How wonderful and useful this series is, it's rare for me to be so anxious to view the series again, from the very beginning! Excellent work Jill, I'm excited to be a new subscriber. My elder sister will certainly love and admire these videos.
i have seen hundreds of videos about the arts and i can say that your videos are unique .. quality sound .. quality information .. quality photos .. quality subjects too .. please more .. thank you Jill .. i really y admire of you .
Possibly best content on all of RUclips. This series is expansive and so succinct it is jaw dropping in its clarity and precision. So relaxed and informative!!! Who needs art school when you can just go on RUclips ! This is seriously the best thank you
If I could suggest a topic, it would be the influence of profit and corruption of art by individuals and how it has forced changes. The art world is not a democracy. It is run by rich investors who only wish to profit. They dictate what “good art” is. I believe that with the help of the internet everyone can judge for themselves. You do a great job of not introducing biases in your descriptions. That is where I would fail. If one investigates the success of some “modern art” it is clearly the influence of rich investors that make poorly made art important.
Thank you so much, Dvid. I really do try to keep it objective. That is a really interesting topic suggestion. A tough one, for sure, because there are such strong feelings on it in society.
It could be argued with a study of some of the symbols used in cave art that they may have skipped ahead 20-30,000 years into something that resembles cubism, and conceptual art... Some of the work reminds me of Cezanne, Braque, Matisse, on down to Jack The Dripper. 34:24of Brown University's C4nference entitled "Making A Mark" Or you can watch from the start: ruclips.net/video/bzMRDHSQQ8Y/видео.html YMMV.
I believe Picasso walked out of a cave, having just seen cave art, and decided we had learned nothing. :) There is a human truth of perception in each artists work. Some, I feel, could use more work... However, many people find simplicity compelling for a reason. To combine all forms in harmony would set the stage for versatile communication through art, to increase ones vocabulary.
This was fantastic. I enjoyed watching it. I agree with a comment made earlier: Art is now just splashing paint on a canvas and selling it for an outrageous amount of money. All these artists are trying to convey 'emotions' with such abstract art! How are we supposed to understand what they feel if we are not able to understand the subject? That would be like me speaking gibberish and then expect people to understand what I'm saying...
I don’t think they themselves really know what it means... Maybe it’s because I’m a big fan of realism and I do like the Old Masters Styles. I myself am a painter of realism, but maybe what I spill accidentally on the floor would be worth more than what I’m painting intentionally on the canvas.
The subject has become irrelevant to 'Art'. Artists and art lovers get excited about new ideas and new techniques, not 'the thing painted'. For the rest of us, we like something we might hang on our wall, which excludes a lot of 'great' modern art.
A lot of the times are is just about the story. Take Van Gogh: he was castigated and rejected throughout his entire career. Sometimes they seem to be just cynical attempt at creating an art piece is much more than meets the eye. The impressionists were scorned and dismissed with very similar comments. Rothko may seem simplistic and void of talent until you learn more about his background. I highly recommend Simon Schama's "Power of Art" series here on RUclips. He has one on Rothko that changed my perspective on modern art.
Having watched all three of these great episodes, art seems to have evolved, some would say devolved, from the scientific to the philosophical to the emotional to even the political over the centuries. Of course elements of all can be found moving freely between the centuries; but in the main I see it that way. I am a realist in my work with elements of impressionism. Not covered in these episodes are the American Impressionist landscape plein air painters, and the subset called California Impressionism, of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Singer's outdoor work, shown early in this episode, may be close for a comparison as to style. If interested, their work is of note and worthy of a look; artists such as Edgar Payne and William Wendt, for example. That's were I am today, working in oils, having started, decades ago, as a photorealist of wildlife subjects, "fur and feathers" paintings, so to speak, in acrylics, in the style of a Robert Bateman, who's work is also worthy of note. I may be out of touch with some of today's art in the modern era, and would never consider doing it, no matter the financial reward... but I also sleep well at night!
Omg... Modern art = The death of art :D It turns into nothing but making quick pointless, mindless splashes of paint, that requires no skill, no thoughts, no intelligence whatsoever to create. :D Just give a nice description, put a good written story behind it and people will fall for it like little ducks :D
John Singer's Sargent struck me with a huge wave of emotion. What struck me so deeply was the use of reflective colors in the emulation of quality of light. Instead of using just whites mixed with color to convey light, he has mixed in the color of the reflected surfaces to create an almost life like representation of light.
Your videos...your soft, precise voice...the fluidity of images and explanations...is by itself a masterpiece. I was hypnotized. Thank you for all three videos.
heamorhoid I don’t know if it was laziness as much as an attraction toward and affinity for the ugly. Ugly, soulless, dark, clunky, talentless, esoteric messes extolled by cynical elites as masterpieces,. Meanwhile the average Joe was sneered at as a Philistine for appreciating and admiring the works of Norman Rockwell (genius) and the likes of another genius Frank Frazetta.
You have to remember that the world changed since Sargent....we all flew above the clouds, got a soundtrack to life, saw movies (24 paintings per second) had brilliant artificial light, drove fast cars, experienced 2 World Wars and the atomic bomb...these are just few things that were added to human experience...would you expect painting to be the same? Life changes. You are welcome to spend your life looking at pre 20th Century art and modern art will never get in your way, but you do live in the modern world and it's not all bad and you don't have to like it all, but there is great contemporary art on subway walls and in charity shops and in skips as well as in galleries.
All three parts are so well done! I never thought I would ever sort out the various nicknames given to artistic periods and styles. But you really did sort them out and not try to intimidate us! So give three cheers and one cheer more for the mighty Poyerd of Art World!
This was a wonderful series of videos! I started painting last year (finally, at 46) but don't go to any classes so am trying to learn via RUclips tutorials etc. It can be very frustrating knowing what to paint, how to paint, etc, but these videos are so insightful and inspiring, and have opened my eyes to different techniques etc. I'll be working through the rest of your videos too! :)
I'm so pleased to know that the videos are helping you! That's wonderful. And welcome to the world of painting. You can learn so much from observation, whether on RUclips or visits to art museums (getting up close to see the brushwork of the masters...).
Advice: Never paint what you merely see. Paint what you feel. Use your brush (if you're using one) like the hardest words you've ever had to tell someone else or yourself. Do that and you'll reveal your soul. And is there anything more beautiful than that?
if you are passionate on a particular subject you will succeed. i love to oil paint scenery set forth in the scripture. i had traveled to Italy visited the famous cities where the medieval paintings took place. two particular artworks I'm setting my sight on are THE LORD SUPPER and John the Baptist baptizing Jesus in Jordan River. according to the scripture, the scene in The LORD SUPPER has all the participants reclining, not sitting upright; The scene on John baptizing Jesus also was total submersion into the water, not pouring water with hyssop and a dove descending on Jesus as he was lifting out from the water. i had painted a 55" x 78" mural on the baptism but someone took it from the church when i was on Macau summer mission. i will do two of these murals, hopefully, finished if the Lord tarry. don't give up and do have fun. in oil painting one can make mistakes. the best part is one can remove and paint over the mistake bc oil paint takes longer to dry.
i forgot to mention i just restart my art quest now i'm 73 years old. it's been 15 years since i painted the huge 55" x 78" oil mural. age is no limit when you have the love to do it. we should start sharing our artwork. never know who will be the next michael angelo?
I just started at age 63. Difficult and exhilarating. RUclips videos like these are what makes it possible. Thank you, Jill! And, go for it, @ToadStoolGirl!
I've seen the three parts of your Brushstrokes videos, and I've learnt so much ! The production is also great ! Thanks for all. I'm not an artist, just interested by art, and these explanations on the technic helps a lot to understand what we see. I can't wait for your next videos !
Thank you, isabelleg. And it means so much to know that you're an art enthusiast as opposed to an artist. I wanted to be able to reach enthusiasts as well - to enhance your art experience.
I'm not the biggest fan of modern art. I love classic pieces much more.... for example I have many old pallets at home that are covered in paint that apparently I could pass off as modern art
I just realized that all throughout the series, there's only one female artist mentioned. Really glad I was born at a time when paint brushes aren't exclusive to males and women are also recognized somehow though not as much. I wish Lempicka would be mentioned though. Her style is one of my faves - art deco. Clean but not too realistic.
I know. And actually I've had plans to create a video all about female masters. It's been on my mind for quite a while, I just have to find the time...which should be soon. I do like Lempicka's work as well, although there are so many wonderful female artists in history! It's going to be difficult to pick and choose.
Pollock, personally, I just don't get it the end product. It looked to me he was just being lazy or drunk and I honestly think he is laughing at people who spent money on his stuff. I'm not trying to be mean. I'm just imagining this guys thinking when he painted.
Well, actually he was reputed to be an alcoholic so you may not be too far off the mark! For some reason, I've always liked his work but I understand why many don't. Interestingly, I while ago I stumbled upon a fascinating debate about his paintings. A physicist hired by the Pollock-Krasner Foundation examined Pollock's paintings and said he "identified consistent patterns known as fractals - regularities that recur on finer and finer magnification, like those in snowflakes.". If I understood correctly, it meant that in some of his pieces, a view very close up has the same appearance as when viewing the entire painting. It was interesting, but apparently it's a debatable topic. Just thought I'd pass it on. Personally, I really like the rhythm and color patterns in his work.
It’s simple: splatter and drip paint on a canvas, because you have no real talent, and charge an obscene price for it. It must be good if it’s expensive, right?
Daniel Francis Which in turn relates to us all. Artists ultimately make the art for themselves, and then when it is done, it is given to the world to judge like you have. You aren't superior to the art for disliking it. As much as the art isn't superior to you. It was born into the world from someone's imagination that you may not agree with but that never means it should never have existed at all. I find that this series offered a wonderful lineage, a family tree of sorts, of the idea of evolution of the brush. Perhaps we shall come full circle and return to painting in the cave. Will you then approve?
@Joe You need not "get" the end product. That's the point. Just try and feel it and understand it in the context of the progression...which this series did an excellent job of providing. And as far as understanding it goes...that would be like trying to understand the flower for being a flower. Pollock was deeply inspired by nature after Peggy Guggenheim sent him and his wife Lee Krasner to a farm on Long Island. They'd been living in near poverty in New York. I believe that this experience, as well as demons, alcoholism, desperation, inspiration, led him to a necessary event in the progression of art history. And that was turning the tables on the norm of the time. Look at Warhol who later also offered such an extreme way approaching the medium. These individuals are important for a reason. Perhaps not to you, but I'm just trying to offer some insight.
Terry Gause No. Do you ask the same of your cup of coffee? People discredit modernity with being lazy. Which is maybe true of your cup of coffee. The art is not in the ability to sell you the cup, but to make you see the cup....and the drop that congealed on the side of the rim. Without the feeling that's involved in experiencing art, you are truly left with an empty cup. It's that simple.
I think modern art should be called what it really is: Industrial quick splashes that require no skill. Then, artists will probably try better, to be better and improve their abilities.
Well ig it's changing now... Nobody who paints like this wins Potrait artist of the year and artist like Flora Yuknovich's art is trying to prove that modern art needs skill and can be induced with old periods.
I have no problem with the abstract style and the like but I can't help that most of these modern abstract paintings give off a pretentious vibe. Definitely not all of them though
This is a good short series. Nicely done. Was surprised to see Mark Tobey. He seldom gets any mention. Was expecting this to end with hard-edge abstraction, but then we all know how to use masking tape.
Thanks very much for the excellent video on brushstrokes. Wu Guanzhong (Chinese: 吳冠中) as in the latter part of this episode has Wu (吳) as family name and Guanzhong as given. In most East Asian countries, e.g., China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, etc., family name comes first. Only when the name gets transliterated into English the confusion comes in. Some may follow the western convention of placing family as the last part while some don't. Yet, the trend seems to be shifting towards traditional. Lately, the Japanese decided to switch back to family name first after decades of following western convention.
I was actually thinking about Bob Ross during the previous part, with Corot and those dry brush impression of tree leaves and little details painted over, like Ross' happy little trees~
In your last video, you mentioned that with the advance of portable paint and canvases, artists now were able to do a painting in one sitting which wasn't really a thing before and be onsite. If that was the case, how were works of art achieved before that? I always assumed you would need something in front of you. I'm kind of new to the world of art, hopefully I myself will actually get into it practically and found that a bit confusing though interesting :)
Well, actually what they did previously is either set up a still life or portrait model in their studio, or if painting a landscape they would go on location and sketch the scene in charcoal or watercolor paint as a reference image. Then, using that sketch and perhaps color studies, they would create the formal painting in their studio. The advancements made it easier for them to simply take their oil paints and canvas with them and paint on the spot.
Every since Jackson Pollock, "artists" have been give license to skirt any requirement of actual talent. My freaking 3 year old can paint as good as Jackson Pollock because there's no actual talent involved. While I am all for experimentation, do not insult my intelligence by saying these people were artists. They were not artists. They were just exactly what they were, people that didn't have to have any actual talent yet society still called them "an artist", and in the case of Jackson Pollock, used to fight Cold War's Russian propaganda art. Just because some bureaucrat in the CIA held up Jackson Pollock as "the competition" that "should be given the 'artist' moniker" while denouncing the propaganda art of the Soviet Union, only shows just how easily society can be manipulated by the CIA and media. Yes, our OWN propaganda. I'll take Rembrandt all day every day over Jackson Pollock. As a matter of fact, I'd burn a Jackson Pollock if I owned one. He and the CIA literally trashed the words "artist" and "art". And today, its gotten so bad that "artists" can now hang completely blank canvases and call it "art". And people seem to afraid to call them out on their utter insanity. I call it BULLSHIT, which is an insult to bullshit everywhere.
If anyone can paint it, it's shite, what makes the old painters better was that very few people could paint like that, the stuff is so good it's hard to believe a human made it.
I have enjoyed you videos very much. What I missed and hoped for was mentioning of invention of acrylic paints and David Hocney's large smooth plains often contrasting smaller livelier brushwork as in 'A Bigger Splash'.
Ahh, it's so hard to cover everything, especially when you are trying to stay within a time limit. I thought I did mention acrylics being invented, but maybe I'm thinking of another video. Glad you enjoyed it, however.
I love your videos, this is the first time art has been presented to me in a clear and well thoughtout manner. I have a foundation now, these are things I'll remember the rest of my life, so thank you again. I believe I watched each one 3 times. With that being said, the art styles invented during and after the 1950's, I hate. Espicially works like Pollocks, but even I didnt consider that art prior to watching these videos. Art has really taken a nose dive recently and continues to. Paintings that drew from spirituallity, dedication and real emotion is amazing, even paintings like Bob Ross' to all the artists you mentioned in parts 1 and 2, their work is inspiring.
I liked this series very much! As a painter, it provides me with much thought & reflection on my own inate & learned techniques. Thank you. One historical note which I feel you might consider mentioning, assuming you had no room to include it, is the point made by British art historian Waldemar Januzczak in one of his documentaries that the invention and availability of the modern flat pig bristle brush in the second quarter of the 19th Century and the invention of readymade oil paint in collaspable tunes at the same time helped make convenient, even possible, the style of quick outdoor painting explored by the Impressionists.
Ed Harris played Jackson Pollock in a movie, pretty good one. Lots of good movies about artists mentioned here, including Van Gogh, Michelangelo, Rothko, and may favorite, Vermeer, in the Girl with the Peal Earing. Most here have seen these no doubt!!
I'm not a big movie person but I did see the Pearl Earing movie. I've been wanting to see the one about Turner as well, and I've heard good thinks about the Pollock movie.
I remember taking a class trip to MoMA in high school and wishing so hard that we had gone to the Met. I watched my classmates eyes glaze over walking past toilets and piles of trash on display. Context is so important to so much 20th century art, and lacking the history behind the abstract stuff the only thing you can see is nonsense. I was lucky enough to be exposed to art at a young age; if my first impression of fine art was Jackson Pollock I probably would have been turned off too. Such a shame. This series was fantastic, thanks so much for your work.
I really like this kind of abstract art. As well as i enjoy Singer Sargent, Rockwell, Caravaggio, Velasquez or Manet. I think it would be pretty interesting to take some of this modern painting style (Love the shape design and compositions that they come up with) and mix it with a more traditional approach. Great series! Really loved this.
Extremely well done series of videos, your appreciation for aesthetics can be seen in how you yourself imposed an aesthetic in the production. They are to be appreciated not only for the educational content. Now to touch on the controversial point, imagine that you had taken a modern approach, and you had made the form abstract, but kept pretending that the educational message is just as good. How would I be able to tell? I would not, because something made abstract enough can pretend anything about the meaning, literally anything. Of course, you can construct an arbitrary paradigm of skill, and based on that be able to say that there was lots of skill involved in creating an abstract educational material, and there is indeed something to be appreciated in that perspective. But apart from that, would it still be good? Some people would jump to say yes, only to validate themselves as important due to their "understanding", but agreed upon nonsense is still nonsense. Pollock is overrated - it would be wise not to step over common sense, there's no telling where the world might end up otherwise.
Thank you, Dexi. Aesthetic appeal was one of my goals. These productions are about art so to me it should be beautiful to watch. Very interesting comments - thought provoking. I'm not even sure how to respond because you touch on some things that I've tossed around in my mind to a degree as well and haven't come to a conclusion on. I actually like a lot of Pollock's work - lol. The rhythm, the colors, the complexity. Not all of his work, but definitely certain pieces. But, we're all different. I know his work is a sore spot for many people, as with Rothko.
@@JillPoyerdFineArt I thought Rothko's paintings were nonsense until I stood in front of them. I had never experienced anything like it before. These arguments re abstract expressionism boil down to what you think art is and its purpose. There are objects external and internal and they're all worth exploring with whatever tools we have at hand. I don't think we can top a Rembrandt, Sargent, et al we have to keep forging ahead to find new ways of saying something about our experience. Discomfort is a must. Thank you Jill for this excellent series. It presented a wonderful overview of western art.
Awesome videos Jill , i would be curious at one point if you ever talk about the digital/entertainment art as a continuity , there are some truely interesting artists that really channels the old masters ,artists such as Piotr Jablonski , Craig Mullins, Greg Rutkowsky etc ... wonder what would be your take on it as many of those artists are at a crossroad nowadays and switch mediums between traditionnal and digital in some cases. I have witness in those recent years digital artists switching to traditionnal and vice versa making me wonder if digital artist pushed their craft so much that it doesn't matter what tool they use anymore. Also the use of photos , 3d , 360 paintings even Virtual reality now crawling up in the creation process would make for an interesting subject . anyway awesome videos , wish you the best .
This is an interesting topic, and one I've chatted with subscribers about before. These are some seriously talented digital painters out there doing amazing work. The interplay between that and traditional painting is a tough topic for me. Frankly, I'm still thinking it over. I often say all that matters is the end result, but in the sense of digital vs traditional, can that still be said? They're such different formats. Perhaps it's more like tradition vs modern art...where each should be respected for what they bring to art, but kept in a way in their own category. These are just my thoughts.
I love modern art but i feel more often than not the works of art are more often kitsch or graphic design. The art has no meaning but rather solely the empty strokes of novel technique.
Very cool, now you can go to an art show opening and stand there, glass of wine in hand, and say to an interested stranger: " Did you know that, etc. etc,...…." LOL. :D
Artistic freedom my foot. more like no talent. painting like a 4 year old. art has gone to hell just like music. thx to PC environment and politics. reward no talent and suppress real talent.
You know, there were just so many unique and interesting artists in that century...I had to be selective and focus on the overall story. It was tough picking and choosing.
i was somewhat pouting when John Singer Sargent wasn't mentioned in the 2nd part...but i'm glad you saved him for the third part with honorable mention. Richard Schmid would've been a nice addition too. Great videos, I enjoyed these a lot - thanks for sharing!!
Oh yes....I couldn't possibly leave out Sargent. He's so amazing. But yes, Richard Schmid is certainly a modern master. There were actually SO many I had to leave out. I tried to focus on those masters that either developed a new type of stroke or were extremely well known for a specific stroke.
That is certainly true. I always try to include various parts of the world, but in this case I was really focused on innovators and from my research they tended to be in the West. I may have missed a significant innovator from Eastern Europe so please do feel free to mention them here. Someday I'd love to do a video on world art...
so far i hated modern art. but with this video i learnt a lot and i apreciate it from now on. but still, i feel more comfortable an well while looking on the old pictures or landscapes.
I am amazed by efficiency of short topics that are covered. Even more amazed by not allowing commercials and adding just simple proposal at the end. Thank you Jill Poyerd, for blessing us with generosity!
You're very welcome, Igor. Yes, I just couldn't do ads in my videos. I think it would just ruin the feel that I'm trying to convey and interfere with learning. I'm glad you appreciate that decision.
I actually have one! It's not to this level, as it was literally one of my first YT videos, but you may enjoy it. Titled The Evolution of Watercolor. Here's the link: ruclips.net/video/ZJi8ZZOjfXY/видео.html
Wonderful series through the history and journey of the evolution of paint strokes! In the last part I miss two painters.. the great King of Kitsch, Odd Nerdrum and the polish painter Zdzisław Beksiński.
Magnificent three part video, really appreciate you for doing this. I understand that legends like Raphael, Goya, Derain etc… cannot be a part of this three part series because of time and space constraint. However, you could have included Egon Schiele as he had a very unique brushstroke style. Thank you once again 😄👍
Yes, it was really difficult at times to select who to include. My list was quite long in the beginning, but I had to focus in on those that were key and flowed with the story.
You're in luck! I actually do have some ideas related to color for a future video, but when I will get to it is another matter. So many interesting topics to choose from. Glad you enjoyed the video, Eddie.
When I look at the modern art I’m seeing the influence of television and media. The images appear abstract but jog my memory as a representation of what I would see on old tv screens, the pixels trying to convey images, the shadowy black figures, the out of focus nature, the screen wasn’t, focusing on reality but the portrayal of an image or a feeling. That being said, now that screens have reached an almost hyper realistic and even unrealistic levels with 4K and VR, it’s interesting to see where art will go. I think we’re stepping away from modern art but to go where? I would love to hear your thoughts on early 2000’s fine art.
Great series. I plan to watch it again. I was struck, however, by how few women artists are on your list. Could you comment on why that is? I'm genuinely interested. Were women discouraged from going into art, at least professionally, in the past? Was their work not preserved? It seems very curious.
Certainly, Ripig - My focus was really on those masters who innovated or made known specific brushwork. Almost all of the ones I uncovered were men (the exception being Frankenthaler), and part of that may indeed be related to the factors you mention. I recently released a video on female masters that will give you a better idea of the challenges they faced. The Forgotten Masters - ruclips.net/video/cRtJ_PZJab0/видео.html
@@JillPoyerdFineArt Could not resist, these videos are just perfect. Really glad I did though, had never even heard of Wu Guanzhong before and wow, what an extraordinary artist! Thank you Jill for this wonderful series.
It's so wonderful that all these artists have contributed to our dreams and imagination. I don't understand why so many people get angry about modern art...it's not as though it makes the past disappear and lets face it, we don't need to endlessly repeat the same things and, like food or drink, we don't all like the same things...and why be angry about the price...only one person pays for it...I have seen the work of all the artists featured in this series and I haven't had to pay a penny.
I'm actually glad to see a thoughtful response that is more positive re modern art. I won't even say whether I like it or not personally, but I do like that there's a little balance to the comments. So many people really (strongly) dislike it.
@@JillPoyerdFineArt Thanks Jill. I was blown away by your bit on Mark Tobey, who I don't think I had even heard of before but whose work resonated powerfully with me...I think I have now seen everything available about him on RUclips...so thank you for opening my eyes.
Anyone ever notice the stunning lack of famous women artist mentioned here? Even today....same thing. Women get a rare mention in Art History and are seldom mentioned as a "master" in their field. Are women artist pigeonholed into the category of little old ladies who paint pots of pansies in their garage? I find myself wondering what percent of art hanging in the museums are actually from women artist. It would be interesting to run the numbers. Realism, Impressionism.... All the "ism" in art history timelines appears as chauvin...ism from beginning to end. It is time for an "ism" to be named after a famous woman artist because there is a ton of them doing amazing things.
You're in luck, Mindful Earth...After I finish my current project (a new online painting course) I plan to begin working on a new RUclips video on exactly that - female masters. I want to bring attention to them as well as explore what unique qualities they brought to their work and what difficulties they faced due to their gender. So...stand by.
You may be right. A feature on women artists would be interesting and illuminating. However, it would do both woman and art a disservice to insist on equal representation on the basis of gender. The only criterion should be technical merit.
My husband recommended this series and now I"m going to share it with others. I love art and truly appreciate how you have given the history of the different movements while educating us on the various mediums and how they affected brush work-something I've never even thought about. There are some styles and artists that were unknown to me and I want to know more about them. Thank you for this excellent series.
That's wonderful to hear, Naomi. I love the idea of opening people's eyes to new perspectives or new artists. I was actually so surprised that no one had taken this approach to the history before. Researching it was fascinating.
How wonderful and useful this series is, it's rare for me to be so anxious to view the series again, from the very beginning! Excellent work Jill, I'm excited to be a new subscriber. My elder sister will certainly love and admire these videos.
Oh that's wonderful, Jeff! I'm so glad you enjoyed it and hope your sister does as well.
i have seen hundreds of videos about the arts and i can say that your videos are unique .. quality sound .. quality information .. quality photos .. quality subjects too .. please more .. thank you Jill .. i really y admire of you .
Thank you so much, Rafat, That really has been one of my goals - to make them pleasant to watch.
I agree 100%.
Thank you, Joe
these videos are great and i hope you will keep making more!!
Plans for many more... : )
After watching this series on brushstrokes, I feel that I should be writing an essay and preparing for an exam from my professor. Exquisite!
lol - I guess that's a good thing?
Jill Poyerd Fine Art - Yup! 👍🏼
Thank you for this lucid, accessible series. Very inspiring!
You're very welcome, Andrew - Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you so much for these videos they are so well done!
Brilliant series!!!
Thank you!
Very interesting and enjoyable! Thank you.
Perfect! this series is so interesting! thanks a lot!
You're very welcome, Antonio
Possibly best content on all of RUclips. This series is expansive and so succinct it is jaw dropping in its clarity and precision. So relaxed and informative!!! Who needs art school when you can just go on RUclips ! This is seriously the best thank you
I'm so honored by your comment, Martin. Thank you for that!
If I could suggest a topic, it would be the influence of profit and corruption of art by individuals and how it has forced changes.
The art world is not a democracy. It is run by rich investors who only wish to profit. They dictate what “good art” is.
I believe that with the help of the internet everyone can judge for themselves.
You do a great job of not introducing biases in your descriptions. That is where I would fail. If one investigates the success of some “modern art” it is clearly the influence of rich investors that make poorly made art important.
Thank you so much, Dvid. I really do try to keep it objective. That is a really interesting topic suggestion. A tough one, for sure, because there are such strong feelings on it in society.
Can you explain? Or tell me where I can learn more about this?
Are you asking Dvid or me, ChedaGoz? And can you specify your question? I'm happy to help if possible.
@@JillPoyerdFineArt sure. Whoever can give some insight. Thanks
But people nowadays care more about labels and brands. 😢
Art went from cave painting to hyper realism to kicking a paint can over and selling it for 100 million dollars.
Loved the series, very well done.
lol....great comment. Glad you enjoyed it.
Ah, but the paint can needed to be kicked. You just didn't think of it. ;)
The can was asking for it. LOL.
It could be argued with a study of some of the symbols used in cave art that they may have skipped ahead 20-30,000 years into something that resembles cubism, and conceptual art... Some of the work reminds me of Cezanne, Braque, Matisse, on down to Jack The Dripper.
34:24of Brown University's C4nference entitled "Making A Mark"
Or you can watch from the start:
ruclips.net/video/bzMRDHSQQ8Y/видео.html
YMMV.
I believe Picasso walked out of a cave, having just seen cave art, and decided we had learned nothing. :)
There is a human truth of perception in each artists work. Some, I feel, could use more work... However, many people find simplicity compelling for a reason.
To combine all forms in harmony would set the stage for versatile communication through art, to increase ones vocabulary.
This was fantastic. I enjoyed watching it. I agree with a comment made earlier: Art is now just splashing paint on a canvas and selling it for an outrageous amount of money. All these artists are trying to convey 'emotions' with such abstract art! How are we supposed to understand what they feel if we are not able to understand the subject? That would be like me speaking gibberish and then expect people to understand what I'm saying...
I don’t think they themselves really know what it means... Maybe it’s because I’m a big fan of realism and I do like the Old Masters Styles. I myself am a painter of realism, but maybe what I spill accidentally on the floor would be worth more than what I’m painting intentionally on the canvas.
The subject has become irrelevant to 'Art'. Artists and art lovers get excited about new ideas and new techniques, not 'the thing painted'. For the rest of us, we like something we might hang on our wall, which excludes a lot of 'great' modern art.
A lot of the times are is just about the story. Take Van Gogh: he was castigated and rejected throughout his entire career. Sometimes they seem to be just cynical attempt at creating an art piece is much more than meets the eye. The impressionists were scorned and dismissed with very similar comments. Rothko may seem simplistic and void of talent until you learn more about his background. I highly recommend Simon Schama's "Power of Art" series here on RUclips. He has one on Rothko that changed my perspective on modern art.
Having watched all three of these great episodes, art seems to have evolved, some would say devolved, from the scientific to the philosophical to the emotional to even the political over the centuries. Of course elements of all can be found moving freely between the centuries; but in the main I see it that way. I am a realist in my work with elements of impressionism. Not covered in these episodes are the American Impressionist landscape plein air painters, and the subset called California Impressionism, of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Singer's outdoor work, shown early in this episode, may be close for a comparison as to style. If interested, their work is of note and worthy of a look; artists such as Edgar Payne and William Wendt, for example. That's were I am today, working in oils, having started, decades ago, as a photorealist of wildlife subjects, "fur and feathers" paintings, so to speak, in acrylics, in the style of a Robert Bateman, who's work is also worthy of note. I may be out of touch with some of today's art in the modern era, and would never consider doing it, no matter the financial reward... but I also sleep well at night!
Guillermo Perez Rosillo Art has formal qualities.It can be something you can like without really it looking like anything readily identifiable .
Omg... Modern art = The death of art :D
It turns into nothing but making quick pointless, mindless splashes of paint, that requires no skill, no thoughts, no intelligence whatsoever to create. :D Just give a nice description, put a good written story behind it and people will fall for it like little ducks :D
John Singer's Sargent struck me with a huge wave of emotion. What struck me so deeply was the use of reflective colors in the emulation of quality of light. Instead of using just whites mixed with color to convey light, he has mixed in the color of the reflected surfaces to create an almost life like representation of light.
That’s exactly how I feel every time I see his work. It is magnificent. I never know where to look, so I can spend hours taking it all in.
Check out El Jaleo by Sargent if you want to see his best work in my opinion.
he is hardly unique in that respect
Your videos...your soft, precise voice...the fluidity of images and explanations...is by itself a masterpiece. I was hypnotized. Thank you for all three videos.
Thank you so much Armafly. What a kind comment...I'm honored.
If I say the videos are well informed, well directed, it will be an understatement. Thank you!!!
Thank you, Stuffs - I'm honored by that
well informed ha ha, yeah, "Franz Hals"
I think mankind became lazy, so art after Sargent is so soulless for me. My opinion.
Not that I agree, but I think that's a thought-provoking comment.
heamorhoid I don’t know if it was laziness as much as an attraction toward and affinity for the ugly. Ugly, soulless, dark, clunky, talentless, esoteric messes extolled by cynical elites as masterpieces,. Meanwhile the average Joe was sneered at as a Philistine for appreciating and admiring the works of Norman Rockwell (genius) and the likes of another genius Frank Frazetta.
You have to remember that the world changed since Sargent....we all flew above the clouds, got a soundtrack to life, saw movies (24 paintings per second) had brilliant artificial light, drove fast cars, experienced 2 World Wars and the atomic bomb...these are just few things that were added to human experience...would you expect painting to be the same? Life changes. You are welcome to spend your life looking at pre 20th Century art and modern art will never get in your way, but you do live in the modern world and it's not all bad and you don't have to like it all, but there is great contemporary art on subway walls and in charity shops and in skips as well as in galleries.
@@chezceleste Well said.
All three parts are so well done! I never thought I would ever sort out the various nicknames given to artistic periods and styles. But you really did sort them out and not try to intimidate us! So give three cheers and one cheer more for the mighty Poyerd of Art World!
This was a wonderful series of videos! I started painting last year (finally, at 46) but don't go to any classes so am trying to learn via RUclips tutorials etc. It can be very frustrating knowing what to paint, how to paint, etc, but these videos are so insightful and inspiring, and have opened my eyes to different techniques etc. I'll be working through the rest of your videos too! :)
I'm so pleased to know that the videos are helping you! That's wonderful. And welcome to the world of painting. You can learn so much from observation, whether on RUclips or visits to art museums (getting up close to see the brushwork of the masters...).
Advice: Never paint what you merely see. Paint what you feel. Use your brush (if you're using one) like the hardest words you've ever had to tell someone else or yourself. Do that and you'll reveal your soul. And is there anything more beautiful than that?
if you are passionate on a particular subject you will succeed. i love to oil paint scenery set forth in the scripture. i had traveled to Italy visited the famous cities where the medieval paintings took place. two particular artworks I'm setting my sight on are THE LORD SUPPER and John the Baptist baptizing Jesus in Jordan River. according to the scripture, the scene in The LORD SUPPER has all the participants reclining, not sitting upright; The scene on John baptizing Jesus also was total submersion into the water, not pouring water with hyssop and a dove descending on Jesus as he was lifting out from the water. i had painted a 55" x 78" mural on the baptism but someone took it from the church when i was on Macau summer mission. i will do two of these murals, hopefully, finished if the Lord tarry. don't give up and do have fun. in oil painting one can make mistakes. the best part is one can remove and paint over the mistake bc oil paint takes longer to dry.
i forgot to mention i just restart my art quest now i'm 73 years old. it's been 15 years since i painted the huge 55" x 78" oil mural. age is no limit when you have the love to do it. we should start sharing our artwork. never know who will be the next michael angelo?
I just started at age 63. Difficult and exhilarating. RUclips videos like these are what makes it possible. Thank you, Jill! And, go for it, @ToadStoolGirl!
great series! totally did not intend to watch these but got stuck
My dudes, representational art followed the way of illustration. Be assured, realism is well and alive in the entertainment industry.
I've seen the three parts of your Brushstrokes videos, and I've learnt so much ! The production is also great ! Thanks for all. I'm not an artist, just interested by art, and these explanations on the technic helps a lot to understand what we see. I can't wait for your next videos !
Thank you, isabelleg. And it means so much to know that you're an art enthusiast as opposed to an artist. I wanted to be able to reach enthusiasts as well - to enhance your art experience.
Rembrandt, Sargent, Turner wonderfull masters
I'm not the biggest fan of modern art. I love classic pieces much more.... for example I have many old pallets at home that are covered in paint that apparently I could pass off as modern art
bitch please.....
I just realized that all throughout the series, there's only one female artist mentioned. Really glad I was born at a time when paint brushes aren't exclusive to males and women are also recognized somehow though not as much. I wish Lempicka would be mentioned though. Her style is one of my faves - art deco. Clean but not too realistic.
I know. And actually I've had plans to create a video all about female masters. It's been on my mind for quite a while, I just have to find the time...which should be soon. I do like Lempicka's work as well, although there are so many wonderful female artists in history! It's going to be difficult to pick and choose.
Pollock, personally, I just don't get it the end product. It looked to me he was just being lazy or drunk and I honestly think he is laughing at people who spent money on his stuff. I'm not trying to be mean. I'm just imagining this guys thinking when he painted.
Well, actually he was reputed to be an alcoholic so you may not be too far off the mark! For some reason, I've always liked his work but I understand why many don't. Interestingly, I while ago I stumbled upon a fascinating debate about his paintings. A physicist hired by the Pollock-Krasner Foundation examined Pollock's paintings and said he "identified consistent patterns known as fractals - regularities that recur on finer and finer magnification, like those in snowflakes.". If I understood correctly, it meant that in some of his pieces, a view very close up has the same appearance as when viewing the entire painting. It was interesting, but apparently it's a debatable topic. Just thought I'd pass it on. Personally, I really like the rhythm and color patterns in his work.
It’s simple: splatter and drip paint on a canvas, because you have no real talent, and charge an obscene price for it. It must be good if it’s expensive, right?
Daniel Francis Which in turn relates to us all. Artists ultimately make the art for themselves, and then when it is done, it is given to the world to judge like you have. You aren't superior to the art for disliking it. As much as the art isn't superior to you. It was born into the world from someone's imagination that you may not agree with but that never means it should never have existed at all. I find that this series offered a wonderful lineage, a family tree of sorts, of the idea of evolution of the brush. Perhaps we shall come full circle and return to painting in the cave. Will you then approve?
@Joe You need not "get" the end product. That's the point. Just try and feel it and understand it in the context of the progression...which this series did an excellent job of providing. And as far as understanding it goes...that would be like trying to understand the flower for being a flower. Pollock was deeply inspired by nature after Peggy Guggenheim sent him and his wife Lee Krasner to a farm on Long Island. They'd been living in near poverty in New York. I believe that this experience, as well as demons, alcoholism, desperation, inspiration, led him to a necessary event in the progression of art history. And that was turning the tables on the norm of the time. Look at Warhol who later also offered such an extreme way approaching the medium. These individuals are important for a reason. Perhaps not to you, but I'm just trying to offer some insight.
Terry Gause No. Do you ask the same of your cup of coffee? People discredit modernity with being lazy. Which is maybe true of your cup of coffee. The art is not in the ability to sell you the cup, but to make you see the cup....and the drop that congealed on the side of the rim. Without the feeling that's involved in experiencing art, you are truly left with an empty cup. It's that simple.
I think modern art should be called what it really is: Industrial quick splashes that require no skill. Then, artists will probably try better, to be better and improve their abilities.
read one punch man
read one punch man
Well ig it's changing now... Nobody who paints like this wins Potrait artist of the year and artist like Flora Yuknovich's art is trying to prove that modern art needs skill and can be induced with old periods.
I have no problem with the abstract style and the like but I can't help that most of these modern abstract paintings give off a pretentious vibe. Definitely not all of them though
This is a good short series. Nicely done. Was surprised to see Mark Tobey. He seldom gets any mention. Was expecting this to end with hard-edge abstraction, but then we all know how to use masking tape.
Thank you, Carol. Yes, I was trying to focus more on the innovators, so Tobey in my opinion was an important choice. Glad you enjoyed it.
plenty of people do not know how to use masking tape properly
Thank you, that was precise, informative and satisfyingly colourful.
You're very welcome, ATELIERI
Thanks very much for the excellent video on brushstrokes.
Wu Guanzhong (Chinese: 吳冠中) as in the latter part of this episode has Wu (吳) as family name and Guanzhong as given. In most East Asian countries, e.g., China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, etc., family name comes first. Only when the name gets transliterated into English the confusion comes in. Some may follow the western convention of placing family as the last part while some don't. Yet, the trend seems to be shifting towards traditional. Lately, the Japanese decided to switch back to family name first after decades of following western convention.
Thank you so much for that valuable and interesting information. That is something I'm sure many people in the Western World are unaware of.
@@JillPoyerdFineArt
Without the name in original language, most of us would find that confusing.
Outstanding series. Thank You Jill
Where is Bob Ross :P
You know, someone else mentioned him. There are just too many famous artists to be able to touch on them all unfortunately.
I was actually thinking about Bob Ross during the previous part, with Corot and those dry brush impression of tree leaves and little details painted over, like Ross' happy little trees~
@@ljooni lol - Ohhh...
Sorry, schlock art need not apply, it's not worthy... :P
yeah... Modern Era paintings are NOT my favorite
i have to say id burn most the 20th centuries "Art" in the fire as if it were some 4 yr old childs scribble. not "art" its lazy.
In your last video, you mentioned that with the advance of portable paint and canvases, artists now were able to do a painting in one sitting which wasn't really a thing before and be onsite. If that was the case, how were works of art achieved before that? I always assumed you would need something in front of you.
I'm kind of new to the world of art, hopefully I myself will actually get into it practically and found that a bit confusing though interesting :)
Well, actually what they did previously is either set up a still life or portrait model in their studio, or if painting a landscape they would go on location and sketch the scene in charcoal or watercolor paint as a reference image. Then, using that sketch and perhaps color studies, they would create the formal painting in their studio. The advancements made it easier for them to simply take their oil paints and canvas with them and paint on the spot.
That phrase " most renowned" , that is a long list of competitors.
I am looking forward to more videos from you. Thank you
“Loving Vincent” is inspirational, and prompted me to seek out videos such as this that provide badly needed context to appreciate modern art.
Beautifully instructive and enjoyable to watch! Thank you so much!
love this work, thank you very much :)
Every since Jackson Pollock, "artists" have been give license to skirt any requirement of actual talent. My freaking 3 year old can paint as good as Jackson Pollock because there's no actual talent involved. While I am all for experimentation, do not insult my intelligence by saying these people were artists. They were not artists. They were just exactly what they were, people that didn't have to have any actual talent yet society still called them "an artist", and in the case of Jackson Pollock, used to fight Cold War's Russian propaganda art. Just because some bureaucrat in the CIA held up Jackson Pollock as "the competition" that "should be given the 'artist' moniker" while denouncing the propaganda art of the Soviet Union, only shows just how easily society can be manipulated by the CIA and media. Yes, our OWN propaganda. I'll take Rembrandt all day every day over Jackson Pollock. As a matter of fact, I'd burn a Jackson Pollock if I owned one. He and the CIA literally trashed the words "artist" and "art". And today, its gotten so bad that "artists" can now hang completely blank canvases and call it "art". And people seem to afraid to call them out on their utter insanity. I call it BULLSHIT, which is an insult to bullshit everywhere.
If anyone can paint it, it's shite, what makes the old painters better was that very few people could paint like that, the stuff is so good it's hard to believe a human made it.
Thank you changing my pastel strokes
I have enjoyed you videos very much. What I missed and hoped for was mentioning of invention of acrylic paints and David Hocney's large smooth plains often contrasting smaller livelier brushwork as in 'A Bigger Splash'.
Ahh, it's so hard to cover everything, especially when you are trying to stay within a time limit. I thought I did mention acrylics being invented, but maybe I'm thinking of another video. Glad you enjoyed it, however.
I love your videos, this is the first time art has been presented to me in a clear and well thoughtout manner. I have a foundation now, these are things I'll remember the rest of my life, so thank you again. I believe I watched each one 3 times.
With that being said, the art styles invented during and after the 1950's, I hate. Espicially works like Pollocks, but even I didnt consider that art prior to watching these videos. Art has really taken a nose dive recently and continues to.
Paintings that drew from spirituallity, dedication and real emotion is amazing, even paintings like Bob Ross' to all the artists you mentioned in parts 1 and 2, their work is inspiring.
Thank you for your wonderful comments, RB. It’s definitely my honor to put the videos out. So glad you enjoy them!
I liked this series very much! As a painter, it provides me with much thought & reflection on my own inate & learned techniques. Thank you. One historical note which I feel you might consider mentioning, assuming you had no room to include it, is the point made by British art historian Waldemar Januzczak in one of his documentaries that the invention and availability of the modern flat pig bristle brush in the second quarter of the 19th Century and the invention of readymade oil paint in collaspable tunes at the same time helped make convenient, even possible, the style of quick outdoor painting explored by the Impressionists.
Yes, what a formative time period that was. And it's true - there was so much information I had to cut in order to keep within a certain time.
Thank you so much for these I formative and well done videos
Ed Harris played Jackson Pollock in a movie, pretty good one. Lots of good movies about artists mentioned here, including Van Gogh, Michelangelo, Rothko, and may favorite, Vermeer, in the Girl with the Peal Earing. Most here have seen these no doubt!!
I'm not a big movie person but I did see the Pearl Earing movie. I've been wanting to see the one about Turner as well, and I've heard good thinks about the Pollock movie.
I remember taking a class trip to MoMA in high school and wishing so hard that we had gone to the Met. I watched my classmates eyes glaze over walking past toilets and piles of trash on display. Context is so important to so much 20th century art, and lacking the history behind the abstract stuff the only thing you can see is nonsense. I was lucky enough to be exposed to art at a young age; if my first impression of fine art was Jackson Pollock I probably would have been turned off too. Such a shame. This series was fantastic, thanks so much for your work.
Glad you enjoyed it. Very interesting to hear about your experience...
I really like this kind of abstract art. As well as i enjoy Singer Sargent, Rockwell, Caravaggio, Velasquez or Manet. I think it would be pretty interesting to take some of this modern painting style (Love the shape design and compositions that they come up with) and mix it with a more traditional approach.
Great series! Really loved this.
I agree, Ice Tea - That would be a very interesting approach. I'm so glad you enjoyed the series. Those are some of my favorite artists as well...
I MISS JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT
and Cy Twombly.
You deserve more views.
Thank you, SYB
Then view it again. ;-)
Love it. Simply the best. Thank you!
Extremely well done series of videos, your appreciation for aesthetics can be seen in how you yourself imposed an aesthetic in the production. They are to be appreciated not only for the educational content.
Now to touch on the controversial point, imagine that you had taken a modern approach, and you had made the form abstract, but kept pretending that the educational message is just as good. How would I be able to tell? I would not, because something made abstract enough can pretend anything about the meaning, literally anything.
Of course, you can construct an arbitrary paradigm of skill, and based on that be able to say that there was lots of skill involved in creating an abstract educational material, and there is indeed something to be appreciated in that perspective.
But apart from that, would it still be good? Some people would jump to say yes, only to validate themselves as important due to their "understanding", but agreed upon nonsense is still nonsense.
Pollock is overrated - it would be wise not to step over common sense, there's no telling where the world might end up otherwise.
Thank you, Dexi. Aesthetic appeal was one of my goals. These productions are about art so to me it should be beautiful to watch.
Very interesting comments - thought provoking. I'm not even sure how to respond because you touch on some things that I've tossed around in my mind to a degree as well and haven't come to a conclusion on.
I actually like a lot of Pollock's work - lol. The rhythm, the colors, the complexity. Not all of his work, but definitely certain pieces. But, we're all different. I know his work is a sore spot for many people, as with Rothko.
@@JillPoyerdFineArt I thought Rothko's paintings were nonsense until I stood in front of them. I had never experienced anything like it before. These arguments re abstract expressionism boil down to what you think art is and its purpose. There are objects external and internal and they're all worth exploring with whatever tools we have at hand. I don't think we can top a Rembrandt, Sargent, et al we have to keep forging ahead to find new ways of saying something about our experience. Discomfort is a must. Thank you Jill for this excellent series. It presented a wonderful overview of western art.
@@gardeniainbloom812 So well put, Gardenia in Bloom. Perfectly said.
Sensational. I will refer back to your videos many times in the future, I'm sure. THANK YOU!!!
You're very welcome - so glad you enjoyed it.
Awesome videos Jill , i would be curious at one point if you ever talk about the digital/entertainment art as a continuity , there are some truely interesting artists that really channels the old masters ,artists such as Piotr Jablonski , Craig Mullins, Greg Rutkowsky etc ... wonder what would be your take on it as many of those artists are at a crossroad nowadays and switch mediums between traditionnal and digital in some cases. I have witness in those recent years digital artists switching to traditionnal and vice versa making me wonder if digital artist pushed their craft so much that it doesn't matter what tool they use anymore. Also the use of photos , 3d , 360 paintings even Virtual reality now crawling up in the creation process would make for an interesting subject . anyway awesome videos , wish you the best .
This is an interesting topic, and one I've chatted with subscribers about before. These are some seriously talented digital painters out there doing amazing work. The interplay between that and traditional painting is a tough topic for me. Frankly, I'm still thinking it over. I often say all that matters is the end result, but in the sense of digital vs traditional, can that still be said? They're such different formats. Perhaps it's more like tradition vs modern art...where each should be respected for what they bring to art, but kept in a way in their own category. These are just my thoughts.
Dude.. the things you watch to avoid doing hmk.. its literally 1:40 where im at😂 no but great series though
I love modern art but i feel more often than not the works of art are more often kitsch or graphic design. The art has no meaning but rather solely the empty strokes of novel technique.
its safe to assume, its just a money laundering scheme at that point.
I truly appreciate this series. I learn so much about art in one hour that I'm suddenly all uppity now.
lol - Thank you
Very cool, now you can go to an art show opening and stand there, glass of wine in hand, and say to an interested stranger: " Did you know that, etc. etc,...…." LOL. :D
Artistic freedom my foot. more like no talent. painting like a 4 year old. art has gone to hell just like music. thx to PC environment and politics. reward no talent and suppress real talent.
No Francis Bacon? :( His brushwork was fascinating and quite unique.
You know, there were just so many unique and interesting artists in that century...I had to be selective and focus on the overall story. It was tough picking and choosing.
Excellent
Thank you so much
Great job you - Great videos! 👏
i was somewhat pouting when John Singer Sargent wasn't mentioned in the 2nd part...but i'm glad you saved him for the third part with honorable mention. Richard Schmid would've been a nice addition too. Great videos, I enjoyed these a lot - thanks for sharing!!
Oh yes....I couldn't possibly leave out Sargent. He's so amazing. But yes, Richard Schmid is certainly a modern master. There were actually SO many I had to leave out. I tried to focus on those masters that either developed a new type of stroke or were extremely well known for a specific stroke.
Great videos! But no mention of any Eastern European artists. So much great art has come from that side of Europe.
That is certainly true. I always try to include various parts of the world, but in this case I was really focused on innovators and from my research they tended to be in the West. I may have missed a significant innovator from Eastern Europe so please do feel free to mention them here. Someday I'd love to do a video on world art...
Thanks for this amazing work, well no doubt, Sargent, Rembrandt and Manet and Turner still my biggest inspiration
Oh yes....all such incredible artists. Some of my favorites as well.
Great video. Thank You!
Tus vídeos hipnotizan. Hermosos. Gracias 😊
Eres muy bienvenido
so far i hated modern art. but with this video i learnt a lot and i apreciate it from now on. but still, i feel more comfortable an well while looking on the old pictures or landscapes.
That's wonderful to hear, Monika. I actually had hoped it would help people see it a little differently.
the crucifix in a bottle of urine moment was the deal breaker for me. Art was going great to that point.
Yeah...Once in a while there are some elements of modern art that push the wrong buttons for me as well.
I love the video ! Thank you
Can this voice please marry me?
Great video. Thank You.
I am amazed by efficiency of short topics that are covered. Even more amazed by not allowing commercials and adding just simple proposal at the end.
Thank you Jill Poyerd, for blessing us with generosity!
You're very welcome, Igor. Yes, I just couldn't do ads in my videos. I think it would just ruin the feel that I'm trying to convey and interfere with learning. I'm glad you appreciate that decision.
such efficiency... reading a few paragraphs from the Encyclopedia Brittanica...
saw all vids. art really fell off looool
Excellent Tutorials ❗
Love it, well done touches bases about many great painters.
Thank you - glad you enjoyed it
Very educational i love it and enjoyed every min of it.
So glad you enjoyed it!
Many thanks for sharing these so instructive videos.
That Wu artists work gave me a rush of emotion. That art was incredible. Thank you for introducing his work to me
Yes, his work is really amazing - I agree
brings a lot of styles together without all the art wanker waffle.Well done Jill.
Thank you, Paul...
Thank you so much , I am so glad to see your Video. this is a Must see if you want to understand Art.
You're very welcome, Solarsin. I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
This series should be taught in schools and colleges.
Thanks so much for that. How about a history of watercolour artists/art also!
I actually have one! It's not to this level, as it was literally one of my first YT videos, but you may enjoy it. Titled The Evolution of Watercolor. Here's the link: ruclips.net/video/ZJi8ZZOjfXY/видео.html
Thank you for the series. Well presented and explained.
Yes, thanks miss jill
Wonderful series through the history and journey of the evolution of paint strokes! In the last part I miss two painters.. the great King of Kitsch, Odd Nerdrum and the polish painter Zdzisław Beksiński.
Yes, it was hard to pick and choose who should be included in that last section. There were just so many artists who had an impact.
@@JillPoyerdFineArt I understand.. so many talented artists out there:)
This was really well done. Hope you guys come out with more videos like this, it's really informative and straightforward.
Thank you, Elkende. I actually have another larger project I plan to start in a few months. I only wish it didn't take so long from start to finish.
Magnificent three part video, really appreciate you for doing this. I understand that legends like Raphael, Goya, Derain etc… cannot be a part of this three part series because of time and space constraint.
However, you could have included Egon Schiele as he had a very unique brushstroke style. Thank you once again 😄👍
Yes, it was really difficult at times to select who to include. My list was quite long in the beginning, but I had to focus in on those that were key and flowed with the story.
Great work! Please note that it is Riopelle and not Roipelle.
Yes...that is something I wish I could fix.
A series dedicated to color and contrast would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for describing details so eloquently.
You're in luck! I actually do have some ideas related to color for a future video, but when I will get to it is another matter. So many interesting topics to choose from. Glad you enjoyed the video, Eddie.
When I look at the modern art I’m seeing the influence of television and media. The images appear abstract but jog my memory as a representation of what I would see on old tv screens, the pixels trying to convey images, the shadowy black figures, the out of focus nature, the screen wasn’t, focusing on reality but the portrayal of an image or a feeling. That being said, now that screens have reached an almost hyper realistic and even unrealistic levels with 4K and VR, it’s interesting to see where art will go. I think we’re stepping away from modern art but to go where? I would love to hear your thoughts on early 2000’s fine art.
modern art=no skill
Great series. I plan to watch it again. I was struck, however, by how few women artists are on your list. Could you comment on why that is? I'm genuinely interested. Were women discouraged from going into art, at least professionally, in the past? Was their work not preserved? It seems very curious.
Certainly, Ripig - My focus was really on those masters who innovated or made known specific brushwork. Almost all of the ones I uncovered were men (the exception being Frankenthaler), and part of that may indeed be related to the factors you mention. I recently released a video on female masters that will give you a better idea of the challenges they faced. The Forgotten Masters - ruclips.net/video/cRtJ_PZJab0/видео.html
@@JillPoyerdFineArt I just watched it. Very interesting, though sad at the same time.
A deconstructionist era; not art.
the era when talent was replaced by fame and marketing. definitely my least favourite periods.
Just...The amazing history of painting revolution...Thanks for the great information.
Has anyone ever looked under the thick paint on Picasso's paintings? Maybe there is something hidden in there...
I see you ventured into the modern episode, Ivan...I hope it wasn't as painful as you thought it would be.
@@JillPoyerdFineArt Could not resist, these videos are just perfect. Really glad I did though, had never even heard of Wu Guanzhong before and wow, what an extraordinary artist! Thank you Jill for this wonderful series.
It's so wonderful that all these artists have contributed to our dreams and imagination. I don't understand why so many people get angry about modern art...it's not as though it makes the past disappear and lets face it, we don't need to endlessly repeat the same things and, like food or drink, we don't all like the same things...and why be angry about the price...only one person pays for it...I have seen the work of all the artists featured in this series and I haven't had to pay a penny.
I'm actually glad to see a thoughtful response that is more positive re modern art. I won't even say whether I like it or not personally, but I do like that there's a little balance to the comments. So many people really (strongly) dislike it.
@@JillPoyerdFineArt Thanks Jill. I was blown away by your bit on Mark Tobey, who I don't think I had even heard of before but whose work resonated powerfully with me...I think I have now seen everything available about him on RUclips...so thank you for opening my eyes.
Anyone ever notice the stunning lack of famous women artist mentioned here? Even today....same thing. Women get a rare mention in Art History and are seldom mentioned as a "master" in their field. Are women artist pigeonholed into the category of little old ladies who paint pots of pansies in their garage? I find myself wondering what percent of art hanging in the museums are actually from women artist. It would be interesting to run the numbers. Realism, Impressionism.... All the "ism" in art history timelines appears as chauvin...ism from beginning to end. It is time for an "ism" to be named after a famous woman artist because there is a ton of them doing amazing things.
You're in luck, Mindful Earth...After I finish my current project (a new online painting course) I plan to begin working on a new RUclips video on exactly that - female masters. I want to bring attention to them as well as explore what unique qualities they brought to their work and what difficulties they faced due to their gender. So...stand by.
You may be right. A feature on women artists would be interesting and illuminating. However, it would do both woman and art a disservice to insist on equal representation on the basis of gender. The only criterion should be technical merit.
My husband recommended this series and now I"m going to share it with others. I love art and truly appreciate how you have given the history of the different movements while educating us on the various mediums and how they affected brush work-something I've never even thought about. There are some styles and artists that were unknown to me and I want to know more about them. Thank you for this excellent series.
That's wonderful to hear, Naomi. I love the idea of opening people's eyes to new perspectives or new artists. I was actually so surprised that no one had taken this approach to the history before. Researching it was fascinating.
Well I'm glad that you were the one. It's exceptional. :) Which reminds me, I promised a friend I'd send her the link. Thanks again.