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Artful Dodgers

Artful Dodgers

By: Francisco Centofanti & George Dawnay
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 Art History from a painter’s perspective -
In each episode Artists George Dawnay and Francisco Centofanti take turns picking a famous painting from history, and talk about it's impact on the Art world and discuss technical details on how it was made.
No Previous Art History knowledge required!
"We love Art and hope to share that love with you through a conversation about amazing paintings from the past and we may even slip in a few from present day!"

- Francisco Centofanti has been a professional artist for over twenty years since graduating from the Florence Academy of Art, Italy. He creates exciting and iconic works of art with an unprecedented fusion of contemporary inspiration and traditional techniques.

- His work has been exhibited extensively and is collected by clients in New York, Washington DC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Tokyo, Paris, Stockholm, Florence and London. His many international collectors include art dealer Martin Summers, financier Mark Lapidus, writer Nigel Hinton, Don Foster MP and The Who's frontman, Roger Daltrey CBE.
"Francisco Centofanti is a fabulous artist. I particularly love his landscape paintings - he captures light and colours brilliantly." Roger Daltrey CBE -
https://franciscocentofantiart.com

- George Dawnay began his formal studies with, the painter, Charles Weed, in London (circa 1993) before heading to the Florence Academy of Art where he studied, earning a scholarship, for 4 years being trained in the French Academic style, cast drawing ,anatomical studies and portraiture. In 1998 Dawnay started an apprenticeship with the Mural painter Alexander Hamilton, together they went on to create a number of Murals in Italy and abroad.He then went to Paris to continue his mural studies with the French muralist Vianney Brintet. After being invited to San Francisco by Designer Jessica Hall he began coming to America more and more, eventually moving her permantently in 2003 where he began an apprenticeship with sculpture Cessna Decosimo in Chattanooga Tennessee.
He now lives in Chattanooga with his wife and 3 children -

www.georgedawnay.com -

www.unreal.city -
www.instagram.com/georgedawnay

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Episodes
  • His Cup Runneth Over - Giulio Aristide Sartorio

    His Cup Runneth Over - Giulio Aristide Sartorio
    Sep 25 2024

    In this episode we look at a pictorial frieze entitled 'The Italian People' painted in 1908 by Giulio Aristide Sartorio (11 February 1860 – 3 October 1932)

    Link to Artful Dodgers Instagram where we've put up reference pics for this Episode: https://www.instagram.com/artfuldodgerspodcast?igsh=M212dGR2M3V6YWE0&utm_source=qr


    Music: Call Me When The Leaves Fall by Ian Hawgood

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    58 mins
  • Impressionists, Assemble ! - BONUS EP

    Impressionists, Assemble ! - BONUS EP
    Sep 11 2024

    Hi Everyone! We're back this week for a special bonus Episode looking at how the First Impressionist Exhibition came about starting right back with the Paris Salon.

    No Link this week but be sure to check out some of the paintings that were exhibited throughout the 8 Impressionist Exhibitions.

    Music - I'm Not Sure We Belong by Ian Hawgood
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • The Sun Also Rises - Claude Monet

    The Sun Also Rises - Claude Monet
    Sep 4 2024

    Welcome to Season/Series 2 of the Artful Dodgers - In this Episode we look at 'Impression, Sunrise' by Claude Monet

    Link to painting: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Monet_-_Impression%2C_Sunrise.jpg

    Music - Ian Hawgood 'Life Lived in the Echoes of Emptiness'
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    1 hr and 2 mins
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