How Andrew Wyeth Made A Painting

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@manishg3216 4 жыл бұрын

all of wyeth’s paintings have this unexplainable haunting nature that just draws you in

@Catglittercrafts 4 жыл бұрын

Manish Goundar New England does that to you

@smaakjeks 4 жыл бұрын

@@Catglittercrafts zomg New England is haunted?!

@peterpitcard 4 жыл бұрын

it truely feels like you aren't really there, like it was painted by it's own. Quite strange

@DKGifford19608 4 жыл бұрын

Most of his paintings are actually Pennsylvania (including some of the ones shown in this video).

@user-sb1lz4hi6o 4 жыл бұрын

His paintings are so detailed it makes you feel sad. Sad that he had to make them. Sad that he felt he needed to make them.

@Zazerbeam_ 4 жыл бұрын

As a kid, my grandparents had this painting in one of their bathrooms. I was actually always afraid of it. I remember often going upstairs to use the restroom to avoid the painting. For some reason in my mind I felt as though the woman in the painting lived alone, and she had been sitting in the field when she heard something come from her home causing her to whip around back to the house to see if anything was there. It always struck me as if there was some sort of underlying panic. Maybe it was because of the tension in her arms or they way her posture seemed somewhat unnatural. I just remember thinking the painting felt lonely and panicked at the same time, like the feeling of being home alone but then hearing a door shut somewhere in your house. Anyways I just really hadn't thought about this painting much since my grandparents passed away a few years ago, but I saw this thumbnail and all those childhood impressions came back to me. Love hearing the actual history of the painting.

@christophergonzalez8598 4 жыл бұрын

I see a woman trying to escape something ( misery, abuse, etc), but cant. She must go back. . .because there is nowhere to escape. ☹️

@thatjillgirl 4 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, I have always gotten creepy vibes from it too, for much the same reasons. She's contorted in a way that seems not quite natural, and the distant house looks almost abandoned or haunted.

@growlinghands4696 4 жыл бұрын

I always feel so desperate when I see her, how far away she is in the wilds of the long grass versus the comforts of her home. I like how this vid re-shaped that horrible impression for me.

@cosmingurau 4 жыл бұрын

Well, Wyeth's paintings were used as inspiration for the feel of the horror film "The Ring" (2002).

@pabloata4708 4 жыл бұрын

@@christophergonzalez8598 too much feminazi propaganda for you man...

@amichainachshoni9000 4 жыл бұрын

"... and then it happens, if you're lucky, and you're perceptive enough to catch it".

@ghost21501 4 жыл бұрын

That's the best line. As an artist, I'm hyper perceptive, but capturing it will be my life's pursuit.

@Darqoni 4 жыл бұрын

-"But you see, how important it is to BE in a surrounding and BREATHE it..." (...that's the even more important part imho!)

@mischalecterTV 3 жыл бұрын

That's how it feels to paint

@glennbradfield4789 4 жыл бұрын

Man I loved this video and never expected you to do a video on my absolute favorite artist! My Aunt is actually the collection manager at the Brandywine and was incredibly close with Mr. Wyeth through much of his life. He even painted her years ago in a piece called Murlanda which was the first version of his other painting Arctic Circle. I was young when I met him but I'll never forget his incredibly kind eyes and the look of excitement for the world that never seemed to fade. Thank you for this video!

@soartso 4 жыл бұрын

I got to go to the Brandywine this year. It was a great experience! I fell in love with "Woodshed", the painting with the hanging crows. His compositions are so modern despite the subjects being classic.

@JuriAmari 4 жыл бұрын

Mine’s the illustration he did for King Arthur. I recommend anybody who’s a fan of Wyeth to go to Brandywine! :)

@mechajay3358 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's fascinating

@ArtHistorywithAlder 3 жыл бұрын

So cool, what a great experience!

@annieseaside 2 жыл бұрын

That’s very cool! I met him as a child. My Grandaddy Frederick Sweet was close friends with them here in northern Maine. Grandaddy was Curator at the Art Institute of Chicago and gave Andrew his first huge show. I wish I had an original but I do love his body of work.

@CinemaStix 4 жыл бұрын

I miss when Nerdwriter was weekly. Not even sure what it is now. Seems random. But hell, I’ll take it when I can get it.

@poweroffriendship2.0 4 жыл бұрын

Same thing for LEMMINO (Top10Memes) when he used to upload weekly. Now, it took months to create a perfect video that focuses more on documentary than countdown facts.

@limelalves9192 4 жыл бұрын

yes

@CinemaStix 4 жыл бұрын

Mr. Friendship Word. I mean, I get it. I make similar content and I can only manage bi-weekly. But it was still a nice thing to look forward to every week.

@ghosface353 4 жыл бұрын

His scheduel was every other week, but he seem to take longer this year. It is two weeks since the Spotlight video so perhaps he is back on scheduel after just posting one video a month for a while.

@CinemaStix 4 жыл бұрын

Olyphantastic That’s what I was thinking. I knew it was at two weeks before and I noticed it seemed more like that lately. That’d be great.

@poweroffriendship2.0 4 жыл бұрын

_"I can't work completely out of my imagination. I must put my foot in a bit of truth; and then I can fly free."_ *~ Andrew Wyeth*

@DarthClyan 4 жыл бұрын

Mr. Friendship eat shit my friend, eat shit.

@SpitnifficusChannel 4 жыл бұрын

@@DarthClyan u good?

@DarthClyan 4 жыл бұрын

Liam Henson yes, why? whats your problem you worthless asshole?

@hel2727 3 жыл бұрын

@@DarthClyan yep. That's the answer.

@poetanderson2495 4 жыл бұрын

it's interesting to me that you describe the painting as serene. personally i've always associated it with claustrophobia, and a sense of sickness because of the colors

@ashkuigp 4 жыл бұрын

Poet Anderson dread, awareness of abuse, hopelessness warped into Lynchian sense of inescapable dream. Serenity is basically opposite of what this painting does to me.

@amauryvazquez8073 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve always thought of this painting as overwhelmingly lonely. She’s all alone on this empty field and the idea that she can make it to the house seems near impossible and insurmountable. She’s suffering with no one else there but herself.

@graphite2786 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting to see the different interpretations. It's her intent at looking at the house that stands out to me. She has just woken from a nap in the field and she's realized she's being called, she's just yelled back "I'm coming!" but she's going to roll on her back and gaze up into the sky. It's not that urgent. She loves the house and the people within it but she also enjoys the solitude and serenity of the vast openness . For me it's an artwork of confliction, she's fiercely protective of the house and it's people but she needs her space and freedom every now and then.

@rayrocksgood Жыл бұрын

First time seeing this video, I remember seeing this painting quickly when I was in high school, about 1976, at first glance I found it to be romantic in nature. Not until many years later did I know the true story

@princesspeasant4536 4 жыл бұрын

This just strikes such a deep unsettling horror in me and I can't even explain why. The painting feels so empty and yet like there's something watching from the house. I love this painting but I would never want this in my house.

@floral2743 3 жыл бұрын

Same. It has the same energy of coraline. Being alone, yet watched.

@jjk2one 6 ай бұрын

When I was a child I lived with my father in a old white farm house. It was haunted. At 3 am loud stomping up the stairs (woke us up) and one time heard walking down the hall. My father asked me if my friend was here upstairs and I said "no" He hid late at night behind an oak tree with a shotgun to find the teenagers he thought were trying a scare us but none ever appeared. I was afraid in that house and still see it in my mind. I could never find the history of it and it's torn down now.

@juliettedemaso7588 4 жыл бұрын

Being evocative is nearly always more impactful than being on the nose. You give someone 2+2 instead of 4. The viewer is compelled to participate, instead of being passive and simply receiving. And as such you will end up with something that includes you.

@masonreed6845 Жыл бұрын

thank you for this

@danieldubinsky95 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve had this painting sitting in my house since I was a child and as soon as I saw the thumbnail it felt like someone had taken part of my home and put it somewhere far away. Its a shame its taken 18 years of my life to see this in a mainstream light to the point where I almost thought I was the sole owner and that this painting was mine alone.

@juliettedemaso7588 4 жыл бұрын

Daniel Dubinsky but it is also yours alone.

@poweroffriendship2.0 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! You're the owner of the painting. That is something that Andrew Wyeth wants you to be proud.

@Irondragon1945 4 жыл бұрын

@@poweroffriendship2.0 i think he means he has a copy... maybe?

4 жыл бұрын

@@Irondragon1945 The original is in the Museum of Modern Arts, in New York. He clearly has a copy.

@poweroffriendship2.0 4 жыл бұрын

@ Well, that's for sure. I didn't said that it's the original painting.

@Citizen_X. 3 жыл бұрын

To me Wyeth's art is melancholic. In most of his paintings there is a certain dread of something bad about to happen. Even the way he used light conveys a deep sadness, which is traditionally used by artists to create an upbeat mood. I sometimes paint replicas of his relatively simpler paintings in Gouache or on the computer and it affects my mood more than any other artists' paintings I copy to learn. Truly a great master artist.

@tylerjsax 4 жыл бұрын

My grandfather passed away from charcot-marie-tooth disease when I was 9. Both he and his sister had the disease. She made cakes until she could no longer hold her tools. This painting has always gripped me, but now I know why I always felt so deeply connected to this painting. Thank you for telling this story it brought tears to my eyes. Now this painting reminds me of the enduring power of the human will and a reminder of the gift I have that I take for granted. A simple reminder of how the ordinary can be extraordinary when we spend time to enjoy what we see as ordinary. I am grateful everyday that I have the ability to move. I luckily do not have the disease, but I have a nervous system condition that sometimes leaves parts of my body immobile. Every day I get to move is a great day and this painting is that reminder. Thank you @nerdwriter1

@VestaBlackclaw 4 жыл бұрын

The timing couldn't be better. I'm an art major at the University of Maine, and our art building is the Wyeth Art Center - funded by the Wyeth family. I just got done with my last class this semester there. For the family that helped fund our department, we don't talk about him much. Thanks for posting this!

@ganesha.k.s 4 жыл бұрын

That music was so perfect for the calmness and profoundness of this video. Damn. Truly matches the painters calm description of the painting

@Otavio8551 4 жыл бұрын

Do you know the name of the music?

@glenkennedy6212 4 жыл бұрын

Following this thread

@mahdihasan2744 4 жыл бұрын

Need a captain

@Wazaa3000 4 жыл бұрын

Following this thread

@untrustworthybagel 4 жыл бұрын

Dexter Britain - The Diary www.musicbed.com/songs/the-diary/32321 (The link is only a preview of the song, couldn’t find a full version)

@Joelmaquera 4 жыл бұрын

Well theres a difference between art as a painting and art as a feeling. I personally agree with both. The fact that you have that discussion makes the painting more valuable

@NateandNoahTryLife 4 жыл бұрын

Christina’s World always reminds me of Days of Heaven.

@TwistVisuals 4 жыл бұрын

Terrence Mallick got inspired from those painting for the shots in the film.

@jordancourtney6372 4 жыл бұрын

Same here

@Pelopen3bc 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, that film feels like Wyeth's paintings come to life (with just a bit of Edward Hopper). If you enjoyed that film, I might recommend another film that shares the same visual influences and pictorialist cinematography: _The Reflecting Skin_ (1990). When watching it I guessed it was inspired by Wyeth's paintings and sure enough... It is _quite_ dark in subject matter, though. Someone referred to it as "Days of Hell" and that's an apt description.

@b.a.7228 4 жыл бұрын

And yet, oddly, this film was one of the aesthetic influences on Tobe Hooper's THE TEXAS CHAIN-SAW MASSACRE.

@brandonsaraniti771 3 жыл бұрын

My great grandfather was deeply inspired by Andrew Wyeth. He painted scenes of the Cuyahoga Valley in Ohio and the paintings are all over my family's house. Christina's World invokes alot of the feelings I get from my great grandpas paintings, the feelings of longing, tucked away memories, and living in and being inspired by the land. I never got to meet him, but I'm glad his legacy lives on like Wyeth.

@4josi920 Жыл бұрын

my grandfather was painted by Andrew Wyeth (the black hunter) his name was David Lawrence.

@Inaisola 10 күн бұрын

was he compensated for the use of his image? I wonder if Christine ever got paid something, even just a little bit for making Andrew Weyth famous

@drew9599 4 жыл бұрын

I love how the aspect ratio matches that of the painting

@yumasobkoviak9580 4 жыл бұрын

Transported to a different world, a different place, for just a few minutes. Thank you.

@noodles.dumplings.kimchi2878 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly she the woman feels like she’s filled with a deep longing.

@ang3l0p3r3z 4 жыл бұрын

i guess you watched War on Everyone aswell

@leonardodavinci4259 4 жыл бұрын

The only thing ruining this comment is the "Honestly" at the beginning

@sophiejones7727 4 жыл бұрын

yeah, I always imagined her saying "wait!" to someone who had already left. I guess partly because the pink dress seems very romantic, like she was on a date that went badly or ended too soon. That was the story that popped into my head when I first saw it. But then again, I was also sixteen when I first saw this painting.

@sleepingdogpro 4 жыл бұрын

That's what I've always gotten out of it. The twist of her torso is a position you can't hold very long, and she's digging both hands in the dirt and leaning her whole body toward that house. Like she's longing to get there so deeply she'll crawl the whole way if she has to. Which it sounds like the inspiration for the painting really did.

@robertwoodward829 3 жыл бұрын

@@sleepingdogpro yes she looked to crawl and or the person Wyeth referenced to had some kind of deceas that forced her to crawl. I think the commentator said that she liked to do it. The woman that really lived in a house maybe somewhat like the scene. Actually he used his wife's figure to express the girl. I love this. She is struggling with probably more than a couple things in her mind..

@michaelhupal9161 4 жыл бұрын

One day I'll have a print of each painting Nerdwriter1 has broken down

@theSimao123 4 жыл бұрын

Idk if I'm the only one but I get Wuthering Heights vibes with this painting

@anonb4632 4 жыл бұрын

Not very Yorkshire

@CSchaeken 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I get it too.

@reinadegrillos 4 жыл бұрын

I saw this painting when I was a little girl,( I`m 70 now) and since then Weyth has been one of my favorite painters. He paints for the soul.

@kr19569 4 жыл бұрын

Man, oh man, oh man. This brought tears to my eyes. This was what KZfaq was made for. Love you Mr. Nerdwriter. Hands down, one of the best videos on this channel.

@matthewarnoldstern 4 жыл бұрын

My dad had this painting. My mom hated it. When my parents divorced, he took it with him. He died in 1986. I don’t know what happened to the painting. This video is the first time I’ve seen this painting in years.

@sschmidtevalue 3 жыл бұрын

MOMA in NYC has the original. I tried to see it last December, but it wasn't on display for some reason. But I got to see The Starry Night so it wasn't a complete waste of time.

@birgitmitchell5648 3 жыл бұрын

@@sschmidtevalue :D :))) :)) :D how could going to the MOMA ever be a complete waste of time?? your funny. if I lived in NYC I am sure I would get a membership and go 4-5 times a year minimum..

@masonreed6845 Жыл бұрын

@@sschmidtevalue its one of my favorite works there, total bummer it was off display temporarily

@masonreed6845 Жыл бұрын

@@birgitmitchell5648 as a membership holder i was going like twice a month lol. when its free it becomes a great place to just hang out alone and free your mind and contemplate

@williamwallace234 4 жыл бұрын

I remember at art class in middle school, they had a picture of this in the textbook, and of coarse a was rather bored by class so I would just stare at this painting that I found in the back of the book. Its so simple yet captured my attention for hours and hours. I don’t know if I’m thrilled or sad to finally hear about Christina, cause a big part of my intrigue was the mystery of what she was doing. We had one assignment in art class was to talk about the painting, analyzing it to try to figure out what Christina’s world was about. We all agreed that the emotion of the painting was terror, and that Christina was probably a young woman being domestically abused. Couldn’t have been more wrong! But the fact I care that much shows how good the painting is.

@sarawithn0h 4 жыл бұрын

This is one of the few prints I have. I've always felt a sense of longing and loss in the painting.

@AleadaA 3 жыл бұрын

Wyeth = say the most with the least interference - Christina = Courage and tenacity! I love this.

@iliasissmaili4370 4 жыл бұрын

A nerdwriter upload about painting always makes my day

@user-uu2cj9ct3j 4 жыл бұрын

His videos on paintings are always my favorites

@escapefromyourmind 4 жыл бұрын

I had been obsessed with this painting ever since I saw it for the first time. Thank you for making this video!

@christinawheeler3275 4 жыл бұрын

This painting gives me flashbacks to elementary school when I thought it was so cool that it was called Christina’s world

@xStalkingGnome 2 жыл бұрын

I keep coming back to this video to appreciate the perspective of Wyeth. I just say Christina’s world in person it’s breath taking. Thank you for. This insightful essay on my favorite work of art

@Miniac 4 жыл бұрын

I love these videos. I'd love to try my hand at a video in this style but for miniature figure art. Thank you for the inspiration.

@mjolninja9358 3 жыл бұрын

@j00451 4 жыл бұрын

I grew up 10 miles from the Wyeth family estate in Bucks County, PA. I didn't realize how famous Andrew and his father N.C. were until I left home. They are/were national treasures.

@kimberlyjohnson-clark2886 5 ай бұрын

Andrew Wyatt is my favorite artist. I grew up in Pennsylvania very near where he painted and where He lived. As I've gotten older, I've really learned to appreciate his art and taken what he sabout, appreciating nature.

@SrStevenRice 4 жыл бұрын

Your art/painting video essay never cease to bring out all sorts of emotions. Well done.

@yjsoto79 4 жыл бұрын

This is my absolute favorite painting of all time. It just expresses so much feeling and emotion, in a way I can’t explain. I love it 🥰

@lucyrattner1228 3 жыл бұрын

i love looking through the comments of this video and reading everyone’s different interpretations of the painting, it’s so cool

@AnnLippert1 Жыл бұрын

Agree!!

@1000whispering 4 жыл бұрын

I've never seen this guy's paintings before. But they are incredible. The angle and the observation of the paintings are like there is no observer. There is no person observing. It's the space between us, where no mind exists, somehow observing. He says as if eyes could see it, but that be all. But there are no eyes. It's what we see, but in a way we never see it at the same time. Incredible.

@linusfondin464 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos are of the highest quality out of any channels I watch. Every word has impact and you never tell us too much or too little. Going to watch it twice.

@martinjancik3650 4 жыл бұрын

As a person who isn't into art so to say. I really must say that I always enjoy your work. It's really interesting to me because it's completely out of my scope of interests. I don't even know how or when, but one day I just stumbled upon some video of yours and it grabbed me. And ever since I watch these video essays from you and others with a keen interest. Thank you!

@enriquevirdokolbe1 3 жыл бұрын

I live in Argentina. I always liked to paint. Never was a good painter. But I bought a lot of art books, and one day I descovered Wyeth's " Cristina's World". I remember thinking: "This is the most beautiful painting in the world.". Five years ago I could travel to New York. And of course I went to the Met. And there, before my astonished eyes I was face to face with the original "Cristina's World". Tears came, of course. A dream was full filled at last.

@annalisasteinnes 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this beautiful video essay. I have always loved Andrew Wyeth, and now see an added element to his paintings. It was interesting to hear his own philosophy and thoughts about painting as well. I also appreciate the great writing and narrative voice you provide.

@MadamBathory00 4 жыл бұрын

my grandmother had a print of this from the 70s above her bed and she would make up stories about the girl for me and my siblings, i didn't know how famous it was

@derekf85 4 жыл бұрын

It’s these commentaries that made me fall in love with this channel. Please keep doing this!!

@rhoneslade435 4 жыл бұрын

Your work is such an important contribution to this platform. It reminds me to be more thoughtful of the gravity of subtle moments in life and art. You're such a talent, and we're lucky to have you.

@JuriAmari 4 жыл бұрын

I always look at Wyeth’s paintings for a while every time I go to the Brandywine River Art Museum. It’s also great that a good number of the staff knew Wyeth well whether personally or through extensive research. Christina’s World as well as his storybook illustrations are mesmerizing. Thank you for sharing the story of this painting! :)

@cn9800 4 жыл бұрын

The music and narration is stellar. Immersed me into the subject.

@cianhrabi4784 4 жыл бұрын

This is very timely - there is an N.C Wyeth (Andrew Wyeth's father and an accomplished illustrator/painter) exhibit at the Portland Museum of Art right now. Incredible show of a great artist, and you can definitely see the father's influence on his son's later work. If you're anywhere close to Maine I'd recommend giving it a look.

@kimsey123 4 жыл бұрын

I love this video so much. Wyeth is one of my all-time favorite painters and I remember very vividly going to an exhibition of his works in Atlanta. I was floored by the intricacies of the landscapes, the monochromatic color palettes, and the fine, frail details (specifically the fabrics)...I still get chills just thinking about his works.

@cabaret25 4 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite paintings. I never saw any calm in the piece at all. It's always filled me with a sense of loss and longing. There is a deep, unbreathing part of my soul that is touched every time I look at it.

@buendiafilms4534 4 жыл бұрын

The most underrated KZfaqr ever, please never stop making videos, they’re all outstanding

@rcheung135 4 жыл бұрын

One of my favourite paintings. I remember seeing this at MoMA and I got lost staring at it.

@TheGamerPhan 4 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Chadds Ford just like Wyeth. I would look around and see all these wonderful landscapes and know that his art was living and breathing around me. It’s such a break from the rest of the area and I truly appreciate his works of art that capture the place I call home.

@fallapataurius 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful essay ❤️ it’s serendipitous that you posted this today because I’ve spent the entirety of this fall semester researching Wyeth and designing a booklet about his life and work and I’m literally turning it in at 6pm tonight. I chose him for the assignment precisely because of the sort of wild, breathless quality his art has. Glad to know his work speaks volumes even to this day.

@iangeorge7913 4 жыл бұрын

Andrew Wyeth is mine and my dad's favorite artist. Such an interesting person and style of painting.

@carlosmecamorenilla4271 4 жыл бұрын

I wish I had this much information for every painting I have ever seen

@deutchi 4 жыл бұрын

Nature is the ultimate source of inspiration, from the colors of the seasons, the cycle of life, the batlles of survivles, to the calmness.. it's all there, you just have to become transparent to see it like he said.. Thank you so much for this, and for all of your videos man!

@jimjohngirard 3 жыл бұрын

In 1969, a fellow art student and I hitch hiked from Ohio to Chadd's Ford, PA to meet Andrew Wyeth. We finally made it to his house, catching rides thru the Allegheny Mountains for 2 days. He not only invited us in, he showed us around, took us into the big mill building and his paintings on the walls and floors of the upper room....then he invited us to stay the night, letting us sleep in the 3rd of three buildings called the "Granary" Next morning we were greeted by Mrs. Wyeth and she had breakfast made for us. Andy was already gone to the studio....what an experience.

@Clarissa_M 4 жыл бұрын

This is so much better than a paid art class!

@gunargundarson1626 4 жыл бұрын

Idk. It sounds like you've never taken full advantage of the class.

@virajk1336 4 жыл бұрын

I love how this video has aspect ratio of that painting.

@hellozup 4 жыл бұрын

Why is there tears in my eyes....? Your language and his language, complement each other beautifully

@dawidrozmus301 4 жыл бұрын

From neat looking painting that raises bit of melancholy and peaceful isolation you taken me through the history behind it and details in it, that broaden the reception to the point of wanting to escape this view. Life has so many levels of perception. Thank you for bringing this beauty.

@Gettinsketchyonbourbon 4 жыл бұрын

Breathtaking, really should have ended with a longer pause of silence to reminisce before the commercial tail end.

@vjm3 4 жыл бұрын

If there's an afterlife, any afterlife, I always hoped it would make me a silent observer of humanity. Like being a ghost with eyes and ears. Not influencing anything. Just observing. Perhaps that's heaven? Hell even a few billion years from now when all the stars burn out, and the Universe is more black holes than space, I wonder what in that near eternal darkness we'll see?

@StarlaGategrove 4 жыл бұрын

Damm, this comment got me feelings all kinds of deep.

@cinnamon9390 4 жыл бұрын

you might really like the movie Ghost Story. honestly, it put me in a horrible funk for a day, but it's beautiful and I'm glad I saw it

@CookiePire 4 жыл бұрын

“Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth with grass waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no tomorrow. To forget time, to forgive life, and be at peace” - Oscar Wilde

@zacksargent 4 жыл бұрын

To me, that sounds like hell. To watch others suffer, and be unable to intervene? Sure, there might be some beautiful vistas, but eventually all of your favorite characters would die eventually. It seems much worse than just no longer existing.

@vanshikabhatnagar3739 4 жыл бұрын

hi. you made me think. i like you.

@KyleCulver 4 жыл бұрын

Every time I get to the end of your videos I suddenly notice the aspect ratio. And then I'm reminded how brilliant that decision was and how much sense it makes and inspires me to move forward with my own creative choices. Well crafted video.

@allisonnewton2266 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve known this painting for years and years but I was recently in NYC and turned a corner in MOMA to find it in person, unexpectedly. Out of everything I saw in all the New York museums, this stuck with me the most. Impacted me beyond words. And tonight I stumbled upon this video made rather recently. It makes me so happy. Only a few paintings have stricken me speechless in person: Guernica and Las Meninas in Madrid, and Christina’s World in New York City.

@Pandamasque 4 жыл бұрын

I like how I can almost hear the wind looking at some of his paintings.

@theapotheosisofgdot2294 4 жыл бұрын

It has a ominous feel, like she is running and witnessing something wrong/dangerous back at the house...

@CharlieVollenweider 4 жыл бұрын

You have a way of explaining art like no other. Every time I watch a nerd writer video I walk away with a new appreciation for the art featured. This is one of the few channels that I allow upload notifications because your work is always quality. I hope you continue to make videos forever!

@d3vastat0r89 4 жыл бұрын

Dude, idk how you do it but every time I watch a couple of your videos I end up emotional. Just watched the one on Parasite, then Snowpiercer, then the one on Ennio Morricone, and now this one and I am really feeling it, especially after this one.

@robydy2920 4 жыл бұрын

During the intro when he said “when I put it, it was right” This is to me, what art is? I don’t know how to explain it per se, but it was beautiful to hear

@draznin 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting, the serenity you mentioned. I didn’t feel it. This painting immediately made me uneasy. The colors combined with the stress I saw in Christine.

@petersorrentino4366 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this piece Nerdwriter! I bought a good print of Christinas World for a friend about 15 years ago and over the years we have tried to understand why it is a compelling image. I can't wait to show my friend your video!

@swansonjoe7121 4 жыл бұрын

This is the kind of stuff I learned in my art color an composition class in terms of movement. Its so incredible!!

@Brownie5540 4 жыл бұрын

Fred Armisen also did a history of this painting, should definitely give it a watch

@sschmidtevalue 3 жыл бұрын

As did Michael Palin.

@tonyjoseph5197 4 жыл бұрын

Look at that tyre trail heading towards or away from the house on right.

@brianhannah4206 3 жыл бұрын

What a great video, well done! This painting really strikes a cord with me because I too have lived the same old farm house all my life and have looked at my home from the edge of our field many times with that feeling that the property really encapsulates my world in a sense.

@mariascaglione6577 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing this, there’s no other channel talking about art that’s as interesting and as passionate as yours

@nickalicious2335 4 жыл бұрын

This painting was hanging in my drs office when I was a child. It wasn't until I brought my own children to that same drs office that I finally understood it.

@hangry265 4 жыл бұрын

This guy is brilliant...wish he’d post more😢

@lancelotdufrane 4 жыл бұрын

Wyeth..... I enjoy his work, very much. I feel so deeply drawn to the sparse, subdued, softness with which he viewed the world. I have some prints here in my home, and after many years, still stop and....look.....they almost emit..calm.. for me. Thank you, for another opportunity to admire this great artist.

@mty01 4 жыл бұрын

I live in Andrew’s hometown, right next to Cushing, Maine, and have seen this house. There is a wonderful museum called The Farnsworth that shows many of his paintings, only 15 minutes from my house. He is an absolutely amazing artist.

@guilhermenascimento6551 4 жыл бұрын

I don't know why, I really don't know why, but I crying like a child!

@sschmidtevalue 3 жыл бұрын

Michael Palin has a longer exploration of Wyeth and that's also here on KZfaq.

@Irondragon1945 4 жыл бұрын

The image of a crippled woman crawling to a house because she refuses to use wheelchairs. Thats still kinda morbid.

@TomMS 4 жыл бұрын

I see it as a portrayal of difficult but fulfilling life.

@misterscottintheway 4 жыл бұрын

Wtf dude. Crippled? Is this 2019 or 1919? "Refuses" to use a wheelchair? It is obvious that you rarely give a second thought to the fact that people other than yourself have agency and free will. I didn't realize that someone was somehow obligated to move through the world in a way that you or anyone else defines as acceptable.

@guccimane8941 4 жыл бұрын

@misterscottintheway - woah dude calling the lady crippled because she is, how is that bad ?

@Irondragon1945 4 жыл бұрын

@@misterscottintheway oh is there now also a social stigma around that word? I wasnt aware of it. Also let me voice my opinion. I'm neither forcing anyone nor telling people to force something on a person. Take it easy mate.

@halguy5745 4 жыл бұрын

@@misterscottintheway the video states that she "refused" to use the wheelchair

@aliccolo 4 жыл бұрын

i grew up with several wyeth prints on the walls on my father’s home- andrew, nc, and jamie all in our living room. i used to stare at their works, lost in the details. i never knew the artists until i was a teenager. when i learned they were three generations of artists, it added a special level of meaning for me. even now, i find myself studying those prints when i return to my father’s home. they capture the imagination still.

@jeremybrake6718 4 жыл бұрын

amazing video. This makes me want to do so much more research on Andrew Wyeth and Emerson. Thank you Nerdwriter!

@wes6571 4 жыл бұрын

“That doesnt mean its any better than a painting by Jackson Pollock”. Yes, it does. Beauty is objective.

@apersonlikeanyother6895 4 жыл бұрын

W. T. Jennings It’s not so simple. There are technical judgements, colour composition proportion etc but also personal emotional connections. Why do some people love a painting that others are indifferent too. So I LOVE Blue Poles by Jackson Pollock, but other paintings by him leave me cold. Reproductions don’t convey the experience of seeing the original. Similarly, there are millions of realistic paintings that are technically better than this. So why is this so special to me. They are many people who don’t like either painting. What about paintings from different cultures? Can you compare them? Our own personal histories inform our response to a piece of art.

@bigu236 4 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing this paining in MOMA and thinking that this was a woman that was wanting, desiring, almost desperate for something...brilliant painting

@markgilpalacio3338 2 жыл бұрын

I really like paintings, not only Wyeth's but all painting genre like this. I love looking in this painting because I feel that they are telling something that everyone guess to understand and that is way too amazing.

@endogenous_ 4 жыл бұрын

I've always enjoyed the sound in your videos. The attention to detail in that part of your videos doesn't go unnoticed. "Then it happens, if you're lucky." Love it...

@WayTooClose 4 жыл бұрын

So it's called "Christina's World" because she literally can't or won't leave it, right?

@anonb4632 4 жыл бұрын

Or that it is bigger than you might think.

@jsaba3521 4 жыл бұрын

Man, Christina be dummy-THICC

@Clay3613 4 жыл бұрын

Andrew Wyeth is my favorite American painter. Thank you PBS for introducing me!

@Bearbytez 4 жыл бұрын

I really hate that even people who go out of their way to put extensive credits in the descriptions of their videos never credit the background music.