Hello everyone! I am so happy that I got to write and talk with you more frequently than usual. I think I am starting to embody this process. I know that it’s been some time since we haven’t discussed art, and I wanted to embody our theme “curations of love” by actually curating pieces related to art. So this week, we are going to talk about art history, making art yourself, and I will end the post with a movie suggestion. I hope that you like this week’s article as much as I do.

An Online Course about Art History

In my last article, I talked about Crash Course and my interest in art history. And this week, I really wanted to highlight the actual art history course on Crash Course. It is very recent, and I think they just released the tenth episode by the time I am writing this. The 10-minute videos are very easy to watch and follow, and you don’t need any prior information before starting to watch the videos. I think it is a great course if you have ever been to an art gallery and wondered what people are looking at for a long period of time. Here is the link to the first video.

Making Art Yourself at Home

I am a lazy person when it comes to making art by myself. I hate preparing colors for hours or cleaning up the mess. That might be the reason why I refrained from making art at home since high school. But I discovered that watercolor is so easy to prepare and clean afterwards that I gave it a try. And I’ve become addicted to it, especially making bookmarks became a regular thing for me. There are tons of tutorials on Pinterest and YouTube and you don’t need to have the skills of Picasso. I just bought the most basic watercolor palette and a watercolor notebook and followed a beginner tutorial. I would recommend watercolor for anyone who is interested in making art at home, but are scared of the mess.

Yorgos’s movies and Letterboxd

And finally, lately I’ve been enjoying Yorgos Lanthimos’s movies a lot. I loved “Poor Things,” and I just went to the cinema to see his latest movie, “Kinds of Kindness.” His movies have had me thinking a lot. His way of art is something I’ve never seen before, and if you enjoy absurd art, I highly recommend giving a shot to one of his movies. They are kind of trending as well, so it’s fun to chat and discuss with others who have watched his movies too.

Also, I want to recommend Letterboxd. I log the movies that I watch into Letterboxd, and it helps me to keep track of what I’ve seen in a year. Also, it has a lot of good movie lists; I choose what to watch from these lists mainly.

Well, I hope that you enjoyed this week’s curations. I wanted it to be mainly about art because I believe that art has something to offer to anyone. And the name of my article series is “curations” of love, and I wanted to return to the roots of this blog.