Amor Sciendi
A Revolution in History Paintings
As the United States became a nation, it also needed to invent a new visual vocabulary in its history paintings. This is the story of how that happened.
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.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Magazine Sculpture Techniques
“Upcycle” by using rolled magazine papers to build your next sculpture or craft! This video will show you some simple techniques to try.
Amor Sciendi
This Painting is about Technology
The landscape paintings of the early 19th century weren't just about Democracy, they're also a commentary on the role of technology in human affairs. But does it lead to an extinction event, or global empathy?
The Art Assignment
Draw a Psychological Landscape | Robyn O'Neil | The Art Assignment
In which Los Angeles-based artist Robyn O'Neil challenges you to draw a psychological landscape.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
How to Make a Keyhole Collage - Art Lesson
This art project will help you (or your students) review foreground, middle ground, and background in a fun and creative way! Create a mixed media keyhole collage to represent a world you would love to explore!
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
How to Create a Masking Tape Shoe Cast | Part 1 for Paper Mache Shoe | 3D Sculpture Art Lesson
This is part one of a series on how to create a Paper Mache Shoe. In this step, I will show you how to cast a shoe using masking tape for a “base”.
Amor Sciendi
St. Jerome in His Study
Antonello de Messina's St. Jerome in his study is a good entry point for the iconography of Saints and the its use to communicate abstract concepts. St. Jerome is a conflicted character, and the items around him help to communicate that.
Amor Sciendi
Rain, Steam and Speed: the Mechanized Conquest of England
JMW Turner's Rain, Steam and Speed illustrates the complexity of cultural change.
Amor Sciendi
Prehistoric Cave Art from Font de Gaume Cave
We discuss mankind's beautiful ability to think abstractly while looking at cave paintings.
History Hit
Africa And War: African porters and carriers
The third art piece is a multimedia performance, aims to tell the story of the over a million African porters and carriers who served British, French, and German forces during the first world war. Also, learn the importance of each of...
Amor Sciendi
Misinterpretations: Laocoon and His Sons | AmorSciendi
Have you seen this sculpture? I came across it many years ago in the Vatican Museum, and it's one of those that stays with you. I never pursued my interest in the sculpture, though, until I came across a reference to it while reading...
Oxford Comma
On Suffering: Musee des Beaux Arts
So the title's in French, the pronouns are separated from the antecedents, and some horse is scratching its butt...While Auden asks a lot of his readers, those that take the time to work through the poem often find it fascinating....
The Art Assignment
Art Cooking: Bone Meal | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
Gordon Matta-Clark (1943 - 1978) was one of the most influential artists of his generation, and was also the brainchild behind the infamous BONE MEAL in 1971 at the artist-run Food restaurant in New York City's SoHo neighborhood. He...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
How to Create a 3D Sign Using Chipboard, Part 1 | Middle School Art Lesson
Instructions and demonstration on how to make a 3D Sign using chipboard (thin cardboard). This art lesson was inspired by Shelley Speidell and is used to instruct students in my 8th grade 3D Design course. Part 2, Painting and Connecting...
Amor Sciendi
What Happened to Those Ancient Cities?
We explore the Temple of Artemis, The Library of Alexandria, and the city of Ephesus.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Clay Coil Bowl Part 2
For CLAY, I always use Amaco White Art Low Fire Clay. For GLAZE, I like Amaco's F Series low fire glazes for SOLID colors. Or for FUN GLAZE colors, I use Amaco's Crystaltex low fire glazes. Royalty-free music from BenSound.com
The Art Assignment
The Case For Mark Rothko | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
Rectangles after rectangles after rectangles. Rothko was a truly prolific artist who found his groove painting hazy swatches of color and stuck with it until the very end. Maybe you've wondered what the point of it all is, or why he did...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Portrait Drawing: Pencil Shading Demo
In this short video, you can watch artist and art teacher Ryan Thiele draw and shade a portrait using a pencil. He will offer a few basic tips that will help you try this yourself at home or at school!
The Art Assignment
Facilitate an Encounter / Encuentro | Dignicraft | The Art Assignment
The Art Assignment visits artist collective Dignicraft during their residency at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Omar Foglio, José Luis Figueroa, and Paola Rodriguez give us the assignment to...
The Art Assignment
What Did Monet Eat in a Day?
This episode of Art Cooking explores the life, art, and eating habits of the great Impressionist artist Claude Monet. We prepare a menu based on the journals Monet kept during his years in Giverny, France, enjoying the freshest produce...
3D Print General
3D Printed Justice League Part 1 - The Flash and Superman
My first part in 3D printing and painting large statues of the Justice League - starting with The Flash and Superman. These statues are all going to be over 12 inches tall proportional to one another. 3D Files: The Flash:...
Global Health with Greg Martin
Global Health, HIV, Education and Art
In this video, Greg Martin interviews Gelise McCullough and asks her about how her art is being used in the area of global health. Gelise sells her art and uses the proceeds to help pay for HIV positive girls in Africa to get an education.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Troy Campbell - The Power of Going Slow
Troy Campbell is an expert in consumer behavior, marketing social psychology, political psychology, and scientific communication. At the University of Oregon, he is an assistant professor of marketing in the Lundquist College of...