Questionnaire #3 – The Lonely Palette podcast Due Thursday October 7

Listen to episodes 1, 5, 22, 27 of The Lonely Palette podcast:

http://www.thelonelypalette.com/episodes

1. In Episode #1, following the opening sequence of descriptions and reactions by

viewers, the host Tamar Avashai asks a series of questions that ends with an
expression of doubt: “So why does he [Cezanne] get to take responsibility for
siring the twentieth century?” How does the host’s doubt about Cezanne’s
categorization help to guide the listener’s experience of the artist? At the end of
the podcast, what is your takeaway from Avashai’s description of Cezanne’s
Post-Impressionist style and what changes he wanted to produce in visual art?

Asking the listeners questions make them look more into the painting and the artist,
analyzing it to the point where they find an answer. This makes the listeners think
about brush strokes, color choices, and every little detail they can find.

Cezanne wanted to achieve “more real than reality” with his art.

2. As opposed to the introductory segment in Episode #1, the opening sequence for
Warhol’s painting follows only a single viewer’s reactions and descriptions. Why
did Avashai make this editing choice for this particular painting? Why has the
introduction been edited in this way and what effect(s) does it have on the
listener? How does it prepare you for the later content of the podcast and how
 does the opening sequence set up your expectations of Warhol’s work to be
changed?

I think Ayashai made this editing choice because of how the painting requires a person
to focus and slowly take in what the painting has to offer. At first the listener saw a
room with a chair, then upon closer inspection, they saw a recording studio with a
“silence” sign in the image. Then finally, they saw an execution chamber. This editing
choice in a way, messes with the listeners mind because they are the only one being
questioned, there’s no one else to discuss what they see with, so it’s like “i see this, wait
no it’s this, oh it’s actually this”.

3. List each question that the host asks in Episode #22 on Jasper Johns. How does
the use of questions function in The Lonely Palette generally?

“So if you’re a conceptual neo-Dadaist with abstract Pop art sensibilities like Jasper Johns, where do you even
start?”

“In other words, he’s pointing out that objects and ideas are two separate things that we simultaneously, and
unconsciously, merge all the time.  So what happens when we separate them, or at least recognize that they are
separate?”

“But since an actual target is just an image of circles on a surface anyway, it begs the question: is this a painting of a
target, or actually a target? “
The use of questions fuction as a way to get the listeners to think deep and analyze the
art piece even more. So it’s like a guide in a way, or kind of like hinting clues.

4. Using Episode #27 on Roy Lichtenstein, create/draw a storyboard that describes

the structure of this episode. Listening to the podcast, we experience it as a
linear, continuous narrative, but work to identify the segments, moves, and
transitions that structure the episode. In other words, visualize how the podcast
is edited and put together. You may draw the storyboard alone or attach it as a
separate sheet. (No artistic expertise needed!)