El and Christine are joined by special guests Mitchell and Ryan as we open our tool kits and learn about visual analysis. When you first encounter an artwork, where do you begin? What are you looking for? And what are you looking at?

Read more about the Breeches Buoy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breeches_buoy

Have you ever learned something about an artist that changed how you looked at their art or your ability to enjoy it? Join El and Christine as we endeavor to decide if it is possible to separate the art from the artist. 

This week's artworks:

https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/82820

https://www.collezionegalleriaborghese.it/en/opere/david-with-the-head-of-goliath

Have you ever wondered what makes art art? Join El and Christine as we endeavor to tackle the age old question: is this art? In this first installment of another themed series of episodes, we ponder if memes are art by discussing their creation, inspiration, innovation, and impact. 

Check out:

1. Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, Portrait of Madame Moitessier, 1844–1856, oil on canvas, 6'3" x 3'0", https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/jean-auguste-dominique-ingres-madame-moitessier

2. Claude Monet, La Gare St-Lazare, 1877, oil on canvas, 54.3 × 73.6 cm, https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/claude-monet-the-gare-st-lazare

3. J. M.W. Turner, Rain, Steam and Speed, 1844, oil on canvas, 91 × 121.8 cm, https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/joseph-mallord-william-turner-rain-steam-and-speed-the-great-western-railway

4. Marcel Duchamp, R. Mutt, 1917, porcelain urinal,  (original is no longer in existence) https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/duchamp-fountain-t07573

5. René Magritte, Ce n'est pas un pipe, 1929, oil on canvas,  60.33 cm × 81.12 cm, https://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/modern-art-galleries

6. ERMAGERD GERSBERMS!, 2012, meme, https://www.today.com/money/ermahgerd-r-l-stine-flummoxed-gersberms-meme-1b8036217

7. Bernie Sanders Mittens Friends, 2021, meme, https://www.capessokol.com/insights/the-bernie-sanders-meme-keeps-on-giving-analyzing-the-copyright-and-right-of-publicity-issues-when-an-image-goes-viral/

8. Bernie Sanders Mittens Manet, 2021, meme, https://twitter.com/Cabbot_/status/1352171547335794688/photo/1

9. We struggled to find a good example of the candy work of art. We apologize for not being able to provide more context in this instance.