147 search results for “The Owsley Moment”
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S01 E54 – Masayuki Nagare – Thrusting – 1945-1969
Sometimes, the story of an artist’s life is just as interesting as the history of the art itself.
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S01 E53 – Alexander Calder – Three Worms and A New Moon – 1949
A very brief history of kinetic art are mobiles in this Moment; plus, is this a kind of interactive art, too?
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S01 E52 – Unidentified Tibetan artist – Headdress – 1900-1930
The history of this headdress remains somewhat of a mystery.
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S01 E51 – Childe Hassam – Bowl of Goldfish – 1912
This painting seems breathable, light, and natural, which was not typical in American artworks at the time.
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S01 E50 – Eugene Louis Boudin – Leaving the Port of Le Havre – 1883
Boudin’s innovative techniques influenced impressionist artists like Monet, but his contemporaries often overshadow him.
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S01 E49 – Master Tokewaki – Amida Buddha – 1680
This gentle giant may be your respite from the stress of the day-to-day.
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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.