Death and Life: Observations of Gustav Klimt’s Artwork with Madalyn (Part 2)

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Death and Life: Observations of Gustav Klimt’s Artwork with Madalyn (Part 2)

Cindy Ingram

Jan 24, 2022

Last week, I had a fascinating conversation with Madalyn Gregory discussing Gustav Klimt’s Death and Life. I left that conversation so excited, only to discover that we weren’t done yet. Even after going off the air, we kept talking about it and realized we missed a lot of important things. So we decided to do a follow-up conversation to share even more of our insights with you!

4:55 - Awareness of a gender issue from last week and what it says about our conditioning

13:40 - Impact of gender and gender limitations as human-made constructs

16:37 - Diverse racial representation (or lack thereof) in art

24:14 - Importance of authenticity of different perspectives shown in artwork

28:23 - How the patterns in Death and Life resemble quilt work

31:57 - Ruminating over what the circles in Death’s robes symbolize

36:23 - The negative space between Death and Life more effective as black to represent the unknown

Transcript at https://artclasscurator.com/61-gustav-klimt/

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Art and Self with Cindy Ingram

Art is more than a creative outlet or something to study in art history. Art is a catalyst for self-improvement, a tool for understanding the human spirit, and a way to find your path. Through reflections, art conversations, and in-depth explorations of artworks, this podcast might just change your life.

Join your host, Cindy Ingram—the founder of Art Class Curator, the Curated Connections Library, and the Art and Self Connection Circle—as she explores the life connections waiting to be discovered in works of art.

We live in a world that overstimulates our senses but often ignores our needs. With an unending feed of bright lights, loud noises, and information both true and false, it feels like the scroll never ends. Despite the fact that our feeds are constantly live and updating, our souls are not being fed. We need creative thinking, true communication, and genuine connection to ourselves and others—that’s where art comes in.

Art and Self is both an art and a self development podcast about using art as a way to find your truth, know yourself, and discover the path you were meant to walk in life. Remember, the most important part of an artwork is you.

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