Colour in Visual Arts: Eating, Touching, Making & Other Methods to Explore One Of The Hottest Art Themes

Art Topic is an art discussion segment focusing on the most intriguing art themes, or providing exciting new approaches to classic art themes in visual arts, with art experts, thinkers or curators (hosted by Joana P. R. Neves).

For some, colour is subjective, for others it's vital. As far as art themes go, it opens up a world of possibilities. Curator Joana P. R. Neves welcomes María Castro Jímenez, whose Substack page "Pigments, Colours & Other Stories" reveals new pathways into art history, art making and creativity. Perfect for artists, ideal for polymaths, superb for creative souls and idyllic for those who enjoy a mix of prehistory, archeology, chemistry, anthropology and magic. Ultimately, this is the best art podcast to creatively explore creativity...

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Exhibitionistas is hosted by Joana P. R. Neves, a seasoned curator and writer with over 20 years of experience in the contemporary visual art field. She loves demystifying contemporary art by blending art history, theory, and personal reflections to reveal how art can uncover views on today's hottest topics as much as on everlasting existential questions.

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00:00 WELCOME TO OUR COLOUR EPISODE!

00:43 Is colour merely subjective?

02:33 Colour & Line in art academies

05:18 Colours are cultural. Is RED an exception?

01:02:54 BLUE, a favourite.

01:05:29 Book recommendation about colour in art

01:12:23 OUR GOODBYES.... until next time