About Paul Priestley
Art History School
Art History School aims to bring to life, in video, the fascinating lives of some of the world’s great artists. Paul Priestley is a former art teacher and the man behind Art History School. He is passionate about making art history accessible to everyone.
Artists such as :
Claude Monet
Vincent van Gogh
Francis Bacon
Hilma af Klint
Mary Cassatt
Paul Klee
and many others
Why Art History?
Art History School videos are an introduction to the fascinating lives of some of the world’s greatest artists. They explore their motivations, their development, their tribulations, and their successes. We believe that by understanding where the artist came from helps to understand their work.
Art history is important because it is more than just looking at lots of paintings and sculptures in art galleries made by people who lived long ago. Art provides a means by which we can understand our human past and its relationship to our present.
Looking at artists and their art in context gives us insights into the society in which the artist lived. It also helps us comprehend how people were represented, how religion was seen and how the artwork itself was received when first displayed and how attitudes to it may have changed over time.
Art History School
“Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.”
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News & Stories
Interesting stories, insights and revelations about the world of art
What was the Bauhaus?
How the Bauhaus changed the world What was the Bauhaus?
Style in Painting – What does it Mean?
Classicism, Romanticism and Realism What is Style in Painting?
News & Storie
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