Man, you really do an exceptional job every single time. And giving a space for women who were overshadowed during their lifetime is a wonderful thing to do. ❤️
Thank you for this. Please continue to bring attention to lesser known artists. Art history college courses largely ignore them despite their significant contributions.
There’s a corner of a room on MoMA’s fourth floor where a small Krasner (that I rarely see people looking at) faces a large Pollock (which seemingly always has someone looking at it). It exemplifies this dynamic between these two specifically and the female and male abstract expressionists in general, because the Krasner is just as good! Thanks as always.
@@floccinaucinihilipilifications I just saw a really good exhibition of her work in a Chelsea gallery last weekend. I wonder how the dates line up with Pollock's death, ironically.
An upper level college class on Abstract Expressionism transformed me from a passive admirer into an art lover. I grew up in Manhattan and *love* NYC, everything happening at the vanguard of art, music and literature after the war resonated deeply with my tastes, and my professor was one of the greatest teachers I’ve known. One of my favorite pieces is Vir Heroicus Sublimus by Barnett Newman. Newman, Ad Reinhardt and Jackson Pollock created pieces that moved me intensely by their scale. I wish I could rediscover Ab Ex all over again.
I used to love that painting, too, until I saw a black and white photo of it in a book. It looked like a napkin. I never saw the painting the same way again. And, I began to feel that Newman was pulling a fast one.
Wow, I’m so glad you mentioned this.. when I first saw Vir Heroicus Sublimus in MoMA I was completely stunned. I must have stayed in that room for at least 45-minutes looking at it.. from the bench placed in the room, from the opposite wall, and of course right up in front of it as close as I could get my nose in. It’s so overwhelming like that, like you’re drowning in crimson but like you’re being charged electrically, hovering nearly and all the air is being sucked out of you. I couldn’t understand it (and still don’t, really).. it’s just a lot of red paint and a few vertical lines. Back then I didn’t even like art all that much, in high school I thought art class was beneath me, MoMA was probably the 2nd art gallery I’d ever been to. Anyway, they were closing so I had to leave and I wandered around the city for hours so overcome with everything. I cried and I felt sick. I went back another 4 times while I was in the city that summer, just to look at it. I can only describe it as the painting must have triggered some kind of shift in my consciousness.. like my first major dalliance with psychedelics, I really wasn’t the same after it. Visiting art galleries is one of my favourite things to do now. I began writing and taking photos, then eventually painting and drawing. I know it sounds ridiculous, but I never saw things the same after that fucking painting. Nothing is ever as it is and there’s always something so much larger, vaster that you’re failing to, incapable of grasping.
@@ediesedgwick4462 It's so nonsensical to base your opinion on a random, shitty, small, unsaturated picture from a magazine instead of the painting itself. It's like saying "I used to like touching flowers in the field but then this one time I put heavy duty mittens on and dirty glasses so both my touch and vision was impaired. I went out into the field and I no longer enjoyed picking flowers. Like... What? How does that make any sense.
The abstract expressionists are my absolute favourites in all of art history. I started painting that way myself which is funny since they are very much influenced by psychology (Freud and Jung, etc.) and that has always been a big interest to me. Such an interesting class of artists who made incredible works. I saw a Rothko in Pompidou and it was such an amazing experience. Just got so emotional and just kept standing in front of it. Encompassed me with such a feeling of comfort. Incredible.
It's a shame that some of Jackson Pollock's paintings suffered from his choice of exterior house paint for some. When I first saw No. 31 at MoMA as a child in the early '60s, there were still visible reddish-pink streaks. They've faded to grey today. Other pigments survived a bit better.
Wow! I have never heard of Helen Frankenthaler before this video and I blown away by how amazing her art style is. I would love to go see her paintings in person one day. Thank you for another amazing video!
Astounding lovely capsule of history and herstory. This 15 minutes visually makes a link between Pollacks choice of artwork … and his choice way to leave this world… Thank you.
"Her lover, the art critic" ;) It's hard to hold back the cynicism when it receives a serve like that. It's all about taking control of the narrative. Thanks for the history lesson.
Thanks for this video. Neither abstract expressionism nor jazz speaks to me at all, but it’s always interesting to get more context and to see/hear what other people are into. One tiny niggle: Mondri(a)an’s first name (‘Piet’, 4:10) is pronounced ‘Pete’.
I’ll second our host’s brief endorsement of the book “Ninth Street Women.” It’s over 900 pages, but so, so worth it. Don’t be intimidated by the size. It’s fantastic.
There should be an award like the Emmy's for YT videos. Almost every one of your fabulous pieces would win. This is no exception. You take a topic we all know well and in some cases love with a passion and teach us something new. Outstanding.
I just _adore_ NYC. Only visited twice....for a combined total of 15 days, but that was enough for me to fall in love. And the art!? My god....I remember in the Chelsea district alone there seemed to be a museum around every corner. You'd walk through some nondescript door, and enter a wonderland devoted to some highly specialized type of art. It was wonderful...
Another fantastic video. I appreciate all of your videos so much and have learned a tremendous amount. This one was especially interesting as I knew very little about these three amazing women. Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into these - the quality is incredible.
Do you have a favorite art gallery/museum (or give us your Top 3) in NYC? Mine is the Neue Galerie New York (with an authentic Viennese cafe in the lobby!!!).
great video as always!, just a little pronunciation tip: piet (like mondriaan) in dutch, is pronounced peet, i noticed this in other videos as wel, and i thought you'd like to know:)
Wow this is one of my favorites and some of your best work! Elaine de Kooning has been one of my favorite artists for almost a decade and it has been so disheartening so see her excluded from art history lectures and exhibitions, especially those on the topic of abstract expressionism. Her portrait of JFK is truly larger than life and shines so brilliantly in the National Portrait Gallery. What an informative and well rounded video!
Abstract Expressionists: Great Art Cities: New York 2210pm 29.7.22 is this your real voice, has the audio been doctored to some degree? i am surprised you didnt mention the CIA and it's great modern art experiments ie: churning out any old crap masking as art and fine art as the audience lapped it up... as it wowed new york, london, paris, munich... the over turned car reminded me of mae wests' car crash images... erm... not much to day about this. modern art is pretty crap pretty tiresome and ghastly. still; if she sent me a pollock i'd take it. and hang it. and wax lyrical about it. it's all about the aura, maaaaaan. cheers.
Seeing a new video from you after a hectic week has made my day! Please look into doing a video on Albert Namatjira, an Australian aboriginal painter. His work is wonderful and needs to be shared!
I always learn so much from your videos. I usually follow them with an internet search wanting to know more. Although I do find more, it rarely has the structure and insight of your content. I look forward to every video, no matter how much or how little I know about it's subject
I live out where Pollock and Krasner lived, there’s a park named after him, John Steinbeck also hid himself away out here cool stuff and has his own Park also
Thank you for mentioning these three amazing artists, but also giving a mention of the beloved Brooklyn Museum, the sister of the more famous Metropolitan Museum. It truly has so many treasures in it.
I know I say this on almost every video I get Real Into but you make such exceptional work given such a limited time frame, your script formatting is worthy of a master-class!
It's amazing how you manage to weave this brilliant narrative combining art, place, gender, politics, family, even jazz and the space race! And it all comes together beautifully to make us discover awesome and radical works and ideas, well done dude
'Great art cities' is a very creative and interactive segment. Tells so much about the world that went past us. Could you also start the third segment where you explain some award-winning photography and about the photographers who took those photos?
It's a little saddening how women used to (and often still do) seem to disappear into their husbands, having to cater to their needs, their careers. Like Elaine de Kooning; even though she's a recognized artist, she still holds the name of her more famous husband. So when I hear "De Kooning", I will automatically think of Willem. I hope this video will stick in my mind, so the next time I hear the name, I will think of Elaine. Great essay, great video!
A little saddening? It's outragous in my opinion. Just think of all the great art we've missed out on, in all branches of art, due to this. Not to mention maths, science and many many other fields as well.
I love the way this channel is able to highlight everything from classical to modern art, and painters that are not perhaps generally known - at least not in what they contributed to art movements. Life and art and culture intertwined - as it should be. ❤ Also happy to see how your channel has growned, that it is getting the audience it deserves.
I love this channel so much! I've seen every video and am entranced by the beauty of all the works. I've recommended you to so many of my friends. Since my background in photography, I would love to eventually see an episode on photography, especially Cindy Sherman as you showed in the end there... However, I'm glad to watch absolutely anything you produce!
I really love your choice of music and background sound in these videos, it always very nicely complements the visuals and the information. Awesome video!
Just found this amazing channel. Could you do a video on Norwegian Odd Nerdrum? He's still alive and painting. I love his work, almost hyper realistic but very classic I think.
does anyone else think of abstract art as "high entropy"? as in, it's obviously expressing something but in a state of relative disorder. i'm not sure what the implications of this are but it's fun to think about!
I mean Pollock has made clear that he had control whilst splashing the paint on the canvas and knew what he was doing; it wasn’t just pure impulsiveness, so I wouldn’t say so
I don't understand abstract arts. They feel like the painter wanted to some paints which he/she like and that's all. These paintings can only be understood by artists and no one else.
You can have full control and make abstract art. Abstract art is more creative than painting something from life cause you can be free to make things look any way you want them to without strict rules getting in the way.
Watching your series has really opened up visual art to myself and how to appreciate and understand the processes that the artists undertook within the movements, time and geographical locations. It is truly a highlight I look forward to when I see another notification that you have uploaded a video. Je vous souhaite beaucoup de succès.
I am grateful. Through your words i am able to appreciate and understand art works i never could on my own. Your videos broadened my art view amd taste enormously.
applause :) just great, intelligent, and fun to watch. thanks for showing me such great painters that i have never encountered before, -Despite having looked into this era before. Champion!
I'm just a casual, but I am literally freaking out that I haven't seen Lee Krasner before... I don't understand how this incredible artist has been so swept under the rug.
Fascinating......I love meting and knowing about those artists true your videos......just bought a painting by a local artist....it bright up me life every time a look it.....the power of art.....
LOVE THIS! Especially appreciate the emphasis on the exceptional work and influence of the "Ninth Street Women" (recommend viewers find book with that title)
Your channel is amazing, I'm learning so much and never had a deeper education in art. Wonderful ❤ Thank you so much I'm devouring your videos as a cool down for the day :)
Another tour de force. I have nothing I can add other than to recommend Kurt Vonnegut's book 'Bluebeard'. That is about the trials and tribulations of a, fictional, New York abstract impressionist. It does though feature interactions with the real people of the scene. And it is a great commentary on art, and the art scene, in general.
