PBS
Art21: Kara Walker
This artist is best known for exploring the themes of race, gender, and sexuality through silhouetted figures created by light projection.
PBS
Art21: Kiki Smith
Kiki is the daughter of American sculptor Tony Smith and began her interest in art at a young age. Her work is primarily figurative. The recurrent subject matter in Smith's work has been the body as a receptacle for knowledge, belief,...
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum: Long Term Exhibition; Ron Mueck
This long-term exhibition of sculpture by Ron Mueck was on view in 2006 at the Brooklyn Museum. This page takes you into the exhibition with images of selected works from the exhibit.
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PBS
Pbs: Thomas Eakins (Lessons About the ?American Rembrandt?) [Pdf]
Find four lesson plans developed for the PBS documentary "Thomas Eakins: Scenes from Modern Life" about the life and work of the man who would become known as the ?American Rembrandt.? The lessons touch on all the essential qualities of...
Other
Jinta Desert Art: Aboriginal Iconography
A site that shows Australian aboriginal icons and their meaning as related to the art. Site information and symbol paintings provided by Janet Long Nakamarra.
Other
Atelier Saint Andre: Byzantine Iconographers
This site reveals the work of a living community of Byzantine iconographers--artists who create relgious paintings for the Eastern Orthodox Church. Features background information on their traditions, aesthetics, and techniques.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of African Art: African Vision
One of the largest collections of African art in the United States can be viewed at this online exhibition site. Organizes objects into three thematic group (masks, figurative arts, objects of power and prestige) and by time period,...
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Drawings by Rembrandt and His Pupils
Compare and contrast drawings by Rembrandt with those of his students to learn about his characteristic visual traits, especially his approach to line and his use of light and shadow to create the illusion of three dimensions.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Eye Contact: A Self Alex Katz
Listen to a critique of Alex Katz' self-portrait by Wendy Wicks Reaves, a curator at the National Portrait Gallery.
My Learning
My Learning: Self Image
Explore the many different ways to create a self-portrait by looking at four artists who each take a different approach.
Martin Lawrence Galleries
Martin Lawrence Galleries: Ali Golkar
Simple, but colorful and expressive, is the work of Ali Golkar. The way he represents the figure in each of his works is borderline cubist.
Martin Lawrence Galleries
Martin Lawrence Galleries: Alex Katz
It's not the style in which he paints that is most talked about, it's the size. Katz likes to paint life-size representations of artists and their companions as can be seen in his "Pas de Deux Suite."
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Terms and Materials: Film
From classic paintings to contemporary works, art continues to inspire filmmakers to develop their craft, explore the power of making images, and look at the world through a different lens. Use this glossary to familiarize yourself with...
University of Oxford (UK)
Pitt Rivers Museum: Human Form in Art
An illustrated article that discusses the earliest forms of human representation in art, touching on their spiritual and ritual significance.
Other
Da Vinci's Anatomical Drawings
The Geneva Foundation for Medical Education displays a collection of Leonardo's sketches and studies of the human body, internal organs, bones, and an infant in utero. An excellent site for comparing the characteristics of art and...