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Something interesting about Marvel’s Movie Posters

Something interesting about Marvel’s Movie Posters

The Avengers, to some just a successful movie for others a marvelous cinematic universe. But what do The Avengers Infinity War poster and a famous 17th-century painting have in common?

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Are MEMES Art?

Are MEMES Art?

Memes have become a staple of online communication and media. In 2017, the first-ever meme exhibition was held in LA. This raises the question: are memes art?

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How to make MONEY with Star Wars figures

How to make MONEY with Star Wars figures

These modern collectibles are a multi-million dollar industry. With very rare, or special individual toys sometimes selling for hundreds of thousands of dollars. What makes toys so special? So desirable that people want to collect them and pay huge amounts of money for them?

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The Deeper Meaning behind Facetats

The Deeper Meaning behind Facetats

Tattoos have been around for ages, yet slowly becoming more and more popular in western culture over the last decades. An interesting development in this is the sudden rise of facial tattoos in recent years... But what do Japanese prints have to do with that?

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Does IKEA Make BILLIONS Selling ART?

Does IKEA Make BILLIONS Selling ART?

IKEA is, quite literally, a household name, pretty much everywhere across the world. However, most people probably wouldn’t rate IKEA’s furniture as museum-worthy. They just sell furniture, not art. But is that fair?

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Is Mumble Rap Art?

Is Mumble Rap Art?

Welcome to ’Is This Art?’ Where we take a closer look at pop culture and ask you the age-old question: ’Is This Art?’

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The Blurred Lines Between Art and P*rn

The Blurred Lines Between Art and P*rn

What is your view on people that post some half-naked pictures on Instagram? Is it tasteful? Or inappropriate? And what about, say, the music video of Blurred Lines? There is a very fine, sometimes blurred line between nude as art and nude as.. nude. But who decides where to draw that line? Facebook? Google? Or us?

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How David Attenborough and BBC Earth Paint us a Perfect Picture

How David Attenborough and BBC Earth Paint us a Perfect Picture

In the year 2050, two thirds of the global population will live in an urban area or city. Yet, we humans are drawn towards nature ever since we left it behind. How has our obsession with nature inspired visual artists throughout?

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An Essay on TARANTINO and VIOLENCE

An Essay on TARANTINO and VIOLENCE

Let’s talk about violence. More specifically: let’s talk about the way movie director Quentin Tarantino displays violence in his movies and let’s find out what his style has in common with the 16th-century style in art history: Mannerism.

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Why we Love to Watch The Kardashians

Why we Love to Watch The Kardashians

Reality shows… They appear to be a recent phenomenon, gaining immense popularity with programs like Big Brother and Idols in the early 2000’s, but if that is the case, what do shows like Keeping up with the Kardashians have in common with 17th-century artists like Vermeer, Jan Steen, and Gabriel Metsu?

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An Interesting Take on Emoji’s

An Interesting Take on Emoji’s

Have you ever looked at a word and realized how amazing written language actually is? How did all this come from, and what do emojis have to do with the earliest forms of written language?

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The Evolution of CGI

The Evolution of CGI

You might say there is something off about the final fight scene in the movie black panther. It kind of feels like you are watching a computer game, right? So, why is it that some visual effects artists convince with their use of CGI and others don’t?

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A THEORY that Changes the Way we Watch

A THEORY that Changes the Way we Watch

As we were going through the comment sections we noticed that you guys want us to do videos on anime, video games, and comics. So we figured let’s combine them all into one video. How? By focusing on something called color theory.

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The Power and Danger of Good Political Cartoons

The Power and Danger of Good Political Cartoons

Sometimes an image can be so powerful, so profound... that it has the power to convey the complexity of an entire political era in a single frame. That’s exactly the reason why our school books and newspapers are filled with political cartoons. But where do they come from.. and how are they linked to 16th and 17th-century satire and propaganda?

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Hidden Jokes of Great Artists and Their Meaning

Hidden Jokes of Great Artists and Their Meaning

What’s E.T. doing in Star Wars Episode 1, the Phantom Menace? And why is there always a fly on this 400 year old painting? Are you watching closely? Because in this episode, we’re hunting for easter eggs!

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Monsters: From Ancient Mythology to Modern Cinema

Monsters: From Ancient Mythology to Modern Cinema

Monsters are everywhere. Under our beds, in our closets, lurking in the dark and ever present in our nightmares. But how unique are these monsters? And what makes up a good demon? We’ll take you on a journey through 2.500 years of monster design.

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How McDonalds is Using Art Principles to Sell Their Food

How McDonalds is Using Art Principles to Sell Their Food

Do the burgers you buy look anything like this? Probably not. But why and how do these restaurants succeed in making food look so tasty in the photos? Although the answer to this question might seem easy, this has challenged artists for centuries.

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Jackson Pollock, Number 27, 1950

Jackson Pollock, Number 27, 1950

Educator Lauren Ridloff discusses Number 27, 1950, 1950, by Jackson Pollock in the exhibition The Whitney’s Collection: Selections from 1900 to 1965.

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Jasper Johns, Three Flags, 1958

Jasper Johns, Three Flags, 1958

Educator and artist Christine S. Kim discusses Jasper Johns’ iconic painting Three Flags.

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Andy Warhol, Ethel Scull 36 Times, 1963

Andy Warhol, Ethel Scull 36 Times, 1963

Educator Lauren Ridloff discusses Ethel Scull 36 Times, 1963 by Andy Warhol in the exhibition Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again.

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Andy Warhol, Nine Jackies

Andy Warhol, Nine Jackies

Educator Lauren Ridloff discusses Nine Jackies by Andy Warhol in the exhibition Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again.

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2012 Biennial: Forrest Bess

2012 Biennial: Forrest Bess

Educator and artist Christine S. Kim discusses visionary painter Forrest Bess, whose work was curated in the 2012 Whitney Biennial by artist Robert Gober.

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Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Net Paintings

Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Net Paintings

Educator Lauren Ridloff discusses Yayoi Kusama’s early Infinity Net paintings.

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Andy Warhol, Before and After

Andy Warhol, Before and After

Educator Lauren Ridloff discusses Before and After (4), 1962 by Andy Warhol in the exhibition Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again.

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