Etching is a printmaking technique that uses a corrosive liquid to etch lines in a metal printing plate which holds the applied ink and forms the image. Learn how to make your own etching with our how-to video. Created by Liverpool John Moores University Print Studio.

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From the Mitchell Gallery exhibit at St. John's College, "Reflections and Undercurrents: Ernest Roth and Printmaking in Venice, 1900-1940" October 25 -- December 13, 2013.

Heather Nolin, Arthur Ross Collection Research Associate and Project Manager, Yale University Art Gallery James Abbott McNeill Whistler was 21 in 1855 when he left for Europe intent on becoming an artist. He settled in London and never returned to the US, yet always identified himself as an American.

The Peacock Room ignited a bitter feud, and became so famous, it was moved walls and all, across the Atlantic, where it now resides in the Smithsonian's Freer Gallery. From the Series: Smithsonian Spotlight: Peacock Room http://bit.ly/2lg5oTx

The original art is a human desire, depicting life through a variety of ways, but who are the masters of it? The expression means they must be unique individuals, while also embracing life. "Art Collection" by the BBC performs elaborate and time-consuming search through the years, shuttling around the museums, galleries and private collections in the world and visiting around artists friends and family.

Watch artist Barb Vogel demonstrate her process! See more work by Barb at www.sherriegallerie.com/barb-vogel Barbara Vogel received her BFA and MFA from the Ohio State University. She creates images based in alternative photographic processes. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Springfield Art Museum in Springfield, Ohio, the Southern Ohio Museum in Portsmouth, Ohio, and the Ross ArtMuseum in Delaware, Ohio.

Pre-order our book YOU ARE AN ARTIST (which includes new assignments!) here: http://bit.ly/2kplj2h So you look at a work of art and think to yourself, I could have done that. And maybe you really could have, but the issue here is more complex than that -- why didn't you?

Pre-order our book YOU ARE AN ARTIST (which includes new assignments!) here: http://bit.ly/2kplj2h For much of human history, people made art by trying to represent the world as it appeared around them. Until about 100 years ago, when a bunch of artists stopped trying to do that.

Robert Rauschenberg, Bed, 1955, oil and pencil on pillow, quilt, and sheet on wood supports, 191.1 x 80 x 20.3 cm (The Museum of Modern Art) © 2013 Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris & Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.

The ancient Egyptians painted with hot wax and so did Jasper Johns in his iconic Flag paintings. The technique is called encaustic, after the Greek word for "burned in". Royal Academician Terry Setch has been painting in encaustic for 40 years, and here he demonstrates some of the wax-wrangling techniques he uses to create his multi layered and richly textured paintings.

Pre-order our book YOU ARE AN ARTIST (which includes new assignments!) here: http://bit.ly/2kplj2h In which we talk about ways to find out about contemporary art and announce The Art Assignment Book Club. We'll start with Dave Hickey's Air Guitar: Essays on Art & Democracy: http://bit.ly/1mgCkUs.

You mean there's a difference between modern and contemporary art?!? SmART Talk breaks it down + check out one of the modern masters in person during the Matisse: Life in Color exhibition on view at the San Antonio Museum of Art, June 14 - September 7. #MatisseSA

Jury Award Winner! Audience Award Winner! ENCAUSTIC is a short documentary about artists working with encaustic paint in the Washington DC area. It was produced as part of Docs In Progress' 2016 DOC AROUND THE CLOCK competition in which filmmakers only had a weekend to produce a documentary.

A pair of glasses on an art gallery floor. Art? Or prank? What about a urinal? We compare recent pranks in art museums to art that uses some of the same strategies. To support our channel, visit: http://www.patreon.com/artassignment.

Mark Rothko, No. 210/No. 211 (Orange), 1960, oil on canvas, 175.3 x 160 cm (Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art). Speakers: Dr. Margi Conrads and Dr. Steven Zucker

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Still among the best loved of all artistic movements, Impressionism records the world with a memorable alacrity, capturing scenes with a spontaneous shorthand of divided light and color. Impressionist landscapes were first codified outside Paris by Monet and Renoir in 1869, but soon spread abroad, where, by the late 1880s, they found an enthusiastic and highly individualized group of practitioners in America.

In the video above specialist Elizabeth Beaman describes how the leading American Impressionists found inspiration on a hideaway island in New England. Find out more at http://www.christies.com/features/American-Impressionism-Collecting-guide-7876-3.aspx 'To me this painting is an encapsulation of what happiness looks like,' says specialist Elizabeth Beaman, introducing John Leslie Breck's vibrant painting Garden, Ironbound Island, Maine, thought to have been painted in 1896.

Anna Marley, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, intertwines stories of American artists, Impressionism, and the growing popularity of gardening as a middle-class leisure pursuit at the turn of the 20th century. From the series American Art Up Close, delivered 3/26/2015 The lecture was generously funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art.

Learn more about "American Impressionism: The Lure of the Artists' Colony," on view at the Woodson Art Museum through February 27, 2016.

In-gallery presentation for the exhibition "American Impressionism: The Lure of the Artists' Colony" on view at the Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA, September 24, 2011 through January 29, 2012.

Alexander Massouras demonstrates how the techniques behind some of history's greatest prints remain unchanged - almost 400 years on. Renowned for his work in the medium, Rembrandt came to be recognised as one of the most accomplished printmakers of all time, producing works in intricate detail.

Friday, November 11, 2016, 1:30 pm Rembrandt's fame throughout Europe was due mainly to his large output of etchings. His novel way of creating these works was a subject of amazement. John Walsh, B.A. 1961, Director Emeritus of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, surveys the artist's etchings, paying special attention to The Hundred Guilder Print (ca.

Rembrandt van Rijn, Self-Portrait, 1659, oil on canvas, 84.5 x 66 cm (National Gallery of Art) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker & Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.

Dutch art from the 17th Century was made up of small, finely crafted paintings, often depicting the simple things in life. What made Dutch art from this era so special, what made it a 'Golden Age'?

Rembrandt van Rijn, The Three Crosses, etching and drypoint, 1653 Speakers: Dr. David Drogin, Dr. Beth Harris http://smarthistory.org/rembrandt-three-crosses.html

George Wachter and David Pollack describe the impact of the rise of the merchant class in 17th Century Holland and its effect on the artwork of that time. They highlight the numerous Dutch Golden Age paintings that are featured in the upcoming Important Old Master Paintings auction.

Park West Gallery Director, Morris Shapiro, and Park West Gallery President, Marc Scaglione, visit The Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam. Founded in 1969, Park West Gallery offers works of art through its galleries in Michigan and Florida and at art auction events across the country.

Works Discussed: Studio copy, Rembrandt with a Gorget, oil on canvas, c. 1629 (Mauritshuis, The Hague) Self-Portrait at the Age of 34, oil on canvas, 1640 (National Gallery, London) Self-Portrait, oil on canvas, 1658 (Frick Collection) Self-Portrait, oil on canvas, c.

Documentary The Rembrandt House Museum, Amsterdam. COPYRIGHT. HD Full resolution video available for broadcast in French, English and Dutch. contact: marc@hdcinemagic.com director: Paul Molijn camera: Goof de Koning editing: Marc Mookhoek

The art historian Nicholas Usherwood, describes Rembrandt's etchings in a short film for Goldmark Gallery's exhibition. To view or purchase original prints by Rembrandt on the Goldmark Gallery website click here: http://bit.ly/14ar0gm Biography - Born in Leiden in 1606, Rembrandt was to become the most important artist of the Dutch Golden Age.