<description>&lt;p&gt;We go down the Rocky rabbit hole to understand how the fictional fighter grew from one man’s rough sketch into a global icon. Exploring Stallone’s Instagram art history lessons, interviews about his paintings with Oprah, and a limited-edition art book worth thousands of dollars, we learn that hiding behind the macho action star is a man who longs to be understood as a thoughtful artist.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZt3RcO8gc4"&gt;Sly Stallone meets Rocky Balboa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://andrerobertlee.com/"&gt;Official website&lt;/a&gt; for filmmaker André Robert Lee&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Sylvester Stallone, &lt;a href="https://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/film/all/03144/facts.rocky_the_complete_films.htm"&gt;Rocky. The Complete Films&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Sylvester Stallone, &lt;a href="https://www.worldcat.org/title/sylvester-stallones-official-rocky-scrapbook/oclc/3545346"&gt;The Official Rocky Scrapbook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYCPtCiHQpk"&gt;Stallone on the Oprah Winfrey Show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5h3g4-Qh4g"&gt;Stallone giving a tour of his painting exhibition,&lt;/a&gt; 2011&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; </description>

The Statue

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Life Imitates Art

JAN 17, 202319 MIN
The Statue

Life Imitates Art

JAN 17, 202319 MIN

Description

We go down the Rocky rabbit hole to understand how the fictional fighter grew from one man’s rough sketch into a global icon. Exploring Stallone’s Instagram art history lessons, interviews about his paintings with Oprah, and a limited-edition art book worth thousands of dollars, we learn that hiding behind the macho action star is a man who longs to be understood as a thoughtful artist.

Show Notes