The Art History Babes

We recap our trip to Mexico (thx again everyone for joining us and making this trip magic) and do a deep dive on some traditional Mexican Folk Art (El Arte Popular de Mexico) including discussion of ex votos, la cartoneria, talavera poblana, and alebrijes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jen and Corrie are talking hungry bois! Judgement, hellfire, hybrid alligator/lion/hippos, the primal fear of being eaten - all this and more in this episode on medieval hellmouth imagery. support us on patreon// https://www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes ig // @arthistorybabespodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For our final Virtual Realism episode, Ginny and Jen talk with another artist featured in the exhibition–Deborah Root. Deborah is a visual artist, cultural critic and writer. Ginny and Jen discuss her art practice and figurative painting “The Nordstrom Box” featured in Virtual Realism. In addition to her art practice, Deborah is the author of various works including Cannibal Culture: Art, Appropriation and the Commodification of Difference which had a particular on Jen’s thesis research during grad school. This delightful conversation took place in fall of 2021 so thank you for your patience in its release. Virtual Realism Online ExhibitionD // Deborah's website // Deborah's Instagram // Zach's website // Zach's instagram // THE AHB CENTER FOR EROTIC ART// https://www.onlyfans.com/artbabes SUPPORT THE AHB// https://www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes ORDER THE HONEST ART DICTIONARY// https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book IG// @arthistorybabespodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jen, Ginny, Nat, & Corrie take a tour through the colossal of history toys, asking the age-old question, why do we love a little guy? Outline: 1 since the dawn of time, ppl have wanted other ppl to check out the little guy they made. 2 imitative and instructive 3 the earliest toys 4 enlightenment era toys 5 industrialization of toys 6 once plastic hits the scene, it’s all over 7 toys reflect contemporary technologies and cultural values 8 kids, possession over toys, and holiday gift culture  9 love language tangent 10 toys and child development 11 jacks: sharp but not 12 playdough is timeless 13 everything is a ceremony 14 everybody loves a log 15 cass holman 16 good toys make good people 17 fostering creative thinking vs. pre-destining a child’s future 18 play is life 19 the sucklord 20 designer toys/ art collectible toys/ “urban vinyl” 21 hypebeast collectors 22 kaws 23 the beanie babies craze 24 tamagotchis 25 furbys are creepy travel to mexico w us// https://trovatrip.com/trips/mexico-with-art-history-babes-may-2022 support us on patreon// https://www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JP (Josephine) Morrison Lans and Nicci Arnold join Nat and Zach to discuss their work in the online exhibition Virtual Realism. Topics include parenthood, identity, living and making art in the midwest, just making art and living in general during the pandemic. We get to discuss their different processes––encaustic painting currently for JP, and printmaking for Nicci. This delightful conversation took place in fall of 2021 so thank you for your patience in its release. (*apologies for the mysterious clicking sound and the glitchy moment in the middle. remote recording comes with its challenges.) Virtual Realism Online Exhibition JP's website // JP's instagram // Nicci's website // Nicci's instagram // Zach's website // Zach's instagram // TRAVEL TO MEXICO W US// https://trovatrip.com/trips/mexico-with-art-history-babes-may-2022 //THE AHB CENTER FOR EROTIC ART// https://www.onlyfans.com/artbabes SUPPORT THE AHB// https://www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes ORDER THE HONEST ART DICTIONARY// https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book IG// @arthistorybabespodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

a new episode/new year/new approach. corrie and nat share some interesting art experiences from the past six months and catch you all up on the state of the AHB universe. 1 having fun with christian symbols 2 the energy of being/ creating in the same space again 3 travel to mexico with us: https://trips.trovatrip.com/trips/mexico-with-art-history-babes-may-2022 4 tiny lighthouse calendars 5 “corrie went to the mountains and now she hates the internet” 6 texas art experiences established big city white cube museums vs. socially-integrated public art Marfa, Texas is a liminal space 7 sometimes you just want to hang out with your friends. 8 we appreciate patrons: https://www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jen, Ginny & Nat gather to bring you this special, spooky season episode. The babes cover classic monsters and get a little silly in honor of Halloween. TRAVEL TO MEXICO W US// https://trovatrip.com/trips/mexico-with-art-history-babes-may-2022 //THE AHB CENTER FOR EROTIC ART// https://www.onlyfans.com/artbabes SUPPORT THE AHB// https://www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes ORDER THE HONEST ART DICTIONARY// https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book IG// @arthistorybabespodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our next episode for the Art History Babes’ upcoming collaborative, online art show with National Monument Press: Virtual Realism features artists Connor Czora and Anna Rotty. They discuss their works in the show as well as their processes and how their art making was affected by the US political landscape of the last couple years. Connor's website // Connor's instagram // Anna's website // Anna's instagram // Smashin' & Slashin': The Art of Iconoclasm // Ai Wei Wei or the Highway // TRAVEL TO MEXICO W US// https://trovatrip.com/trips/mexico-with-art-history-babes-may-2022 //THE AHB CENTER FOR EROTIC ART// https://www.onlyfans.com/artbabes SUPPORT THE AHB// https://www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes ORDER THE HONEST ART DICTIONARY// https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book IG// @arthistorybabespodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode features two artists from the Art History Babes’ upcoming collaborative, online art show with National Monument Press: Virtual Realism. The lovely Morgane Clément-Gagnon and Jillian Abir MacMaster join Nat, Ginny and Zach Clarke to discuss their work in the upcoming exhibition. (& a very special happy birthday to Jillian..) // Morgane's website // Morgane's instagram // Jillian's website // Jillian's instagram // Being Inspired vs. Copying // TRAVEL TO MEXICO W US// https://trovatrip.com/trips/mexico-with-art-history-babes-may-2022 //THE AHB CENTER FOR EROTIC ART// https://www.onlyfans.com/artbabes SUPPORT THE AHB// https://www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes ORDER THE HONEST ART DICTIONARY// https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book IG// @arthistorybabespodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Originally Released April 2016. Love them or hate them you can't deny the intrigue of bad boys. This week's episode discusses the artistic and personal dramas of three bad boys of the Baroque: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, & Diego Velazquez. TRAVEL TO MEXICO W US// https://trovatrip.com/trips/mexico-with-art-history-babes-may-2022 The Bad Boys of the Baroque Episode// https://www.arthistorybabes.com/episode-2-bad-boys-of-the-baroque Artemisia Gentileschi Episode// https://www.arthistorybabes.com/episode-9-artemisia-gentileschi THE AHB CENTER FOR EROTIC ART// https://www.onlyfans.com/artbabes SUPPORT THE AHB// https://www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes ORDER THE HONEST ART DICTIONARY// https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book IG// @arthistorybabespodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Corrie, Nat, Ginny, & Jen feature three baddies of the Baroque: Judith Leyster, Elisabetta Sirani, and Rachel Ruysch. From Judy's eel-wielding Dutch children, to Sirani's big daddy energy, to Ruysch's intricate representations of the natural world - each artist expressed the Baroque style in a unique way. TRAVEL TO MEXICO W US// https://trovatrip.com/trips/mexico-with-art-history-babes-may-2022 The Bad Boys of the Baroque Episode// https://www.arthistorybabes.com/episode-2-bad-boys-of-the-baroque Artemisia Gentileschi Episode// https://www.arthistorybabes.com/episode-9-artemisia-gentileschi THE AHB CENTER FOR EROTIC ART// https://www.onlyfans.com/artbabes SUPPORT THE AHB// https://www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes ORDER THE HONEST ART DICTIONARY// https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book IG// @arthistorybabespodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Travel to Mexico City & Oaxaca with the Art History Babes May 29th - June 4th 2022 Get all the details and book your trip: https://trovatrip.com/trips/mexico-with-art-history-babes-may-2022.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

cor and nat attempt to break down the difference between being inspired by another person's art and outright copying. conversation includes situations between contemporaries, as well as big companies stealing from independent creators. It's a complicated subject, but we cover a lot in this lengthy discussion. Patreon: www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes AHB Center for Erotic Art: http://www.onlyfans.com/artbabes Order the Honest Art Dictionary: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book AHB YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheArtHistoryBabes Website: www.arthistorybabes.com Insta: @arthistorybabespodcast Tiktok: @arthistorybabes Email: arthistorybabes@gmail.com Theme music by Brendan Dalton: https://www.brendan-dalton.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Corrie and Nat discuss the famously mysterious, Stonehenge. This Prehistoric structure is both a monument and an earthwork. It is shrouded in mystery and surrounded by wild theories–the biggest of which may be "how did they do it?!" Merlin, aliens, druids, this episode has got it all. Happy Harvest Horror Show Summer Solstice Ep: https://anchor.fm/hhhs/episodes/Summer-Solstice-e130jhu AHB YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheArtHistoryBabes Patreon: www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes Website: www.arthistorybabes.com Insta: @arthistorybabespodcast Twitter: @arthistorybabes Email: arthistorybabes@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Corrie and Nat are joined by artist, musician, and all around fascinating human, Cork Marcheschi. Cork shares many valuable insights for artists, as well as several art world tales--including that of his serendipitous meeting with Marcel Duchamp. We discuss the merit of “bumping into things”, the tangible relationship of love and literal light, and why “real art needs help”. Patreon: www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes AHB Center for Erotic Art: http://www.onlyfans.com/artbabes Order the Honest Art Dictionary: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book AHB YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheArtHistoryBabes Website: www.arthistorybabes.com Insta: @arthistorybabespodcast Tiktok: @arthistorybabes Email: arthistorybabes@gmail.com Theme music by Brendan Dalton: https://www.brendan-dalton.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cor, Nat, Gin, & Jen take a journey through the life and work of Surrealist artist, Remedios Varo. From casting spells with her lady friends, to sexy adventurous trysts with pilots, to creating an entire body of beautifully complex, mystical, and enchanting work. This woman lived a *life* — and left some incredible art behind for us to gush over. Patreon: www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes AHB Center for Erotic Art: http://www.onlyfans.com/artbabes Order the Honest Art Dictionary: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book AHB YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheArtHistoryBabes Website: www.arthistorybabes.com Insta: @arthistorybabespodcast Tiktok: @arthistorybabes Email: arthistorybabes@gmail.com Theme music by Brendan Dalton: https://www.brendan-dalton.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Check out Paul's amazing work on his website and Instagram. Get in on the fun with Hold Space for My Tribe to see Paul as a little blue alien. Virtual Realism: an online exhibition produced in partnership between the Art History Babes and Zach Clark of National Monument Press. Attention artists, we want you to submit your work for the exhibition! Follow these two steps to be considered, application deadline is May 1st! Subscribe to the Art History Babe's Patreon for as little as $1 a month Submit your work on Virtual Realism's page by filling out a simple submission form Any inquiries can be submitted via email to arthistorybabes@gmail.com, please put "Virtual Realism" in the subject line. Additionally, you can reach out to Ginny and Zach directly on their Instagram's: @_ginbot & @zachclarkis or @arthistorybabespodcast. Order the Honest Art Dictionary: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book AHB YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheArtHistoryBabes Patreon: www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes Website: www.arthistorybabes.com Insta: @arthistorybabespodcast Tiktok: @arthistorybabes Email: arthistorybabes@gmail.com Theme music by Brendan Dalton: https://www.brendan-dalton.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Art and sex - it's a topic as expansive as the seas. Corrie, Nat, Ginny, & Jen ponder the precarious line between erotic art and pornography, [enthusiastically] weigh in on Lil Nas X's video for MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name), and announce something completely new! Join us at the AHB Center for Erotic Art for the second half of the episode - a discussion of erotic art in Pompeii, Shunga, Audre Lorde's "Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power", and mooooore: https://www.onlyfans.com/artbabes Order the Honest Art Dictionary: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book AHB YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheArtHistoryBabes Patreon: www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes Website: www.arthistorybabes.com Insta: @arthistorybabespodcast Tiktok: @arthistorybabes Email: arthistorybabes@gmail.com Theme music by Brendan Dalton: https://www.brendan-dalton.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We want to see your submission! Submit by or before May 1st. Virtual Realism: an online exhibition produced in partnership between the Art History Babes and Zach Clark of National Monument Press. Attention artists, we want you to submit your work for the exhibition! Follow these two steps to be considered: Subscribe to the Art History Babe's Patreon for as little as $1 a month Submit your work on Virtual Realism's page by filling out a simple submission form Any inquiries can be submitted via email to arthistorybabes@gmail.com, please put "Virtual Realism" in the subject line. Additionally, you can reach out to Ginny and Zach directly on their Instagram's: @_ginbot & @zachclarkis or @arthistorybabespodcast. Order the Honest Art Dictionary: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book AHB YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheArtHistoryBabes Patreon: www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes Website: www.arthistorybabes.com Insta: @arthistorybabespodcast Tiktok: @arthistorybabes Email: arthistorybabes@gmail.com Theme music by Brendan Dalton: https://www.brendan-dalton.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nat, Corrie, and Ginny discuss the Ambum Stone from the island of New Guinea. Created around 1500 BCE, it’s become well known for its incredible detail, for being one of the oldest sculptures made in Oceania, and because it’s just so darn cute. Watch this episode on youtube. Order the Honest Art Dictionary: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book AHB YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheArtHistoryBabes Patreon: www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes Website: www.arthistorybabes.com Insta: @arthistorybabespodcast Tiktok: @arthistorybabes Email: arthistorybabes@gmail.com Theme music by Brendan Dalton: https://www.brendan-dalton.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices