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Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
One of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement, Gustav Klimt was a Symbolist painter and one of the first to introduce the Art Nouveau movement in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His work is characterized by the portrayal of the female body and a frank eroticism. He is also known for his use of gold leaf in his works. Egon Schiele was a pioneer of Expressionism. He is best known for his portraits and self-portraits. His work was always...
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English
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A Turner Prize winning sculptor, Tony Cragg has a huge international reputation and has represented Britain at the Venice Biennale. He has lived and worked in Germany for 40 years. His early works used found objects and discarded materials, and he rose to fame with "Britain Seen from the North," an assemblage of scraps depicting the outline of the island of Great Britain oriented to the left. The piece is often interpreted as a commentary of the social...
5) Zumbers
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Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Mr. Rhino follows a path of numbers 1-20 to create a dot-to-dot drawing of a plush (stuffed animal).
6) Van Dogh
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Van Dogh paints a little elephant carrying a strawberry, then uses his magic paintbrush to divide the picture into segments and mix them up. Jon uses the magic paintbrush to transform the picture and mix up the segments again. Pan and Van Gogh try to guess what the transformed picture is.
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Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Sometimes homes are preserved for their architectural beauty by reinventing them as country inns. 1. In the village of Vallvidrera, Barcelona sits this elegant neo-classical mansion built by a Cuban woman in 1900. It has been lovingly restored by owner Rosa Maria Escofet as a small hotel that she hopes will become a private home again one day. 2. The Claramount Inn and Spa in Picton, Ontario has recreated the traditional English country garden in...
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Language
English
Description
Beginning with the classical and biblical subjects of Diana, Susannah, and Bathsheba, this program discusses female nudity as it relates to the act of bathing. Depicted as a chaste ritual, a sensual invitation, and a terrifying opportunity for violence, the act of bathing is deconstructed and scrutinized from an artistic point of view. Topics include the inherent dramatic tension of nudity; the thematic provocation of the gaze, as when a character...
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Language
English
Description
We delve into the world of contemporary Arab art through the inter-connected stories of one man, three museums. We look at his art, his protégés and the people who collect it. From exhibitions in London's British museum to the region's largest ever retrospective to an Arab artist in Qatar, this episode of Inside The Middle East gets to know artist Dia Azzawi.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The world of Adam Makarenko is shrinking. His photographic pursuit is constructing life-like dioramas depicting everything from the real to the surreal in miniature scale. He painstakingly builds entire sets dedicated to themes, then spends days photographing his mini masterpieces. His eye for detail is second to none and his final images are stunning. Makarenko's photography has won him many prestigious awards, while his work is also currently hanging...
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Pub. Date
[2005], c2004
Language
English
Description
The impact of continental philosophy has been tremendous, infusing the humanities with a strange brew made up of energy and insight combined with absurdity and meaninglessness. This program delves deeply into concepts and thought processes that fueled the inquiries of the era's major exponents: Hegel's dialectic, Marx's dialectical materialism, Kierkegaard's lone individual standing before God, Nietzsche's declaration that God is dead, Husserl's intentionality,...
13) The Borrowers
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Language
English
Description
When you're only 15cm high the world is a pretty frightening place! Meet Pod, Homily and Arrietty Clock - those tiny people who live under your floorboards. They exist by 'borrowing' everyday items from you that you wouldn't even miss! You will never know they're there unless they're careless and let you see them one day. That's why their lives are filled with danger and great adventures. So the next time you notice a doll's teacup missing or an old...
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English
Description
A characteristic of Dutch painting is the skill with which texture is rendered; in the vanitas still lifes of the 17th century, the perfect expression of texture serves as a sober reminder of the transience of human life. This program covers the concern with textural expression from the masterworks of Gerard Dou to the modern "magical realists" like Carel Willink and Raoul Hynckes, to the contemporary concerns with texture as an end in itself and...
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A group of acclaimed contemporary artists use history, science and politics as the raw material to create their potent works. Drawing on the tools of historians and scientists, these artist-investigators take deep dives into difficult subjects like the on-going exclusion of women and artists of color from major art institutions. Includes the legendary female artist collective Guerrilla Girls.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"His novel, The Art Thief, was a bestseller in five countries and is translated into 17 languages. His The Art of Forgery, Stealing the Mystic Lamb and Slovenology were international bestsellers. His book Collector of Lives: Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Charney is now a professor at University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, where Charney has lived for many years"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
From prehistoric cave paintings to the Mona Lisa, from Nefertiti to Andy Warhol's Big Campbell's Soup Can 19 , this book pairs full-color reproductions of 50 of the world's most celebrated masterpieces with brief, kid-accessible stories about how they were made, who made them and where they fit in the fascinating history of art. Featuring art from Europe, Africa, Asia, and America, organized chronologically, and including timelines and a glossary...
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Language
English
Description
Movies, magazines, TV, billboards, the Web-the world is filled with captivating photographic images competing for viewers' attention. Not surprisingly, citizens of the Global Village are experiencing a growing need for visual literacy: the ability to read between the lines and extract meaning from that daily bombardment. This program takes a close look at the vital importance of visual language skills, how information overload is shortening the human...
20) Young & Gifted
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
How growing up in L.A. drove this young and gifted 16-year-old to create an innovative new app.
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