June 2019 – Most Expensive Art

The unexpected math behind Van Gogh's "Starry Night" – Natalya St. Clair

June 29, 2019 by eden

$The unexpected math behind Van Gogh's "Starry Night" - Natalya St. Clair$

Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-unexpected-math-behind-van-gogh-s-starry-night-natalya-st-clair Physicist Werner Heisenberg said, “When I meet God, I am going to ask him two questions: why relativity? And why turbulence? I really believe he will have an answer for the first.” As difficult as turbulence is to understand mathematically, we can use art to … Read more

Who Was Vincent Van Gogh?

June 25, 2019 by eden

Is there more to Vincent Van Gogh than ears and sunflowers? In this episode I dig into what you do know and a lot more of what you probably don’t know. What made Van Gogh, one of the most famous artists who ever lived, so misunderstood? Let’s dig into that. ***************** SUBSCRIBE to more Artrageous … Read more

Van Gogh – Challenging the 'Tortured Genius' Myth | Tate

June 21, 2019 by eden

We explore how it is no longer useful to think of Vincent van Gogh’s talent as a result of his poor mental health. This video contains language used by Van Gogh to describe his mental health. The way we speak about mental health has progressed since then and is always developing the more we understand. … Read more

The life story of Vincent van Gogh

June 17, 2019 by eden

He’s so famous – for his ‘Sunflowers’, for his ‘Starry Night’ and for cutting off his ear. But what was his life really like? Find out about Vincent’s life from the cradle to the grave. The highs and lows, the immense talent and the difficulties he faced. source

Vincent van Gogh’s long, miserable road to fame

June 13, 2019 by eden

Van Gogh’s travels informed the works we revere today. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Famous for chopping off a piece of his ear in a fit and delivering it to a woman in a brothel, Vincent van Gogh is remembered for his ailing mental health and the many paintings—over 900— he created during his lifetime. … Read more

Vincent van Gogh – The story

June 9, 2019 by eden

A unique tv documentary of the life and the works of Vincent van Gogh. For 60 minutes we are travelling with Vincent in a geographical reconstruction of his life. The documentary shows beautiful pictures of which Van Gogh has drawn his inspiration for his works. A lot of the buildings still exist. Trough modern digital … Read more

Van Gogh's Ugliest Masterpiece

June 5, 2019 by eden

How can an “ugly” painting be a masterpiece? Go to Squarespace.com and use the offer code “nerdwriter” to get 10% off your first purchase! Support Nerdwriter videos: https://patreon.com/nerdwriter Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubNerdwriter Watch the most popular Nerdwriter episodes: https://youtube.com/watch?v=_aFo_BV-UzI&list=PLwg4AG1KkgLx18HrK7lCOjRXZFpmrdkvV&index=1 Facebook: https://facebook.com/The-Nerdwriter-314141501931192/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheeNerdwriter Patreon: https://patreon.com/nerdwriter SOURCES Van Gogh’s Letters — READ THEM ALL!!!! http://vangoghletters.org/vg/letters.html Charles A. Riley, “Color Codes: … Read more

Vincent Van Gogh Visits the Gallery | Vincent And The Doctor | Doctor Who

June 1, 2019 by eden

The Doctor and Amy take Vincent Van Gogh – who struggled to sell a single painting in his own lifetime – to a Paris art Gallery in the year 2010. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToDoctorWho Clip from Doctor Who Series 5 Episode 10, Vincent and the Doctor. Selected by Neeti Sabnani for #ThrowbackThursday. WATCH MORE: Regenerations: http://bit.ly/DWRegenerations The … Read more