Art Smitten is dishing up a special on ‘art speak’ and the vernacular we use when talking about art 🗣️🗣️🗣️

The team will be reflecting on a recent attempt by the National Gallery of Art in Washington to Gen Z-ify art history.
We will also be reflecting on John Berger’s influential series ‘Ways of Seeing’ and discover what the heck ekphrasis means!?!!?!?

🤎🤎Tune in Mondays at 3-5pm on SYN 90.7fm @synmedia

Credit to @ngadc and Alison Luchs, National Gallery of Art, Curator of Early European Sculpture and Deputy Head of Sculpture for the clip played at 1:21 to 2:06. 

Art Smitten is dishing up a special on &lsquo;art speak&rsquo; and the vernacular we use when talking about art 🗣️🗣️🗣️ The team will be reflecting on a recent attempt by the National Gallery of Art in Washington to Gen Z-ify art history. We will also be reflecting on John Berger&rsquo;s influential series &lsquo;Ways of Seeing&rsquo; and discover what the heck ekphrasis means!?!!?!? 🤎🤎Tune in Mondays at 3-5pm on SYN 90.7fm <a href="https://www.instagram.com/synmedia/">@synmedia</a>
Credit to @ngadc and Alison Luchs, National Gallery of Art, Curator of Early European Sculpture and Deputy Head of Sculpture for the clip played at 1:21 to 2:06.&nbsp;

With a focus on the contemporary art scene in Naarm / Melbourne, we’re here to showcase art and culture. Contributors and presenters interview, review, and cover current and upcoming exhibitions, practices and everything in between. Art Smitten is the place for expanding your knowledge of art!

Art Smitten is a SYN Media Podcast.

With a focus on the contemporary art scene in Naarm / Melbourne, we&rsquo;re here to showcase art and culture. Contributors and presenters interview, review, and cover current and upcoming exhibitions, practices and everything in between. Art Smitten is the place for expanding your knowledge of art!
Art Smitten is a SYN Media Podcast.

Art Smitten is SYN's weekly guide to arts, culture and entertainment in Australia and around the world.

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Art speak - how do we talk about art?

We are excited to be discussing Ngarn Wa’ngal: Art of the gum tree currently on display at the Potter Museum of Art. This major exhibition reflects the deep cultural, ecological and symbolic significance of the gum tree — and we look forward to hearing our guest Sophie Gerhard share insights into the curatorial process! 🌿Also in this episode, Astra reflects on the art he found in a local library and Aditi shares the work of Felicity Chiao!

Art Smitten airs Mondays 3-5pm on SYN 90.7fm 🌳

Images Credit: Installation view of Ngarn Wa’ngal: Art of the gum tree, Potter Museum of Art, the University of Melbourne, 2026. @pottermuseum
Details from Matthew Harris’ ‘With a Warm Embrace’, 2023

We are excited to be discussing Ngarn Wa&rsquo;ngal: Art of the gum tree currently on display at the Potter Museum of Art. This major exhibition reflects the deep cultural, ecological and symbolic significance of the gum tree &mdash; and we look forward to hearing our guest Sophie Gerhard share insights into the curatorial process! 🌿Also in this episode, Astra reflects on the art he found in a local library and Aditi shares the work of Felicity Chiao! Art Smitten airs Mondays 3-5pm on SYN 90.7fm 🌳 Images Credit: Installation view of Ngarn Wa&rsquo;ngal: Art of the gum tree, Potter Museum of Art, the University of Melbourne, 2026.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/pottermuseum/">@pottermuseum</a> Details from Matthew Harris&rsquo; &lsquo;With a Warm Embrace&rsquo;, 2023

'Ngarn Wa’ngal: Art of the gum tree' with Sophie Gerhard

We are keeping things funky and fresh in this episode of Art Smitten... 

To kick things off, the team reflect on the life and work of Yayoi Kusama after passing away aged 97. Then we are joined by artist Dhishni de Silva @dhishni_art who has been running Funky Veg Still Life classes at Ruma @ru.ma_studio in Brunswick for the last month. Plus, we share our connections to art and music through Aditi's pairing of Jiang Miao's 'Heavenly Eyes' + Wisp. 

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Art Smitten airs Mondays 3-5pm on SYN90.7fm @synmedia

Cover Image: by Jennifer Hunt

We are keeping things funky and fresh in this episode of Art Smitten...&nbsp;
To kick things off, the team reflect on the life and work of Yayoi Kusama after passing away aged 97. Then we are joined by artist Dhishni de Silva <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dhishni_art/">@dhishni_art</a> who has been running Funky Veg Still Life classes at Ruma <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ru.ma_studio/">@ru.ma_studio</a> in Brunswick for the last month. Plus, we share our connections to art and music through Aditi's pairing of Jiang Miao's 'Heavenly Eyes' + Wisp.&nbsp;
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Art Smitten airs Mondays 3-5pm on SYN90.7fm <a href="https://www.instagram.com/synmedia/">@synmedia</a>
Cover Image: by Jennifer Hunt

Funky foods, art and fashion: Interview with Dhishni de Silva + reflecting on Yayoi Kusama

This week, the whole Art Smitten team will be in the studio sharing our thoughts 💭 and feelings 💕 about some recent art experiences.
Aditi is back from South Korea, Jen reflects on the attitudes towards the Young British Artists to the rise of Charli xcx, Afrina has been inspired by Bartolini’s practice and Astra will be sharing a review of 'One Sings, the Other Doesn't' (1977) dir. by Agnès Varda. 

This week, the whole Art Smitten team will be in the studio sharing our thoughts 💭 and feelings 💕 about some recent art experiences. Aditi is back from South Korea, Jen reflects on the attitudes towards the Young British Artists to the rise of Charli xcx, Afrina has been inspired by Bartolini&rsquo;s practice and Astra will be sharing a review of 'One Sings, the Other Doesn't' (1977) dir. by Agn&egrave;s Varda.&nbsp;

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