THE ARTIST PROJECT: Wayne Thiebaud on Rosa Bonheur's The Horse Fair
3:31
"You really can identify and walk up to those horses because the space is so valid." At age seven, when Wayne Thiebaud first saw a black and white photograph of "The Horse Fair," he was captivated by the artwork. In this video, the American painter and teacher looks at the monumental painting, and discusses the exceptional techniques at work in Rosa Bonheur's masterpiece. This video was produced by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Artist Project Similar Videos
-
THE ARTIST PROJECT: An-My Lê on Eugène Atget's "Cuisine"
3:18
"There's a sense of care that goes into the preparation of a meal.” Photographer An-My Lê did not choose Eugène Atget's Cuisine because it is one of Atget’s masterpieces, but because the photograph speaks deeply to her own formative experience.
-
THE ARTIST PROJECT: Annabeth Rosen on Ceramic Deer Figurines
3:03
As a sculptor and ceramicist, artist Annabeth Rosen relishes the satisfaction of creating tangible objects. While exploring the earthenware collection of the Metropolitan, Rosen considers the influence of these objects upon her own artistic practice.
-
THE ARTIST PROJECT: Adam Fuss on a Marble Grave Stele of a Little Girl
3:08
"She’s saying goodbye to the world, and isn’t that masterful of an artist to capture that reluctance?" British photographer Adam Fuss is drawn to an extraordinarily beautiful grave marker of a young girl.
-
THE ARTIST PROJECT: Alexis Rockman on Martin Johnson Heade's Hummingbird and Passionflowers
3:28
"This picture is a time capsule and almost a heartbreaking artifact…" The son of an archaeologist, American painter Alexis Rockman is deeply aware of fragility of civilisation. Watch as he considers Martin Johnson Heade's romantic painting of Brazil.
-
THE ARTIST PROJECT: Barbara Bloom On Vilhelm Hammershøi's Moonlight, Strandgade 30
3:15
How can you depict something that is not there? Barbara Bloom is held by this very concept as she stares into one of the many lonely and loving interior paintings by Vilhelm Hammershøi's. The painting asks her to not ask what is happening in the room
-
THE ARTIST PROJECT: Arlene Shechet on a Bronze Statuette of a Veiled and Masked Dancer
3:18
"When an artist is in love with the piece that communicates very well over time. So thousands of years later, we’re still feeling it." For the past two decades, sculptor Arlene Shechet has returned to a small bronze statuette of a dancer.
