The Art Assignment
Find Your Band | Bang on A Can | The Art Assignment
This week we meet with experimental musicians Mark Stewart and Julia Wolfe at the Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival at MASS MoCA, an amazing contemporary art museum in North Adams, Massachusetts. They give us the challenge to FIND YOUR...
TED Talks
TED: An art made of trust, vulnerability and connection | Marina Abramovic
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Marina Abramovi's art pushes the boundary between audience and artist in pursuit of heightened consciousness and...
The Art Assignment
Five Favorite Works of Art with Mike Rugnetta | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
This week Mike Rugnetta joins us to share five of his favorite works of art. Thanks, Mike!
The Art Assignment
BUTTER + EGGS = ART, sometimes
Fluxus was a network of artists who thought anything could be art, and anyone could be an artist. This video explores the food-related work of George Maciunas, Yoko Ono, and Alison Knowles, et al.
The Art Assignment
14. Find Your Band - Bang on A Can | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
This week we meet with experimental musicians Mark Stewart and Julia Wolfe at the Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival at MASS MoCA, an amazing contemporary art museum in North Adams, Massachusetts. They give us the challenge to FIND YOUR...
Smarthistory
Inventing America, Colt's Experimental Pocket Pistol
Elisha King Root for Samuel Colt, Experimental Pocket Pistol, Serial number 5, caliber .265 inches, barrel length 3 inches, overall length 7 inches, brass, steel, and iron, 1849-50 (Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, Bequest of...
Curated Video
Experimental Stanford artist explores science, art and improvisation
Pamela Davis Kivelson, experimental artist and lecturer in Stanford’s Design Program, has long been interested in the intersection of science, music, art and improvisation. Her latest foray into the busy intersection is a participatory...
Creators
Brain-Melting Machines, 3D Animation, and Underwater Art | Culture Beat Episode 1
Culture Beat is our bi-weekly roundup of the most exciting, outlandish, and mind-expanding cultural happenings and projects that we can get our hands on. In this first episode, we visit "Detroitus" sculptor Ryan Doyle at his LA show...
Creators
Canine Video Art , Human/Puppet Theater, and Gritty Johannesburg | Culture Beat Episode 6
First up, we visit LA-based canine groomer Jess Rona, who's turned her work into a social media video art sensation. Then, we see how theater group Phantom Limb combines human and puppet actors to surreal effect for their newest play,...
Sotheby's
From Pistoletto to Paolini: 50 Years of Radical Italian Art
An experimental look at Arte Povera, the radical Italian art movement that explored unconventional materials and methods. Learn More: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/2017/modern-contemporary-art-sale-mi0335.html Download The...
Creators
Lucy McRae on Creativity and the Human Body as Art | Visionaries, Episode 2
We meet Lucy McRae, a self-described science fiction artist, filmmaker, and body architect who eventually wants to go to space, exploring how technology and the human body are transcending mediums to create new forms. McRae has...
Curated Video
The presence of nature in art
Pupil outcome: I can create art that is inspired by nature using traditional materials and natural elements. Key learning points: - Throughout history artists often turn to nature as inspiration. - Artists draw to document ideas,...
Sotheby's
Escape and Experimentation in Egon Schiele’s "Trieste Fishing Boat"
By the spring of 1912, Egon Schiele was tired. He and his lover, the model Wally Neuzil, had been moving from town to town in search of freedom and a better life. But their bohemian lifestyle drew ire from local residents and he soon...
Sotheby's
Jack Whitten’s Experimental Abstract Vision
Always restless in his experiments with the color, texture, and form of acrylic paint, Jack Whitten continued to refine the sculptural qualities of his paintings throughout the 1980’s. Ancient Mentor I, from 1985 is a profound example of...
The Art Assignment
Art + Life Rules from a Nun
Sister Corita Kent was a master printmaker and teacher, and her rules for artists and teachers are legendary - let’s break them down.
TED Talks
TED: Why I built my own time machine | Lucas Rizzotto
Experiential artist Lucas Rizzotto was going through a tough breakup, so he did what anyone would do: he built a personal time machine. In a playful talk, he shares how his free-ranging experimentation led to various delightful,...
TED Talks
John Maeda: My journey in design
Designer John Maeda talks about his path from a Seattle tofu factory to the Rhode Island School of Design, where he became president in 2008. Maeda, a tireless experimenter and a witty observer, explores the crucial moment when design...
Curated Video
Woodturning - A Risky Experimental Project (NO RESIN)
New ReviewIn this week’s woodturning video, I will take a little break from using epoxy resin and turn an Australian mallee burl wood into something very unique. After carefully mounting the wood onto the lathe using my homemade jig it was time to...
Curated Video
Joker sequel dares to reimagine the original — but that's no reason to watch it
Joker: Folie à Deux is a misguided mess, a selfish screed for nobody, says CBC film critic Jackson Weaver. It may one day be appreciated as an experimental genre piece, but that doesn't make sitting through it worth anyone's time.
Cerebellum
The Renaissance - Music, Literature And Theatre
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 discusses...
Science360
NSF Physics Frontiers Centers The Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics
NSF-funded Physics Frontiers Centers (PFCs) are pushing the frontiers of science across the disciplines of physics. The Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics (KICP) tackles the big questions in cosmology — dark matter, dark energy and...
Curated Video
“I can’t draw!" Building confidence through drawing techniques
Pupil outcome: I can use a variety of drawing techniques to create different art works. Key learning points: - Drawing can be a range of things, from creating replicas to exploring a variety of techniques. - We can build confidence in...
Curated Video
Political and Personal Struggle in Francisco Goya's Paintings
In the early 1800s, the French invaded Spain and overthrew Ferdinand VII. Goya initially supported the French invasion, hoping they would restore democracy and end the inquisition but the reality of living through war affected Goya...
Curated Video
Mastering ISO Sensitivity: A Guide to Improving Your Photography
New ReviewThis video provides a comprehensive overview of how to adjust the ISO sensitivity on your camera to control the amount of light captured by the sensor. It explains that a lower ISO number generally results in better quality photos and...