Ekphrastic

Amateur art enthusiast explores the Visual Art world, through the looking glass of news and poetry.

Molly Crabapple - Gaza 08/06/2024

Molly Crabapple - Gaza Molly Crabapple is an American illustrator, writer, and activist known for her detailed and intricate artwork that often focuses on social justice issues; making her a prominent figure in contemporary art and activism. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit …its where you can find all this stuff catalogued for your viewing pleasure. /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/32460052

Tafy LaPlanche - The Voodoo That You Do 07/27/2024

Tafy LaPlanche - The Voodoo That You Do Tafy LaPlanche believes in portraiture as a vehicle for storytelling. Through her bright, bold, and patterned portraits, Tafy reveals the underlying narratives of those she has encountered throughout her life. For this and otme artwork we discuss, please visit …its wmee you can find all this stuff catalogued for your viewing pleasure. /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/32314227

Titian - David & Goliath 07/20/2024

Titian - David & Goliath Titian is considered one of the most versatile and influential painters of the Venetian school. He became one of the leading figures of his time, leaving a lasting impact on the art world that is still celebrated today. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit …its where you can find all this stuff catalogued for your viewing pleasure. /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/32226747

Martin Krzywinski - Pi 07/09/2024

Martin Krzywinski - Pi Martin Krzywinski is a Canadian bioinformatician and data visualization expert. He is known for his work in creating innovative and informative data visualizations. Krzywinski's visualizations often focus on making complex biological data more accessible and understandable to both scientists and the general public. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit …its where you can find all this stuff catalogued for your viewing pleasure. /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/32067227

Edvard Munch - The Scream 07/06/2024

Edvard Munch - The Scream Edvard Munch is considered one of the pioneers of expressionism, an artistic movement that sought to convey subjective experiences and emotions through distortion, exaggeration, and vivid color. His innovative artistic style and subject matter challenged traditional conventions and paved the way for several modern art movements. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit …its where you can find all this stuff catalogued for your viewing pleasure. /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/32032922

Kehinde Wiley - Barack Hussein Obama 06/10/2023

Kehinde Wiley - Barack Hussein Obama Kehinde Wiley, renowned visual artist known for his vibrant and larger-than-life portraits - that celebrate black and brown individuals; challenging stereotypes, and promoting inclusivity. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit …its where you can find all this stuff catalogued for your viewing pleasure. /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/27099099

Cecily Brown - The Sleep Around and the Lost and Found 05/13/2023

Cecily Brown - The Sleep Around and the Lost and Found Cecily Brown has transfixed viewers with sumptuous color, bold brushwork, and complex narratives that relate to some of Western art history’s grandest and oldest themes. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit …its where you can find all this stuff catalogued for your viewing pleasure. /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/26829708

Rene Magritte - Son of Man 04/05/2023

Rene Magritte - Son of Man Rene Magritte was a Belgian painter who had a way of making poetic images visible. He reimagined painting - as a critical tool that could challenge perception and engage a viewer’s mind. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit …its where you can find all this stuff catalogued for your viewing pleasure. /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/26460498

Judy Bowman - He's Not Coming Home 03/13/2023

Judy Bowman - He's Not Coming Home Judy Bowman - she was raised in Detroit’s Black Bottom neighborhood, and she sees it as her job to tell stories that are reflective of her coming of age experiences. Check out the main YouTube Channel: For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit …its where you can find all this stuff catalogued for your viewing pleasure. /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/26213190

Bisa Butler - Smart Girls Rock 01/24/2023

Bisa Butler - Smart Girls Rock Bisa Butler is an award winning African American textile artist. She is known for her vibrantly stunning larger than life sized quilted portraits that captivate viewers around the world. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit …its where you can find all this stuff catalogued for your viewing pleasure. /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/25706577

Maria Prymachenko - A Dove Has Spread Her Wings 11/08/2022

Maria Prymachenko - A Dove Has Spread Her Wings Maria Prymachenko was a self-taught village folk artist from Ukraine. An inspiration for Picasso and Chagall, her works are now an international symbol of the call for peace. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit …its where you can find all this stuff catalogued for your viewing pleasure. /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/24947979

M.C Escher - Drawing Hands 10/05/2022

M.C Escher - Drawing Hands Today MC Escher is one of the world’s most famous graphic artists. Despite wide popular interest… in his day, Escher was dismissed by the art world, but venerated by mathematicians. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit …its where you can find all this stuff catalogued for your viewing pleasure. Twitter @TheEkphrastic; Instagram SN: theekphrastic, and YouTube Search: ekphrastic podcast /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/24588768

Shirley Woodson - Flight Into Egypt 09/02/2022

Shirley Woodson - Flight Into Egypt Shirley Woodson has worked a lifetime to tell stories of the African American experience through her figurative paintings. Beyond that, she is also a tireless arts educator and advocate, whose career spans over 60 years and counting. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit …its where you can find all this stuff catalogued for your viewing pleasure. /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/24247353

Hans Holbein - Portrait of Nikolaus Kratzer 08/01/2022

Hans Holbein - Portrait of Nikolaus Kratzer Hans Holbien the Younger is considered one of the finest portraitists of the early Modern Period. He’s perhaps best known for painting the who's who during the height of English society at that time For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit …its where you can find all this stuff catalogued for your viewing pleasure. /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/23930109

Jammie Holmes - The Illusion 07/04/2022

Jammie Holmes - The Illusion Jammie Holmes is a self-taught painter, whose work tells the story of contemporary life for many black families in the Deep South; primarily focused in Louisiana. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit …its where you can find all this stuff catalogued for your viewing pleasure. /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/23626580

Peter Max - Love 06/01/2022

Peter Max - Love Peter Max - is a famed illustrator and graphic artist who specializes in Pop Art and Neo Expressionism, and is known for his (lets just say) generous use of vibrant colors. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit …its where you can find all this stuff catalogued for your viewing pleasure. /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/23298836

Alexander Calder - Man 05/02/2022

Alexander Calder - Man Alexander Calder redefined sculpture by introducing the element of movement, he is perhaps best known for his large, colorful sculptures, which incorporate elements of humor and chance into uniquely engineered structures. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit . /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/22983704

Danny Ferrell - Mac Miller 04/07/2022

Danny Ferrell - Mac Miller Artist Danny Ferrell is known for his sensitive paintings of people from within his LGBTQ+ community. But sensitive doesn’t mean weak. In fact, Danny’s paintings, abundant in a glowing pallet, assert in his subjects… defiance - saturated in color - brimming with life. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit . /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/22715888

Dominique Fung - Double Happiness 03/03/2022

Dominique Fung - Double Happiness Drawing influence from her Chinese background, Dominique Fung’s contemporary surrealistic paintings critique the long history of Orientalism in art and the objectification of Asian women. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit . /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/22326977

Amoako Boafo - Reflection 02/02/2022

Amoako Boafo - Reflection Known for his empowering fingertip paintings, Amoako Boafo is regarded as a notable young voice in art of the African Diaspora - through his new approaches to the shaping of Black forms, and their dispositions in a larger global context. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit . /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/21992795

Bob Ross - Northern Lights 12/08/2021

Bob Ross - Northern Lights Known for his fast and easy "wet-on-wet" painting technique, Bob Ross reached millions of art lovers with his popular television program 'The Joy of Painting.' /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/21414254

Georgia Okeeffe - Black Iris 11/05/2021

Georgia Okeeffe - Black Iris Georgia O’Keeffe is commonly recognized as the "Mother of American modernism” and is one of the most significant artists of the 20th century. /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/21059033

Calida Rawles - Water Dancer 10/02/2021

Calida Rawles - Water Dancer Calida Rawles… The Los Angeles–based artist has earned widespread recognition for her exacting, ethereal depictions of water, and after spending over two decades selling work directly out of her studio, she has broken into the international art scene. /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/20684438

Albrecht Durer - Young Hare 09/07/2021

Albrecht Durer - Young Hare Albrecht Dürer, was a German painter, printmaker and theorist, and has been conventionally regarded as the greatest artist of the Renaissance in Northern Europe ever since. /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/20395325

Futura - Boombox 08/16/2021

Futura - Boombox Futura New York’s original street art vanguard, and one of the most renowned figures of the contemporary art scene is an illustrator, photographer, sculptor as well as fashion and graphic designer. /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/20163119

Picasso - Guernica 07/03/2021

Picasso - Guernica Pablo Picaso was a painter, sculptor, etcher, lithographer, ceramist and designer- and is regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/19693295

Ernie Barnes - Sugar Shack 05/30/2021

Ernie Barnes - Sugar Shack Ernie Barnes was an American painter, actor, and football player best known for his depictions of figures in motion. In pop culture Barnes’ paintings appear on music album covers, television and movies, especially his iconic dance hall scene, The Sugar Shack. /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/19294403

DL Warfield - ATLiens 05/08/2021

DL Warfield - ATLiens DL Warfield, a critically acclaimed creative designer and artist, roundly respected and highly accomplished as a creative crusade for pop cultures royalty. /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/19029629

Frank Bowling - They Give Birth Astride a Grave 04/03/2021

Frank Bowling - They Give Birth Astride a Grave Frank Bowling, an artist known for his lush semi-abstract works that consider histories of colonialism in poetic ways… now known as Sir Franklin Bowling (don’t forget the Sir) - his work has redefined the course of abstract painting. /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/18589262

Benny Andrews - Did the Bear Sit Under a Tree 03/01/2021

Benny Andrews - Did the Bear Sit Under a Tree Benny Andrews, the son of sharecroppers with no formal training, developed his Figurative style by simply observing those around him. /episode/index/show/darwindarko/id/18133379

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