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Room for Colours
by Tina
Room for colours is all about art and creativity
Episodes
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Leonardo da Vinci- before he became Leonardo
https://www.skool.com/room-for-colours-9527/about Before the Mona Lisa, the flying machines and the famous beard, Leonardo was simply a young man learning how to look. In this first episode of Leonardo month, we go back to the beginning: his childhood, the parts of it we actually know very little...
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The Renaissance: Whose Renaissance Was It?
We often talk about the Renaissance as a time of new ideas, new freedom and human potential. But who actually got to be part of it? In this final episode of the series, we look at women, patrons, servants, nuns, outsiders and artists like El Greco, who had to fight for their place and for the…
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Renaissance: The Business of Making Art
Episode 3 out of 4. We love the idea of the Renaissance genius: Botticelli, Brunelleschi, Donatello, brilliant artists somehow producing masterpieces through talent and inspiration. Except that’s not really how it worked. In this episode, we step behind the masterpieces and into the workshops,...
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Renaissance:Humanism: When People Began Looking at People
This is part 2 out of 4 about the Renaissance. What if one of the biggest ideas of the Renaissance wasn't perspective, anatomy or even great art—but the belief that people could change through learning? In this episode, we explore Renaissance Humanism: from Petrarch and education to Masaccio’s…
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The Renaissance Isn’t What You Think
Forget the lone geniuses and the sudden “rebirth” of Europe. The Renaissance began in a world already connected by trade, migration, technology and the movement of ideas. In this first episode, we look beyond Leonardo and Michelangelo to discover the networks linking Europe with Asia, Africa,...
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Impressionism-not an Extra Berthe Morisot
https://www.skool.com/room-for-colours-9527/about Berthe Morisot is one of the leading Impressionist painters. But somehow she is nearly forgotten.
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Impressionism- Chasing the light
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Impressionism- Out of the studio
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Impressionism- the Rules
https://www.skool.com/room-for-colours-9527/about Episode 1 of 4 on Impressionism If you want to know more, follow our ongoing discussions and live art talks on Skool
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Van Gogh and who decides
https://www.skool.com/room-for-colours-9527/about In this episode, we discuss who decides on the art market. And does social media are different to gallery owners?
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Van Gogh and Gauguin
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Van Gogh and Japan
https://www.skool.com/room-for-colours-9527/about In this episode, we discuss how Japan and Japanese prints inspired Van Gogh in his work. If you want to know more, follow my growing Skool community
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Van Gogh- The Man himself
This four-part series on Van Gogh looks at his life from different angles, and how we can use him as an inspiration. It will also destroy the myth of an artist genius. If you want to follow the discussion, join my growing Skool community and share your thoughts....
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Eurocentrism in Art: Why We Think European Art Is the Default | Colonialism and Art Ep. 6
Why do most of us know Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Monet, and Picasso—but struggle to name artists from Africa, Asia, or the Americas? In this final episode of Room for Colours' special series on Colonialism and Art, we explore Eurocentrism: how European art came to dominate museums,...
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The Benin Bronzes: Colonial Looting, Museums & Who Owns Art? | Colonialism and Art Ep. 5
n this episode of Room for Colours, we explore the story of the Benin Bronzes—one of the most important and controversial collections in art history. Stolen during the British invasion of the Kingdom of Benin in 1897, these masterpieces have become the centre of a global debate about colonialism,...
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Cultural Appropriation: Exchange, Appreciation, or Exploitation?
Who gets to decide what belongs to a culture? In this episode of Room for Colours, Tina explores one of the most debated topics in contemporary culture: cultural appropriation. As an art historian—and someone who has spent much of her life living between cultures—she finds herself constantly...
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Paisley: The Pattern That Travelled the World | Colonialism & Art #3
Most of us have seen the Paisley pattern countless times. On scarves, dresses, cushions, and in fashion collections around the world. But what if this familiar decorative motif tells a much bigger story? In this episode of Room for Colours, we follow the journey of the Paisley pattern from…
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Transculture Studies– How Art Changes on the Move
Art, ideas, and cultural traditions rarely stay where they began. As they travel, they are adapted, translated, reinterpreted, and sometimes completely transformed. In this episode, we explore the concept of transculturality and discover how artistic styles, objects, and even museums themselves...
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Special: David Hockney- The Water
David Hockney has died at 88 — so let's talk about the artist who taught me you don't paint water, you decide what it is. His swimming pools look effortless. That famous splash? About a week of tiny brushes to look that instant — the most spontaneous thing in the picture was the most worked. We…
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What Is Colonialism – and What Does It Have to Do with Art?
When we think of colonialism, we usually think of politics, trade, or military power. But colonialism also shaped the way art is collected, displayed, valued, and understood. In this opening episode, we explore how objects from Africa, Asia, and South America found their way into European…
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The Power of Buildings
Room for Colours is back and we start with one of my favourite topics- architecture. And what the cathedral in Cordoba, the Cathedral in Mexico City and Saint Joseph Church in Hanoi have in common. If you want to discuss this topic more, join my Skool community. Here we dig deeper in variuos...
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The mad and suffering artist- or why we value Van Gogh
The podcast explores the concept of the "mad suffering artist" and debates whether artists' troubling behaviours are excused by their creativity. It questions the value society places on artists' work and discusses how this myth has evolved over time, notably influenced by Caspar David Friedrich....
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The Importance of Art Education
The podcast "Room for Colours," hosted by Tina, focuses on creativity,art, and art education. In a recent episode, Tina shares a conversation with abusinessman who recognises its importance despite being discouraged from pursuing art as a child. He channels creativity in his work but longs...
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