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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...
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Take a photo of a family member you don't know very well. | Laurel Nakadate | The Art Assignment
Laurel Nakadate makes art by connecting with strangers, and she wants you to do this, too! She gives us the challenge of finding little known family members and making their photographic portrait. Sarah also discusses photography as an...
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Play a game of What, How, Where | Florian Rivière & Jim Walker | The Art Assignment
In which we meet Florian Rivière & Jim Walker and play What, How, Where!: http://www.whathowandwhere.com/
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Make a Rug | The Art Assignment | Fritz Haeg
We visit Fritz Haeg at his home and studio in Los Angeles and receive the assignment to make a rag rug! But not just any rag rug--one that you make over time and do something on.
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Do Not Try to Eat This
Dada was a movement known for collage, upturned urinals, and its radicality--a reaction to the horrors of World War I. It was NOT known for its food, but in 1961 artist Man Ray offered this "Menu for a Dadaist Day," and we cooked it for...
Amor Sciendi
NightHawks with HipHughesHistory
Edward Hopper creates a very particular feeling with his 1942 work NightHawks, and does it in a very particular way, but why? Keith Hughes of HipHughesHistory helps us understand a bit better.
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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...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Chalk Pastel Techniques
This demonstration from Art teacher Ryan Thiele shows you 10 techniques to try with chalk pastels. It is recommended to try them all in black paper to make your own reference chart!
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An Allegory of Good Government in Sienna
Here we discuss the civics of Late Medieval Sienna through Ambrogio Lorenzetti's frescos in the Palazzo Publico.
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Amedeo Modigliani | 60 Second Art History Lesson
Can you believe that Modigliani's sculpture La Tete sold for over $52.6M in 2010? This set a record for the highest selling price for art sold in France.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
How to Create a 3D Chipboard Sign: Part 2, Painting and Attaching Layers
This video continues from Part 1 (please review if necessary!) Part 1 Link: https://youtu.be/RlPn_4FHBGE
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Exquisite Corpse | Hugo Crosthwaite | The Art Assignment
This week we come to you from Rosarito, Mexico AND Chicago, IL to bring you an assignment from Hugo Crosthwaite. Hugo asks you to create a collaborative drawing by playing the Surrealist game Exquisite Corpse.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Sculptural Letter Part 3: Adding Sculptural Decoration
Review how to build forms using paper mache paste and newspaper for Sculptural Letters
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Conjure a studio. | Hope Ginsburg | The Art Assignment
INSTRUCTIONS 1. CONJURE A STUDIO: REAL OR IMAGINARY - Where do you like to work? - What do you like to do? - If you could do it anywhere (or with anyone), where would it be? 2. MAKE IT HAPPEN - Take over, transform, build a space... -...
Amor Sciendi
Nature Temporarily Mastered
Crystal Palace poetically exemplified the goals of the industrial revolution in England. Here we discuss the cultural impact of the impressive structure.
Curated Video
What did Charlotte Bronte Look Like? The Famous Author of Jane Eyre as a Modern Day Woman
I'm an artist that uses photoshop to bring old images and statues into the modern day. I use photo-compositing and digital drawing techniques to achieve a more photo-realistic appearance, and I try to make history more relatable!
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Livia Drusilla - History & Recreation of the Famous Roman Consort as a Modern Day Woman
I'm an artist that uses photoshop to bring old images and statues into the modern day. I use photo-compositing and digital drawing techniques to achieve a more photo-realistic appearance. Welcome to the time-lapse creation of my...
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VidCon Makes a Rug | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
So many of you came out to make a rug with us at VidCon and we couldn't be more thrilled with how it turned out. Thanks so much to all who participated, and especially those who were kind enough to share their thoughts about the experience!
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Create a vehicular palette. | Jesse Sugarmann | The Art Assignment
This week we meet with Jesse Sugarmann, whose artwork considers how the automotive industry shapes the way we live and construct our identities. His assignment asks you to think about the way car consumerism, and the aesthetic choices...
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Bring a sound to life. | Jamal Cyrus | The Art Assignment
We meet up with artist Jamal Cyrus in his hometown of Houston, Texas, where we broach the topic of "postmodernism" and are challenged to summon an impossible sound.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Sculptural Letter Part 1
Learn how to create a sculptural letter that will later be painted and decoupaged!
Amor Sciendi
Catastrophe becomes Art
Gericault was able to turn a tragedy into a monument of universal suffering.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
How To Fold A 3D Paper Tree (Origami Christmas Tree)
Did you know you can fold an entire tree out of only one square of paper? It’s true! Grab a square of paper and some scissors and create a tree with me!