148 search results for “The Owsley Moment”
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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.
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S01 E28 – Salvador Dali – Tiles: The Fiery Kiss, Guitars, The Pigeons, The Plant Sun, The Starfish – 1954
A surprising medium for this famous surrealist painter, yet featuring some of his instantly recognizable themes.
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S03 E47 – Bentwood Serving Dish, early 20th Century, North America, Northwest Coast, Haida culture
Formline is a complex abstract aesthetic language created over two thousand years ago by the indigenous people of the Northwest Coast of North America.
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S03 E46 – Frederick William MacMonnies, Pan of Rohallion, 1889-90, bronze cast after 1894
Pan is a young boy, wrapped in greenery, and playing two long flutes. He balances atop a bronze orb while fish gather below him to listen to his song.
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S03 E45 – Buddha Seated in Meditation, 15th-16th century, China
On the back of the statue, there is a rectangular opening. Relics, mantra slips, incense, and other precious objects could be placed inside to sanctify the statue. Such additions would increase the spiritual power of the object.
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S03 E44 – Paul Manship, Diana and Actaeon, 1921 and 1925
The poses of both figures create diagonals that send them in different directions, both trying to escape the other, but a dynamic symmetry, as well as the arrow that Manship did not sculpt, links them. Research by Stacia Schmidt Voiced by Matthew Schulte Produced by Gabriel Hua in cooperation with the David Owsley Museum of […]
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S03 E43 – André Lhote, Under the Trees I (Sous Bois I), 1906
Fauvist artists like Lhote paired painterly and bright colors to express intense emotions.
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S03 E42 – Jali Screen, 1725-1775, India, Mughal Dynasty
Jalis were originally made of wood, but the emperors of the Mughal dynasty who ruled India from the 16th to the 19th centuries paired the jali technology with the beautiful geometric designs typical of Islamic sandstone carvings to create a new, signature architectural element.
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S03 E41 – Priest’s Crown, 1800s, Tibet
These types of headpieces were worn by Tibetan Buddhist religious leaders. The five skulls refer to the five Buddhas who help guide the priest who wears it in his spiritual transcendence.
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S03 E40 – Bottle Vase, 1736-1795, China, Qing dynasty
The vase at DOMA has a glossy pattern of purple and blue moving throughout the blood red glaze of the vase.
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S03 E39 – Hair Ornament, 1368-1644, China, Ming Dynasty
The pinhead of the ornament consists of delicate openwork depicting four figures approaching a Buddhist temple, with a background of symmetrical geometric patterns.
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S03 E38 – Philipp Jakob Straub, Saint Sebastian, 1760
In Straub’s wooden sculpture the saint’s body is limp and tied with real twine to a dark brown tree. His arms rest atop small branches and his legs barely support the weight of his body.
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S03 E37 – Vance Bell, Teapot, 2007
A milky white glaze coats the top of the teapot, and appears to transform into the sandy, orange, and brown tones that trail down the body. This surface is created by the ash particles and atmosphere generated in a wood-fired kiln.
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S03 E36 – Ted Neal, Geneva Teapot with Cozy, 2008
This work, unlike more typical delicate teapots wrapped in soft, knitted cozies, is sturdy and industrial.
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S03 E35 – Attic Red-Figure Column Krater, about 480 BCE, Greece
Dionysus was often accompanied by attendants who joined him in the pleasures of wine, theater, and dance. This was how Dionysus brought joy to the world.
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S03 E34 – Jean-Baptiste Pater, Garden Party (Fête Champêtre), 1715-1736
Pater’s painting is in the Rococo style, which became popular in France in the 18th century. This style of painting is characterized by its light colors and curved forms, and its most common subjects are nature, youth, and the elite aristocratic garden party known in French as a fête champêtre.
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S03 E33 – Henri Eugène Le Sidaner, Clisson Bridge, Moonlight (Pont de Clisson-Clair de Lune), 1911
The dappled surface and the dark blues and greens Le Sidaner used are signature elements of his intimist style and help express the serenity of the evening hours in a small town like Clisson.
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About The Owsley Moment
Created by Ball State School of Art professor Dr. Lara Kuykendall, The Owsley Moment is a brief, informative program that describes one work in the David Owsley Museum of Art's collection every week. Each Moment takes the listener on a small adventure, often telling the history of the piece, recounting the life of the artist, or vividly detailing the characteristics of the work.
The Owsley Moments are written by Ball State art history students. They are produced in collaboration with the David Owsley Museum of Art and Indiana Public Radio and are voiced by Ball State students.