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Rob and Jess explore word origins from the art world, discussing terms like 'Mona Lisa' and 'Dadaism'.

How does an artist use a 'donkey'? What does 'Mona Lisa' actually mean? Who is the "dada" in Dadaism? Rob and Jess are explaining word origins from the art world in the latest Words Unravelled, exploring artists, artworks and art supplies. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿ROB'S EDINBURGH SHOW🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Tickets: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/robwords-live 👕 OUR MERCH 👚 US SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.com/ EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.net/ WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/0xi1MatI3pw

People in this episode

Hosts: RobWords, Jess Zafarris

Topics covered

• art
• word origins
• Dadaism
• Mona Lisa
• artists
• art supplies

Keywords

• Mona Lisa
• Dadaism
• art words
• word origins
• art supplies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Edinburgh Fringe

Books & works: Mona Lisa, Dadaism

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