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.
The Art Assignment
Public Art Study: Fred Wilson's E Pluribus Unum | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
What is public art? Who funds it, owns it, and shapes it? Who does it serve? And why is it important? We try to answer some of these questions by looking at an example of public art that never came to be - Fred Wilson’s E Pluribus Unum.
The Art Assignment
Create an embarrassing object. | Geof Oppenheimer | The Art Assignment
This assignment comes to you from Chicago based artist Geof Oppenheimer. Geof's work reflects personal experience and the social and political atmosphere they were created in, and he wants you to make an object that does the same. John...
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...
History Hit
Rodin and the art of ancient Greece: Rodin's life
Learn about how Rodin became an artist and what happened in 1881. Rodin and the art of ancient Greece, Part 1
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Identity Name Sculpture
This sculpture lesson is a great way to get to know students while teaching an important cardboard sculpture technique (slots).
Amor Sciendi
What Happened to Those Ancient Cities?
We explore the Temple of Artemis, The Library of Alexandria, and the city of Ephesus.
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St. Paul's Cathedral: Religion and Science
How can do the Sciences, Artistic Expression, and Religion come together to create a useful, inspiring, and beautiful structure? Learn about Christopher Wrens Process in designing and building St. Paul's Cathedral
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Clay Coil Vessels - Building Up Walls
Clay Coil Vessels - Building Up Walls
Amor Sciendi
Andy Warhol and the Mimetic Theory of Art | AmorSciendi
I've been reading a lot of art theory lately and this video is a product of that. I also have been inspired by the long videos of the Art Assignment.
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London's 4th Plinth and Public Art
A history and analysis of London's 4th Plinth public sculpture project.
The Art Assignment
Desktop Monument Highlights | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
This week we're talking about your Desktop Monuments! Your responses to Lee Boroson's assignment to capture the feeling of monumentality with miniature models have been fantastic.
Curated Video
Italy, Florence, Orsanmichele church
Between 1380 and 1404, it was converted into a church used as the chapel of Florence's powerful craft and trade guilds. On the ground floor of the square building are the 13th-century arches that originally formed the loggia of the grain...
The Art Assignment
Art Trip: Marfa | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
The epicenter of the art world is in Marfa, Texas? We visit this small town where Minimalist artist Donald Judd settled in the 70s, and sowed the seeds for its glorious present, worthy of a pilgrimage.
The Art Assignment
Art that brings me comfort
What art that brings you comfort right now? What art do you want to be thinking about? In this episode, we make a book of art by Alec Soth, Miyoko Ito, Giorgio Morandi, Vija Celmins, Sam Gilliam, Sheila Hicks, and Wayne Thiebaud. Make...
Curated Video
Largest margerine sculpture
The largest margarine sculpture is 1506.800 kg (3321.925 lbs) and represents the Hindu gods of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Use to discuss religious iconography and sculpture, also materials that can be used in art. Create sculptures using...
Science360
The Art of Science
Susan Eriksson is a geologist and biochemist who draws on her scientific background in creating mixed-media sculptures, paintings, and installations. Her artwork reflects her unique worldview, blending scientific discipline with the...
Curated Video
What did Augustus Look Like? The famous Emperor's history, statues, and facial reconstruction.
I'm an artist that uses photoshop to bring old images and statues into the modern day. Augustus is a fascinating Roman Emperor of history. His image was spread far and wide across the empire, and there are many depictions of him...
The Art Assignment
Make art from something you've never seen. | David Brooks | The Art Assignment
In which The Art Assignment visits artist David Brooks in his Brooklyn studio and receives the fascinating assignment of articulating something that you know exists, but that you've never seen and probably never will.
The March of Time
1952: NEW YORK SCULPTURE CENTER
MOT 1952: NEW YORK SCULPTURE CENTER: VS Three artists welding metal in studio. WS Brooklyn sculptress Dorothea Denslow (1900-1971) SOT talking w/ female artist Barbara Lekberg about her sculpture, Dorothea SOT talking about using...
Amor Sciendi
Symbolism in An Absolutely Remarkable Thing | AmorSciendi
Insights into the debut novel from Hank Green, "An Absolutely Remarkable Thing". "Benjamin, Walter. The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. Prism Key Press, 2010. Chardin, Pierre Teilhard de. The Future of Man. Image...
The Art Assignment
Walk On It: Highlights | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
You walked on it, and we watched.
History Hit
Rodin and the Art of Ancient Greece
Born in Paris in 1840, François-Auguste-René Rodin is quite possibly the most famous sculptor in recent history. Considered by many to be the first ‘modern’ sculptor, his works such as ‘The Kiss’ and ‘The Thinker’ have become iconic...