LibGuides: Art Appreciation: Media

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10 Buildings That Changed the World (56:42) This film tells the stories of ten influential works of architecture, the people who imagined them, and the way these landmarks ushered in innovative cultural shifts throughout our society. From American architectural stalwarts like Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright, to modern revolutionaries Frank Gehry and Robert Venturi, this film examines prominent buildings designed by pioneering architects of our time, whose legacy is visible in our environmental and cultural landscape.
Art and Design: Insights into the Visual Arts (59:07) Where do abstract painters and fashion designers find their muses? To what extent does the creative process differ between video artists, sculptors, and fine art embroiderers? How do illustrators and mixed media artists handle the business side of their work? Using capsule interviews with contemporary figures on the U.K. visual arts scene, this program draws viewers into the studio space and immerses them in the hands-on processes and limitless possibilities of art and design.
Breaking the Wall to the Future: How Art Can Use Feelings for Time to Coproduce Space and Society (15:30) Olafur Eliasson is an internationally acclaimed artist whose work The New York Times has called “a model for future art.” In this 2010 video lecture from the Falling Walls Conference, Eliasson demonstrates how art, melding emotions with the mechanics of perception, reveals new frontiers in the exploration of time, space, and society.
Series: The Language of Photography In this thought-provoking eight-part series, world-class photographers, academic experts, museum personnel, and others stress the importance of visual literacy as they range over the history and mechanics of photography. They also emphasize major concerns facing photographers today, including digital image manipulation and the commodification and decontextualization of photographs, and consumer issues such as information overload and selective perception. 8-part series, 27 minutes each.

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