Category: pedagogy

  • Mark Ryden’s timelapse painting

    This video on YouTube of Mark Ryden painting “Incarnation” in 4:27 minutes is really fascinating, and useful as an illustration of the process of painting. Read more about Mark Ryden and his work here.

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  • PowerPoint presentations: PC to Mac and Back

    If you work between Macs and PCs when creating or viewing PowerPoint presentations, here is a useful link that explains the difference between PowerPoint versions and what you need to keep in mind when you move from one platform to another. This page contains other useful links that help you troubleshoot PowerPoint problems.

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  • Art History and the movies

    Several websites have compiled lists of films on art, or that feature art historical figures or themes.  Here are just a few: The Ultimate Art History Guide to Cinema Art Historians’ Guide to the Movies Art History in the Movies Dr. Cheney’s Art History Films (includes links to video clips) A libris’ list of art…

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  • Getty offers free access to the BHA

    The Getty Research Institute announced today that the Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) is available free of charge on the Getty website. The database also includes the International Bibliography of Art (IBA), which covers the years 2008 and part of 2009. Next phase: the Répertoire de la litterature de l’art (RILA), one of…

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  • Art Historians of Southern California Annual meeting on Nov. 7

    THE ART HISTORIANS of  SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (AHSC) November 7, 2009 at 9:00 am Occidental College, Weingart Hall Program includes lunch and reception.   RSVP for further information to Rachel Pinto at eaurae@gmail.com Full program is available here. Directions to Occidental College here.

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  • Upcoming workshops on Using Image Resources

    Two one-hour overviews on using image resources available at UCSB are scheduled over the next week.  They will include a demonstration of the VRC image database (MDID), ARTstor and the OIV, instructions on how to set up accounts, new material in both resources, and other tips.  The sessions are intended for graduate students but are…

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