In this episode, we will meet the artist Simeon Colin. This artist disappears behind the image. He only thinks about the object or the subject. This is a habit perhaps developed during his years as a designer. He believes that trees have the ability to appear for something other than what they are.
Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques
Graffiti World is a short program dedicated to contemporary urban art around the world. Each episode explores a specific city, highlighting iconic works of street art. Local soundscape accompanies the images for an authentic, commentary-free immersion. The program showcases the creativity and diversity of artistic expression in public spaces. An invitation to discover the richness of graffiti as an art form in its own right.
Stoul is a painter who lives and works in Montrouge. Born in 1981 in Bordeaux, she was trained in the arts at the School Boulle. She realized her first works in 2001 in artist squats. She is very inspired by underground cultures, Asia and fashion, and it is over time that she creates her own mythical female characters by varying techniques and media.
In 1897, Sir Henry Tate, an industrialist and art collector, offered his private art collection to the British nation and financed the construction of the Tate Gallery to house it. Renamed Tate Britain in 2000, the gallery is dedicated to British art. There are masterpieces by the most prestigious of British artists, such as William Blake’s Newton, John William Waterhouse’s The Lady of Shallot and Henry Wallace’s Chatterton. Enjoy your visit!
A lover of Tibet and high mountains, painter Qiu Xiaoqiu has made more than twenty journeys across the Tibetan highlands. He brought back striking portraits of nomads wandering through the mineral vastness of the Himalayas. The first Chinese artist to paint animals in their natural habitat, one of his works depicting pandas inspired the world-famous WWF logo.
Graffiti World is a short program dedicated to contemporary urban art around the world. Each episode explores a specific city, highlighting iconic works of street art. Local soundscape accompanies the images for an authentic, commentary-free immersion. The program showcases the creativity and diversity of artistic expression in public spaces. An invitation to discover the richness of graffiti as an art form in its own right.
Jady Bates is an internationally known photographer, exhibited at Soho Photo Gallery in New York. She is known for her "darkroom photographer" series, which depicts naked women in black and white with words and/or phrases written on them. She is also the photographer of the band THE SLANTS.
Private Tour takes you to discover the exhibition "Red, art and utopia in the land of the Soviets" at the Grand Palais in Paris. This exhibition focuses on how the communist project generated specific art forms throughout the Soviet period and more precisely from the October Revolution until the death of Stalin in 1953.
The city of Le Havre, in Normandy, was severely bombed during the Second World War. The destroyed area was rebuilt according to the plan of a team headed by Auguste Perret, from 1945 to 1964. The site forms the administrative, commercial and cultural centre of Le Havre. Le Havre is exceptional among many reconstructed cities for its unity and integrity. It combines a reflection of the earlier pattern of the town and its extant historic structures with the new ideas of town planning and construction technology. It is an outstanding post-war example of urban planning and architecture based on the unity of methodology and the use of prefabrication, the systematic utilization of a modular grid, and the innovative exploitation of the potential of concrete.
Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques
For the first time, an internationally recognized photography school, the "Ecole de Condé", is opening its doors to follow the path of seven young photography students. From their beginnings until graduation, their dreams, their evolution, as well as all their secrets to get the best shots will be revealed to you.
Origami is about the art of paper folding, a Japanese and Chinese millenary tradition. In modern usage, the word “origami” is used as an inclusive term for all paper folding, regardless of their cultural origin. Different folding and sculpting techniques, new models, bright colors – you’ll see all of this in our program! We will teach you how to transform a flat square sheet of paper into a finished sculpture – from simple to complex!
Origami is about the art of paper folding, a Japanese and Chinese millenary tradition. In modern usage, the word “origami” is used as an inclusive term for all paper folding, regardless of their cultural origin. Different folding and sculpting techniques, new models, bright colors – you’ll see all of this in our program! We will teach you how to transform a flat square sheet of paper into a finished sculpture – from simple to complex!
The "Fondation Custodia" is a Dutch art foundation in Paris in the seventh arrondissement. It was founded in 1947 by collector and historian Frits Lugt art to house his collection of paintings, drawings and prints.
In this episode, we will meet the artist Tania Mouraud. This artist is a key figure in French contemporary art. Her work takes on very different forms, while remaining based on a real social commitment and ontological questioning. She mobilizes the viewer's awareness of himself and the world in which he finds himself.
Joseph Mallord William Turner was one the greatest landscape artists of the 19th century. Atypical and avant-garde, he created his own highly personal style, which earned him the title of “the Painter of Light”, so close was he to perfection in the art of evoking atmosphere. In this collection you will find his famous seascapes and scenes of Venice and England. In “The Garreteer’s Petition” you will also see that Turner was more than just a brilliant landscape painter… Enjoy your visit!
Today, Travelers takes you to Geneva in Switzerland, the country of watches, chocolate, and fondue, but also of museums. We will start our visit with the old town. We will visit the ethnography museum of Geneva, the Namco museum of contemporary art. We will also try the real Swiss cheese fondue.
When Chinese painting and its ancestral codes travel the world, Wang Xijing, a master of shan shui landscape painting, becomes an ethnographer, portraying the peoples of Africa, conflicts in Syria, and modern migration routes. Rooted in the highest Chinese pictorial tradition, he captures the types and energies of other peoples using ancestral techniques. Through Wang Xijing’s works, we journey across the globe, guided by the grace of Chinese humanist thought and philosophy.
Graffiti World is a short program dedicated to contemporary urban art around the world. Each episode explores a specific city, highlighting iconic works of street art. Local soundscape accompanies the images for an authentic, commentary-free immersion. The program showcases the creativity and diversity of artistic expression in public spaces. An invitation to discover the richness of graffiti as an art form in its own right.
Melissa Bunni Elian is a Haitian-American journalist who uses photography, video and words to tell stories about unique characters, ordinary people and historical events to show the different ways we experience and understand the world around us. She works for different channels such as ABC NEWS, BBC, but also for major magazines NEW YORK TIMES, TIME... Her photo of the crying soldier has been seen all over the world.
Private Tour takes you to discover the exhibition "Wim Delvoye" at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels. This exhibition tries to represent the works of the artist Wim Delvoye as well as possible. You will be able to observe emblematic works of the artist such as "the tattooed pig".
Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques
Graffiti World is a short program dedicated to contemporary urban art around the world. Each episode explores a specific city, highlighting iconic works of street art. Local soundscape accompanies the images for an authentic, commentary-free immersion. The program showcases the creativity and diversity of artistic expression in public spaces. An invitation to discover the richness of graffiti as an art form in its own right.
Gutenberg is considered the father of modern printing. The story goes that he was inspired by the grape press used by wine growers to invent his machine. From this historical anecdote, two artists have undertaken to publish a book that will quench the thirst of any gourmet reader. In this episode, we will meet Luz and Anaïs, two opposite and absolutely complementary artists.
Leader of the School of Pont-Aven, Paul Gauguin, the most exotic of French artists, paved the way for modern painting. There were two main themes which marked his work: Brittany and Tahiti. A rebel, he rejected copying reality in favour of exploring more delicate painting techniques. You will discover here the most important milestones in his work: from “Four Breton Girls” to “Tahitian Women on the Beach”, by way of the surprising “Self Portrait with Yellow Christ”. Enjoy your visit!
Graffiti World is a short program dedicated to contemporary urban art around the world. Each episode explores a specific city, highlighting iconic works of street art. Local soundscape accompanies the images for an authentic, commentary-free immersion. The program showcases the creativity and diversity of artistic expression in public spaces. An invitation to discover the richness of graffiti as an art form in its own right.
Digital arts have been evolving very quickly since the 60’s. Immersive, generative, participatory, 3D, augmented reality... digital arts embrace multiple forms. This documentary will try to define its contours to answer the question : Digital arts, an evolution or a revolution ? Digital art has no boundaries and intends to play with our perception of reality. From Biennale Nemo to the School of fine arts, from galleries to museum, we have traveled the roads of reality to explore its borders. Meet the experts to discover an up-and-coming art where humans interact with technological performances. Who are these new artists? How is this art welcomed in our societies? And how does it revolutionize our approach and our perception of art?
In this episode, we'll talk with Chris Verene, photographer. When he started photography, he wanted to photograph Illinois, and more specifically a small town where his father was from. He likes to photograph people, places, moments of life in this city which is for him "the center of America".
Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques
Suzanne Valadon was born in 1865. Her son, Maurice Utrillo, was born in 1883. Both were painters, and lived part of their lives in the Montmartre district of Paris. It was a flourishing period for the village. It was in this atmosphere that they enjoyed their hours of glory and drama.
In this episode, we will follow some students during a second year film lab course. They will have to practice for their upcoming midterms. Then we will attend a photoshoot, and students will visit an elderly person who will serve as their model.
Origami is about the art of paper folding, a Japanese and Chinese millenary tradition. In modern usage, the word “origami” is used as an inclusive term for all paper folding, regardless of their cultural origin. Different folding and sculpting techniques, new models, bright colors – you’ll see all of this in our program! We will teach you how to transform a flat square sheet of paper into a finished sculpture – from simple to complex!
Graffiti World is a short program dedicated to contemporary urban art around the world. Each episode explores a specific city, highlighting iconic works of street art. Local soundscape accompanies the images for an authentic, commentary-free immersion. The program showcases the creativity and diversity of artistic expression in public spaces. An invitation to discover the richness of graffiti as an art form in its own right.
Mastering the brightest colors, brought to life in kilns where fires roar at extreme temperatures, the artist paints on enamel scenes celebrating the heroic deeds of the most iconic figures from Chinese cosmogony and tradition. The flames are so intense that the kilns are named after dragons. From Mulan to the concubine of the famous warrior Ba Wang Bie Ji, the dynasties of Chinese emperors parade before our eyes across the centuries.
Private Tour takes you to discover the exhibition "Architects furniture, 1960-2020" at the Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine in Paris. Why do architects still design furniture today, while designers have taken over the real estate market, lighting...? You will have the answer in this private tour and you will discover furniture of architects such as Nemo.
Dulwich Picture Gallery has a collection with extraordinary origins! In 1790, the King of Poland commissioned two London art dealers. They bought paintings all over Europe, which remained in their possession after the fall of Poland. They left the collection to Dulwich College and, following their request, the first public art gallery in England opened its doors in 1817. Here you will find masterpieces by artists such as Poussin, Rembrandt and Murillo. Enjoy your visit!
Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques
In this episode, we'll meet Nnoman, photo reporter and co-founder of the Œil collective. He will tell us how he chose the pseudonym Nnoman, he will talk about his life, his career, and we will also talk about his photographers collective.
Graffiti World is a short program dedicated to contemporary urban art around the world. Each episode explores a specific city, highlighting iconic works of street art. Local soundscape accompanies the images for an authentic, commentary-free immersion. The program showcases the creativity and diversity of artistic expression in public spaces. An invitation to discover the richness of graffiti as an art form in its own right.
Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques
Today, Travelers takes you to Lodz in Poland, a city with a lot of artistic potential. We'll start our tour on Piotr Cozca Avenue, which stretches for 4.2 kilometers. We will then go to the city's history museum, and to the Manufaktura, a former factory turned shopping center. We will also talk about cinema by visiting a school that has trained some of the greatest directors.
In this episode, we will meet the artist Valery Vrady. The works of this artist are exhibited in the Assembly of the Russian Academy of Arts, in the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, or in the Union of Artists in Moscow. But she is also exhibited abroad. Since 1978, Valery Vrady is a member of the Union of Artists USSR and a member of the International Art Fund.
Origami is about the art of paper folding, a Japanese and Chinese millenary tradition. In modern usage, the word “origami” is used as an inclusive term for all paper folding, regardless of their cultural origin. Different folding and sculpting techniques, new models, bright colors – you’ll see all of this in our program! We will teach you how to transform a flat square sheet of paper into a finished sculpture – from simple to complex!
Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques
Discover some of Georges Seurat's works created at the end of the 19th century. These works are exhibited in Paris, Troyes or London. They include carefully carved stones similar to commemorative steles, Tibetan statuettes and numerous period objects.
Graffiti World is a short program dedicated to contemporary urban art around the world. Each episode explores a specific city, highlighting iconic works of street art. Local soundscape accompanies the images for an authentic, commentary-free immersion. The program showcases the creativity and diversity of artistic expression in public spaces. An invitation to discover the richness of graffiti as an art form in its own right.
In 2008, the chance discovery in the South of Italy of an ancient portrait with strangely familiar features takes the art world by storm. Could this be an unknown self-portrait by Leonardo da Vinci? Controversy erupts among the experts. The implications of such a discovery have far-reaching consequences for our understanding of the work of this great Renaissance master.
In this episode, we will meet Jacqueline Roberts, photographer. She was born in Paris in 1969. After graduating in political science and working for international organizations, she turned to photography. Her work has been the subject of several magazine covers, books, musical albums... She works with old cameras and specializes in unconventional techniques.
Private Tour takes you to discover the exhibition "A landscape of excellence, three figures of French architecture" at the Cité de l'Architecture & du Patrimoine in Paris. This exhibition offers a journey through contemporary creation. Since the 90s, three figures of French architecture have marked the history of art, Frédéric Borel, Marc Barani and Jean-Marc Ibos and Myrto Vitart. They have shown the excellence of French creations in the world.
Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques
In this episode, we will focus on the artist Mahjoub Ben Bella. The artist has been working in the North of France for over 40 years. Known for his monumental installations of the 1980s and 1990s, this artist also likes to work on canvas. In his compositions, Mahjoub Ben Bella makes colors dance and transmits the energy of signs.
Origami is about the art of paper folding, a Japanese and Chinese millenary tradition. In modern usage, the word “origami” is used as an inclusive term for all paper folding, regardless of their cultural origin. Different folding and sculpting techniques, new models, bright colors – you’ll see all of this in our program! We will teach you how to transform a flat square sheet of paper into a finished sculpture – from simple to complex!
In this episode, the student who took his grandmother as a photo model in the previous episode will tell us about the results of this photoshoot. Then we will follow some students who will have a mission: to make a photo in cinema format. We will also attend the third year printing workshop.
Graffiti World is a short program dedicated to contemporary urban art around the world. Each episode explores a specific city, highlighting iconic works of street art. Local soundscape accompanies the images for an authentic, commentary-free immersion. The program showcases the creativity and diversity of artistic expression in public spaces. An invitation to discover the richness of graffiti as an art form in its own right.
Willy Pierre-Joseph is a professional dancer. He also organizes "training parties" at the Centquatre with his association Wynkl, where improvisation and exchange between dancers are privileged moments. The artist Noël Rasendrason likes to capture these moments that feed his imagination of movement and music. In this report, we will alternate between Willy's training party and Noël's drawing workshop.
Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques
Rare are the urban art artists who specialize in the technique of optical illusion. This is the case of Zag who since 2013 delights our eyes with great achievements whose medium of choice is the staircase. Sia has been painting with Zag for a few years. She is a former model who has chosen to reconvert to street art.
In this episode, we will discuss with Pierre Terrasson, photographer. He is considered the rock, punk and new wave photographer of the 1980s, but not only. He started to get interested in photography at the age of 14-15 with his friends. He will tell us how he became a photographer and talk about his life, his career, and what made him famous.
Graffiti World is a short program dedicated to contemporary urban art around the world. Each episode explores a specific city, highlighting iconic works of street art. Local soundscape accompanies the images for an authentic, commentary-free immersion. The program showcases the creativity and diversity of artistic expression in public spaces. An invitation to discover the richness of graffiti as an art form in its own right.
Of Spanish origin, Francis Picabia was an active member of the Dada group. However, being both provocative and iconoclastic, he soon began to scorn the serious nature of the avant-garde movements. His painting was at times realistic, at times abstract, and he sought above all to explore potential in art. This collection opens the doors of the Centre Pompidou (Paris) which presents some of Picabia’s major works, such as his famous “Cacodylic Eye” and “Adoration of the Calf”, recently acquired by the museum. Enjoy your visit!
Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques
Private visit takes you to discover the exhibition « The Drawing Factory », an exposition of 33 contemporary artists in Paris, from March to September 2021. This exposition was initiated by Christine Phal, founder of Drawing Lab. It brought together 33 different cotemporary drawing artists that come from everywhere and who were selected. These artists have taken over an old hotel in order to pursue their projects or develop new ones. During this visit you’ll discover the singular universe of artists expressing their art in this ephemeral workshop, exposing abstract or surrealist works.
In this documentary, we take you on a tour of the world's first custom motorcycle exhibit. In the new and prestigious Peterson Museum in Los Angeles, the charismatic Paul d'Orleans, motorcycle historian, consultant for Bonham's and Sotheby's, gives us a private tour of the exhibition he curated. It is an exhibition where each motorcycle is unique and considered a work of art.
Graffiti World is a short program dedicated to contemporary urban art around the world. Each episode explores a specific city, highlighting iconic works of street art. Local soundscape accompanies the images for an authentic, commentary-free immersion. The program showcases the creativity and diversity of artistic expression in public spaces. An invitation to discover the richness of graffiti as an art form in its own right.
In this episode we go to Brussels to meet the artist Marcin Dudek. Like other artists, he has settled in an old abandoned church and uses it as a studio. In 15 years of artistic practice, this 37 year old Polish artist has crossed multiple forms of creation, from painting to installation, through performance art.
Graffiti World is a short program dedicated to contemporary urban art around the world. Each episode explores a specific city, highlighting iconic works of street art. Local soundscape accompanies the images for an authentic, commentary-free immersion. The program showcases the creativity and diversity of artistic expression in public spaces. An invitation to discover the richness of graffiti as an art form in its own right.
The Japanese garden comes from the ancient Japanese tradition. It can be found in private homes as well as in city parks and historical sites: Buddhist temples, Shinto tombs, castles. In Japan, garden design is an important and respected art, sharing aesthetic codes with calligraphy and wash painting. The Japanese garden seeks to interpret and idealize nature by limiting artifice.
Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques
In this episode, we will meet Lurent Vu, photo reporter. He was born in Nice in 1977, and moved to Paris to study photography. During this period he did an internship at Studio Harcourt, then at Sipa Press, where he still works. He has a taste for portraiture, but also for reportage and journalism.
Private visit takes you to discover the exhibition "Poland 1840-1918, painting the soul of a nation" at the Louvre Museum in Lens. The aim of this exhibition is to show, through prestigious loans from Polish collections, how the painters of this period, at a time when Poland no longer exists, were able to put the national narrative into images and ensure that modern Poland was reborn.
Today, Travelers takes us to Lille in France, a city rich in architecture, gastronomy and culture. We will start our visit by the Grand Place where we will discover the old stock exchange which has become a place for book sellers and chess players. We will then go to the Palace of Fine Arts, one of the largest museums in France. We will taste the famous waffles from Meert, a real institution.
Origami is about the art of paper folding, a Japanese and Chinese millenary tradition. In modern usage, the word “origami” is used as an inclusive term for all paper folding, regardless of their cultural origin. Different folding and sculpting techniques, new models, bright colors – you’ll see all of this in our program! We will teach you how to transform a flat square sheet of paper into a finished sculpture – from simple to complex!
Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques
