Madalyn Gregory's guest appearances

Madalyn Gregory

Art and Self with Cindy Ingram

Vanessa Zoltan

Shirin Neshat

Marcos Raya

Lisa Carpenter

Nic Hahn

Gustav Klimt

Eric Booth

Lana Jelenjev

Anna Nichols

Phyllis Brown

Tim Bogatz

Amber Jordan

Monica Wright

Cindy Ingram

Eric Gibbons

OwlTail

Some pieces of art just make you uncomfortable. Maybe it’s a movie or scene that hits too close to home, or a book about a particularly violent event (real or fictional) that makes you squirm... or a painting that brings up regrets or painful memories. For Madalyn Gregory and myself, Marcos Raya’s 2000 painting The Anguish of Being and the Nothingness of the Universe made us feel ill at ease. So of course we had to discuss it! I’m excited to welcome Madalyn back on the show to talk about art. In this episode, we describe and interpret Raya’s piece, making personal connections along the way that surprised even me. 1:14​ - A description of Raya’s self-portrait 6:13 - Our initial reactions to the artwork and the various connections we see in the details 10:30 - How the painting puts the mundane of day-to-day life in perspective 13:37 - How Raya’s work reflects the messiness and complexity of life and space 17:46 - Madalyn shares an interpersonal interpretation of the throat area’s depiction 19:44 - The contrast between the cleanliness of the painting and the message it conveys 23:51 - A possible double meaning behind the cardboard imagery 30:55 - Another interpretation of the cardboard detail and how it relates to our life experiences 38:59 - The very personal realization that brought back my discomfort with the artwork, just as I started feeling more at ease with it 44:48 - The necessity of allowing your kids (and others) to see the humanity in you 48:26 - Madalyn and I discuss the depressive title of Raya’s self-portrait 51:55 - How my views changed on the artwork from beginning to end of this conversation Transcript at  https://artclasscurator.com/83-studying-the-disturbing-2000-self-portrait-of-marcos-raya/

Some pieces of art just make you uncomfortable. Maybe it’s a movie or scene that hits too close to home, or a book about a particularly violent event (real or fictional) that makes you squirm... or a painting that brings up regrets or painful memories. For Madalyn Gregory and myself, Marcos Raya’s 2000 painting The Anguish of Being and the Nothingness of the Universe made us feel ill at ease. So of course we had to discuss it! I’m excited to welcome Madalyn back on the show to talk about art. In this episode, we describe and interpret Raya’s piece, making personal connections along the way that surprised even me. 1:14​ - A description of Raya’s self-portrait 6:13 - Our initial reactions to the artwork and the various connections we see in the details 10:30 - How the painting puts the mundane of day-to-day life in perspective 13:37 - How Raya’s work reflects the messiness and complexity of life and space 17:46 - Madalyn shares an interpersonal interpretation of the throat area’s depiction 19:44 - The contrast between the cleanliness of the painting and the message it conveys 23:51 - A possible double meaning behind the cardboard imagery 30:55 - Another interpretation of the cardboard detail and how it relates to our life experiences 38:59 - The very personal realization that brought back my discomfort with the artwork, just as I started feeling more at ease with it 44:48 - The necessity of allowing your kids (and others) to see the humanity in you 48:26 - Madalyn and I discuss the depressive title of Raya’s self-portrait 51:55 - How my views changed on the artwork from beginning to end of this conversation Transcript at <a href="https://artclasscurator.com/83-studying-the-disturbing-2000-self-portrait-of-marcos-raya/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://artclasscurator.com/83-studying-the-disturbing-2000-self-portrait-of-marcos-raya/</a>

Studying the Disturbing 2000 Self-Portrait of Marcos Raya with Madalyn Gregory

Last week, I had a fascinating conversation with Madalyn Gregory discussing Gustav Klimt’s Death and Life. I left that conversation so excited, only to discover that we weren’t done yet. Even after going off the air, we kept talking about it and realized we missed a lot of important things. So we decided to do a follow-up conversation to share even more of our insights with you! 4:55​ - Awareness of a gender issue from last week and what it says about our conditioning 13:40 - Impact of gender and gender limitations as human-made constructs 16:37 - Diverse racial representation (or lack thereof) in art 24:14 - Importance of authenticity of different perspectives shown in artwork 28:23 - How the patterns in Death and Life resemble quilt work 31:57 - Ruminating over what the circles in Death’s robes symbolize 36:23 - The negative space between Death and Life more effective as black to represent the unknown Transcript at https://artclasscurator.com/61

Last week, I had a fascinating conversation with Madalyn Gregory discussing Gustav Klimt’s Death and Life. I left that conversation so excited, only to discover that we weren’t done yet. Even after going off the air, we kept talking about it and realized we missed a lot of important things. So we decided to do a follow-up conversation to share even more of our insights with you! 4:55​ - Awareness of a gender issue from last week and what it says about our conditioning 13:40 - Impact of gender and gender limitations as human-made constructs 16:37 - Diverse racial representation (or lack thereof) in art 24:14 - Importance of authenticity of different perspectives shown in artwork 28:23 - How the patterns in Death and Life resemble quilt work 31:57 - Ruminating over what the circles in Death’s robes symbolize 36:23 - The negative space between Death and Life more effective as black to represent the unknown Transcript at <a href="https://artclasscurator.com/?p=39024" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://artclasscurator.com/61</a>

Death and Life: Observations of Gustav Klimt’s Artwork with Madalyn Gregory (Part 2)

Today, I’m excited to try a brand new type of episode where I have art conversations with other people and talk about favorite pieces of art, personal connections to art, and what drew us to the world of art. For my first guest, I’ve brought on one of my best friends for the last 10+ years, organizer for all things at Art Class Curator, and brilliant writer Madalyn Gregory. In this episode, she’s chosen to discuss Death and Life by Gustav Klimt, an artwork that stopped her in her tracks when she saw it in person in Vienna during one of our curator trips. 3:09​ – What it felt like for Madalyn to see the artwork for the first time 6:13 – Describing what Gustav Klimt’s Death and Life looks like 9:34 – The many observations we had while interpreting Death and Life 15:04 – Possible meanings and symbolism behind the skin tone used 24:20 – The loneliness and personality of Death 30:44 – An important lesson for art teachers to realize about their students 32:45 – Why we connected with Death and Life and the messages imparted to us Transcript at https://artclasscurator.com/60

Today, I’m excited to try a brand new type of episode where I have art conversations with other people and talk about favorite pieces of art, personal connections to art, and what drew us to the world of art. For my first guest, I’ve brought on one of my best friends for the last 10+ years, organizer for all things at Art Class Curator, and brilliant writer Madalyn Gregory. In this episode, she’s chosen to discuss Death and Life by Gustav Klimt, an artwork that stopped her in her tracks when she saw it in person in Vienna during one of our curator trips. 3:09​ – What it felt like for Madalyn to see the artwork for the first time 6:13 – Describing what Gustav Klimt’s Death and Life looks like 9:34 – The many observations we had while interpreting Death and Life 15:04 – Possible meanings and symbolism behind the skin tone used 24:20 – The loneliness and personality of Death 30:44 – An important lesson for art teachers to realize about their students 32:45 – Why we connected with Death and Life and the messages imparted to us Transcript at <a href="https://artclasscurator.com/59-diverse-learning-types/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://artclasscurator.com/60</a>