In this show we talk Hockney on the Underground, Marcus’s new favourite artist Eric Ravilious. The Queen selling booze for arts sake, and a marketing squid. And Curator as artist at the Kellie Miller Gallery Going Underground David Hockney has created a new design for the London Underground. This is as part of the #LetsDoLondon campaign to get people coming back into the city after lockdown. This is for Piccadilly Circus station. Eric Ravillious Born 22 July 1903 – 2 September 1942. Grew up in E...
May 26, 2021•39 min
Accidental Vandals Live artwork does not mean participatory artwork An untitled piece by graffiti artist JonOne was painted in front of an audience in Seoul in 2016. The artwork currently hangs in Seoul, where it was inadvertently defaced by a visiting couple. The couple thought the paint and brushes, used in the original artwork and displayed as an integral part of the work, were an invitation to contribute.They were not, but organisers will not be pressing charges for this honest mistake. Ther...
May 03, 2021•22 min
Burning Banksy A person on the Burnt Banksy website set alight to Banksy work. You can see the video below Wireman! The Philadelphia Wireman is a name given to an unknown artist. These unknown works were discovered outside a temporary transient home in Philadelphia in 1982, the identity of the Wireman is unknown. They created over 1200 works. They are heavy gauge wire bound bundes of, of what looks like discarded rubbish such as cardboard plastic bags. You can see the works on the Fleisher Ollma...
Apr 01, 2021•28 min
Today we talk about Digital art, Banksy and a Rubbish Artist. Christies is having it’s first major auction of a totally digital artwork. The work has been created by the artist Beeple. It is giant digital collage of 5000 artworks created over 5000 days. It is called EVERYDAYS: THE FIRST 5000 DAYS. The owner of the work will be provided with a Non Fungible Token (a digital token that is proof ownership of this unique work) You can see details and images of the Beeple work on the Christies website...
Mar 09, 2021•25 min
The Sporadic podcast has Sporadically returned! In this episode we talk about why we have been away for a while. Also we talk of Monoliths, a Tintin Auction and discuss the Epic Goldfinch Book and painting. Monolith In this episode we talk about the recent spate of Monolith appearances all over the world. Tintin Auction Tintin 1936 A Tintin art work has sold for $3.8 million dollars, a new record. It was a rejected cover work as it was too expensive to reproduce. It was to be the front cover for...
Jan 19, 2021•25 min
In this episode we talk about dodgy Banksy’s, and the team behind the snow dogs are putting on another show. Dodgy Banksy Is graffiti the property of the public or the individual? There is plenty of graffiti nobody wants to claim but that all changes when it is by Banksy. An unidentified man went on The Antiques Roadshow with a rat stencil on a steel plate, which he prised from a seaside wall in Brighton circa 2004. Possibly expecting a head pat for his magpie ways, Unidentified Man got a gentle...
Dec 08, 2020•23 min
In this episode we talk about dumping carrots and a pricey Banksy! Carrot Dumping An artist Rafael Perez Evans has created a work called Grounding, dumping 29 Tonnes of Carrots. Pricey Banksy Show me the Monet Banksy Devolved Parliament New Music You can hear Tom’s new music on the link below….. The post Carrot Dumper Ep68 appeared first on ....
Nov 03, 2020•21 min
We discuss, a mystery Stefanelli painting, a dilemma involving a Michangelo, plus a Hot tip and a quiz! Mystery Marcus from the show was written to about a copy of a painting. The message was from a Pastor from the Westville United Methodist Church, Westville, NJ across the Delaware River from Philadelphia. They have a copy of a famous William Holman Hunt painting called the Light of the World. It was painted by an artist who’s name is Stefanelli. They are trying to locate any relatives of the a...
Oct 06, 2020•31 min
In this episode we talk about a woman that was prevented from going to a museum because of her attire, discuss why do statues have such small penises and also we ask who is Banksy? The Museu Dorsay has apologised to a women they tried to prevent from entering a musuem becuase of her dress with a low neckline. Below is the open letter to the museum. You can read more about the incedent and what the letter states in the article in the Lily.com Lettre ouverte @MuseeOrsay Ci-joint la robe de la disc...
Sep 22, 2020•22 min
Today we talk about Smashing Picassos, Toilets for the People and how Banksy came to the rescue Toilet Designs. See larger image on Nipon Foundation page Nipon Foundation a Japanese Foundation have just started a project for to design toilets for locations in Japan. Due to be completed soon. They are an organisation that work to make society better through many diverse projects. Such as agricultural projects in Africa and Disaster recovery support. You can find out more about the Tokyo Toilet pr...
Sep 08, 2020•24 min
In todays podcast we talk about Eco Branding, costly masks and Snapping Statues. You art is worth, you owe me…. Art Advisor Miller Gaffney suing Rudy Giuliani for more than $15000 2019 he appraised his fine and decorative art and personal property. Apparently Giuliani had no knowledge of such bill. ECO BRANDING A graphic design company has re imagined, famous company logo’s in a way that would use less ink. This would have a better environmental impact and save money for the company. You can lea...
Aug 25, 2020•21 min
In this episode we look at the story behind the the CIA secretly funding art at the height of the cold war. Contrasting Styles American Abstract Expression was a very free and Avant Guarde Artform. This was in great contrast to the State controlled Soviet Artform of Socialist Realism. Socialist Realist Art American Abstract Expressionism Jackson Pollock Artwork (Photo by Ed Shipul ) Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0) The post Cold War Culture & the CIA Ep63 appeared first on ....
Aug 10, 2020•28 min
This show we bring you Pigeon art, Clowns, Banksy on the Tube and more Statue Controversy! Also talk of a possible artistic rivalry between Bristol and London? Cabby Creations? In the podcast we mentioned “The Artist Taxi” driver. View this post on Instagram Hell is Empty All the Clowns are Here Link in Bio A post shared by Mark McGowan (@the_artist_taxidriver) on Jul 20, 2020 at 4:51am PDT Pigeon Art We mentioned an advert by Coke from the 1960’s 1960’s Coke add using Pigeons. Carriage Creation...
Jul 28, 2020•18 min
In this episode we look at recent art stories including an imagined world where controversial statues have been long since buried. Also we talk about red dotted slave owners, and another botched restoration. Statue Shadows Shadow on the Land, an excavation and bush – Nicolas Galanin 2020 For this piece the artist dug out a grave. It was in the shape of a shadow cast by a captain cook statue. The artist wanted to imagine a world were controversial statues like Cook’s were already dead and buried....
Jul 14, 2020•20 min
In this episode we talk about the art of the black square. Dating back surprisingly to the 17th century. The Great Darkness – Robert Fludd – (1617) This work was created to represent the darkness before creation Vue de La Hogue (effet de nuit) View of La Hougue under the cover of the night – Bertall – 1843 18th Century Works In 1882 Paul Bilhaud (French poet and dramatist) exhibited an all black painting named “Combat de nègres dans un tunnel (Negroes fighting in a tunnel) – Contemporary audienc...
Jun 30, 2020•31 min
In this podcast we look at the life of the Victorian Dandy Artist Aubrey Beardsley (1872 – 1898) . Controversial , insanely talented and dead at 25. Siegfried illustration, act II 1893 Drawn in 1898 This is an incredibly confident and masterful work when he created when he was just 19… This illustration was based on a scene in the Wagner Opera Sigfried. The image is beautifully intricate with great contrasting blocks of black and and spaces of white. The lines are fine in the foreground and in t...
Jun 16, 2020•46 min
In this podcast we are talking about Ganja Art Dogs, A Picasso Lottery and 50 cent inspired artwork Picasso Lottery In Italy a woman has won a painting by Picasso in a raffle. The painting is called Nature Mort and is valued at a million euros the ticket was given as a gift to the winner. The raffle is was to raise money for a charity providing water for villagers in Madagascar and Cameroon. The raffle raised about 5.1m euros tickets were 100 euros. The painting is a still life of a glass of abs...
Jun 02, 2020•21 min
In this episode we go down the Rabbit Hole of art news. Talking about Alice in Wonderland and a man who spends his days sitting in an art gallery! Sitting Around Art A work that started in 2011 is still continuing today. The Belgian artist Wim Delvoye had his artwork tattooed onto the back of a guy named Tim. It has a religious flavour and features the virgin Mary and Mexican style decorated skull. Completed in 2008 it was sold for 150,000 euros of which Tim took a third. When Tim dies the worke...
May 19, 2020•21 min
Toilet Rolls Firsts Marcus from the show talked about his artwork “The Significant Insignificant” , it was created in 2013 7 years before the toilet roll crisis of 2020. The work was about the transformative nature of art taking something insignificant and making it significant. It was also a comment about the misplaced value we place on things. Art still goes on in lockdown! Rainbow Hirst Art does not stop whilst in lockdown of course. Damien Hirst has created a downloadable rainbow, this is to...
May 05, 2020•21 min
In this news episode we talk of thefts, animal arty genetics, and present a couple of our favourite online arty places to visit…. Art Lifted in Lockdown A painting by Vincent Van Gogh was stolen from the Singer Laren Museum in the Netherlands. It happend around 3.15am late March this year. Apparently thieves smashed a glass door and set off an alarm but were gone before anyone arrived on the scene. Painted in 1884 and called “The Spring garden”, it is a scene that features a vicarage garden. Cur...
Apr 21, 2020•11 min
Whilst we are all in Isolation thought we would take a moment to look at the art of John Lennon When John Met Yoko John Lennon met Yoko Ono in 1966 at an exhibition of her work. The piece that caught his eye was her YES Painting. The work consisted of a stepladder that you climbed to look at a tiny word through magnifying glass attached to ceiling, the word read yes. You can find out more about Yoko Ono in our Fluxus Podcast . Bed in In 1969 John and Yoko staged two week-long Bed-Ins for Peace, ...
Apr 07, 2020•20 min
Naughty Petr Want to learn more about Petr you can check out our artists in danger podcast here. Easter Island Accident? J Seward Johnson The post Naughty video & Toppled Heritage MAIR53 appeared first on ....
Mar 24, 2020•19 min
We profile the fun, controversial, trailblazing and Influential Italian Artist! Brief Biog Piero Manzoni was born in 1933 into an aristocratic family. His full name was Count Meroni Manzoni di Chiosca e Poggiolo. He is an artist that inspired many famous artists such as Gavin Turk , Marina Abramovich and Damien Hirst. He was a pioneering and fun humorous artist. He died in 1963 aged just 29. Acromes His earliest important works were called Acromes. They were works about the material, and surface...
Mar 10, 2020•30 min
In this pod we talk about a traffic hacking artwork and an art theft confession! We Confess! Two men have owned up to stealing a Klimt painting whilst on trial for another crime. The work was stolen from the Ricci-Oddi Galleria in Italy in 1997. Apparently the thieves used a fishing road to hook the work off the wall and lift it through a skylight. The work missing for over 23 years was found hidden in a bag in an exterior wall cavity outside the museum, by Gardeners in December last year Klimt ...
Feb 19, 2020•12 min
In today’s podcast, we talk about the great artist Rembrandt. He was a modernist painter before his time skilled in landscape, portraits, history painter, a great draughtsman and printmaker. A teacher whose pupils became famous in their own right. He was an artist who inspired greats like Picasso, Goya and Van Goch Self portrait with a gold chain 1631 A self portrait Painted of himself in his trademark beret Painted around aged 25, with a Gold Chain. This painting shows that he feels he has alre...
Feb 11, 2020•49 min
Today’s pod features a Billionaire who tried to take a Picasso out of Spain. Anthony Gormley gets upset about art selfies. We also talk about an Elizabeth Eade Exhibition. Smuggling Picasso A Spanish Billionaire has been fined £ 44million and sentenced to 18 months in prison. He was on trial for trying to smuggle a Picasso out of Spain. Despite owning the work it was declared a national treasure and was not granted an export licence. The painting was Picasso’s 1906 painting “Head of a Woman” It ...
Jan 27, 2020•32 min
In this Episode we talk about the Stories behind the Episode Artwork. Art work from Copyright Episode 18 Richard Prince Artwork Next to Marlboro advert Artwork from Controversy Episode 05 Immersion ( P!*s Christ) 1989 by Andres Serrano Artwork from Fake Episode 06 Vandalised Rothko from our Artists who Vandalise Episode 02 Cover Art for Babies Episode 11 Banana Artwork cover Ghostly Rodin Sculpture cover for Episode 31 Painting for the Dali Episode29 The post Episode Art Episode MAIR48 appeared ...
Jan 14, 2020•18 min
Last of the Year Featuring Yule Cats, stuck up bananas and Export Bans. Stuck up Bannanas In December this year Maurizio Cattelan duct taped a banana to the wall at annual contemporary showcase Art Basel in Miami Beach, Florida. The banana and duct tape formed a piece Cattelan called Comedian. Comedian was to be sold at a hundred and twenty thousand dollars, with a second and third edition bringing the total sale price to half a million dollars. At 2pm, Saturday the seventh December, performance...
Dec 31, 2019•14 min
It is Christmas Time! Join us on our seasonal podcast for Festive Theft, Murder , Phil Collins and More! Phil Collins Jesus A Church in the Mexican town of Zacatecas. Has just paid for a giant 22-foot long statue of Jesus, It was created by the artist Roman Salvador. Dressed in white boxer shorts, with a receding baby hairline it bears more than a passing resemblance to the drummer 70s Phil Collins. They hope that it may be recognised as the biggest baby Jesus statue in the world. Phil Collins a...
Dec 17, 2019•27 min
Gavin Turk is a British Artist who was born in 1967. His work deals with questions like authorship value, and what it is to be an artist. Cave 1991 Cave 1991 This work is a blue plaque that has “Gavin Turk Sculptor worked here 1989-1991 Borough of Kensington.” It based on the Heritage blue plaques seen on buildings around England. Normally to commemorate people who have a lifetime of work behind them, Turk’s work playfully inserts himself into art history, when he was just starting out. The Roya...
Dec 02, 2019•37 min
