Art

Questions

1. What is art?
2. How great is your interest in art?
3. What’s the best art gallery you’ve been to?
4. Do you like modern art?
5. Do you have a favorite artist?
6. Does art change the way you think or feel?
7. Describe the pieces of artwork in your house.
8. Do you have any artistic talents?
9. Can you draw pictures well?
10. Do you think of cartoons and comics as art?
11. Who are some famous artists in your country?
12. Do you think graffiti is art?
13. Do you like to doodle?
14. Are movies a form of art?
15. Have you ever drawn anything on a computer?
16. Do you prefer computer animation or hand drawn animation?

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Videos

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The magic ingredient that brings Pixar movies to life

TED | Danielle Feinberg

Danielle Feinberg, Pixar’s director of photography, creates stories with soul and wonder using math, science and code. Go behind the scenes of Finding Nemo, Toy Story, Brave, WALL-E and more, and discover how Pixar

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interweaves art and science to create fantastic worlds where the things you imagine can become real. This talk comes from the PBS special “TED Talks: Science & Wonder.”

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Category: Art | Technology

Keywords: Art | Cartoons | Disney

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Old books reborn as art

TED | Brian Dettmer

What do you do with an outdated encyclopedia in the information age? With X-Acto knives and an eye for a good remix, artist Brian Dettmer makes beautiful, unexpected sculptures that breathe new life into old books.

Category: Art

Keywords: Art | Books

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Who decides what art means?

TED-Ed | Hayley Levitt

There is a question that has been tossed around by philosophers and art critics for decades: how much should an artist’s intention affect your interpretation of the work? Do the artist’s plans and motivations affect its

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meaning? Or is it completely up to the judgment of the viewer? Hayley Levitt explores the complex web of artistic interpretation.

Lesson by Hayley Levitt, directed by Avi Ofer.

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Category: Art

Keywords: Art | Meaning

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Why Is the ‘Mona Lisa’ So Famous?

Great Big Story

What’s so great about the Mona Lisa? Sure, she’s got that smile, but what makes her *the most famous painting in the world*? Well, Mona’s got a wild past—one that involves larceny, false allegations, Napoleon Bonaparte

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and Pablo Picasso. Here’s the story of how the Renaissance darling reached the big leagues.
This Great Big Story was inspired by Genesis.

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Category: Art

Keywords: Art | Fame