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Arts and Citizenship via Maura Doern Danko, the Carnegie Museum of Art, and YouTube PittsburghFilmmakers — May 26, 2009 — Shot and edited at Pittsburgh Filmmakers. Edited by Gretchen Neidert Cinematography by Matthew Day Music by Charlie Humphrey Crew: Joseph Morrison Will Zavala Gretchen Neidert Ann Toriano Andrew Swensen Greg Grant Patrick Bowman Daniel Baliban Produced by: Pittsburgh Filmmakers / Pittsburgh Center for the Arts 2009

Art Critic Robert Hughes has called Lucian Freud the greatest living realist painter. In this 1988 five part video interview, Jake Auerbach talks to Lucian Freud. Link Lucian Freud, Wikipedia Link Lucian Freud Google Image Search Results

"In 1991 Sister Wendy made her first appearance on the BBC in a documentary on the National Gallery. This was followed by Sister Wendy's Odyssey, six ten-minute films in which she discovered hidden art treasures around Britain. Her next series, Sister Wendy's Grand Tour, took her throughout Europe; along the way, Sister Wendy developed a loyal and enthusiastic following among British and European art lovers. That popularity soared to new heights in 1997 when Sister Wendy's Story of Painting introduced the engaging art historian to a whole new audience of American art enthusiasts and won praise from both television viewers and critics alike. Sister Wendy's art appreciation is not limited, however, to television. The author of more than fifteen books -- including Contemporary Women Artists and Art and the Sacred -- Sister Wendy continues to write for several art magazines." - PBS, 2001/02? Link Sister Wendy Beckett, Wikipedia

Stephen Wiltshire is an autistic savant. In this YouTube, he draws a detailed aerial view of Rome from memory after a single trip in a helicopter above the city. "...Stephen's work has...been the subject of numerous television programmes around the world...psychologist, Oliver Sacks, devoted an essay to Stephen in his book An Anthropologist On Mars (Picador 1995). Stephen is the only artistic autistic savant in the world whose work has been recorded and published since his childhood. His third book - Floating Cities (Michael Joseph, 1991) - was number one on the Sunday Times bestseller list." - Stephen Wiltshire Web Site. Link Stephen Wiltshire Web Site

  What is aesthetics, art, design? What is form and content? How can we use these questions and their answers to help us be better designers, painters, photographers or sculptors? By addressing these questions, we may better know how to move forward... Link   Paul Rand Web Site

In a fascinating discussion, Paul Rand says, "All art is relationships, all art." He confronts these basic questions: Q. What is design? A. Design is the relationship between form and content. Q. What is form and content? A. Content is the idea and form is how you treat the idea. How do we talk about these important questions that results in better paintings, better design? What do you think? Source: Paul Rand, Conversation with Students, by Michael Kroeger & Paul Rand, Princeton Architectural Press, 2008

Is it the best you've ever seen? Click on the title for a brief YouTube about color perception.