Who Arted: Weekly Art History for All Ages
Episodes
Fun Fact Friday - Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Smithson decided to make monumental sculptures using perhaps the world’s oldest material, the earth itself, but he used modern tools to shape...
Claude Monet - Water Lilies
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Impressionist movement was named after one of Claude Monet's paintings. In this episode, we discussed a bit about Monet and his life as well as on...
Fun Fact Friday - The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous works is not housed in a museum. It is in the Convent of Santa Maria in Milan Italy. It seems totally fitting fo...
Season 3 Finale(ish) - Arts Madness Winner
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is sort of the finale for season 3. I will be taking a short break but will continue releasing episodes on my regular schedule. I will be running...
Fun Fact Friday - The Burghers of Calais
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In America, a lot of high school students are studying for the AP Art History Exam to try to earn college credit. I am trying to make sure my podcast ...
Arts Madness Final Round
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have the finals for our Arts Madness Tournament. Katsushika Hokusai is up against Yayoi Kusama. To make exploring art history a little mo...
Arthur Boyd - Nebuchadnezzar on Fire Falling over a Waterfall
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about Arthur Boyd the Australian painter known for his use of symbols from mythology to express his philosophical views. Who ARTed is ...
Fun Fact Friday - The Apollo 11 Stones
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This #FunFactFriday mini-episode is about the Apollo 11 stones, artifacts that show how far back humanity goes and named after a mission showing there...
Arts Madness Round 5
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are down to our final four artists in this year’s Arts Madness Tournament. This week I read a four of the statements issued by students around th...
Ivan Albright - The Picture of Dorian Gray
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For this week's episode, I was joined by Kelly Henrikson, art teacher at Park Junior High, to talk about Ivan Albright. Ivan Albright is considered ...
Fun Fact Friday - Did Vincent Van Gogh Really Only Sell 1 Painting?
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Vincent van Gogh is a legendary figure in art history. He is one of my favorite artists and his paintings sell for tens of millions of dollars today, ...
Arts Madness Round 4
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a bonus episode talking about some of the artists and matchups in this week’s round of the Arts Madness Tournament. Please vote for your fav...
Alexander McQueen - Jellyfish Ensemble, 2010
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week I spoke with Goldie Robinson, a k-12 art teacher from Georgia. She enlightened me about fashion and one of her favorite designers, Alexander...
Fun Fact Friday - Pablo Picasso, Art Thief? (encore)
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a mini-episode about Pablo Picasso and his tendency to steal from those around him. He famously said, ”Good artists copy. Great artists stea...
Arts Madness Round 3
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a bonus episode covering which artists were eliminated in round 2 and which artists are facing off in round 3 of this year’s Arts Madness To...
KAWS - The KAWS Album
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca Potts Aguirre from Teaching Artist Podcast joined me to talk about the contemporary artist KAWS. We talked a bit about his background, his sty...
Fun Fact Friday - The Nazca Lines
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode covers a lesser known bit of art history - the Nazca Lines. In the Peru there are massive geoglyphs etched in the ground with the full de...
Arts Madness Round 2
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a bonus episode covering some of the highlights from this year’s Arts Madness Tournament. Arts Madness is a great way to encourage kids to e...
MC Escher - Circle Limit 3
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode of Who ARTed is about MC Escher and his work Circle Limit 3. For this week's episode, I talked with David Pittman, an amazing te...
Fun Fact Friday - Killer Wallpaper (Encore)
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode covers a little bit of odd art history. In the victorian era, a synthetic green pigment was developed using an arsenic compound. While it...
Arts Madness Round 1
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a mini episode highlighting some of the interesting matchups in Round 1 of my annual Arts Madness Tournament. Vote for your favorites and lear...
Christo and Jeanne-Claude - The Floating Piers
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode covers an interesting bit of art history with Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s piece, The Floating Piers. It was a great pleasure to talk to...
Fun Fact Friday - Edmonia Lewis and The Death of Cleopatra
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a#funfactfriday mini-episode about Edmonia Lewis and her sculpture The Death of Cleopatra. After it was exhibited in Philadelphia for the Cent...
Phyllida Barlow - Untitled: upturnedhouse2, 2012
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about Phyllida Barlow. I spoke with Greg Daniels, an art teacher out of the UK who runs www.theartteacher.net It was a pleasure talkin...
Vermeer Was Using a Camera Before Photography Was a Thing
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about Johannes Vermeer and the theory that he used a camera obscura to paint his incredibly detailed works such as The Girl with a Pea...
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Arts Madness Tournament
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special announcement about my annual Art Madness tournament. This has become a tradition in my classroom to help students explore art histor...
Klaus Nomi - Nomi Song
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about Klaus Nomi the New Wave performance artist who was known for his unique plastic suit and even more unique singing voice. Who ART...
Fun Fact Friday - The Renaissance Painter Who Played with his Food
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Giuseppe Acrimboldo is best known for his quirky arrangements of food, foliage, animals and objects that form surreal portraits. Who ARTed is an Airwa...
Jim Dine - Confetti Heart 1, 1985
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about Jim Dine and his work Confetti Heart from 1985. Dine is well known for his numerous works utilizing hearts and other familiar sy...
The World’s Blackest Black - The Feud Between Stuart Semple and Anish Kapoor
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a Fun Fact Friday mini-episode about the feud between Anish Kapoor and Stuart Semple. Scientists developed VANTA Black to absorb over 99% of v...
Henri Matisse - The Dessert: Harmony in Red (The Red Room) 1908
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about Henri Matisse and his famous work, The Dessert: Harmony in Red (The Red Room) from 1908. We covered a bit of biography and devel...
Raphael’s The School of Athens
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a fun fact Friday mini episode about The School of Athens painted by Raphael in 1510 C.E. In this classic Rennaisance masterpiece, Raphael pai...
Bonus: Art Smart - The Principles of Design
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing Art Smart. This is a preview of Art Smart, a podcast focusing on the Elements of Art and Principles of Design. You can find Art Smart on A...
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec -Part 2 (At the Moulin Rouge)
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is part 2 of my discussion about Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, the French Post Impressionist painter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
The Erased Masterpiece - Robert Rauschenberg’s Erased de Kooning
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about Erased de Kooning by Robert Rauschenberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Henri de Toulouse Lautrec - Part 1 (Jane Avril Print)
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is part 1 of my discussion of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. We covered a bit of his background and in this episode the discussion focused on one of ...
Rembrandt - The Night Watch
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about Rembrandt’s painting The Night Watch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Andy Warhol - Grevy’s Zebra (Encore)
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode covers a bit about Any Warhol’s life and his artistic development, then we discuss a print from his endangered species series. Learn mo...
Fun Fact Friday - Jan van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a little bit of art history about The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Introducing Art Smart
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a bonus show introducing Art Smart, the new podcast series focusing on the Elements of Art and the Principles of design. Learn more about your...
Grant Wood - American Gothic (Encore)
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a re-broadcast of last year’s episode on Grant Wood. We discussed his biography as well as his most famous painting, American Gothic. Learn ...
Fun Fact Friday - The Eiffel Tower
31 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is a fun fact mini-episode about the Eiffel Tower. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Pablo Picasso - Guernica (encore)
27 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about Pablo Picasso and his work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fun Fact Friday - At the Moulin Rouge
24 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about At the Moulin Rouge by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alexander Calder - Streetcar(Encore)
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores the life and work of Alexander Calder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fun Fact Friday - Ugly Christmas Sweaters
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about Fair Isle designs, the traditional patterned knitwear that is often lumped in with the modern ”ugly Christmas sweater.” Learn more abo...
Wassily Kandinsky - Yellow Red Blue (Encore)
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian artist and art theorist. He is known as one of the early pioneers of abstract art. Learn a bit about Kandinsky‘s bac...
Fun Fact Friday - Diego Rivera‘s Detroit Industry Murals
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about Diego Rivera and one of his most iconic works, The Detroit Industry Murals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...
Jean-Michel Basquiat - Untitled Skull (Encore)
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about the life and the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fun Fact Friday - The Terracotta Army
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is a mini-episode about China‘s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, and his famous terra cotta army. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...
Barbara Kruger - Don’t Be a Jerk(Encore)
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode covers a bit of the biography of Barbara Kruger, the contemporary artist best known for her works combining text and images. We looked at...
Norman Rockwell - Freedom from Want
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about Norman Rockwell and his painting, Freedom from Want. This image of an idealized family gathering has come to define Thanksgiving...
Walt Disney
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Walt Disney was one of the most influential artists in Western history. He not only excelled and pushed boundaries in his art form, but created new ca...
Fun Fact Friday - Dazzle Camouflage
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
During World War I and a little after, the British and Americans used a surprising tactic to camouflage their ships. Rather than trying to hide the sh...
Auguste Rodin.- The Burghers of Calais
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about Auguste Rodin, the founder of modern sculpture. We discussed the development of Rodin as an artist as well as the historical eve...
Fun Fact Friday - Lascaux Cave Art
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about the cave art discovered in Lascaux, France in 1940. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rene Magritte - The False Mirror
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is all about Rene Magritte. We discussed his life and in the second segment, we focused specifically on his piece, The False Mirror from ...
Fun Fact Friday - Rangoli
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This mini-episode is about rangoli. Since it is the start of Diwali, I thought it would be a great time to share a little information about the beauti...
Keith Haring (encore)
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about Keith Haring. It is a re-edited encore presentation of one of the first episodes I recorded and one of the most special to me be...
Fun Fact Friday - The Mummy‘s Curse
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is about the idea of a mummy‘s curse associated with Howard Carter and his exhibition to explore and loot Tutankhamen‘s burial chamber. Learn...
Jim Davis
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about Jim Davis, the creator of Garfield. We discuss his life and his work particularly looking at how Garfield evolved and the featur...
Fun Fact Friday - The Scream
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is all about The Scream by Edvard Munch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AWESOME ANNOUNCEMENT - Art Explora Academy
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Special Announcement - Who ARTed is featured in the media library of the new Art Explora Academy. The Art Explora Foundation created their online acad...
Dan Santat
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about the popular illustrator and author, Dan Santat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fun Fact Friday - The World‘s Oldest Art
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about a debated discovery of the oldest known work of art. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Vincent Van Gogh (Part 2)
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I continued my discussion with Chuck Hoff about Vincent van Gogh. We covered the later part of his life and career after he moved to ...
Fun Fact Friday - DayGlo Colors
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about how DayGlo colors work and how they were developed by a pair of brothers in the 1930s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...
Vincent Van Gogh (Part 1)
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is a two part episode about Vincent Van Gogh.Part 1 focuses on his early life and development up to his first masterpiece,The Potato Eaters from ...
Fun Fact Friday - Take the Money and Run
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this fun fact Friday mini episode, learn about the controversial conceptual art piece, ”Take the Money and Run.” The artist, Jens Haaning was l...
Salvador Dali
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Salvador Dali was among the oddest artists of the 20th century. He was known not only for his surrealist paintings, but also his surreal life. From hi...
Fun Fact Friday - Who Created The Smiley Face?
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For this week‘s Fun Fact Friday mini episode, learn a little bit about the smiley face. The iconic image of a yellow circle with two dots and a smil...
Takashi Murakami
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Takashi Murakami is one of the most prominent contemporary Japanese painters. I spoke with Toki from the podcast Japan Explained to get some insights ...
Fun Fact Friday - Jackson Pollock Rags to Riches
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jackson Pollock grew up in a family that struggled financially. He was expelled from two different high schools and bounced around doing odd jobs earl...
Janet Sobel
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the season opener, I was joined by Garret McCorkle of the podcast No Country for History. His podcast focuses on obscure bits of American history ...
Season 2 Finale -REBROADCAST The Arts Madness Winner
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I am wrapping up this season with the conclusion to my Arts Madness Tournament. Over the last 6 weeks, voters have narrowed the field from 64 down to ...
Fun Fact Friday - From a King‘s Bathroom to an Iconic Museum
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Louvre is one of the most famous museums in the world with an expansive collection of some of the greatest masterpieces ever created. Interestingl...
Georgia O‘Keeffe vs. Yayoi Kusama
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are entering the final round of this year's Arts Madness Tournament. For those listeners outside the United States, every spring, there is a giant ...
Fun Fact Friday - The Art World is Bananas
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 2019, Maurizio Cattelan displayed a piece at Art Basel Miami, and it grabbed headlines around the world. The artwork titled Comedian consisted of s...
Georgia O‘Keeffe
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Georgia O‘Keeffe is considered the mother of American modernism. Her influence actually reached beyond American borders. Yayoi Kusama was not only i...
Fun Fact Friday - Georgia O‘Keeffe Painted in her Car
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For this week's Fun Fact Friday mini episode, I am sharing an interesting little tidbit I found about Georgia O'Keeffe. While she is best known for he...
Felix Gonzalez-Torres
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Felix Gonzalez-Torres was a Cuban American artist who rose to prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s with his poignant minimalist installations....
Fun Fact Friday - Andy Warhol had a Mummy Foot
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Warhol was an odd dude with an expansive and extremely odd collection. He basically hoarded all he could with boxes of stuff that could fill ware...
Andy Warhol
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For this week‘s episode, we focused on one of the most famous and influential Pop Artists of all time, Any Warhol. Andy Warhol was born, Any Warhol...
Fun Fact Friday - Purple
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For this fun fact Friday mini episode, I discuss the color purple. Purple has long been associated with royalty and that is largely because purple dye...
Bisa Butler
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, I spoke with Dr. Rosemary Lee an artist far more serious and accomplished than myself to gain some insights into the work of Bisa Bu...
Fun Fact Friday- Blue
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is a part of my series of fun fact Friday mini episodes about different colors. This week you can learn a bit about the history of different pigm...
Marcus Bromander
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Marcus Bromander is one of the co-creators and co-designers of the extremely popular game, Among Us. For this episode, I spoke with Jeff Arndt, a fell...
Fun Fact Friday - Green
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Remember the voting in round 1 of the Arts Madness tournament will begin Monday, March 1. Visit www.WhoArtEdPodcast.com for more information. This ...
Joe Mills
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For this week‘s episode I talked with Chuck Hoff about Joe Mills. Joe is an artist based out of Chicago and both Chuck and I were lucky enough to wo...
Fun Fact Friday - Yellow
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Voting for the Arts Madness tournament will begin March 1. Right now, you can check out all 64 artists and enter your prediction to win at www.WhoArtE...
Duff Goldman
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode I sat down with my good friend David Pittman to talk about the amazing work of Duff Goldman, the Ace of Cakes. Duff Goldman is a culi...
Fun Fact Friday - Orange
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I am continuing my fun fact series about colors. This episode is all about the color orange. I compiled a few fun facts about the color orange. For ex...
Grant Wood
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Grant Wood was the American regionalist painter who rose to prominence almost overnight with his 1930 painting, American Gothic. In this episode, I sp...
Fun Fact Friday - Red
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Last week I began a series of mini episodes exploring color. For this week's episode, I share some interesting bits about the color red. The color red...
Claude Monet
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Impressionist movement has been appealing to art lovers for about 150 years. While Claude Monet was not the sole inventor of the style, the moveme...
Fun Fact Friday - What is Color?
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For this week's mini episode, I wanted to take a little time to explain what color is and how we perceive color. This is going to be the first in a se...
Ernie Barnes
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Not a lot of great painters were also professional football players. Ernie Barnes was an American artist who grew up in the South during the Jim Crowe...
Fun Fact Friday - The Curious Case of Nat Tate
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The art world is full of interesting characters. In so many ways, the artist‘s biography can be as important as their work. Nat Tate was an interest...
Homer Simpson
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I wanted to start 2021 with something fun, so I decided to do an episode about a classic episode of The Simpsons. In season 10 episode 19 titled Mom a...
Season 2 Recap (Part 2)
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a second mini episode recapping the takeaways from the artists covered thus far in season 2. In this episode, I share my takeaways from the ep...