Feb 18, 2021
ep43: Critically acclaimed art versus commercially successful art
Chris and Randall discuss critically acclaimed art versus commercially successful art.
topics discussed include:
the role of the critic
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's three questions:
What was the artist trying to do?
How well did he do it?
Was it worth the...
Jan 14, 2021
ep38: What makes some art timeless?
Chris and Randall ponder what allows some art to stand the test of time.
Topics discussed:
Ozymandias (poem)
Is it easier for some art forms to stand the test of time than
others?
Pompeii
Roman statuary
translations
Bible
Greek mythology
avant garde art
radio
Arnold Schoenberg
Igor...