TED Talks
TED: In the age of AI art, what can originality look like? | Eileen Isagon Skyers
What happens when human and machine creativity meet? From an AI model trained on classic works to generate a seemingly infinite stream of portraits to a neural network that envisions otherworldly life-forms in impossible detail, media...
SciShow
Now We Can Turn Your Thoughts Into Reality
How is it that you can be looking at a distinct object in front of you, yet picture something entirely different in your mind? The inner workings of what’s happening in our brains to allow this is a puzzle that scientists are now...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Iseult Gillespie: Frida Kahlo: The woman behind the legend
In 1925, Frida Kahlo was on her way home from school in Mexico City when the bus she was riding collided with a streetcar. She suffered near-fatal injuries and her disability became a major theme in her paintings. Over the course of her...
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How Atom Bombs Can Uncover Forged Art
It's been estimated that 1 in 10 works of fine art are forged or misattributed. The truth is, no one really knows how much fake art is out there, because many art counterfeiters are so skilled that their paintings are almost...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why is this painting so captivating? - James Earle and Christina Bozsik
On first glance, the painting Las Meninasc (The Maids of Honorc) might not seem terribly special, but it's actually one of the most analyzed pieces in the history of art. Why is this painting by Diego Velazquez so captivating? James...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can you guess what's wrong with these paintings? | Noah Charney
Prior to the mid-20th century, art restorers took a heavy-handed approach, often drastically altering paintings in the name of "improving" art. Today, they focus on keeping the original work intact with minimal intervention, and must...
TED Talks
TED: Inside Africa's thriving art scene | Touria el Glaoui
Art fair curator Touria el Glaoui is on a mission to showcase vital new art from African nations and the diaspora. She shares beautiful, inspiring, thrilling contemporary art that tells powerful stories of African identity and history --...
SciShow
Now We Can Turn Your Thoughts Into Reality
How is it that you can be looking at a distinct object in front of you, yet picture something entirely different in your mind? The inner workings of what’s happening in our brains to allow this is a puzzle that scientists are now...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why is the Mona Lisa so famous? | Noah Charney
More than 500 years after its creation, Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" is arguably the world's most famous painting. Many scholars consider it an outstanding work of Renaissance art— but history is full of great paintings. So, how did...
TED Talks
Siegfried Woldhek: The search for the true face of Leonardo
Mona Lisa is one of the best-known faces on the planet. But would you recognize an image of Leonardo da Vinci? Illustrator Siegfried Woldhek uses some thoughtful image-analysis techniques to find what he believes is the true face...
TED Talks
Marc Pachter: The art of the interview
Marc Pachter has conducted live interviews with some of the most intriguing characters in recent American history as part of a remarkable series created for the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. He reveals the secret to a great...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Why is Vermeer's "Girl with the Pearl Earring" considered a masterpiece? - James Earle
Is she turning towards you or away from you? No one can agree. She's the subject of Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with the Pearl Earring," a painting often referred to as the 'Mona Lisa of the North.' But what makes this painting...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can you outsmart this logical fallacy? | Alex Gendler
Meet Lucy. She was a math major in college, and aced all her courses in probability and statistics. Which do you think is more likely: that Lucy is a portrait artist, or that Lucy is a portrait artist who also plays poker? How do we know...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The wacky history of cell theory - Lauren Royal-Woods
Scientific discovery isn't as simple as one good experiment. The weird and wonderful history of cell theory illuminates the twists and turns that came together to build the foundations of biology.
Curated Video
Paul Klee- Senecio
Klee used geometic shapes, texture, and color to create this abstract portrait.
Curated Video
Meet 3 Very Different Artists With 1 Thing In Common: Doing What They Love!
The author Chuck Klosterman said, "Art and love are the same thing: It's the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you." This idea—that our identities are necessarily reflected in our art—runs through the veins of three...
Curated Video
These Portraits Of Fallen Heroes Are Healing Hearts
There may be no right answer on how to grieve a loved one, but Michael G. Reagan has found a way to help. Michael Reagan is a portrait artist and a Vietnam veteran. 13 years ago he started drawing portraits of the fallen heroes from the...
Curated Video
How to Paint a Portrait
Howcast - It’s like a personal photo, except classier, and you can make the model look slightly more attractive than they really are.
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How to Take a Child's Portrait
Howcast - Taking a child’s portrait can be rewarding and fun, or it can be a miserable impossible nightmare. We’ll try to help you make it the former, not the latter.
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How to Take a Woman's Portrait
Howcast - Taking a woman’s portrait isn’t just about photographic skill, it’s about flattery.
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How to Take a Man's Portrait
Howcast - Men tend to be a little easier to take a portrait of than women, but they need their own brand of reassurance.
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3 Portrait Photography Tips for Digital Photography
Howcast - Learn three portrait photography tips from commercial photographer Dan Bracaglia in this digital photography lesson from Howcast.
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How to Select Image Quality on Your Digital Camera
Howcast - Learn how to select image quality on your digital camera from commercial photographer Dan Bracaglia in this photography lesson from Howcast.
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The Rule of Thirds
Howcast - Learn about the rule of thirds when taking pictures with your digital camera from photographer Dan Bracaglia in this photography lesson from Howcast.