“My Kid Could Paint That is a 2007 documentary film by director Amir Bar-Lev. The movie follows the early artistic career of Marla Olmstead, a young girl from Binghamton, NY who gains fame first as a child prodigy painter of abstract art, and then becomes the subject of controversy concerning whether she truly completed the [...]
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The Playful Search for Beauty
It’s too bad the high-tech rush of the TED conference couldn’t allow for a full telling of her story… Please feel free to discuss your thoughts in the comments section below the video. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x72uoP2a55I]
Local Color
In painting, the term Local color refers to the natural color of an object unmodified by adding light and shadow or any other distortion. Local color is best seen on a matt surface, due to it not being reflected, and therefore distorted. In literature, regionalism or local color fiction refers to fiction or poetry that [...]
Beautiful Losers
A documentary produced in 2008 that we thought would be of interest to many of you. Here’s the theatrical trailer and a synopsis from IMDB.com [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyRAHKTy6hI] “The greatest cultural accomplishments in history have never been the result of the brainstorms of marketing men, corporate focus groups, or any homogenized methods; they have always happened organically. [...]
Photography as Storytelling
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NJhq163t78]
Jose Limon
José Arcadio Limón (January 12, 1908 – December 2, 1972) was a pioneering modern dancer and choreographer. He was born in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico, the eldest of 12 children. He moved to New York City in 1928 where he studied under Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman. In 1946, Limón founded the José Limón Dance Company. [...]
Finishing an oil painting
(The End.) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaMDr91NmxQ&feature=related]
Defining Edges in Oil Painting
(Nearing the end of the video series from the Sedona Art Center) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okwgwaPw2NE&feature=related]
Frida
Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter. She painted using vibrant colors in a style that was influenced by indigenous cultures of Mexico and European influences including Realism, Symbolism, and Surrealism. Many of her works are self-portraits that symbolically articulate her own pain. Kahlo was married to Mexican muralist Diego Rivera. Frida Kahlo was born [...]
Music Machine
No, unfortunately it’s not a “real” machine…but the music is great and the CGI a work of art. Enjoy.[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjBDfZZQz54]
