How to Look at and Understand Great Art
tv show

36 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired January 01, 2011
Genres:
Overview
Contemplate the "anti-art" spirit of Dadaism, its nihilistic yet humorous indictment of civilization and bizarre use of unconventional media. In the sensibility of Surrealism, observe its compelling focus on the subconscious and two substyles - dream imagery, with its juxtaposition of objects and settings, and "automatic drawing," eliciting unplanned images from the unconscious.

Art That Moves Us—Time and Motion
Season 1 - Episode 8 - 0h 0m
Air Date
January 01, 2011
Overview
Explore how artists evoke motion and the passage of time, including implying motion through strong directional lines and time through narrative devices. Study approaches to implied motion in Impressionism, Abstract Expressionism, and Op art, and the use of actual motion in performance art and modern sculpture.