But what if you don't like it?

Is it still Art? 

Transcripts, links and sound credits (mostly from the fabulous and generous contributors to freesound.org) all on the website https://kristo.art/podcast/14-michael-krebber-simple-is-difficult

see the website https://kristo.art/podcast/13-richard-hunt-sweet-home-chicago for my images, as well as full transcripts, links and credits...

Useful Links:

Richard_Hunt

Jonquil Park

16-inch_softball

Midnight in Paris

Kairos

Sturm und Drang

John Peter Altgeld

Gutzon Borglum

Terra Museum

Hecate

synchronicity

Arrow camera

Diana camera

Robert Clarke-Davis

pinhole camera

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Also, a major synchronicity pops up — making for a pretty cool surprise...

And if you're not sure what a synchronicity is — I've got a pretty good definition you can easily grok, without having to read Carl Jung's 100 page treatise on it...

you'll find a full transcript of the episode along with links, credits and a few surprises at kristo.art: right here

awesome sound credits:

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Also, a major synchronicity pops up — making for a pretty cool surprise...

And if you're not sure what a synchronicity is — I've got a pretty good definition you can easily grok, without having to read Carl Jung's 100 page treatise on it...

you'll find a full transcript of the episode along with links, credits and a few surprises at kristo.art: right here

awesome sound credits:

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kristo also lets you know why it's better to avoid looking for the name of the artist and the title of the piece until AFTER you've had a chance to think about the work...

you can find the transcripts for this episode along with show notes, credits and a few fun surprises right here ...

awesome sound credits:

Thorn & Shout: “Farewell”
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sounds of sheep / sawing wood / flapping sail courtesy of: in this episode, we finally take a look at the wall placard to learn the name of the artist (Rosemarie Trockel) and the title she gave the work (Wasser : Water)...

kristo also lets you know why it's better to avoid looking for the name of the artist and the title of the piece until AFTER you've had a chance to think about the work...

you can find the transcripts for this episode along with show notes, credits and a few fun surprises right here ...

awesome sound credits:

Thorn & Shout: “Farewell”
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Hi there...! 
You can find full show notes, the complete transcript and a few fun surprises right here...

awesome sound credits:

Thorn & Shout: “Farewell”
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"mind the gap" courtesy of InspectorJ
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“oh yeah” courtesy of tim.kahn and Amy Gedgaudas
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and the closer we should look at both the image, and those impressions...

Hi there...! 
You can find full show notes, the complete transcript and a few fun surprises right here...

awesome sound credits:

Thorn & Shout: “Farewell”
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“to be or not to be” from Hamlet act 3 scene 1
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Interviews with the artist, Yan Pei-Ming:
Elena Cué for HuffPost 2015

David Barboza for artzine china 2008

Selina Ting for initiArt Magazine 2009

Charles Schultz for the Brooklyn Rail 2012

Lisa Stahl for Art in America

brief bio from artnet 2015

more images of Yan Pei-Ming's paintings:
https://dailyartfair.com/artist/yan-pei-ming

https://dailyartfair.com/exhibition/5152/yan-pei-ming-massimo-de-carlo

https://dailyartfair.com/exhibition/7925/yan-pei-ming-galerie-thaddaeus-ropac

Some Good, Larger images of work by Yan Pei-Ming
https://www.tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica.com/2018/09/Yan-Pei-Ming.html

Significant links:
Francis Bacon Popes

Velazquez: Pope Innocent X

Titian: Pope Paul III

Jacques-Louis David: Coronation of Napoleon:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coronation_of_Napoleon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coronation_of_Napoleon#/media/File:David_-_L'Empereur_Napoleon_se_couronnant_lui-meme.png

Yan Pei-Ming’s Napoleons

Andy Warhol and Mao

Warhol’s candy colored Mao portraits:
https://guyhepner.com/artist/andy-warhol-art-prints-paintings/mao-by-andy-warhol/

https://www.masterworksfineart.com/educational-resources/andy-warhol/warhol-mao-series-1972/

https://www.wikiart.org/en/andy-warhol/mao-2

Warhol’s Death & Disaster Series

A great example of VanGogh’s brushwork

Silkscreen painting

Bill Alexander: Magic of Oil Painting

Bob Ross: Joy of Oil Painting

autonomous sensory meridian response

They Live

Freud's Free association method

more Warhol:
...]]>this painting has a depth of meaning that isn't easy to access...
but once you do, it will change the way you look at EVERYTHING...!

Interviews with the artist, Yan Pei-Ming:
Elena Cué for HuffPost 2015

David Barboza for artzine china 2008

Selina Ting for initiArt Magazine 2009

Charles Schultz for the Brooklyn Rail 2012

Lisa Stahl for Art in America

brief bio from artnet 2015

more images of Yan Pei-Ming's paintings:
https://dailyartfair.com/artist/yan-pei-ming

https://dailyartfair.com/exhibition/5152/yan-pei-ming-massimo-de-carlo

https://dailyartfair.com/exhibition/7925/yan-pei-ming-galerie-thaddaeus-ropac

Some Good, Larger images of work by Yan Pei-Ming
https://www.tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica.com/2018/09/Yan-Pei-Ming.html

Significant links:
Francis Bacon Popes

Velazquez: Pope Innocent X

Titian: Pope Paul III

Jacques-Louis David: Coronation of Napoleon:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coronation_of_Napoleon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coronation_of_Napoleon#/media/File:David_-_L'Empereur_Napoleon_se_couronnant_lui-meme.png

Yan Pei-Ming’s Napoleons

Andy Warhol and Mao

Warhol’s candy colored Mao portraits:
https://guyhepner.com/artist/andy-warhol-art-prints-paintings/mao-by-andy-warhol/

https://www.masterworksfineart.com/educational-resources/andy-warhol/warhol-mao-series-1972/

https://www.wikiart.org/en/andy-warhol/mao-2

Warhol’s Death & Disaster Series

A great example of VanGogh’s brushwork

Silkscreen painting

Bill Alexander: Magic of Oil Painting

Bob Ross: Joy of Oil Painting

autonomous sensory meridian response

They Live

Freud's Free association method

more Warhol:
https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/1517?

https://uk.phaidon.com/agenda/art/articles/2013/february/22/the-fascinating-story-behind-andy-warhols-soup-cans/

Joseph Campbell explaining Joyce’s theory on pornographic art from his “Portrait of the Artist”

China's Cultural Revolution

images from the cultural revolution

https://invisiblephotographer.asia/2016/09/19/lizhensheng-interview/

Mao as Mass Murderer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_killings_of_landlords_under_Mao_Zedong

Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art

Mao's remarks concerning art

Propaganda in Rome

check out even more links, ideas and videos at the website: kristo.art/podcast

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I spend some time describing the painting and wondering aloud about what it might mean...
listen in and get my take on what I call AngryArt...

I also interview an otherwise innocent bystander to hear what he thinks...
I'm glad I did... but that doesn't come until the next episode, which will be part 2 of this 2 part look at this very stormy painting of Mao...

Links mentioned:

Cologne’s Museum Ludwig

Andy Warhol and Mao

Warhol’s candy colored Mao portraits:

guyhepner.com

masterworksfineart.com

wikiart.org

pixellation and artists:

A portrait by Chuck Close

Collages by David Hockney

Gerhard Richter’s pixellated stained glass window

Richter’s Baader-Meinhof paintings (the ones I first saw at the museum in Boston)

Sigmar Polke

A great example of VanGogh’s brushwork

A definition of: Sturm und Drang

Who is:
Yan Pei-Ming

Lots more work by Yan Pei-Ming

Some Good, Larger images of work by Yan Pei-Ming

Tiananmen Square protests (1989)

Sound links:
“roger that” courtesy of theuncertainman
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“sturm und drang thunder strike” courtesy of Mike Koenig
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“sturm und dang screams” courtesy of
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“single scream” courtesy of Richard Frohlich
FreqMan
This work is licensed under the Attribution]]>this portrait of Mao is pretty enigmatic, and it had me wondering why anyone would feel the need to paint it...let alone want to buy it...

Cologne’s Museum Ludwig

Andy Warhol and Mao

Warhol’s candy colored Mao portraits:

guyhepner.com

masterworksfineart.com

wikiart.org

pixellation and artists:

A portrait by Chuck Close

Collages by David Hockney

Gerhard Richter’s pixellated stained glass window

Richter’s Baader-Meinhof paintings (the ones I first saw at the museum in Boston)

Sigmar Polke

A great example of VanGogh’s brushwork

A definition of: Sturm und Drang

Who is:
Yan Pei-Ming

Lots more work by Yan Pei-Ming

Some Good, Larger images of work by Yan Pei-Ming

Tiananmen Square protests (1989)

Sound links:
“roger that” courtesy of theuncertainman
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“sturm und drang thunder strike” courtesy of Mike Koenig
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“sturm und dang screams” courtesy of
thanvannispen
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“single scream” courtesy of Richard Frohlich
FreqMan
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Awesome outro music:
by Inaequalis titled "Check Me Out" (from their Bête Noire album)
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and when you listen in on my conversations, you’ll find the art saying something interesting and personal to you, too…
you’ll not only be seeing these works through my eyes and my intuition,
you’re going to learn how to do this for yourself…
—in ANY museum and with ANY work of art—

transcripts and links at:
kristo.art

Special thanks to:
Inaequalis for Swoon (from their  Bête Noire album)
it's music that will rock your world...!
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https://kristo.art

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