Episodes

  • A painting isn't a work of art until YOU get to spend some time with it.

    But what if you don't like it?

    Is it still Art? 

    Transcripts, links and sound credits (mostly from the fabulous and generous contributors to freesound.org) all on the website https://kristo.art/podcast/14-michael-krebber-simple-is-difficult

  • in this episode I talk about my own work — and the serious concept of Kairos.

    see the website https://kristo.art/podcast/13-richard-hunt-sweet-home-chicago for my images, as well as full transcripts, links and credits...

    Useful Links:

    Richard_Hunt

    Jonquil Park

    16-inch_softball

    Midnight in Paris

    Kairos

    Sturm und Drang

    John Peter Altgeld

    Gutzon Borglum

    Terra Museum

    Hecate

    synchronicity

    Arrow camera

    Diana camera

    Robert Clarke-Davis

    pinhole camera

    Henri Cartier-Bresson

     

     

     

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  • You'll find transcripts, links and credits for this episode... as well as few extra surprises on the website at https://kristo.art/podcast/9-antoni-tapies-part-1

  • In this episode, we hear from quite a few Cologne celebrities — even if they're no longer, um, hanging around...

    Also, a major synchronicity pops up — making for a pretty cool surprise...

    And if you're not sure what a synchronicity is — I've got a pretty good definition you can easily grok, without having to read Carl Jung's 100 page treatise on it...

    you'll find a full transcript of the episode along with links, credits and a few surprises at kristo.art: right here

    awesome sound credits:

    sound of diving board and splash courtesy of patchen
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    "Please dont do that" courtesy of girlhurl This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.

    "NO!" courtesy of theuncertainman This work is licensed under the Attribution License.

    sound of a dry-cough courtesy of danieldouch This work is licensed under the Attribution License.

    crunchy, munchy chewing courtesy of Bon_Vivant_Pictures This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.

    "mmmm" courtesy of TheAtomicBrain This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.

    "ja, ja, it’s okay" courtesy of Roses1401 This work is licensed under the Attribution License.

    Angry-Muttering courtesy of RoivasUGO This work is licensed under the Attribution License.

    "uh-oh" courtesy of DWOBoyle This work is licensed under the Attribution License.

    "whatever..." courtesy of pörnill This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.

    ("naughty-naughty" / horror ambience mix)
    "naughty-naughty" courtesy of balloonhead - This work is licensed under the Attribution License. horror-ambience courtesy of klankbeeld - This work is licensed under the Attribution License.

    "who’s that?" courtesy of iccleste This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.

    "oh!" (surprised guy) courtesy of Iceofdoom This work is licensed under the Attribution License.

    "ooh-la-la" courtesy of

  • in this episode, we finally take a look at the wall placard to learn the name of the artist (Rosemarie Trockel) and the title she gave the work (Wasser : Water)...

    kristo also lets you know why it's better to avoid looking for the name of the artist and the title of the piece until AFTER you've had a chance to think about the work...

    you can find the transcripts for this episode along with show notes, credits and a few fun surprises right here ...

    awesome sound credits:

    Thorn & Shout: “Farewell”
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    "really...?" courtesy of juror2
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    "ooh la la" courtesy of Timbre
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    "ugh, no" courtesy of BlueSiren
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    "god damn it" courtesy of pycckuu20032003
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    “aha...” / “yeah...” / “wow...” / “woo...” all courtesy of Luckybastard
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    "what the hell is this?" courtesy of afterguard
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    sound of pouring-beer courtesy of megashroom
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    sound of running water courtesy of BurghRecords
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    sounds of sheep / sawing wood / flapping sail courtesy of:

  • the stronger our first impressions—positive or negative—the more we should value the image that triggered them...
    and the closer we should look at both the image, and those impressions...

    Hi there...!
    You can find full show notes, the complete transcript and a few fun surprises right here...

    awesome sound credits:

    Thorn & Shout: “Farewell”
    "Farewell" by Thorn & Shout is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

    “I don’t really care how you feel” courtesy of greenratt
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    "really...?" courtesy of juror2
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    "car bouncing on dirt road" : a mix courtesy of Robinhood76 and craigsmith
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    "huh...?" courtesy of Adam_N
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    "mind the gap" courtesy of InspectorJ
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    “alright folks” courtesy of ERH
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    “it’s really terrible” courtesy of clivew
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    “no, no, no that’s very bad” courtesy of Greencouch
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    “oh yeah” courtesy of tim.kahn and Amy Gedgaudas
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  • this painting has a depth of meaning that isn't easy to access...
    but once you do, it will change the way you look at EVERYTHING...!

    Interviews with the artist, Yan Pei-Ming:
    Elena Cué for HuffPost 2015

    David Barboza for artzine china 2008

    Selina Ting for initiArt Magazine 2009

    Charles Schultz for the Brooklyn Rail 2012

    Lisa Stahl for Art in America

    brief bio from artnet 2015

    more images of Yan Pei-Ming's paintings:
    https://dailyartfair.com/artist/yan-pei-ming

    https://dailyartfair.com/exhibition/5152/yan-pei-ming-massimo-de-carlo

    https://dailyartfair.com/exhibition/7925/yan-pei-ming-galerie-thaddaeus-ropac

    Some Good, Larger images of work by Yan Pei-Ming
    https://www.tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica.com/2018/09/Yan-Pei-Ming.html

    Significant links:
    Francis Bacon Popes

    Velazquez: Pope Innocent X

    Titian: Pope Paul III

    Jacques-Louis David: Coronation of Napoleon:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coronation_of_Napoleon

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coronation_of_Napoleon#/media/File:David_-_L'Empereur_Napoleon_se_couronnant_lui-meme.png

    Yan Pei-Ming’s Napoleons

    Andy Warhol and Mao

    Warhol’s candy colored Mao portraits:
    https://guyhepner.com/artist/andy-warhol-art-prints-paintings/mao-by-andy-warhol/

    https://www.masterworksfineart.com/educational-resources/andy-warhol/warhol-mao-series-1972/

    https://www.wikiart.org/en/andy-warhol/mao-2

    Warhol’s Death & Disaster Series

    A great example of VanGogh’s brushwork

    Silkscreen painting

    Bill Alexander: Magic of Oil Painting

    Bob Ross: Joy of Oil Painting

    autonomous sensory meridian response

    They Live

    Freud's Free association method

    more Warhol:
    ...

  • this portrait of Mao is pretty enigmatic, and it had me wondering why anyone would feel the need to paint it...let alone want to buy it...

    I spend some time describing the painting and wondering aloud about what it might mean...
    listen in and get my take on what I call AngryArt...

    I also interview an otherwise innocent bystander to hear what he thinks...
    I'm glad I did... but that doesn't come until the next episode, which will be part 2 of this 2 part look at this very stormy painting of Mao...

    Links mentioned:

    Cologne’s Museum Ludwig

    Andy Warhol and Mao

    Warhol’s candy colored Mao portraits:

    guyhepner.com

    masterworksfineart.com

    wikiart.org

    pixellation and artists:

    A portrait by Chuck Close

    Collages by David Hockney

    Gerhard Richter’s pixellated stained glass window

    Richter’s Baader-Meinhof paintings (the ones I first saw at the museum in Boston)

    Sigmar Polke

    A great example of VanGogh’s brushwork

    A definition of: Sturm und Drang

    Who is:
    Yan Pei-Ming

    Lots more work by Yan Pei-Ming

    Some Good, Larger images of work by Yan Pei-Ming

    Tiananmen Square protests (1989)

    Sound links:
    “roger that” courtesy of theuncertainman
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    “sturm und drang thunder strike” courtesy of Mike Koenig
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    “sturm und dang screams” courtesy of
    thanvannispen
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    “single scream” courtesy of Richard Frohlich
    FreqMan
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  • I’ll be be visiting museums and galleries
    and meeting individual paintings and sculptures…
    some of them will be old friends…
    but most of them will be works I’ve never met before or know anything about…
    and they’re all gonna be talking to me…

    and when you listen in on my conversations, you’ll find the art saying something interesting and personal to you, too…
    you’ll not only be seeing these works through my eyes and my intuition,
    you’re going to learn how to do this for yourself…
    —in ANY museum and with ANY work of art—

    transcripts and links at:
    kristo.art

    Special thanks to:
    Inaequalis for Swoon (from their Bête Noire album)
    it's music that will rock your world...!
    licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License