TED-Ed
TED-ED: What is abstract expressionism? - Sarah Rosenthal
If you visit a museum with a collection of modern and contemporary art, you're likely to see works that sometimes elicit the response, _My cat could make that, so how is it art?" But is it true? Could anyone create one of Jackson...
TED Talks
Paul Bloom: The origins of pleasure
Why do we like an original painting better than a forgery? Psychologist Paul Bloom argues that human beings are essentialists -- that our beliefs about the history of an object change how we experience it, not simply as an illusion, but...
Curated Video
Who Gets to Be a "Real" Artist? (Amateur & Outsider Art)
For centuries, “official” art spaces have shaped whose work gets taken seriously. But there are no required qualifications for making art! In this episode of Crash Course Art History, we’ll explore amateurs and outsiders. We’ll learn how...
Curated Video
Abstract Paint Techniques
This video will demonstrate different abstract paint techniques commonly used in abstract expressionist work
The Art Assignment
The Case for Minimalism | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
You've probably seen a few cubes sitting in an art gallery and questioned why they were there. How could cubes be important? How did we get here? This is the case for Minimalism.
Curated Video
New York: Great Art Cities Explained
Abstract Expressionism would emerge from a post-war mood of anxiety and trauma. These were artists who, like the surrealists before them had a profound interest in the unconscious mind. They produced work that may have been abstract but...
The Art Assignment
Trending Artists of the 17th Century
Have you heard of Italian Baroque artist Artemisia Gentilschi? Find out why her popularity, and that of other artists, has risen dramatically since the 1970s.
Curated Video
Mark Rothko's Seagram Murals: Great Art Explained
"Thoroughly researched and cleverly presented, with stunning visuals, Great Art Explained makes you realise that familiarity with a work of art sometimes makes us indifferent to its power" - Forbes Magazine, 9 July 2020
Amor Sciendi
Your Five Year Old Couldn't Paint This
Jackson Pollock's paintings have a fractal quality to them. This video explores the reasons this may be so captivating.
IDG TECHtalk
NFTs explained: What are they, and what’s the enterprise use case?
NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, represent a unique digitized asset. The ownership of this asset is tracked on the blockchain. While NFTs are making headlines for selling for millions upon millions of dollars, there’s practical use cases...
The Art Assignment
The Case for Jackson Pollock | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
You’ve heard of Jackson Pollock and know of his infamous “drip paintings,” but what is it that you’re supposed to do when you look at his work today? Why did it cause shockwaves in 1947, and what does it mean now? We explore the life,...
Makematic
Abstract Expressionism
By showing people that art can be used to express what we feel, rather than what we see, Abstract Expressionism changed how we define what art is.
The Art Assignment
Walk On It | Kate Gilmore | The Art Assignment
In which we visit artist Kate Gilmore in her Brooklyn studio and receive the assignment to Walk on It.
Curated Video
Australia's iconic Blue Poles goes under major restoration
At the National Gallery of Australia, an ambitious conservation project is under way on one of its most significant works, by Jackson Pollock.
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Rothko's 'Orange, Red, Yellow' auctioned in NY for
New York, 9 May (EFE), (Camera: Marta QuintÃn).- The painting 'Orange, Red Yellow' by American artist Mark Rothko was sold on Tuesday for 86.8 million dollars during a post war and contemporary auction at Christie's New York, which also...
Curated Video
USA: NEW YORK: DUTCH BORN PAINTER WILLEM DE KOONING DIES AGED 92
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Dutch-born Willem de Kooning, whose swirls and slashes of colour helped define abstract expressionism and made him one of the 20th century's greatest painters, died in his New York studio Wednesday.
He was 92.
De...
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CLEAN : Madrid museum fetes Grecos long reach into modern art
Madrids top art museum the Prado unveiled a major show Monday about the master painter El Greco exploring his influence on modern greats such as Francis Bacon and Jackson Pollock
Curated Video
Preview of "Picasso and American Art" at Whitney Museum
1. Exterior of Whitney Museum, zoom in to sign
2. Woman walking past sign for exhibit, reading: "Picasso and American Art"
3. Various of people looking at paintings
4. SOUNDBITE (English): Michael Fitzgerald, guest curator of the...
Curated Video
Modigliani Nude Could Fetch $150 Million At Sotheby's
Sotheby's and Christie's spring art auctions showcase masters like Modigliani and Picasso, highlighting an auction season that could see record setting prices.
Amedeo Modigliani's "Nu couché (sur le côté gauche)" is...
Curated Video
Sotheby's unveils impressionist, modern art for auction
1. Tilt up of exterior of Sotheby's
2. Tight shot of revolving doors
3. Wide pan of interior of Sotheby's spring auction
4. Tilt up of Mark Rothko's "White Center" painting
5. Rack focus canvas of Rothko's "White Center"
6. Pull out...
Curated Video
Modigliani nude could fetch $150 million at auction
MODIGLIANI NUDE COULD FETCH $150 MILLION AT AUCTION
Sotheby's and Christie's spring art auctions showcase masters like Modigliani and Picasso, highlighting an auction season that could see record setting prices.
...
Curated Video
ENTERTAINMENT DAILY: ENT2- TATE MODERN
English/Nat
The long-awaited TATE MODERN opens its doors to the public for the first time on Friday 12th May.
The gallery houses Britain's remarkable collection of international twentieth century art, including works by FRANCIS BACON,...
Curated Video
Ambitious museum finally opens after decade long wait
LEADIN:
After a decade long wait, Louvre Abu Dhabi is preparing to unveil itself to world.
620 pieces from masters including Leonardo da Vinci, Monet and Picasso will be on display to visitors of the...
Curated Video
Ambitious museum finally opens after decade long wait
LEADIN:
After a decade long wait, Louvre Abu Dhabi is preparing to unveil itself to world.
620 pieces from masters including Leonardo da Vinci, Monet and Picasso will be on display to visitors of the...