Observe Your Thoughts Like Passing Clouds

Observe Your Thoughts Like Passing Clouds

Engage with your sense of wonder and bring awareness to your thoughts through this meditation practice inspired by Simon Joseph Alexandre Clément Denis’s Study of Clouds with a Sunset near Rome (1786–1801). Though small in scale, Study of Clouds with a Sunset near Rome is one of the most luscious paintings in Getty’s collection. Denis depicts the clouds as the scene’s protagonists, dominating the composition and dwarfing the trees and buildings that appear on a narrow strip of land along the bottom of the canvas. These billowing, dramatic clouds, bathed in the warm hues of a sunset, serve as a reminder of the beauty of fleeting moments. By observing clouds we can learn to watch—and release—thoughts and emotions without judgment. You can watch this episode on YouTube here: https://gty.art/4wZysOS [https://gty.art/4wZysOS] Find images, a transcript, and more resources on our website: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/ommm/observe-your-thoughts-like-passing-clouds/ See the painting in person at the Getty Center: https://www.getty.edu/visit/ [https://www.getty.edu/visit/]  Hear about the history of the color blue in art with author Victoria Finlay in this week’s deeper dive conversation. Look for this conversation in your podcast feed or on our YouTube channel Thursday, or find it on our website.  Subscribe to OMMM be the first to hear new episodes.  Production team: Host: Lilit Sadoyan Producers: Zoe Goldman and Gideon Brower Video Editor: Jeremy Rhodes Mixer and Sound Designer: Jaime Roque Executive Producer: Christopher Sprinkle For more art history insights, check out our other Getty Podcasts shows at www.getty.edu/podcasts [http://www.getty.edu/podcasts] * Recording Artists tells artist biographies using archival material from the Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recording-artists/ [https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recording-artists/] * If Objects Could Talk is a family-friendly show where Getty museum objects, like a Greek vase or porcelain clock, come alive to share their story: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/if-objects-could-talk/ [https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/if-objects-could-talk/] * ReCurrent chronicles the people who shape our culture and keep the past alive: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recurrent/ [https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recurrent/] * Art + Ideas showcases interviews with artists, architects, scientists, and cultural luminaries by former Getty President Jim Cuno: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/art-and-ideas/ [https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/art-and-ideas/] Through its programs—Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, Getty Museum, Getty Research Institute, and Getty Trust—Getty shares and advances the world’s visual art and cultural heritage, both in Los Angeles and throughout the world.  Learn more about all we do for art on our website: * Getty: https://www.getty.edu/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUNsY1hwQVgwYmJERG1pS180TjVTN19sUG1SQXxBQ3Jtc0trNGZZa3JnaFlHUWNacWE0VUdnVHlfd1pDQjdXajNlallsWngwS3Z6Vjg1YmJtSi00MUZ2bEo3TjUwTXJJNWVXbE5jRUdWVXVOMFRJbTBCelpfUTh2Q0YtRTdsNGNFek9uUDF5MW9pZml4REZJVkJhNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.getty.edu%2F&v=4Fugi6_2zAI] * Getty Conservation Institute: https://www.getty.edu/conservation/ [https://www.getty.edu/conservation/] * Getty Foundation: https://www.getty.edu/foundation/ [https://www.getty.edu/foundation/] * Getty Museum: https://www.getty.edu/museum/ [https://www.getty.edu/museum/] * Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/ [https://www.getty.edu/research/]

Deeper Dive: The Call of the Mountains

What is it about mountains that make people want to climb them? Mountain climber and writer Katie Ives has thought a lot about the ineffable qualities of mountains that appeal to our deepest human instincts, imagination, and senses. From how we define mountains to what mountains can symbolize, Ives and host Lilit Sadoyan dig into the many mindful ways people have engaged with and learned from mountains, both in the past and today. If you missed it, listen to this week’s related mountain meditation [https://review.getty.edu/podcasts/ommm/mountain-meditation-inspired-by-italy/] inspired by Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld’s painting View of the Bridge and Part of the Town of Cava, Kingdom of Naples. You can watch this episode on YouTube here: https://gty.art/4wZysOS [https://gty.art/4wZysOS] Find images, a transcript, and more resources on our website: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/ommm/deeper-dive-call-of-the-mountains/ See the painting in person at the Getty Center: https://www.getty.edu/visit/ [https://www.getty.edu/visit/]  Subscribe to OMMM be the first to hear new episodes.  Production team: Host: Lilit Sadoyan Producers: Zoe Goldman and Gideon Brower Mixer and Sound Designer: Jaime Roque Executive Producer: Christopher Sprinkle For more art history insights, check out our other Getty Podcasts shows at www.getty.edu/podcasts [http://www.getty.edu/podcasts] * Recording Artists tells artist biographies using archival material from the Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recording-artists/ [https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recording-artists/] * If Objects Could Talk is a family-friendly show where Getty museum objects, like a Greek vase or porcelain clock, come alive to share their story: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/if-objects-could-talk/ [https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/if-objects-could-talk/] * ReCurrent chronicles the people who shape our culture and keep the past alive: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recurrent/ [https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recurrent/] * Art + Ideas showcases interviews with artists, architects, scientists, and cultural luminaries by former Getty President Jim Cuno: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/art-and-ideas/ [https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/art-and-ideas/] Through its programs—Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, Getty Museum, Getty Research Institute, and Getty Trust—Getty shares and advances the world’s visual art and cultural heritage, both in Los Angeles and throughout the world.  Learn more about all we do for art on our website: * Getty: https://www.getty.edu/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUNsY1hwQVgwYmJERG1pS180TjVTN19sUG1SQXxBQ3Jtc0trNGZZa3JnaFlHUWNacWE0VUdnVHlfd1pDQjdXajNlallsWngwS3Z6Vjg1YmJtSi00MUZ2bEo3TjUwTXJJNWVXbE5jRUdWVXVOMFRJbTBCelpfUTh2Q0YtRTdsNGNFek9uUDF5MW9pZml4REZJVkJhNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.getty.edu%2F&v=4Fugi6_2zAI] * Getty Conservation Institute: https://www.getty.edu/conservation/ [https://www.getty.edu/conservation/] * Getty Foundation: https://www.getty.edu/foundation/ [https://www.getty.edu/foundation/] * Getty Museum: https://www.getty.edu/museum/ [https://www.getty.edu/museum/] * Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/ [https://www.getty.edu/research/]

Mountain Meditation Inspired by Italy

Feel still and majestic like a mountain in a meditation inspired by Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld’s painting View of the Bridge and Part of the Town of Cava, Kingdom of Naples (1785–90). A picturesque, verdant scene captures the quiet majesty and peacefulness of the rolling mountains of Southern Italy. Bidauld was drawn to Italy’s landscape, spending years traveling across the country to paint. He returned to this particular vista in Naples to capture it from many angles and at different times of day. Small in scale, Bidauld likely started this piece as a sketch, painting en plein air or in the outdoors, directly experiencing the grandeur of the mountain. In a mountain meditation inspired by Bidauld and mindfulness expert Jon Kabat-Zinn, channel the majesty and strength of the mountain in order to find inner strength and stillness. Learn about the other paintings of this scene held by the Fitzwilliam Museum (https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/135439) and The Morgan Library & Museum (https://www.themorgan.org/objects/item/270201). This podcast uses chapters. If you'd like to jump straight to the meditation, find the forth chapter. Find images, a transcript, and more resources on our website: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/ommm/mountain-meditation-inspired-by-italy/ See the painting in person at the Getty Center: https://www.getty.edu/visit/ Why do mountains call to us? Listen to mountain climber and writer Katie Ives discuss how mountains inspire in this week’s deeper dive conversation. Find it in your podcast feed or on our YouTube channel Thursday, or find it on our website. For more art history insights, check out our other Getty Podcasts shows at www.getty.edu/podcasts Recording Artists tells artist biographies using archival material from the Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recording-artists/ If Objects Could Talk is a family-friendly show where Getty museum objects, like a Greek vase or porcelain clock, come alive to share their story: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/if-objects-could-talk/ ReCurrent chronicles the people who shape our culture and keep the past alive: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recurrent/ Art + Ideas showcases interviews with artists, architects, scientists, and cultural luminaries by former Getty President Jim Cuno: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/art-and-ideas/ Watch our YouTube series Becoming Artsy, where host Jessie Hendricks dives headfirst into understanding the art world through hands-on explorations: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLij2XTFgmBSQ0KxxtvqwZnQPX7Ag9eqFn&si=TuZtMHO0ZXcDoR6- Subscribe to our YouTube channel to catch lectures, interviews, and more from the world of art, conservation, and cultural heritage: https://www.youtube.com/@gettymuseum Through its programs—Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, Getty Museum, Getty Research Institute, and Getty Trust—Getty shares and advances the world’s visual art and cultural heritage, both in Los Angeles and throughout the world. Learn more about all we do for art on our website: Getty: https://www.getty.edu/ Getty Conservation Institute: https://www.getty.edu/conservation/ Getty Foundation: https://www.getty.edu/foundation/ Getty Museum: https://www.getty.edu/museum/ Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/

Deeper Dive: Blue Across Art History

For much of history, blue was one of the most fugitive pigments in art. Writer and historian Victoria Finlay, author of the book The Brilliant History of Color in Art [https://shop.getty.edu/products/the-brilliant-history-of-color-in-art-9781606064290], got to study Edvard Munch’s Starry Night in great detail during her time at the Getty Center researching this book and admired his nuanced use of the color. She speaks with host Lilit Sadoyan about this powerful color, its sources, and its symbolic meanings for Munch. If you missed it, listen to this week’s related blue light visualization [https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/ommm/blue-light-visualization-edvard-munch-starry-night] inspired by Starry Night. You can watch this episode on YouTube here: https://gty.art/4wZysOS [https://gty.art/4wZysOS] Find images, a transcript, and more resources on our website: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/ommm/deeper-dive-blue-across-art-history/ See the painting in person at the Getty Center: https://www.getty.edu/visit/ [https://www.getty.edu/visit/]  Subscribe to OMMM be the first to hear new episodes.  Production team: Host: Lilit Sadoyan Producers: Zoe Goldman and Gideon Brower Mixer and Sound Designer: Jaime Roque Executive Producer: Christopher Sprinkle For more art history insights, check out our other Getty Podcasts shows at www.getty.edu/podcasts [http://www.getty.edu/podcasts] * Recording Artists tells artist biographies using archival material from the Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recording-artists/ [https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recording-artists/] * If Objects Could Talk is a family-friendly show where Getty museum objects, like a Greek vase or porcelain clock, come alive to share their story: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/if-objects-could-talk/ [https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/if-objects-could-talk/] * ReCurrent chronicles the people who shape our culture and keep the past alive: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recurrent/ [https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recurrent/] * Art + Ideas showcases interviews with artists, architects, scientists, and cultural luminaries by former Getty President Jim Cuno: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/art-and-ideas/ [https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/art-and-ideas/] Through its programs—Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, Getty Museum, Getty Research Institute, and Getty Trust—Getty shares and advances the world’s visual art and cultural heritage, both in Los Angeles and throughout the world.  Learn more about all we do for art on our website: * Getty: https://www.getty.edu/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUNsY1hwQVgwYmJERG1pS180TjVTN19sUG1SQXxBQ3Jtc0trNGZZa3JnaFlHUWNacWE0VUdnVHlfd1pDQjdXajNlallsWngwS3Z6Vjg1YmJtSi00MUZ2bEo3TjUwTXJJNWVXbE5jRUdWVXVOMFRJbTBCelpfUTh2Q0YtRTdsNGNFek9uUDF5MW9pZml4REZJVkJhNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.getty.edu%2F&v=4Fugi6_2zAI] * Getty Conservation Institute: https://www.getty.edu/conservation/ [https://www.getty.edu/conservation/] * Getty Foundation: https://www.getty.edu/foundation/ [https://www.getty.edu/foundation/] * Getty Museum: https://www.getty.edu/museum/ [https://www.getty.edu/museum/] * Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/ [https://www.getty.edu/research/]

Blue Light Visualization with Edvard Munch’s Starry Night

Bring awareness to the memories, thoughts, and emotions evoked during this blue light visualization inspired by Edvard Munch’s Starry Night (1893) and his many uses of the color blue. Munch’s Starry Night is an emotionally charged painting of the coastline in Asgardstrand, Norway, where the artist recalled falling in love. Feelings were an important component to Munch’s artistic practice, and he believed that his abstracted landscapes altered depending on who viewed them. For Munch, color was a particularly powerful tool to express emotions and psychological states. Upon first viewing, the painting appears monochromatic, a wash of blue where sky melts into shore. Further close looking and reflection reveals the nuances in shades and texture of the paint. It is a rich, layered canvas that provokes feelings and invites viewers to engage with their thoughts and memories. You can watch this episode on YouTube here: https://gty.art/4wZysOS [https://gty.art/4wZysOS] Find images, a transcript, and more resources on our website: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/ommm/blue-light-visualization-edvard-munch-starry-night/ See the painting in person at the Getty Center: https://www.getty.edu/visit/ [https://www.getty.edu/visit/]  Hear about the history of the color blue in art with author Victoria Finlay in this week’s deeper dive conversation. Look for this conversation in your podcast feed or on our YouTube channel Thursday, or find it on our website.  Subscribe to OMMM be the first to hear new episodes.  Production team: Host: Lilit Sadoyan Producers: Zoe Goldman and Gideon Brower Mixer and Sound Designer: Jaime Roque Executive Producer: Christopher Sprinkle For more art history insights, check out our other Getty Podcasts shows at www.getty.edu/podcasts [http://www.getty.edu/podcasts] * Recording Artists tells artist biographies using archival material from the Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recording-artists/ [https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recording-artists/] * If Objects Could Talk is a family-friendly show where Getty museum objects, like a Greek vase or porcelain clock, come alive to share their story: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/if-objects-could-talk/ [https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/if-objects-could-talk/] * ReCurrent chronicles the people who shape our culture and keep the past alive: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recurrent/ [https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recurrent/] * Art + Ideas showcases interviews with artists, architects, scientists, and cultural luminaries by former Getty President Jim Cuno: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/art-and-ideas/ [https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/art-and-ideas/] Through its programs—Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, Getty Museum, Getty Research Institute, and Getty Trust—Getty shares and advances the world’s visual art and cultural heritage, both in Los Angeles and throughout the world.  Learn more about all we do for art on our website: * Getty: https://www.getty.edu/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUNsY1hwQVgwYmJERG1pS180TjVTN19sUG1SQXxBQ3Jtc0trNGZZa3JnaFlHUWNacWE0VUdnVHlfd1pDQjdXajNlallsWngwS3Z6Vjg1YmJtSi00MUZ2bEo3TjUwTXJJNWVXbE5jRUdWVXVOMFRJbTBCelpfUTh2Q0YtRTdsNGNFek9uUDF5MW9pZml4REZJVkJhNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.getty.edu%2F&v=4Fugi6_2zAI] * Getty Conservation Institute: https://www.getty.edu/conservation/ [https://www.getty.edu/conservation/] * Getty Foundation: https://www.getty.edu/foundation/ [https://www.getty.edu/foundation/] * Getty Museum: https://www.getty.edu/museum/ [https://www.getty.edu/museum/] * Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/ [https://www.getty.edu/research/]