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"I'm James Payne, a curator, gallerist, and a passionate art lover. I am on a mission to demystify the art world and discover the stories behind the world’s greatest paintings and sculptures".
This is one of my favorite YouTube channels. I know some people say that art is up to interpretation but I find myself more invested when there's an explanation to the context in which the piece was made, who did it, etc. I love it when people explain things, I love history and art 🤗
Dec 3, 2024
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Good selection of videos that just take you through a bunch of examples of famous artworks and how they contributed to a greater movement or genre. Hosted by esteemed art scholar Sarah Urist Green, whose also the wife of John Green randomly. I liked this channel a lot in high school and find it more informative than pretentious.
Jan 23, 2024
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my new fav YouTube channel. Art and culture talks. Watching 3 in a row feels like attending a great college lecture
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I’m a nerd when it comes to image composition, and James Cowman has a relatively obscure YouTube channel dedicated solely to the art of composition. His videos are amazing and some of them literally have less than 500 views. There’s some good writing on photography out there, but almost no good resources specifically about composition. I rarely get helpful information, with examples, that go beyond the rule of thirds. This guy is breaking that mold… by explaining the harmonic armature. I love James’ passionately critical attitude towards the medium. He might get some flack for it, according to the contact page on his website, but I love his work. His video about Henri Cartier-Bresson is so honest and insightful.
Nov 15, 2022
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