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Prepared
presentations***
General Topics
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How to look at Art
Arthur Schopenhauer said: Treat a work of art like a prince: let
it speak to you first.
Georgia O'Keeffe wrote: Nobody sees a flower, really – it is so
small – we haven't time, and to see takes time, like to have a friend
takes time.
In this richly-illustrated presentation we’ll talk about how to get a
work of art to speak, how to visit a museum, and how to make friends
with the art you see.
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Art Controversies Old and New
Should Britain return the Parthenon marbles to
Greece?
Did Leonardo put a woman in his Last Supper?
Is the Mona Lisa a man?
Are the Rivera murals sacrilegious?
Was Jackson Pollock a genius or
a fraud?
Should museums display nudes?
Is Marcel Duchamp's urinal art?
Throughout history much art has been controversial.
We'll look at a wide variety of art and
discuss many issues.
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Magical
Multiples: The Art of the
Print
(single talk or 3-part series)
Come and see my etchings!
Prints
have intrigued us since the first woodcuts.
Since prints have their own particular aesthetics, artists from the fifteenth century to today have
explored the visual
possibilities of printmaking. We'll
talk about how different prints are made and look at a rich variety of fine
artworks from inventive printmakers such as Albrecht Durer, Rembrandt,
Kathe Kollwitz and Mary Cassatt.
This
will increase your enjoyment of the exhibition In Your Dreams: 500
Years of Imaginary Prints at the Detroit Institute of Arts Sept 8,
2010 - Jan 2, 2011.
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Art in the City - (1) London
This
is the first in a series to be offered over the next few years looking
at the best art to be seen in public places and museums in cities around
the world. You will enjoy the images presented whether you are
looking for ideas for a future visit, want to remember past joys, or
just sample the best art the world has to offer.
Since I grew up in the Tate, the Victoria and Albert and the
National Gallery in England, the series begins with highlights
from these and other less well known collections in London.
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Art in the City - (2) Madrid
This
is the second in a series offered over the next few years looking
at the best art to be seen in public places and museums in cities around
the world.
Madrid
boasts the Prado Museum but also other treats for the art lover to enjoy
in the city and its environs.
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Art in the City - (3) Chicago
This
is the third in a series offered over the next few years looking
at the best art to be seen in public places and museums in cities around
the world.
Chicago
is a winning city despite losing its bid to host the 2016 Summer
Olympics. An easy trip from Detroit, it is a city full of
delights for art lovers from sculpture in Millennium Park and
world famous architecture to high quality museums. The Art
Institute of Chicago boasts some of the best loved paintings in
America and a new wing for modern art. We
will sample the Chicago's treats old and new in this richly
illustrated talk.
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Women in Art
(1
talk or 3 part series)
Some of the earliest
art we have – from 30,000 years ago – seems to show women barefoot,
pregnant, and in the cave.
Over the centuries since then, men making art have tended to
portray women either as goddesses or whores.
This lecture or lecture series looks at how the male gaze has rendered the
female and explores the changes when women have the chance to
become artists speaking about themselves.
Session 1:
How the male gaze has rendered the
female over the centuries
Session 2: Women struggle for a place in the art
world (15th though 19th century)
Session
3: Women artists get to speak for
themselves (20th century)
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English
Accents
Perhaps you thought English art was like
English cooking – boring!
Not so as you will find out as we journey from Old Masters like
Hogarth and Turner to the sensational, even scandalous, Young
British Artists and Turner Prize winners of today.
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Art
Topics by Time Period
Talks
Focusing on Special Artists
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Contact wendyevans@art-talks.org
to get a new topic developed for your group.
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