How to Look at and Understand Great Art

2011

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 subconsc...

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Documentary

Cast

Sharon Latchaw Hirsh

Sharon Latchaw Hirsh

Self

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painting architecture art educational art history instructional video

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Seasons & Episodes

Thumbnail for The Importance of First Impressions Season 1 Episode 1

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The Importance of First Impressions

Thumbnail for Where Am I? Point of View and Focal Point Season 1 Episode 2

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Where Am I? Point of View and Focal Point

Thumbnail for Color—Description, Symbol, and More Season 1 Episode 3

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Color—Description, Symbol, and More

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Line—Description and Expression

Thumbnail for Space, Shape, Shade, and Shadow Season 1 Episode 5

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Space, Shape, Shade, and Shadow

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Seeing the Big Picture—Composition

Thumbnail for The Illusion—Getting the Right Perspective Season 1 Episode 7

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The Illusion—Getting the Right Perspective

Thumbnail for Art That Moves Us—Time and Motion Season 1 Episode 8

How to Look at and Understand Great Art

Art That Moves Us—Time and Motion

Thumbnail for Feeling with Our Eyes—Texture and Light Season 1 Episode 9

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Feeling with Our Eyes—Texture and Light

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Drawing—Dry, Liquid, and Modern Media

Thumbnail for Printmaking—Relief and Intaglio Season 1 Episode 11

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Printmaking—Relief and Intaglio

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Modern Printmaking—Planographic

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Sculpture—Salt Cellars to Monuments

Thumbnail for Development of Painting—Tempera and Oils Season 1 Episode 14

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Development of Painting—Tempera and Oils

Thumbnail for Modern Painting—Acrylics and Assemblages Season 1 Episode 15

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Modern Painting—Acrylics and Assemblages

Thumbnail for Subject Matters Season 1 Episode 16

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Subject Matters

Thumbnail for Signs—Symbols, Icons, and Indexes in Art Season 1 Episode 17

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Signs—Symbols, Icons, and Indexes in Art

Thumbnail for Portraits—How Artists See Others Season 1 Episode 18

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Portraits—How Artists See Others

Thumbnail for Self-Portraits—How Artists See Themselves Season 1 Episode 19

How to Look at and Understand Great Art

Self-Portraits—How Artists See Themselves

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Landscapes—Art of the Great Outdoors

Thumbnail for Putting It All Together Season 1 Episode 21

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Putting It All Together

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Early Renaissance—Humanism Emergent

Thumbnail for Northern Renaissance—Devil in the Details Season 1 Episode 23

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Northern Renaissance—Devil in the Details

Thumbnail for High Renaissance—Humanism Perfected Season 1 Episode 24

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High Renaissance—Humanism Perfected

Thumbnail for Mannerism and Baroque—Distortion and Drama Season 1 Episode 25

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Mannerism and Baroque—Distortion and Drama

Thumbnail for Going Baroque—North versus South Season 1 Episode 26

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Going Baroque—North versus South

Thumbnail for 18th-Century Reality and Decorative Rococo Season 1 Episode 27

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18th-Century Reality and Decorative Rococo

Thumbnail for Revolutions—Neoclassicism and Romanticism Season 1 Episode 28

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Revolutions—Neoclassicism and Romanticism

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From Realism to Impressionism

Thumbnail for Postimpressionism—Form and Content Re-Viewed Season 1 Episode 30

How to Look at and Understand Great Art

Postimpressionism—Form and Content Re-Viewed

Thumbnail for Expressionism—Empathy and Emotion Season 1 Episode 31

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Expressionism—Empathy and Emotion

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Cubism—An Experiment in Form

Thumbnail for Abstraction/Modernism—New Visual Language Season 1 Episode 33

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Abstraction/Modernism—New Visual Language

Thumbnail for Dada Found Objects/Surreal Doodles and Dreams Season 1 Episode 34

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Dada Found Objects/Surreal Doodles and Dreams

Thumbnail for Postmodernism—Focus on the Viewer Season 1 Episode 35

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Postmodernism—Focus on the Viewer

Thumbnail for Your Next Museum Visit—Do It Yourself! Season 1 Episode 36

How to Look at and Understand Great Art

Your Next Museum Visit—Do It Yourself!