Art Happens: The Divine Mess of Art History

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James William Moore

6 episodes

6 days ago

When the camera arrived in the 1800s, it didn’t just introduce a new gadget — it triggered a full-blown identity crisis for painters. In this episode of Art Happens: The Divine Mess of Art History, host James William Moore digs into the moment photography “kicks the door in,” forcing painting to choose: compete on realism… or reinvent itself. We’ll travel from the ghostly early daguerreotype to Realism’s unfiltered truth-telling, then into Impressionism’s radical pivot toward light, atmosph...

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Episodes (6/6)

Art Happens: The Divine Mess of Art History

Behind the Brush: Photography vs. Painting

6 days ago

7 minutes

Art Happens: The Divine Mess of Art History

The Sunset Set That Refused to Stay Lost

A “lost” Van Gogh wasn’t stolen. It wasn’t destroyed. It was simply dismissed—and then left to gather dust in an attic beside Christmas ornaments and broken lamps for more than a century. In this episode of Art Happens: The Divine Mess of Art History, host James William Moore unpacks the real-life mystery of Sunset at Montmajour: a painting Van Gogh described to Theo in 1888, then seemingly vanished from the record. We follow the trail from early 1900s misidentification (no signature, “styl...

1 week ago

7 minutes

Art Happens: The Divine Mess of Art History

Impressionism: Rebels with a Soft Focus

Step into the buzzing streets of 19th-century Paris, where bright new boulevards and a rapidly modernizing world were transforming everything—except the art establishment. In this episode of Art Happens: The Divine Mess of Art History, host James William Moore unpacks the dazzling rebellion that erupted when a group of young painters refused to play by the Académie’s rigid rules . From Monet dragging his easel into the sunlight, to Renoir painting pure joy, to Berthe Morisot and Mary ...

2 weeks ago

9 minutes

Art Happens: The Divine Mess of Art History

Artemisia Gentileschi: The Woman Who Fought Back

In this fierce and empowering Artist Snapshot, Art Happens dives into the life of Artemisia Gentileschi, the Baroque painter who shattered expectations and refused to be silenced. From a brutal trial that tried to break her to the creation of her electrifying masterpiece Judith Slaying Holofernes, Artemisia transformed trauma into artistic rebellion. Her canvases didn’t just depict women — they armed them with strength, agency, and fire. Join us as we explore how Artemisia fought back ...

3 weeks ago

15 minutes

Art Happens: The Divine Mess of Art History

The Day the Mona Lisa Went Missing

When Leonardo da Vinci painted The Mona Lisa in the early 1500s, he couldn’t have guessed her fame would come not from her smile — but her disappearance. In this premiere episode of Art Happens: The Divine Mess of Art History, host James William Moore uncovers the wild true story behind the 1911 theft that turned a quiet Renaissance portrait into the most famous painting in the world. Meet Vincenzo Peruggia — the handyman-turned-art-thief who stole a masterpiece, baffled Paris, and accidental...

1 month ago

8 minutes

Art Happens: The Divine Mess of Art History

Welcome to Art Happens

You think art history is boring? Think again. This isn’t your dusty museum lecture. This is Art Happens — where masterpieces meet messes, and the Divine gets delightfully chaotic. Each week, we dive into the wild, weird, and wonderful stories behind the world’s most iconic art. The heists, the heartbreaks, the happy accidents — the moments that made art… happen. From Da Vinci to Duchamp, from scandal to sensation — we’re serving up bite-sized art history with a splash of wit, a dash of drama,...

1 month ago

1 minute