Waldemar Tours The World's Greatest Sculptures | The Sculpture Diaries (Full Series)

[@PerspectiveArts]

00:00:00 Episode 1: Female Sculptures 00:48:23 Episode 2: The Leaders 01:36:37 Episode 3: The Landscapes

[@movingforwardLDTH]

Admittedly, I’ve only gotten to 29:28, so maybe you’ll pull your foot out of your mouth somewhere in the remainder of the video, but I have to call you out on the following: (1) Saying that Venus de Milo has “all the best bits”? Maybe from the viewer’s gaze, but not from her own. It was an obvious and obnoxious attempt to draw a parallel between the statue and the artist/mother. Your statement does a disservice to both. (2) Blathering on about the beautiful women of Los Angeles - a multicultural city - and then only showing well-toned, young white women? Seriously? You just lost any credibility you built up in the previous segment. I’m going to watch the remainder, so maybe, just maybe you’ll surprise us and redeem yourself.

[@sandywilson867]

I am an artist , and watching these British art documentaries is as professional a presentation as you can get . I can say that I have watched several of his videos on Sunday evenings in the winter and it is a delightful educational experience .

[@drhyshek]

Why. Do. You. Type. Like. This . ?

[@sandywilson867]

@@drhyshek I am a speed reader . I find it easier to read when I open up the text by double spacing . Why do you use so many periods , D Rhyshek ?

[@jackiec859]

@@sandywilson867 Makes sense to me.

[@tylerufen]

i'm sure it's not at all a cry for attention...

[@tylerufen]

1 meaN yoU havE tO trY tO distinguisH yourselF thesE dayS, iN thiS digitaL worlD°°°

[@moonstoneway2694]

These Waldemar videos make my weekends so much better. Thank you.

[@TheTeacher1020]

Waldemar is wonderful and so engaging. He talks to us, not down to us. Lively and colorful presenter, watch all his videos, just seeing his name motivates me to “click.”

[@SP_33333]

We need MORE Waldemar.

[@HeritageLanark]

I have learned so much from this program; I hope it never ends!

[@elizamccroskey1708]

Waldemar on the spiral gobsmacked with joy lifting his hands to the sky and shouting “this is what Art is about!” makes me happy to be human.

[@coops4549]

I've got just a passive interest in art but Waldemar is the only presenter that makes me stop what I'm doing and listen.

[@3251JOE]

When one of Mr. Januszczak's offerings comes to its end, I find myself grateful for and uplifted by what I have just seen, but bitterly disappointed that there isn't going to be more. He reminds me of my History of Art professor at John Hopkins University, the late Phoebe Stanton, who held her auditorium-sized classes spell-bound for three hour long lectures every week for a full semester.

[@lorijean8919]

I watch all Waldemar vids!!! I have learned so much about art and cultures from Perspective. This is great. Never seen or heard of some. The twins in Nigeria and Alison's in London. Both are amazing and beautiful. A different perspective. Always waiting for more from Waldemar and Perspective.

[@christineyetman640]

Who is to say what is beauty when it comes to art and looks....I truly believe it is in the eye of the beholder...we all have different ideas of what is beautiful...

[@v.g.r.l.4072]

The third and final section has been wonderful. How sensitive the scholar is! Congratulations.

[@gradbuckie]

Waldemar is one of my favourite presenters..I’d love to see him in more!

[@abesouth3805]

Brilliant series by Waldemar. Well worth the time it takes to watch it. Waldemar has opened my eyes to art.

[@sonnylambert4893]

Best educational documentaries on KZbin by a mile!

[@carlosio5]

I've aways known about Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty, and respected the idea as much as anyone does the academic things read about in books. But watching Waldemar explore and talk about it communicated pure JOY. And I understood clearly that even the most abstract, abstruse 'art' can communicate so much more than one expects...His honest happiness in being *there* radiated powerfully from my computer screen to me directly. And that heart-lifting bit of the show alone made life somehow more worthwhile. The piece concerning Nancy Holt, Robert's wife, was nearly as powerful to move the heart as well as the mind. Very much appreciated💥🔥👁🔥💥 Thank you🌎

[@susanneanna2421]

Yeah! Finally! More Waldemar...saving my evening..

[@BabyBatFliesFree]

More thanks 😊; Another wonderful show! I truly ❤️ Waldemar's shows on the Perspective channel and hope you'll continue to add more of them 🙂! Very Respectfully, LadyAnne^^ö^^ (Jessica M. Kandal, Ph.D.)

[@bretnielsen5502]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> W0W !!! Has to be your very best ! Thank you for the perspective and presentation !

[@junebrilly5302]

Wonderful!! This man NEVER disappoints! As a visual artist, I love and respect all his excellent programmes. I find them inspirational, raw and intellectuallly honest! BRAVO!

[@traceypedigo6405]

As always Waldemar captures my heart.

[@bessiehadley3497]

Just to hear that "Ahh-haaaeeh!" in response to the Spiral Jetty was worth the entire show. :D That's art. :D

[@anina.toskani8636]

Waldemar is truly an amazing connoisseur of art and brings wonderful insights about this mystic world of art, but the videos are so dramatic that I sometimes fear to get a heart attack, so I often turn down the sound not to feel overwhelmed.

[@ceciliagutierrez6673]

New Waldemar stuff! 🤩😍🤩

[@esthersantiago7152]

What an amazing documentary series. LOVED IT! not only enjoy the sculture as a piece of art but its history, amazing five stars!

[@marytrusel4885]

Waldemar's sarcastic commentary is education at its best ,,, gotta find more!

[@Mudjie50]

Wow, this was fantastic! Thank you for sharing.. I do enjoy Waldemar's view of things

[@mannymoseley4005]

A wonderful video, I enjoyed it greatly. Thank you for posting this video, I appreciate it. God bless you.

[@wordsmakethman]

Delightful series!

[@scottsaleff8848]

Thanks for taking us along

[@EannaButler]

20:58 - "But part of my brain - a dark and very ancient bit, somewhere at the back, can't help being spooked by these things... That's sculpture for you. It frightens the parts that other arts can't reach". Bravo sir!

[@bridgetmarch7006]

I so enjoy your perspective on art and sculpture but Sculpture is your most persuasive series and has taken me to unknown places. Thank you

[@bridgetmarch7006]

Thanks!

[@Laniakea_suburb]

As always a wonderful documentary! Special thanks for the trip to the Yoruba twins; it is rare that Africa and its often underestimated and overlooked art is given space.

[@patriciagulacsik812]

Waldemar …. One of your best presentations. Loved it.

[@Bigyam601]

Incredible series! Thank you so much for sharing

[@simonapascariu2243]

THANK YOU! Feels like a new dimension is added to my understanding by seeing your interpretation & approach. Plus the perfect music & sounds, great presentation, and passion for the art. Grateful each and every time!

[@MegaFlower50]

The Best Videos EVER❤. Thank you so much...Keep up this most needed work🎉

[@janiceleeripley443]

This was the most wonderful episode. Thank you!!!

[@badonsart]

It's so heartbreaking to watch this video in 2023, when Alison Lapper's son is not longer here. Parys was too fragile for this cruel world. Sending my best thoughts and warm feelings to his mum. I wish people would care as much about others and their mental health as much they care for labels, "likes", and spreadsheet numbers. Whoever is reading this: you are a valuable and amazing soul, don't let others discourage you or push you down.

[@jjames3948]

And you are seen and appreciated. Be well.

[@seanh4841]

What a wonderful podcast to have on a lazy Sunday afternoon in Auckland New Zealand

[@emiliabarbosa8835]

Dear Valdemar, loved the first in the sequence of The Sculpture Diaries. Thank you for setting the record straight about female representation, queering art, and critique of our current and impossible beauty standards for women. No more barbies, more Venus

[@bethbartlett5692]

The face of the Ancient Venus that the Farmer found, is the most beautiful, of any sculpture or painting from Antiquity, that I've ever seen. ✨

[@seanacameron8940]

Thank you for such superb work. Never have I been so moved. The time and effort taken for such a presentation is beyond measure. So again, I say thank you and Bless you for all that you have created. Please take care. Warmly, S. from Canada

[@scotti2k9]

I live very close to the “buttercream jesus” from the church in Monroe. The first one was stuck by lightning and the one they rebuilt is just as awful. When I saw Buttercream Jesus I literally screamed from joy when he said some got it all wrong. I freaking love Waldermar.

[@TheNinnyfee]

The name "Buttercream Jesus" alone...

[@Bitsy2019]

We always called him Big Butter Jesus!

[@stevendaleschmitt]

Two dimensional art gives us something to look at. Sculpture is the thing.

[@hannawagenknecht6378]

That's wonderful Art and very important ever and ever again. Thank's for this Video!

[@r.watson7672]

I would love to watch a show where Waldemar Explores ancient sites to find artistic beauty in them

[@jpkatz1435]

Wal, this vid has broughter greater depth to my experience of "great art", that which deepens my awairness of my humanity. THANKYOU.

[@chris.asi_romeo]

Excellent documentary 💯💯💯👏👏👏👏. Love watching it.

[@bessiehadley3497]

I'd never heard of The Sun Tunnels - they are AWESOME! such a beautiful concept

[@gregorehorror]

As a sculptor and lover of the art form, thank you for this 🥰

[@gloria6673]

I am just in love with Waldemar.

[@battlepapaya]

wtf this is exactly what ive been looking for watching all these perspective videos over the past few days!

[@hannawagenknecht6378]

That's Art and very important vor uns, thank's so much!!

[@bessiehadley3497]

Great show. I loved all three parts. I like the mix of irreverant comment of mankind's attempts at immortalization & awe at human creation in respect to Nature.

[@mattskustomkreations]

That crater project is beyond amazing.

[@MilesOBryan]

These are the best of the lot. THANK YOU!

[@bufboston1]

A very, very fine video. That Nancy Holt piece is so beautiful.

[@shellybelly6380]

This episode was very interesting. I watched it several times.

[@wendykleeb2071]

Love listening to Waldemar! I learn so mNy new perspectives!

[@piccalillies]

Sculpture's always been my favorite.

[@andrewmantle7627]

Thank you; thank you. thank you. I am blessed.

[@dianefisher2560]

Fabulous!

[@paulremolina8788]

You are always great..what a load of history and culture

[@andybaldman]

These vids are so well done it hurts.

[@ericdoe2318]

This man is a genius with words and emotion 35:38

[@rajalwa]

wonderful thank you

[@ane-louisestampe7939]

This was most fascinating! Wonderful to travel with Waldemar. I'm from a tiny country, where the national landmark is 1.25 meters. I want to travel!

[@samchapple6363]

Brilliant ❤

[@chris.asi_romeo]

Waldemar is perfect for the job. 👏👏

[@lornahuddleston1453]

Waldemar rules! 🤩🧐

[@jujubecarver3435]

We love you Waldemar!!!

[@clearwavepro100]

Wonderful TY!

[@arthurkorff]

4:03 reflection spooked me. Thought I saw myself 😂

[@peterorphanos1139]

The Best !

[@nishgriff1]

Waldemar is the best!

[@arnauduquenoy75]

… sooooo good :) 🙏

[@honestly1970]

Interesting. I've always found sculpture way more compelling than paintings. I think it's their 3D nature, they way the light can play, the presence they have.

[@luisboaventura22]

Fantastico

[@StevenHolmes-s3e]

An English House Sparrow on one of the heads of the Easter Island statues at the start of the video! Those little sparrows are everywhere!

[@mycatsnameiskaren8253]

I didn't realize there was so much land art out west. I must get out there.

[@kimmarsh5387]

Great character great art.

[@kokweyebovi9805]

Bravo Waldemar you're a brilliant teacher of a subject you obviously love so much. I find myself laughing outright at your witticisms and sometimes it feels like a simple conversation with a friend but I'm inspired and learning so much. My question is why you didn't include the Egyptian pyramids as well as the statue of Jesus in Brazil in this film on famous sculptures. Perhaps you treat these in another of your wonderful films or your'e yet to do so?

[@janiekilkelly]

Wow!

[@kaileilani22]

Valdemar you are the bomb!

[@BlueBaron3339]

Each one closes with a slight variation on that line from the old film noir, The Naked City - "There are eight million stories in the naked city; this has been one of them." But Hans Bellmer is a lot more frightening than the actor, George Raft, ever was. OMG!!! So many turns and detours here. Such a captivating series of documentaries. But Waldemar always is 😃 Finally, as I'm sure many know, Touchdown Jesus was destroyed after being hit by lightning. Take that as you will.

[@eyemawake4563]

Ahhh ppl are going to hate me but I'm not a fan of Alison's sculpture. It's as though they're memorializing her for her disability just to be edgy. Isn't she more than that? If she's a fabulous artist, absolutely, but to emphasize a disability as though that encompasses her whole being is to say she's nothing more than that. Seems to me the statue was sculpted for shock value and nothing more. I'm surprised someone as enlightened as Alison seems, allowed herself to be taken advantage of & in my opinion, belittled in that way. Case in point? The narrators comments about her breasts. How many people walking by the statue know who Alison, the person, is?

[@lorilynnchristiansen2071]

I had many similar thoughts. Would her depiction have been as "interesting" if her differences were not shown? And the comments about her breasts...please stop.

[@margueritemitchell1829]

Hello from British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦🖐👍♥️🖼🎨🖌🎠🧩📖

[@ChristienGagnier]

thank the Muses that I can watch this series now.....I know almost nothing about his life yet I feel like I know Waldemar personally and that he should know me too! I wonder how many art history nerd strangers confront him like old friends in restaurants

[@lllllREDACTEDlllll]

Oh SNAP! It's Giant Butter Jesus!

[@seanfaherty]

I agree There is no more important art form than sculpture. Performative art gives you a feeling, painting gives you an illusion but sculpture gives you a simulacrum. I might be biased. I decided I was a carver at 11.

[@902pacific]

grazie

[@902pacific]

global-sized Tony-like pallet Waldemar Januszczak living David Attenborough living Anthony Bourdain 1956 - 2018 . . Waldemar and David continue as TV media personalities and x perts on their subjects in a style that makes them a living version of Anthony . . eye’m known as an adventurous eater and my cooking has navigated far fr Martha’s my late mother’s . . but even less adventurous eaters can probably say this . . Anthony had this uncanny ability 2 give his viewers an appetite 4 wat he was eating . . . these cautious narrow-pallet eaters wud probably lv much of wat Anthony ate on their plate but Anthony . . . if only 4 a moment . . . wud make narrow-pallet eaters want a broader global-sized Tony-like pallet . . Anthony cud bring the distant and x otic w in reach . . . omg . . Anthony got famous at a time we needed him desperately . . a time as cooking pretension was x ploading . . Anthony was a counterbalance 2 food snobbery . . Waldemar is able 2 do w art wat Anthony did w food and last night eye watched: 02.25.16 world sculpture tour youtube . . dear kind readers who know Anthony as a celebrity chef and David as a celebrity naturalist: plz, eye begging; eye’ll do anything, por favor find and watch anything fr Waldemar . . at this moment eye say 2 start w his world sculpture tour sincerely, Tom Doody . . Waldemar features Venus of Willendorf and he calls it the undisputed masterpiece of sculpture . . 25000 yrs old made w distant stone and found buried near Willendorf Austria . . oddly it’s been named Venus when this sculpture predated Venus by thousands of yrs . . Waldemar continues w Marc Quinn’s Alison Lapper Pregnant currently onview in London’s Trafager’s Square . . Alison is living and sat nude 4 Marc’s creation . . Alison has large breasts made larger by pregnancy and there she is in London both in the flesh and in marble . . Alison’s limbs in her mother’s womb did not develop fully . . . ¿Not developed? no more on this here . . my readers will have 2c4 themselves . . . this txt was a comparison of 3 men and the fact that their alive-dead status do not match made it complicated . . . simple verb tenses “had” “have” b came clumsy . . eye had 2 restart multiple times . . dear kind readers: if u read repeatedly and hit my duds wondering WhTF do eye return . . . plz b assured my writing takes more time than ur reading . . even my duds sincerely, Tom Doody

[@_PROCLUS]

💝💝💝 Admire your beautiful channel ,,, Thanks very much for the wonderful video ... Is it possible to know, what year this film was made ... ? TY 🌹

[@loriemafield3128]

I googled show title. I believe 2009

[@_PROCLUS]

@@loriemafield3128 Thank you very much, Lorie 🌹

[@thedukeofswellington1827]

6:57 🙄 Nelson actually did something for his country...anyone can get knocked up/knock someone up

[@davecamp1946]

I an artist and appreciate Rubens and the Venus Of willendorf. Because I love my big girl.

[@thebirdbrand]

Hezeus Cristo!!! 1:22:31

[@constancewalsh3646]

"Sculpture is just something you trip over when you step back to look at the painting." lol!!!

[@0210rokvist]

Waldemar makes art, when he presents tv

[@benjamin_jacob.]

lol the Rushmore part has got me going! Hahaha for anyone that hasn’t been to the Black Hills… skip Rushmore it’s crowded and stupid anyway but the rest of the place is just beautiful