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Better Know Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
You've likely seen this glassy-eyed late 19th Century barmaid before, but what can we make of this painting today? Let's explore Edouard Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergère.
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Body in Place | Maria Gaspar | The Art Assignment
This week we meet with Maria Gaspar, an artist deeply invested in her community on the west side of Chicago. For her assignment, she asks you to engage with your community by adding yourself to the picture.
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Questions! | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
We may be on vacation this week but that doesn't mean that The Art Assignment is! Nature permitting, we're going to try to answer some of our favorite questions submitted by you, dear viewers.
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Happy Holidays from Indigo Artbox!
Art Kits Inspired by Art History with Online Instruction
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Leave a message for "The One That Got Away" | Oliver Blank | The Art Assignment
This week we meet with English artist Oliver Blank who explores our sense of time and place through public installations. And this time we make an artwork together.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Taxidermy Trophy Heads in Paper Mache: PART 1 Art Lesson | Preparation for Paper Mache
This art lesson is part one of a series on how to create Taxidermy Trophy Heads using Paper Mache. The lesson was created for 7th grade sculpture, but could be adapted for other ages. Products used in this video lesson are: Paper Mache...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Experimenting with Just a Line App from Google
Check out this cool new Google app called “Just a Line!” It is an experiment with augmented reality and YOU can get in on the experience for free! Try it out and let me know what you come up with!
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Mixed Media Contrast Painting
Make art with me! This tutorial will show start to finish how to create a mixed media contrast painting. This project is suitable to grades 7 and up, and I will doing it with my 7th graders. Enjoy!
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Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I as Modern Women. Resemblance Through Time.
I'm an artist that uses photoshop to bring old images and statues into the modern day. I use photo-compositing and digital drawing techniques to achieve a more photo-realistic appearance. Today I'm comparing my modern-day re-creations of...
Amor Sciendi
The Harvesters and Early Modern Economics
We discuss Bruegel's great painting The Harvesters and the development of the advanced early modern Dutch economy.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Movement and Rhythm: Chalk Mirroring And Finger Smudging Art Lesson
Bring movement and rhythm into artwork with two chalk or charcoal techniques inspired by contemporary artists Heather Hansen and Judith Braun! This lesson is appropriate for all ages and experience levels.
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Indigo Artbox Sneak Peek
Learn about art history, get supplies delivered, and watch a how-to video to get you started making your own work of fine art.
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What Would Saladin Look Like Today? History & Image Reveal
I'm an artist that uses photoshop to bring old images and statues into the modern day. I use photo-compositing and digital drawing techniques to achieve a more photo-realistic appearance. Welcome to the history and reveal of my Saladin...
Amor Sciendi
Melancholia I: Astrology, Medicine, and Magic Squares
Here we discuss the role of Astrology in Renaissance Medicine while looking at Albrecht Durer's famous print from 1514. The plate can be found in the Staatliche Kunsthalle gallery in Karlsruhe Germany.
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A Message in a Garden
We visit the Gardens of Versailles to look at the extraordinary work of Andre Le Nortre, and Absolute Monarchy through the lens of Garden designing.
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Paul Cezanne: 6 Minute Art History Video
Learn about Paul Cezanne, one of the greatest painters of our time.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
How to Edit Videos for YouTube on iPhone
Video demonstrations are very helpful for visual learners. After watching this demonstration, try creating your own video using iMovie! This video was created by Bethany Thiele for the 2018 LCPS Art Teacher PD.
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How to Make a Tunnel Book
Make a tunnel book with my husband and teacher, Ryan Thiele!
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Make It, then Break It. | Carolina Borja and Amy Toscani | The Art Assignment
We went to ArtPrize and met up with Minneapolis based artists Carolina Borja and Amy Toscani. Their exhibit this year invited the audience to destroy the large-scale handmade piñatas that they had spent hours constructing. And now it’s...
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Do a surface test. | Kim Beck | The Art Assignment
You probably made rubbings in elementary school, but Kim Beck views rubbings as field recordings. She wants you to take a snapshot of a particular place by making a rubbing of the ground you're standing on.
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Connect with your neighbor through film. | Jon Rubin | The Art Assignment
This week we meet with Jon Rubin, a Pittsburgh based artist whose practice often focuses on cultural exchange, pushing us to imagine other people and their lives more complexly. For his assignment, he asks you to do the same by bridging...
Amor Sciendi
Bouguereau Vs. Renoir
Why are some artists popular in their time, but are forgotten later? We discuss this question by looking at Bouguereau and Renoir, two artists from the 1880's, and compare their styles set against the backdrop of the culture in which...
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How to draw with soft chalk pastels (using Degas for inspiration!)
Soft chalk pastels are a fun medium to try out. Learn how to draw and blend with them!