“In this episode of The Way I See It, actor and comedian Steve Martin looks at paintings by two early pioneers of American abstraction and takes us on a journey of seeing—shape and color transform into mountains, sky, and water,” the video description reads.

Martin explains how he got interested in two particular paintings among all the other impressive art that hangs in MoMA. He basically noticed two abstract paintings next to each other and thought they must “feel lonely” being “essentially minor things compared to everything else” in the museum. Click play below to hear his take on abstract art.

The post Steve Martin on How He Looks at Abstract Art appeared first on PlayJunkie.

Hartman is skilled at solving problems and finding the right tools for the given job, which she needed for this project. The painting she’s working on in the video was painted by Paula Modersohn-Becker in 1907.

“To ready Paula Modersohn-Becker’s ‘Self Portrait’ (1907) for MoMA’s reopening in October, conservator Diana Hartman tackles the question of how to repair holes in the painting’s canvas,” the video description reads. “She figures out that a curved needle typically used in eye surgery might allow her to avoid removing the work from its original stretcher.”

Hartman repairs the painting using a microscope, eye surgery needles, and special canvas patch that matches the watercolors on the original piece. Her process is truly fascinating! See it for yourself below.

The post Watch This Talented Artist Restoring a 100-Year-Old Painting appeared first on PlayJunkie.

“In this episode of The Way I See It, actor and comedian Steve Martin looks at paintings by two early pioneers of American abstraction and takes us on a journey of seeing—shape and color transform into mountains, sky, and water,” the video description reads.

Martin explains how he got interested in two particular paintings among all the other impressive art that hangs in MoMA. He basically noticed two abstract paintings next to each other and thought they must “feel lonely” being “essentially minor things compared to everything else” in the museum. Click play below to hear his take on abstract art.

The post Steve Martin on How He Looks at Abstract Art appeared first on PlayJunkie.

Hartman is skilled at solving problems and finding the right tools for the given job, which she needed for this project. The painting she’s working on in the video was painted by Paula Modersohn-Becker in 1907.

“To ready Paula Modersohn-Becker’s ‘Self Portrait’ (1907) for MoMA’s reopening in October, conservator Diana Hartman tackles the question of how to repair holes in the painting’s canvas,” the video description reads. “She figures out that a curved needle typically used in eye surgery might allow her to avoid removing the work from its original stretcher.”

Hartman repairs the painting using a microscope, eye surgery needles, and special canvas patch that matches the watercolors on the original piece. Her process is truly fascinating! See it for yourself below.

The post Watch This Talented Artist Restoring a 100-Year-Old Painting appeared first on PlayJunkie.