carlos Williams

19 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, host Juan is joined by co-hosts Michelle and Vanessa to discuss the case of William Carlos Williams and the Ice Box. Williams was an ...

Episode 351 | Pablo Duck Picasso

19 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this Episode of Exploring Art, the three of us go over a story from 1983. In this short story, an unknowing woman buys a painting that a duck paint...

Episode 307 | Adorno's Theories of Aesthetics

01 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Theodore Adorno was a world-renowned philosopher known for his works in multiple field disciplines. Today we will discuss his theories in the field of...

Episode 306 | All About Perspective

31 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

All about perspective is mainly about the origins of Marcel Duchamp Fountain and origins of readymade art. How does this piece affect art today, and c...

Episode 324 | The Captive Cat

27 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A case about how a statue of a cat from Columbia University was chained to the wall for security purposes but people started to look at it as part of ...

Episode 331 | The Reconstruction of Sonnet 18

22 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Exploring Art Podcast, we will discuss the DADA Movement, sonnets, Tom Stoppard, Tristan Tzara, and the play Travesties, and a LOT ...

Episode 313 | Sorry, I ate your Plums.

20 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Exploring Art Podcast, we will discuss the life and work of poet William Carlos Williams. 

Episode 322 |The Mystery Case of The Chained Cat

19 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Host Brenda along with FIU students Isabella and Ernesto discuss the mystery of a seemingly undiscoverable cat statue. Unpacking how w...

Episodes 333 | Da hilarity v. Da sensibility

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What is the connection between artists from different eras, backgrounds, and ideologies? The DADA movement focuses on the lack of meaning and the revo...

Episode 342 | Art Paintings, Sculptures, and…Bricks?

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What classifies art as art? Does the artist define art? The museum it's displayed in? Or is it the art itself? In this episode, we dive into the quest...

Episode 316 | The Fictitious Piece of Work

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The very handsome host of the Exploring Art Podcast, Tyler, interviews an early art researcher named Daniel. Together they look at a specific piece of...

Episode 317 | The Travesty of Originality

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we'll explore how in Tom Stoppard's play Travesties, Tristan Tzara, the well-known Dada poet, created poetry by cutting up Shakespear...

Episode 336 | Mistaken For An Artist

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Can a duck be considered an artist? How does being subjective affect how you view art? This episode’s case will leave you with so many quacking ques...

Episode 339 | The Captive Cat

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Exploring Art Podcast, we discuss the Columbia University bronze statue. Better known as the “Captive Cat,” or is it? Join ...

Episode 332 | The Complexities of Art

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode we will talk about the complexities of art, Tom Stoppard, Tristan Tzara, the DADA movement, and what we think art is. Music Credit:...

Episode 311 | The Fridge Poem, Real or Fake?

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hi everyone, Ethan, Caleb, and Steph are checking in! We were excited to share our first podcast episode for Exploring Art Podcast. In this episode ti...

Episode 319 | Tristan Tzara Under Arrest for the Plagiarism of Shakespeare Poetry

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Most know that Vincenzo Peruggia stole the Mona Lisa for Italy for patriotic reasons. Still, no one talks about Tristan Tzara using Shakespeare's work...

Episode 329 | Fountain of Art

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Exploring Art Podcast, take a trip with us back to the 1900s as we take a look and analyze Marcel Duchamp's work titled Fountain, b...

Episode 324 | The Captive Cat

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

 In this episode of Exploring Art, we solve the case of the statue of a cat at Columbia University. Music- Motivating Guitar Build by Adobe Stock...

Episode 312 | Were the Plums Worth It?

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Let’s indulge in the fruitful knowledge William Carlos Williams presents in The Icebox. Join us as we make the verdict on plums: art or simply a bre...

Episode 341 | Don't touch that Pile!

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode, we dive deep into a case of Carl Andre’s famous artwork “Pile of Bricks”, but with a twist. A bricklayer assistant at anot...

Episode 328 | Urinals for Art!?

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

 In this episode of the Exploring Art podcast, we discuss what makes “the fountain” by Marcel Duchamp so unique in the grand scheme of art.

Episode 314 | Duchamp's Secret Meanings

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

n this episode, we discussed a case study on Marcel Duchamp and his controversial art piece, "Fountain" We go more into detail about the nature of wha...

Episode 335 | The Plums That will be Talked about Forever

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, my co-host and I will be talking about William Carlos Williams, who he was, how he started writing, and also we will be talking about...

Episode 327 | The Art of Silence

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join us on this episode as we dive into the silent work of art by John Cage, 4’33.

Episode 330 |The Real Truth Behind The Meaning of Art

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Exploring Art Podcast, we will discuss Marcel Duchamp's life and how his works with a fountain significantly impacted the art i...

Episode 337 | A Ducking Rip-Off

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What qualifies a work of art as being a masterpiece? Is it the significance that went into the piece, is it who can be accredited for the design, is i...

Episode 325 | Simplistic or Sufficient

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How simple can art be? How can one pile of bricks be art while a different one can't? Why do minimalists go very simple with their work? In this episo...

Episode 318 | Shinning Light through the Darkness of the DADA Movement.

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join us today to hear the insights of Alex, Iasmine, and Ian on the true background of the DADA movement and how it correlates with the artist Tristan...

Episode 315 | Is Marcel Duchamp's Fountain Number One, or Number Two?

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever looked at a toilet and considered it art? Marcel Duchamp certainly did and sparked a debate that still has people wondering the true ans...

Episode 320 | Masterpiece By A Duck???

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A Liverpool art lover thought she had bargained a great deal when she was sold a painting for 100 pounds ($105 US dollars) only to find out that a duc...

Episode 302 | A Un-Dadaist look at Dadaism

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A rudimentary but sincere look into the Dadaist movement, and how it has affected the world today. Join us as we dive into the origins of dadaism and ...

Episode 321 | "No Ducking Way!"

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Is there a restriction on who can create art? Find out in this week's podcast and join our host Lorena on an adventure with guests Ty and Carolyn to e...

Episode 323 | Can Silence be Considered Music?

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ever wondered if silence can be music? In this episode of Exploring Art, we will dive deep into understanding who John Cage was and how his most famou...

Episode 340 | 22 Minutes of 4' 33"

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 340 of the Exploring Art Podcast, we discuss the life of one of the most famous and influential composers of the 20th century: John Cage, a...

Episode 334 | Plumlicious

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How is it that an artist finds their genuine impulse? Tune in as Victoria, Nayla, and Andrew dive into William Carlos William's life and works. Questi...

Episode 338 | The Golden Chained Cat

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A bronze cat statue stands at the top of a staircase at Columbia University. Columbia, a private Ivy-League school in New York City, embodies historic...

Episode 343 | The Missing Piece of 4"33

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the episode of Exploring Art 3, students take on the task of unraveling the missing pieces of John Cage’s 4”33 and exploring questions and disc...

Episode 344 | Would It Still Be Considered as Art?

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What if someone found the true meaning of the creation of a writing piece? Would that change how we view it? In this episode on Exploring Art, a cours...

Episode 294 | Mixed Media Magic #1

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Exploring Art Podcast, we will discuss the DADA Movement, sonnets, Tom Stoppard, Tristan Tzara, and a LOT of poetry. We hope you en...

Podcast 298 | The Development of Artistic Taste

04 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Is the aesthetic value of art objective or subjective? Find out in this episode of Exploring Art Podcast. 

Episode 297 | What is Considered Art?

04 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever thought that human beings are considered a work of art? In 1964 Ben Vautier, a French artist known for his text-based paintings had once...

Episode 286 | The Plums, the Note, and the Art that Came After

01 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join us on our journey of examining the artwork “This is just to say” by William Carlos Williams. We also explore the imagist movement, the idea o...

Episode 300 | Cage’d in 4’ 33

01 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Immerse yourself in this podcast as we immerse ourselves into an analysis of John Cage’s legendary music, 4’33! Music: This Is How It Feels ...

Episode 292 | Let's Take A Quack At It

01 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever wondered how far art could go? This creative thinking made for the curious can be seen within the Exploring Arts Podcast, a Florida Inte...

Episode 291 | "Illuminating the Philosophical Essence of Art"

01 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In any given instance, humans are always asking questions. Ranging from simple surface ponders to the intense challenging of a subject's core. And the...

Episode 293 | Don’t trust a man with two first names.

01 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Exploring Art, we will discuss the work of William Carlos Williams, driving deep into his lifetime accomplishments and work process...

Episode 309 | Discussing Minimalist Art

01 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we discuss minimalism at the Tate Gallery. And the dilemma behind a pile of bricks.  Music Title: Dear Autum by Iksonmusic.

Episode 290 | How Art and Poetry sparked such a movement to end a War.

01 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What can be considered Poetry? Many poets and active listeners question this same thing daily. When the world was full of criticism, hate, opinions, a...