148 search results for “The Owsley Moment”
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S01 E48 – Childe Hassam – Reflection (Kitty Hughes) – 1917
A characteristically impressionistic painting, with painterly brushstrokes, emphasis on light, and focus on a brief moment in time.
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S01 E47 – Alfred Leslie – Pythoness – 1959
What makes a work of art eye-catching, emotionally connecting, or otherwise subjectively pleasing?
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S01 E46 – Unidentified Chinese Artist – Scholar’s Rock
Known to Chinese tradition as gongshi, these stones occur naturally after eons of being sculpted by the earth’s powerful hand.
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S01 E45 – Unidentified Nepalese Artist – Mandala – 1800s
When Buddhist monks craft the sacred patterns of a mandala, every decision communicates a personal statement – even down to the choice of colors.
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S01 E44 – Unidentified Pre-Columbian Artist – Gold Nose Ornament with Jaguar Face – 100-599
Only a powerful person would have worn this painstakingly handcrafted jewelry.
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S01 E43 – Unidentified Pre-Columbian Artist – Onyx Mask – 200-900
What purpose might a mask that cannot be worn have?
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S01 E42 – Unidentified Chinese Artist – The Head of Bodhisattva – 960-1127
The remainder of a mystical descendant of the Buddha who acts as an intermediary the cycle of reincarnation and nirvana.
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S01 E41 – Unknown Japanese Artist – Baku (Dream Eater) – 1603-1868
Are nightmares keeping you awake at night? This statue of Baku, also known as the Dream Eater, may be able to help!
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S01 E40 – Adolph Alexander Weinman – Descending Night and Rising Day – 1914 – 1915
Originally designed them to go atop columns as part of fountains for the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco.
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S01 E39 – Unidentified Senufo Craftsman – Firespitter Mask (Kponyugo) – 1965-1973
Despite the fearsome appearance of this mask, its use in traditional rituals is a positive one.
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S01 E38 – Theodore Gechter – Charles Martel Fighting Abderame, King of the Saracens – 1783
A heated moment in the Battle of Tours, a defensive battle won by the Franks against the invading Muslims in the eighth century CE.
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S01 E37 – Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée – Death of the Dauphin – 1765
Neoclassical elements of antiquity and the strong emotion of the Romantic style converge in this scene.
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S01 E36 – Harry Bertoia – High Back “Bird” Lounge Chair and Ottoman – 1952
Peeling away the padded seat covers, this chair reveals itself to be an intricately ergonomic mesh of metal wire.
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S01 E35 – Jan Van Kessel II – Flowers Decorating a Stone Relief of the Virgin and Child – 1650-1655
As you approach this seventeenth-century Flemish painting, what seems to be a simple grey background reveals itself.
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S01 E34 – Unidentified Bamana Artist – Horizontal Helmet Mask, Komo Society – 1950-1955
Though this mask may seem intimidating, in this Moment we reveal what it represents to its creators.
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S01 E33 – Reuben Kadish – Untitled – 1960-1969
How might understanding the process of creating art be connected to the emotional experience of it?
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S01 E32 – Massimo Stanzione – The Martyrdome of St. Lawrence – 1628-1632
One of the most dramatic compositions in the David Owsley Museum of Art’s collection.
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S01 E31 – Antonio Balestra – The Death of Abel – 1701-1704
Though this piece may be a typical format of Baroque paintings, it is masterfully executed nonetheless.
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S01 E30 – Palace Support Columns – Unidentified African Artist – 1900-1950
These columns exemplify Cameroon art: strikingly stylized, but still functional as structural supports.
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S01 E29 – Unidentified Chinese Artist – Pair of Dragon-Forms Tile Roof Ridge Terminal – 1550-1650
Clues from Ming Dynasty art suggest that these dragons served a useful purpose: protecting a roof from fire.