What is Baroque Painting? Italian Edition
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In this episode of ART Minded, curator of European art, Guillaume Kientz discusses the origins of the Baroque art movement in Italy, the cultural and political context that helped to shape patronage, and the influence of important painters such as Caravaggio, Carracci, and Ribera. This program highlights paintings featured in the special exhibition Flesh and Blood: Italian Masterpieces from the Capodimonte Museum, moderated by education manager Connie Barganier.
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The Scholars’ Selection: Masterpieces of Flesh and Blood
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In this episode of Art Minded, eminent Renaissance and Baroque scholars discuss a selection of pieces featured in the exhibition Flesh and Blood: Italian Masterpieces from the Capodimonte Museum. The paintings discussed in this podcast, by El Greco, the Caracci brothers, and Caravaggio, embody the contrasts of this exhibition.
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The Making of Renoir: The Body, The Senses
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This episode focuses on the curators’ process of creating the special exhibition Renoir: The Body, The Senses. From the inspiration for the show and decision to include other artists to worldwide travels and last-minute loans, the curators discuss their most memorable behind-the-scenes moments.
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“Renoir: The Body, The Senses” – The Curators’ View
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This new episode of “Art Minded” focuses on the Kimbell’s current special exhibition, Renoir: The Body, The Senses, the first major exhibition to focus on Renoir’s nudes.
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A Passion for Water Lilies
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“I am only good at two things, gardening and painting.”- Claude Monet
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Guided Meditation: Mandala
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The second episode in the meditation series focuses on a Mandala from the Sam and Myrna Myers Collection.
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Guided Meditation: Amida Buddha
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The first episode in this meditation series focuses on a 12th-century Japanese sculpture of the Amida Buddha in the Sam and Myrna Myers Collection. The Buddha, cast in bronze and slightly smaller than life-size, is seated in meditation. Throughout the guided meditation, listeners will focus on gradually and methodically relaxing the body, controlling their breathing and using the inward senses to study the Buddha and visualize an interaction with him.
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The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, presents “ART Minded," a podcast produced by the Museum that offers new perspectives on the works in the Museum's permanent collection and special exhibitions. Each episode will provide unusual viewpoints that enhance and sometimes even challenge our customary engagement with artworks.
info_outlineThe second episode in the meditation series focuses on a Mandala from the Sam and Myrna Myers Collection. The practice in ancient Indian monastic communities of recycling donations of cloth and clothing gave rise to techniques of patchwork and appliqué that characterized textiles used by the clergy and in worship as the Buddhist faith spread across Asia. In Tibet, imported silks were always in short supply; the practice of making patchworks of luxury silks became a pious act born of necessity.
Mandalas were used by Tibetans in daily and religious life. Numerological diagrams were important systems for calculating horoscopes and forecasting the future. In the context of Tantric Buddhism, geometric patchworks evoked the matrix of time and space in which the soul was caught in the web of existence.
The recordings are meant to be enjoyed anywhere—in the comfort of the listener’s home or in the exhibition itself. Downloadable MP3 files are available on the Kimbell’s website, kimbellart.org.