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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...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
How to Add Color with Construction Paper to a Paper Mache’ Shoe (Part 3) | Art Lesson
In this video I will demonstrate how to add color to a paper mache sculpture of a shoe using construction paper and Elmer's Art Paste.
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What This Photo Doesn't Show
This photograph of young farmers on their way to a dance was taken in Germany in 1914 by August Sander. Except they weren't farmers. And the dance they were on their way to was World War I.
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Remake the Met
The Met Museum in New York is a treasure trove of art, filled with masterpieces of human creativity, but what if it *wasn't* organized geographically or by time period? Is there a better way?
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Construct a landscape. | Paula McCartney | The Art Assignment
This week’s assignment comes from artist Paula McCartney, whose work explores the boundaries between the natural and unnatural. Her assignment asks you to reexamine what those terms even mean by constructing an image of the so-called...
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Art I Can't Show You
Agnes Martin's minimal paintings reproduce terribly. Their magic does not come though in photos or videos. Guest host John Green discusses Martin's art anyway, how it brilliantly captures emotion itself, and why you should seek it out.
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How do you convey emotion with furniture? | Christoph Niemann | The Art Assignment
Illustrator and artist Christoph Niemann joins The Art Assignment to give out the challenge of finding the emotion in furniture. Sarah also looks into art history as she dissects Edward Hopper's Nighthawks with other works, and how...
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Sorted Books Highlights | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
This week Sarah and John discuss some of their favorite responses to Nina Katchadourian's assignment Sorted Books.
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Create an imaginary friend. | JooYoung Choi | The Art Assignment
We introduce you to the talented and amazing JooYoung Choi, who shares tales of her fictional realm The Cosmic Womb and beckons us to create our own IMAGINARY FRIEND.
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Having a Coke with Frank O'Hara
Frank O'Hara is best known for his poetry, but in this Art Cooking we explore his life as a poet as well as an art curator at MoMA.
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...
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What Art tells us about Gender
There is a huge range of ways that gender has been understood and represented in the history of art. We look at a few examples that show us gender is a concept that has never been fixed: Hermaphroditos by the ancient Greeks, Titian's...
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Make a fake flyer. | Nathaniel Russell | The Art Assignment
Today we meet with artist and musician Nathaniel Russell. Nat's work plays with the divide between real and imagined, making posters and flyers for events that may or may not exist. His assignment asks you to make a fake flyer and share...
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Explore variations of white. | Odili Donald Odita | The Art Assignment
What is white? What is any color? Philadelphia-based abstract painter Odili Donald Odita talks with us about his work and offers us an assignment about color.
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Sorted Books | Nina Katchadourian | The Art Assignment
We meet Brooklyn-based artist Nina Katchadourian in Lawrence, Kansas, at the former home of American writer William S. Burroughs (1914 - 1997). Nina takes us on her journey of sorting Burroughs's book collection and challenges you to...
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Make a Rug Highlights | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
It's been a year since Fritz Haeg asked us to make a rug, and you all delivered! We received so many responses to this assignment and it's been incredible watching your rugs grow over the last 12 months. Fritz intended this process to be...
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Expanded Moment Highlights | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
Jan Tichy joins us again this week to discuss some of your excellent submissions to his assignment Expanded Moment. Keep submitting your responses with
Amor Sciendi
Storm Troops and Mustard Gas
Here we discuss Storm Troops Advancing Under Gas by Otto Dix from Der Krieg (1924).
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Beginning Needle Felting
Let’s start needle felting! I’ll show you how to begin and practice for projects to come. All you need is a cushion, felting needle(s), and wool roving. Special thanks to Art Teacher Glenna Campbell (Belmont M.S.) for information,...
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...
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Photo a friend. | Tanja Hollander | The Art Assignment
We meet up with photographer Tanja Hollander in North Adams, MA, on her epic journey around the world to visit and take formal portraits of ALL of her 626 facebook friends. She challenges you to take a formal photographic portrait of a...
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Off: Highlights 8 | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
This week we bring back artist, Lauren Zoll, to discuss your submissions to her assignment!
Weird History
Why Do Babies Look Creepy In Medieval Art
Infants in medieval art all have one thing in common: They don't look like babies. Instead, they resemble miniature versions of middle-aged men, sometimes complete with receding hairlines and ripped muscles. Depictions of weird,...