Today I finally got caught up on a new PBS YouTube series called The Art Assignment, and I’m so SO glad that I did. I think The Art Assignment is an extremely wonderful and important thing. Its goal is to teach people how to think more broadly about what art is and how they, personally, can create art. It also exposes people to a range of contemporary artists, something we are not getting a lot, and in my opinion enough of. I’m going to try to complete all 3 of the assignments set so far, and will absolutely positively put them here for your viewing enjoyment when they are complete. My favorite Art Assignment so far:
John’s was not the only mind blown by Sarah’s observation about the significance of the term ‘moving pictures’ for films. A lot of people don’t really understand that movies really are not just magical strings of perpetually moving film. This is why a cinematographer is sometimes called a director of photography; because at it’s most basic state, a movie is simply a string of images, each of which is unique and significant on its own. Because, as Toyin observes with her art, one image could never be enough to truly capture something.
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