Curated Video
Frida Kahlo's 'The Two Fridas’: Great Art Explained
Frida Kahlo is the most famous female artist in history. She deviated from the traditional portrayal of female beauty in art, and instead chose to paint raw and honest experiences. A near fatal bus accident at 18 left Frida crippled and...
Rachel's English
Think in English - Questions (IELTS or TOEFL?) (formerly 766)
How To CRUSH the IELTS Part 1 Speaking | Fast and Powerful Conversation Training Technique. If you’re taking the IELTS Part 1 Speaking exam soon you can greatly benefit from the training technique in this English lesson. I’ll show you...
Curated Video
Michelangelo's David: Great Art Explained
"What a brilliant series this is" - Stephen Fry on Twitter 12 December 2020 "Thoroughly researched and cleverly presented, with stunning visuals, Great Art Explained makes you realise that familiarity with a work of art sometimes makes...
Makematic
Celebrate and honor
Art and writing offer families opportunities to celebrate traditions and honour those who have made a difference. Stories about those who have come before us help young adults develop respect for their heritage. In this activity,...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Attaching Forms for a Ceramic Sculpture
Middle School Art demo and tutorial on how to slip, score, and smooth when attaching pieces of clay together for an Abstract Ceramic Sculpture! I use this lesson with my 40 minute 7th grade classes. KEEP CREATING! :)
Amor Sciendi
Victory can be Terrifying
An American General sits atop a traditional equestrian statue in New York. This video analyzes the Statue of Sherman.
Amor Sciendi
Madonna with the Long Neck
This strange and clever painting by Parmigianino asks a lot of questions. It deals with art inside a greater context and how how the story of art can often be self-referential.
Amor Sciendi
Durer's Melencolia I: How Math and Art can heal
This video includes guided notes and an essay analysis activity. Durer's famous print "Melencolia I" is more than a art. It's a talisman to help bring the four humours of your body back into balance... or at least that's according to a...
Curated Video
The Thinker by Rodin: Great Art Explained
The Thinker, captured in a moment of concentrated introspection has come to represent a multitude of ideas about the nature of man and his place in the world. For some it is a symbol of knowledge, others philosophy, even existence...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Non-Representational Sculpting with Air Dry Clay
Bethany shows non-representational sculpting with air dry clay
Amor Sciendi
The Crystal Palace: The story of a great building
The Crystal Palace: The story of a great building
Curated Video
The Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault: Great Art Explained
This is the story about the painting of the raft that shook the world and scandalised high society. Not only for its anti-royalist statements but also for its choice of a black man as the hero. In an age of slavery. In its brutality,...
Curated Video
Venice Special (Biennale): Great Art Cities Explained:
In the third of a new series, James Payne and Joanne Shurvell combine their love of Art and Travel, as they travel to Venice for the world’s oldest and greatest art exhibition, the Venice Biennale. The 59th International Venice Biennale...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Glazing Your Ceramic Sculpture (Basic Instructions)
In this video I demonstrate how to glaze an Abstract or Non-Representational Ceramic Sculpture. 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...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Personalized Hand Sculpture: Adding Colored Paper
Personalized Hand Sculpture: Adding Colored Paper
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Clay Coil Vessels - Cleaning and Finishing
Cleaning and Finishing a Clay Coil Vessel
The Art Assignment
Art That Was Never Finished
Artists have abandoned artworks for many reasons throughout history. Guest host John Green shares some of his favorite unfinished artworks and explains why they resonate with him so deeply. Featuring work by Michelangelo, Leonardo da...
TMW Media
Inside the Philidelphia Museum of Art
We’re hanging out with our founding fathers on this episode of Travel Thru History as we visit the very place where revolutionaries, decried “Liberty will reign in America!” Today Philadelphia is a booming city that is as alive with new...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Smooth and Refine Your Ceramic Sculpture
Middle School Art Demo (Part 3 of the Abstract Ceramic Sculpture Series). 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...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
How To Carve Floral Foam: Abstract Free-Form Subtractive Sculpture Project
This video will teach you the tools, safety precautions, and procedures needed to begin carving floral foam. The example demonstrated is in-the-round, has multiple openings for negative space, and can stand up unassisted. Floral foam can...
History Hit
Rodin and the art of ancient Greece: The kiss and the bust
Learn about one of Rodins most famous work, the kiss. What influenced this piece and why? Rodin and the art of ancient Greece, Part 2
Amor Sciendi
Picasso Captures a Time Period
This Picasso painting is one of his most famous, and one of the most influential and important pieces of art in history. Why?
The March of Time
1953: CALDER AT HOME
MOT 1953: CALDER AT HOME: VS Sculptures, Mobiles hanging in studio, HA TD American sculptor kinetic artist Alexander 'Sandy' Calder (1898-1976) cutting sheet metal w/ tin snips, PAN Studio, VS Tools, cutting, SOT 'Sandy' talking about...