Fuming | The Environmental Impact of Art Taylor Moss

In this season our overall question is: What is the social context of art and climate change in 2023?. In this episode we begin by answering the question: How does contemporary climate activism fit in the timeline of art history? We'll be discussing climate activist protests within the museum space and the reactions from those witnessing the protests and how museum officials feel having their space being used as a stage for these groups.



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This podcast is produced by Taylor Moss, current Art History major at the University of Rhode Island, under the supervision of Dr. Erin McCutcheon, PhD.



This project is being funded by URI's College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research. The content posted is for informative purposes only. This podcast represents the opinions of Taylor Moss and other guests on the show and do not reflect the opinions and beliefs of the University.

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Climate Protesters Throw Cake at the Louvre

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Rally

Just Stop Oil Throw Soup on Van Gogh

Isabella Stewart Gardner Closed

You'll definitely hear this intro quite a few times over the next 7 episodes. Join me as we work to document ways artists, museums, and schools are responding to the climate crisis. Keep up with me on Instagram: @fumingthepodcast



This video is produced by Taylor Moss, current Art History major at University of Rhode Island, under the supervision of Dr. Erin McCutcheon, PhD.

This project is being funded by URI's College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research. All opinions are my own and will not be affiliated with the University of Rhode Island.

Check out my Instagram for my exclusive content! @mossartanddesigns

This is Fuming: The Environmental Impact of Art.

My name is Taylor, I’m a current senior at University of Rhode Island, majoring in Fine Arts on an Art History track. For an independent study, I am spending each week going into what makes up past and present art materials and how it affects our health and the health of our environment.

I thought that before starting off with the first official episode, I would give a bit of background behind who I am and why I'm choosing to don myself with a podcast project. 

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Disclaimers: I do not have a professional background in Chemistry, and all research is done and presented for academic growth. All thoughts and opinions are my own and do not represent views or beliefs of the University of Rhode Island. 

Hi! Welcome back to Fuming. Today I am so excited to announce that I will be interviewing my first guest - a real biologist! - Morgan Pugh. In this episode we cover how Volatile Organic Compounds released by plants are the same as Volatile Organic Compounds released by paint fumes.@taylor.rose on InstagramIf you are interested in any of the scholarly journals, scientific articles, or parasite videos that Morgan mentions, I'll leave them here:Catola, S., Centritto, M., Cascone, P., Ranieri, A., Loreto, F., Calamai, L., Balestrini, R., & Guerrieri, E. (2018). Effects of single or combined water deficit and aphid attack on tomato volatile organic compound (VOC) emission and plant-plant communication. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 153, 54–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2018.05.001Fini, A., Brunetti, C., Loreto, F., Centritto, M., Ferrini, F., & Tattini, M. (2017). Isoprene responses and functions in plants challenged by environmental pressures associated to climate change. In Frontiers in Plant Science (Vol. 8, p. 1281). Frontiers Media S.A. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.01281Vivaldo, G., Masi, E., Taiti, C., Caldarelli, G., & Mancuso, S. (n.d.). The network of plants volatile organic compounds OPEN. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-10975-xhttps://www.ccacoalition.org/en/slcps/tropospheric-ozoneParasitoid wasp: https://youtu.be/Bc69LLLEQRk

Thanks for tuning in! I wanted to take advantage of the first episode by using it to completely break down what paint is. In order to understand its environmental impact, we need to know the chemicals we're dealing with and why they're acting the way they are. I tried to translate chemistry into fun metaphors, so let me know how I did! If you're interested in keeping up with when the podcasts are posted, follow my art account: @mossartanddesigns on Instagram! Be sure to message me with any topics you might be interested and for business inquiries, reach out to mossartanddesigns@gmail.com

Welcome to my podcast! This is my first ever one, so I wanted to put up a brief introduction to what I hope to accomplish. My goal is that after you listen to this podcast, you'll reassess your daily actions within the art community. I have a background in painting and art history and will use that knowledge to propel my learning in atmospheric chemistry! If you care to learn more about my art practices and receive little fun facts about art history, check out my instagram: @mossartanddesigns I'm excited about this process and hope you'll join me for the journey, xo