Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1573: Donatello In Time
Posted on · Episode: 1573 Donatello: Of his age or for all time? Today, we ask: Of an age, or of all time?
Tag: art
Houston Matters
New Book Reflects on Vibrant Moment in Houston’s Contemporary Art Scene
Posted on · Pete Gershon discusses the contemporary art scene of the 1970s and 80s.
Arts & Culture
New York Artist Brings Houston Rap to Life with Street Signs
Posted on · Houston is the latest city featured in the traveling street art project “The Rap Quotes”
Houston Matters
Viewing The Sky Through A Work of Art
Posted on · The Twilight Epiphany Skyspace by artist James Turrell at Rice University is a piece of art that makes use of the natural sky above it.
Houston Matters
Artists Use Creativity to Cope with Mental Anguish of Harvey
Posted on · An event in Sugar Land aims to address the mental health aspects of disaster recovery using creative works like visual art, music, and dance.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1559: The Oldest Technology
Posted on · Episode: 1559 Music-making: the first technology. Today, we look for the oldest technology.
Houston Matters
Book Sheds Light On Outsider Art In Texas
Posted on · Jay Wehnert's book Outsider Art in Texas: Lone Stars showcases the work of Texas artists who lived isolated from mainstream society, such as prisoners, slaves, and the homeless.
Houston Matters
Up Close With An Icon: Warhol Photographs Available For Public Viewing At UH
Posted on · It's estimated that artist Andy Warhol took more than 66,000 photographs over his lifetime. Nearly 150 of them are now open for the public to view up close at the University of Houston.
Houston Matters
Stolen Paintings From Nazi Germany Reinterpreted As Body Art
Posted on · The latest Artwork collaboration from Laura Spector and Chadwick Gray involves Spector reimagining pre-19th century paintings onto the human body,
Arts & Culture
The Amazing Art of Speed Painting
Posted on · Houston artist Dan Dunn talks about taking up a new career to pay of his credit card debt -- becoming a speed painter.
Houston Matters
Full Show: The Intersection Of Faith And Science, And Stolen Paintings From WWII (June 8, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Mayor Sylvester Turner says he’s joining other mayors to ask the federal government to stop separating undocumented families at the border. Then, we discuss how faith and science intersect. We break down The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of the week’s news. And a local artist reinterprets artwork stolen by the Nazis during World War II as body art.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1518: Looking for Reality
Posted on · Episode: 1518 A concern about computers and the redefinition of reality. Today, we try to tell fact from fiction.
Arts & Culture
Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern Will Open Second Major Art Installation
Posted on · As part of its on-going art program, the converted underground water reservoir, known as the Cistern, will unveil a new interactive installation this week.
Houston Matters
New Book Sheds Light On Outsider Art In Texas
Posted on · Jay Wehnert's book 'Outsider Art in Texas: Lone Stars' showcases the work of Texas artists who lived isolated from mainstream society, such as prisoners, slaves, and the homeless.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Houston Partnering With Microsoft, And Outsider Art (May 4, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn about a new partnership between Microsoft and the City of Houston. Then, the Houston Chronicle's executive editor talks about the general state of the newspaper industry. Our panel of non-experts discusses The Good, Bad, & Ugly of the week's news. And a new book examines outsider art in Texas.