Check out various art videos that relate to VMFA’s collection including videos of what artists have to say in their own words! Hear and see first-hand comments by internationally recognized artists describing their own works and concepts.
Also, hear audio clips about VMFA artworks.
Artist James Prosek visited VMFA in January 2013. In this video clip showing footage of the artists at work along with images of his other watercolors, James discusses his favorite animal, the Brook Trout.
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Watch a short clip of contemporary artist Ryan McGinness at work in his studio.
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Watch Dr. Sarah Eckhardt, VMFA’s Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, in conversation with photographers Beuford Smith and Shawn Walker, whose works are featured in the current exhibition, A Commitment to the Community: The Black Photographers Annual, Volume I. Smith, the founder and chief photography editor of The Black Photographers Annual, worked closely with…
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Hear and see what major artists have to say about their works and concepts in their own words. These concise videos–2 to 3 minutes–are historic interviews recorded one-on-one by VMFA in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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Hear and see what major artists have to say about their works and concepts in their own words. These concise videos–2 to 3 minutes–are historic interviews recorded one-on-one by VMFA in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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South African Ndebele artist Esther Mahlangu discusses the early years of her paining practice, her designs and pigments, and the preservation of culture in this talk at VMFA.
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This video will help young viewers understand the special uses and forms of traditional African objects. Host Shelby Barnett presents masterful examples of African Art from the permanent collection of VMFA in Richmond, VA. The art comes to life as similar objects are used during actual community celebrations shot on location in Africa.
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Hear and see what major artists have to say about their works and concepts in their own words. These concise videos–2 to 3 minutes–are historic interviews recorded one-on-one by VMFA in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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Jesuit missionary Giuseppe Castiglione of Milan, Italy set sail for China in 1714. After learning Chinese in Macau he adopted a Chinese name, Lang Shining, and he arrived in Beijing in 1715 during the reign of Emperor Kangxi. He was soon appointed as a Qing court painter. Lang Shining skillfully used Western linear perspective and oil painting techniques, combined them with the Chinese aesthetics and traditional media, and developed his own distinctive style. His subtle contrast of light and dark created three-dimensional features. So admired, Castiglione was given access to three generations of Qing emperors and to the royal family.
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American artist Hank Willis Thomas discusses his work and the construction of black identity through popular culture. The interview was conduced by John B. Ravenal (Syndey and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art), VMFA.
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