Episode #61: Chromophobia: A Beginners Guide
from SubRant Hosted by Catherine Lynn & James Fryer
SHOW THEME Catherine and James discuss the "greatest conspiracy in ancient art" while summarily dismissing Minimalism, Architecture, and Modern Design. SHOW NOTES - 00:10 - Cohost identifies as chromophobic, but not really? - 00:48 - The Greatest Conspiracy In Ancient Art - 01:05 - Breaking news: Ancient monochromatic statues are just faded - 02:14 - Natural weathering takes a toll - 02:43 - The "art historian elites" object! - 03:40 - Restoration erases patina and the passage of time - 05:05 - Refurbish recoil and "The Archer" - 06:10 - Nobody paints Baby in a corner! - 07:15 - "Ancient ancient" color gap - 11:07 - Going mad with color! - 12:37 - Clean away the goth (and forget Plato)! - 13:24 - High Renaissance ghostly minimalism - 14:05 - Michelangelo was the first Western abstract artist! - 15:09 - "Hard no" on "nipple tattoo" - 16:04 - Black, white, and grey = garbage palette - 18:15 - James has a purple door (but it's actually red) - 20:25 - "Visual stillness" vs design degradation - 21:05 - Architectural stasis - 23:05 - Arcosanti - 24:38 - "Modern humans are just boring" - 25:40 - Arcosanti bell loses a dangle - 26:15 - Christopher shows up and ends the show
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