Chatting With Sherri welcomes the host of "The Lonely Palette," Tamar Avishai!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes the host of "The Lonely Palette," Tamar Avishai!

When you hear the phrase “art history” you probably think dry.  Snooty.  Dusty.  A British accent on an audio guide waxing rhapsodic about the Ren-AYY-since over the strains of Vivaldi.  An intellectual velvet rope. You might never think about the human beings behind the artworks.  About the centuries of soulful human experience they depict.  About how artists lived through their moments, just as you live through yours.  About all the incredible stories there are to tell. 

And that’s where The Lonely Palette comes in.  In each episode, creator and host Tamar Avishai focuses on one object – a painting, a sculpture, an installation, a very special urinal – and tells its story.  We explore the artwork, the movement, the social context, and more importantly, why art matters, not just to its own time, but to ours. 

“Many find fine art intimidating, and so this show, by Boston’s own Tamar Avishai, is a lovely, accessible tour."