Join art historian Jo McLaughlin as she delves into the wonderful world of art history in a fun and accessible way Jo’s aim is to begin breaking down the elitism which surrounds the subject of art history and believes in order to do so, it’s important to create a space where everyone from all walks of life have the opportunity to talk about art that is meaningful to them; as let’s face it, if you are passionate about something, you are going to be good at talking about it! Painting, sculpture, architecture, jewellery, ceramics, design – no subject is off-limits on Jo’s Art History Podcast.
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episode 61: Art & The Olympics with Neil Eckersley
Happy New Year and Welcome back to Jo’s Art History Podcast. This week my guest is contemporary artist and double olympian Neil Eckersley.
We discuss Neil’s olympic journey, the history of art at the Olympics and Neil’s contemporary artistic practice. It’s a great episode to kick off the new year - enjoy!! :)
Links:
Neil’s Website:
https://www.olyart.co.uk/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Eckersley
https://olympics.com/ioc/news/from-martial-arts-to-visual-arts-olympian-artist-neil-eckersley-s-classic-underdog-story
https://olympics.com/ioc/olympic-agora-beijing-2022/neil-eckersley
Reading Material on art at the Olympics
https://canvas.saatchiart.com/culture/a-brief-history-of-art-at-the-olympics
https://olympics.com/ioc/the-olympic-foundation-for-culture-and-heritage/arts-and-culture
https://www.apollo-magazine.com/olympic-art-competition-pierre-de-coubertin/
Host:
Jo McLaughlin
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