Episode 108: Venetian vs. Florentine Renaissance Art

Bellini, Madonna of the Meadow, abt 1500

Venice and Florence were powerful city states during the time of the Italian Renaissance. Venice was a port city which meant that all the exotic wonders of the world could be found there. This lead to experimentation with color that other European cities couldn't come anywhere near to emulating. Color was such a huge part of Venice that people created whole businesses that involved the making and developing of pigments and dyes. It is no wonder that Venetian art was known for its "colorito" approach.

Colortio was the Venetian approach to painting using lots of color and conveying extreme drama.

Titian, Bacchus and Ariadne, 1520

Colortio was the Venetian approach to painting using lots of color and conveying extreme drama.

Giorgione, The Tempest, 1505

Giorgione, Madonna and Child with Saints Liberale and Francis, 1505

Veronese, Feast in the House of Levi, 1573

Tintoretto, The Finding of Moses, Late Renaissance

In Florence, the city probably most well known for Renaissance art, draftsmanship, line and figural accuracy (disegno) were taken very seriously. The use of light, just like in Venice, was very important but took on a much different quality.

Antonio Pollaiuolo, Hercules Slaying Antaeus, ca. 1478

Domenico Ghirlandaio, Birth of the Virgin Mary

Bronzino, Portrait of a Young Man, 1530

We hope you enjoyed this episode of Venetian vs. Florentine Art. This is our last full episode for the summer but we will have Short But Sweet episodes up every Wednesday until our semester starts back up in August. Thanks for sticking with us through season three! We'll see you in a couple of month's for season four!

Episode 107: Art for Arts Sake

"Art for arts sake” from French slogan “l’art pour l’art” —expresses a philosophy/concept that the intrinsic value of art, and the only “true” art, is divorced from any didactic, moral, or utilitarian function. In Greek, these works are described as autoteles (aut- + telos, meaning self + goal) or “autotelic—complete in itself.”

Whistler, Nocturne in Black and Gold, 1872-77

“Beauty is a form of Genius--is higher, indeed, than Genius, as it needs no explanation. It is one of the great facts of the world, like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in the dark waters of that silver shell we call the moon. It cannot be questioned. It has divine right of sovereignty. It makes princes of those who have it.” —Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde

James Abbott McNeill Whistler, The Peacock Room

Edward Burne-Jones, Golden Stairs, 1876-1880, Tate Britain

Rosetti, Lady Lilith, 1868

Soul's Beauty

Body's Beauty

We apologize for the delay in uploading this episode. We hope you enjoyed learning more about "Art for Arts Sake". Next week Lauren will be back with Julia discussing the differences between Florentine and Venetian art. 

Episode 99: UVU's Possible BA in Art History

Recently Julia and Lauren met with Dr. Steven Bule and Associate Professor Courtney Davis to talk about the Bachelor of Arts in Art History that is in the works at UVU.

Utah Valley University

We're in the Paper!

Arts and Facts met with Natalie Sullivan, Assistant News Editor, of the Utah Valley University newspaper last week. We talked about the podcast and our goals for the future, and today we found ourselves on the front page of the UVU Review! What an exciting day! We've worked so hard on Arts and Facts and have so much passion for art history- well, it's been amazing to be recognized for all that hard work. Thank you Natalie for your very nice article. You can read it here.

Episode 48: Folk Art

In this weeks episode of Arts and Facts:

Defining 'Folk Art' is pretty difficult, as Marie and Julia came to find out.  In this episode they have a minor smack down over what can be defined as 'Folk Art', but it's all in good fun.

One interesting aspect of Folk Art is that it is not influenced by academic circles or movements, which both Julia and Marie agree, is an interesting and meaningful benefit to the art form.

The following artists are from the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's and 30's:

Romare Beardon, 

Romare Beardon

Sargent Johnson

Lois Mailou Jones

Grant Wood was a Midwestern artist who came to be classified as a regional artist.

Grant Wood, Young Corn

Grant Wood, American Gothic

Grant Wood, Stained Glass

Examples of Antique Folk Art:

Examples of folk art from non-western cultures:

Next week will be Marie's farewell episode, so of course we have to talk photography! Tune in to listen to the podcast teams favorite photographers and some of their most loved work.

If you have topics in art history you're just itching to hear more about, leave us a comment or email us at: uvu.artsandfacts@gmail.com.

Episode 47: Ancient Egyptian Art

In this weeks episode of Arts and Facts:

Ancient Egypt is one of those mysterious subjects that have interested the general public and scholars for hundreds of years and Arts and Facts is no exception! Jo and Chloe take us on a general tour of Ancient Egyptian art hitting the highlights in architecture, painting and sculpture. 

Temple of Karnak

Temple of Hatshepsut

Nebamun Hunting Birds

From The Book of the Dead

Seated Scribe

Sculptures of  Ramesses II at Abu Simbel

Bust of Nefertiti

If you are interested in listening to our Akhenaten episode you can listen to if for Free on iTunes U. Or click here to read the blog post. 

If you have topics in art history you're just itching to hear more about, leave us a comment or email us at: uvu.artsandfacts@gmail.com.