Curated Video
Exploring Impossible Objects
In this video, we explore the concept of impossible objects, focusing on the famous Penrose triangle. We learn about its origin, how it can be drawn in two dimensions but not exist in three dimensions, and how our brains interpret these...
The Art Assignment
What Makes a Masterpiece?
What do we mean when we call an artwork a MASTERPIECE? Who decides which art becomes one? And what artists make them?
The Art Assignment
Customize a common object. | Brian McCutcheon | The Art Assignment
Indianapolis-based artist Brian McCutcheon asks you to Customize It! This art prompt is asking you to look at the traits around the object and play with one of those traits, thus changing how it's used. Sarah then highlights Méret...
Curated Video
Queen Nefertiti: Statue Reconstructions Revealed, with History
Nefertiti has one of the most famous faces of the ancient world. Her bust has fascinated millions and inspired a love of Egyptology and Egyptian history in many. What did Nefertiti do? What is her legacy? Do we have her mummy? Is the...
The Art Assignment
Art You Can't Get To
In 1958, scientists from Russia left a plastic bust of Vladimir Lenin at the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility, and as of 2007 it was still there. What does it mean? Guest host John Green ponders his fascination with this object and the...
History Hit
Rodin and the art of ancient Greece: The thinker and the gates of hell
Learn how one of the most famous pieces by Rodin was meant for a much bigger piece, the gates of hell. Rodin and the art of ancient Greece, Part 3
Rachel's English
American English Imitation Exercise: What did you do today?
Practice American English with this imitation exercise. Hear the musical quality of the speech by hearing it on a loop. Focus on intonation and rhythm rather than individual words and sounds.
Curated Video
Italy, Venice - San Moise church
The church was built initially in the 8th century. It is dedicated to Moses since like the Byzantines, the Venetians often considered Old Testament prophets as canonized saints. It also honors Moisc Venier, the aristocrat who funded the...
The Art Assignment
Art Cooking: Futurist Meat Sculpture | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
Exploring the intersection of art and food, we prepare two dishes from the 1930s devised by the pasta-hating Italian Futurists. BEHOLD: 1) MEAT SCULPTURE and 2) LIKE A CLOUD.
Cerebellum
The Renaissance - The Protestant Reformation
No period of history can boast of greater beauty than The Renaissance. This was the period, from approximately early 14th century to late 16th century, that gave us Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Shakespeare. This video focuses on...
Guinness World Records
Creating an Epic Margarine Sculpture
In this video, a team attempts to break the world record for the largest margarine sculpture, aiming to create a sculpture weighing 1300 to 1400 kilos. The artist takes inspiration from original images to ensure accurate measurements and...
Financial Times
Glassmaking in Venice
With workshops under threat, Venice's Stanze Del Vetro was set up as a glass museum in 2012. Rachel Spence visits an exhibition of glass works by Ettore Sottsass running alongside the Venice Biennale.
The March of Time
1952: AMERICAN SCULPTOR: Abstract expressionist artist David Smith (1906-1965) welding metal pieces together, VS Modern abstract sculpture by David of 'Flight', 'Four Soldiers', 'The Three Dancers' (Additional Clearances)
MOT 1952: AMERICAN SCULPTOR: Abstract expressionist artist David Smith (1906-1965) welding metal pieces together, VS Modern abstract sculpture by David of 'Flight', 'Four Soldiers', 'The Three Dancers' (Additional Clearances)
The Art Assignment
Create a desktop monument.| Lee Boroson | The Art Assignment
In which we visit artist Lee Boroson in his summer studio in upstate New York, where he was hard at work on his exhibition at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, which opened this week! Boroson assigns us to create a desktop monument.
Amor Sciendi
Sarah Sze's Subway Installation
An analsysis Sarah Sze's public art in the New York City Subway
Curated Video
Great Art Cities Explained: Paris
In the second of a new series, James Payne and Joanne Shurvell combine their love of Art and Travel, as they look at less well known museums in cities around the world. In "Great Art Cities Explained: Paris", we look at three small...
Curated Video
Sapporo Snow Festival: A Winter Wonderland of Art and Fun
Discover the enchanting Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido, Japan, where artists create stunning snow and ice sculptures that will leave you in awe.
Amor Sciendi
The Horses of St. Mark's Square
The Horses of St. Mark's Square have a complicated history that passes through ancient Greece, Rome, eaerly Christianity, the High Renaissance, and Napolean's France. This is history through their eyes.
Amor Sciendi
Algorithm Art: What makes art great? a TOK presentation | AmorSciendi
A work of art produced by an algorithm sold for half a million dollars in October. Here are my thoughts.
Curated Video
Sculpture in the ancient world
The Greek art and sculptures have been considered as human artistic achievement. Visually appealing and mesmerising to see the greeks sculptures - A perfect human! The tricky thing for ancient artists was to represent the Goddess...
Amor Sciendi
Art is a Process Michelangelos Slave Sculptures
Art is a Process Michelangelos Slave Sculptures
Kult America
Polish H.R. Giger - Zdzislaw Beksinski
In Today's episode of Kult America we explore the home city of Zdzislaw Beksinski. In many people's opinion this Polish painter, photographer and sculptor, was one of the most important artist in recent history. Sadly, Beksinski was...
Curated Video
Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson: Great Art Explained
You could say Land art existed thousands of years even before oil painting, but it would take a group of American artists to bring it back to the public gaze in the 1960s and 70s. Artists like Michael Heizer, Robert Smithson, and Nancy...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Repousse (Metal Tooling) with Geometric and Organic Shapes
This video lesson will teach you how to create a repousse using 36 gauge copper and wooden sticks. The project includes a design extention onto black paper using colored pencils.