Preserve and Protect - A Southwestern Legacy
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As one of the Taos Six, a band of intrepid artists who traveled to, fell in love with and painted the American Southwest, Oscar E. Berninghaus captured scenes of Native People's lives with sensitivity and grace. In preserving and conserving his painting it too will finally receive that same sensitivity and grace on the way to it's former glory.
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My family visited the Taos pueblo. The resident leading our tour immediately made one thing clear. "This is NOT a reservation. This is OUR land. This has ALWAYS been our land."
Still a reservation, though.
@@athulfgeirsson no
@@purpleunicorn87 it is a reservation NOW
@@artful1967 That's the point. The government calls it a reservation. As if it is a privilege granted by the state. It's not. It's their land.
North America wasn't empty when Europeans arrived there to colonise the land. They did exactly what we Europeans have done for centuries and steal everything and kill everyone that opposed. We have done it all over the world.
It is hilarious that Americans talk derisively about immigrants since with the exception of the native tribes, you're all immigrants.
Thank you for posting this on Indigenous People's Day. It's great to see the respect that our ancestors deserve as well as for everyone to know we are still here and still strong. ❤️
Seconding this. Thank you for giving us a nod by this subject matter. We are not gone.
Seconds before Julian began to comment on the “temperature” of the painting, as he started to remove the varnish from the surface of the snow, I thought how much the iciness of the white snow changed the atmosphere of the scene. (I felt quite proud of myself. I am learning, Julian!). And I should know about snow! I am a Canadian! What a treat!
Quebecker and Canadian here and I agree. With the old varnish the painting felt like a mild -5°C and with it removed it felt like an icy -25°C.
Minus 25?
The extra inch makes it much more lonely too.
Wow!!!
As a Native American from Northern Canada, I’d say that the cleaning made a huge change in temperature!!! Like I could feel how cold it must have been that morning and like I have been in environments like this and AHHHH
I love it so much!!!!
Thank you ❤❤❤
It's a gorgeous painting. It's one of my favs Julian has done.
Thank you for posting this on Indigenous Peoples' Day. I really want to paint some of the history of my own Native tribe and show it to people the way these artists tried to capture the Taos area and its people. It's such a vital way to say, "we are here, we live, this is our land where we belong."
The painting does have a crisp, fresh winter air about it now which was lost to the passage of time.
Beautiful work as always.
The fact that the reviews were "too vivid and emotional" and "unrealistic" seems both contradictory and ignorant.
I know I usually chime in here with something glib and silly, but today I just want to sit back and enjoy Julian's skills.
A lot of the comments probably go back to the paintings depicting native americans as actual humans beings with culture, art and traditions of their own, far above the level of "savages" they were so often depicted to be. Their art went against the narrative, and just for that it would have garnered criticism. But outright saying that was of course not done, so it was criticized in euphemism. "It's too vivid" (because "natives" dress in browns and drab animal skins), "it's too emotional" ("savages" don't have feelings), "unrealistic" (because it shows these people as people), etc.
I mean they're extremely vivid and evocative, as an artist that's something you can choose to magnify, and it may not be true to life. People are slow to embrace change, when you see something that seems unrealistic to you you may not instantly trust it.
@@TheAverageDutchman possibly, but you have to admit your ascribing a modern narrative to people you don't know or understand. I've noticed that art critique is more often than not a projection of the zeitgeist onto the work and less about the work itself. It's one of those things about art, its often unknowable and very dependent on the viewer.
@@TheAverageDutchman A great book to read about the art depicting Native Americans is A STRANGE MIXTURE, THE ART AND POLITICS OF PAINTING PUEBLO INDIANS, by Sascha T. Scott. It was a complicated relationship, and as an artist working in New Mexico and showing my work in a Santa Fe gallery, the kind of work these non-Native artists did at the time is much more fraught today. Non-Native artists still depict Native Americans of the region in their art but the issue of cultural appropriation has had an impact.
Art critics were, and still are, outposts of personal opinion masquerading as expertise. The only one I have ever found who knew what he was talking about was the late Robert Hughes - others are throttled by the bonds of academia and vacuous theory - and "ignorant" describes them well: then, as now.
That extra inch really changed the perspective more than I thought it would. Thinking of the photography idea of images composed in thirds, it shifts the closer teepee more into the left third, and the vanishing horizon is more in the right. My parents live in Wyoming and have many Western art pieces, some prints and original art by contemporary artists. I have a real fondness for it, and every few visits to see them, I get the urge to go back to the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody to see their collection of Remington’s and other artists.
The extra inch matters, but I think it was actually the artist who folded it back. Note the position of the signature. Also, the proportions were more balanced without the extra inch.
Do you ever have a customer freak out and tell you to make it look old again? I never would but I can imagine somebody being upset their $20k painting that was 150 years old suddenly looking like it just walked off the easel. I agree with restoring the artist’s vision. I love your work. Thank you for sharing it with us.
I'd say a customer taking a painting to be restored and freaking out about it looking "too new" because it got restored is ridiculous, but I know customers like that all too well...
I think he's touched on this in another video, the painting can be glazed with a tinted varnish to recreate the patina if its too bright.
@@Puddingskin01 Idk I think there's a point there. Especially as you don't know what it'll look like restored. It's like when you see the pressure-washing of old buildings, suddenly they look completely different, they give a different vibe and maybe you're not ready for it.
In his video "The Contrarian", Julian stabilizes a painting while retaining a large tear over the face and about half of the paint lost, per his customer's wishes.
From what I’ve learned watching Julian’s videos is that he is very clear, very detailed and specific when he makes his proposals. Also, he communicates with his client often during the restoration process. This must be to avoid exactly the scenario you mentioned.
When you took the old varnish off, the colors in the snow took this scene from a late winter/early spring day, to late fall/early winter painting. Amazing how much the cooler temperature changes how I feel for the people in the painting…
Just what I was thinking. It's the clean white color of freshly fallen snow, instead of the dirty color of snow in spring.
We have a long history of denying the truth of the people of this country - their experiences and such. This is a great tribute to the marginalized people living in the borders of the US. The people who refused to be erased or washed out.
Beautiful painting and beautiful restoration. Lovely to see on Indigenous Peoples Day!
Yippee! It is Canadian Thanksgiving and I am giving thanks that I get to enjoy a Julian video! Thanks, Julian!
Happy Thanksgiving from Oklahoma!😊
Happy Thanksgiving from a fellow Canadian!
Happy Thanksgiving from Canada as well!
I feel like a painting of indigenous people is kinda on-point for thanksgiving. Though, Canadian Thanksgiving is much more about celebrating harvest, than interactions between colonists and native peoples.
Happy Thanksgiving / Leif Eriksson Day!
I watch your videos in 2 situations:
1) Im legitimately interested and like watching your videos and pay attention to all details
2) It is late at night and your voice gets me to sleep asap like a bed time story.
There is no in between.
MOOD
I usually start with #1 and drift into #2 😅
Julian, I can’t tell you why your videos are so important to me except to say that my soul feels full after I watch you work. Additionally, thank you for posting this video on Indigenous Peoples Day.
yes, indeed. it's importan workt to spread understanding of art restoriation occupation
If I could add one thousand ‘likes’ to your comment I would. You really captured how I feel watching these videos, and I thank you for finding the right words. Somehow I just feel newer, cleaner, fresher, almost reborn. I love watching and even rewatching Julian’s work. No other CZcams videos give me the same emotional feelings. I think half is from Julian himself and half from the actual art restoration. What an amazing person is ‘our’ Julian!
This is the greatest art appreciation course!
It really is incredible how removing the yellowed varnish from the snow changes the painting. It goes from being a golden but muddied evening to being a bright, clear, cold morning.
The Taos Six seem to be of a similar mindset to the Canadian Group of Seven, particularly Emily Carr. They were active at the same time as well, give or take 3-5 years. I wonder if they associated at all.
One of our great American west painters. What I wouldn't do to have this painting in my home.
One of the great surprises upon moving from northern IL to New Mexico 20 years ago was the discovery of these Taos and Santa Fe artists.
It's for things like this one wishes one was very rich. :)
An excellent choice of topic for Indigenous Peoples' Day!
I love that in the old photo @2:57, there are the five mustache guys, the three hat guys, and Oscar Berninghouse who refuses to do either. :)
When the "before" was shown in the final comparison, I was surprised that then, my eyes were telling me that the composition was in the wrong place. It may have only been a narrow strip, but the difference was amazing. Everything sat within the space of the canvas so differently, but so correctly.
Thank you for saving this one for Indigenous People's Day!
I always love hearing about the artist and the history of the paintings that are being restored. Thank you!
The cooler snow brings out the warm pinks, purples, and yellows of the painting's figures. A breathtaking scene.
A good post for Indigenous Peoples Day.
As someone majoring in southwest archeology its a treat to see my specialty represented! The varied nations of the southwest are so vibrant and rich its a pleasure to see them represented!
Beautiful painting. Beautiful cultural heritage of the people of America.
If you ever can, I would love to see reactions from your clients after seeing their beautifully restored paintings!
I'm at work right now and just finished watching your last video. I wanted to watch another one and saw you posted this. Perfect timing lol
Interesting portrait of the native American people. Have a good week and God bless amen.
id be interested in seeing like a "day in the life" type video about what you do. how many paintings youre working on at a time? how you organize your work? are most of your project from start to finish this in depth? or do these ones jut make better videos and most are quicker or simpler? if that is true, what does a bread and butter job look like for you? whats the time frame typically from when a painting arrives in your studio to when it goes back to the customer? how do you choose what youre doing next?
Maybe occasionally do like a "whats on the bench right now?" series where you show us around the studio and show everything youre working on at that time.
i used to live in Taos. The Taos Pueblo natives have been there for thousands of years! its a great place to be if you have family, if you are from the pueblo, if you have money, or are able to commute to work and if you dont mind snow.
You know, i guess one of the things that will always keep people watching your videos, or at least the thing that always brings me back, is the conforting, secure, open and honest way that you film and talk about the entire process. Whenever i watch one of your retouchings, i dont feel like an outsider peeking at something i cant understand, instead, the way on wich you patiently explain every step and any doubts people might have while watching you work, shows just how much care it goes, not only on the restoration process, but also in the way its presented to us. Your explanations always have a warm and welcoming feeling and i really appreciate that ❤
Thank you for preserving our history Julian.
Julian I appreciate how you walk us through each and every step for every painting, regardless if it's the same as any number of other videos. You never know who is stumbling across a video for the first time. Also, I appreciate what you said about the temperature of the painting. To me as a painter, it's also about the contrast of the warm and cool, with the icy snow and the warm browns of the foreground. I love how a bright purple was used for many shadows.
As someone who has native ancestry thank you for restoring this beautiful painting.
Julian: I enjoyed this restoration immensely. I love this scene of the Southwest and your explanation of what exactly had to be done. When I visited Tacos, it was a wonderful experience that I won’t forget. You brought it all back to me. Just wonderful. Carol from California
How can I watch so many art restoration videos by this very talented man and each is so new all over again? Even actions taken every time are new again, and even rewatching a video is also once again new? I think he is just mesmerizing. So awesome to watch and so awesome to rewatch!!! My favorite videographer!
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Awesome restoration, it shows the difference in those that appreciate the art and those that appreciate the $ more. A really beautiful and realistic scene, thank you Julian for your care and attention to detail. Great post 🖌️
The restoration really does make it feel more like winter to me. Reminds me of running through a snow covered pasture as a kid in a way the unrestored version didn't.
Another great day because Julian shared a new video with us. I had to stop everything to watch and then couldn’t break away to get back to work. Frankly I feel like watching every video is good for my soul. Thanks for sharing.
As usual a magnificent restoration. The painting is now so crisp one can feel the cold and almost hear the faint crunch of the snow.
Yes, you could really see what the artist was recording, the fidelity he was using as he painted this. Extraordinary painter to be able to actually evoke what really cold snowy weather feels like.
As someone from the American Midwest, that varnish removal made a HUGE difference. I know snow. I might as well be Canadian for how much I know snow. That warm tone over it not only changed the visible temperature of it, but the TEXTURE and SOUND of the snow.
Bright blue snow is crumbly and CRUNCHES. It also melts in a really frustrating and muddy way, wiggling into the most waterproof of boots and then refreezing overnight to uneven and SHARP ice that can very easily cut you if you fall into it. That is a brutal snowfall, even if it's thin.
Thoughtful timing on the posting of this one. Thank you.
This is a big brain move to do this painting on Indigenous Peoples Day
great work as always!
I really enjoy learning the history of these pieces. Thank you, Julian!
I so enjoyed this video, not only for the restoration process, but also for the additional instructions such as for the lighting impact in your studio. Thank you Mr. Baumgartner! ♥️
Beautiful work. Thank you for taking me out of my world into yours.
That is a beautiful painting. Beautiful restoration.
I love how you pay attention to details.
Love hearing about the Taos painter's history. Beautiful restoration as always. Thanks for sharing!
I could watch your videos for HOURS AND HOURS! They have such a calming effect. I just love your work! ❤
Again... excellent job Julian. Just amazing.
Your patience and skill in retouching these paintings is awe inspiring..
Wow! This looks AMAZING now! The colors are so bright and beautiful!
Such a beautiful painting. You did a great job to it. Simple and empowering. The sceene is breathtaking. ❤
Another fantastic job by Julian!!!
I love watching the cleaning process!!!
❤️❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I think this is one of my favorites that you have filmed. I love the paintings of the southwest and native peoples. You do beautiful work.
Brilliant restoration. Painting is so beautiful, it touches my heart. Thanks for the interesting back story, adds so much to the appreciation of this artist’s work. My super hero wears an apron!👏👏👏🤩✌️👍👊😊🥇
Beautifully done! I am heartened to know that you get to enjoy being a spectator as well. What you do is important and the videos you create take a lot of extra effort. I really appreciate being able to come along, thank you.
Yay! These videos have been getting to be an excellent distraction in my high pain days thank you julien ❤
Excellent work Julien! You are most definitely a patient, analytical, talented, humorous, professional, and caring artist and professional in this particular area of art. I’m proud of you!
I absolutely love this painting. So glad that you were the one to restore it. My favorite painting that I’ve seen you work on. I think I’ve seen all of them on fb. Thank you
After having watched all of your past videos some of the things you explain I have heard so many times before that I could probably quote it from memory... and yet, I still enjoy listening to you explain it one more time. :)
(And of course, this is great for new viewers for whom it is all new information!)
Thank you for such educational and thoughtful narrative. I’ve never thought about how the lighting can dictate the time of day, which in turn, can tell a different story. Beautiful painting, beautiful work in restoring it.
I never realized a painting is all about feeling and emotion. Listening to Julian and watching him work has taught me something pretty wonderful. Thanks, Julian.
Your explanations of your work are so fluent. You are truly an artist with clear understanding.
Happy Indigenous Peoples Day 2023
this reminds me of that amazing cityscape winter painting you restored.
A beautiful job as ever Julian. Love those paintings.
What a beautiful painting! You did such a wonderful job restoring it to its near original state. I’m always in awe of your talent. Thank you!
absolutely beautiful
Wow! You brought it back to its original glory, Julien!
Simply fantastic! Great restoration choice considering the day - your channel is one of my favorites.
Extraordinary!
Great video, enjoy watching a master at work. Thanks for sharing.
I agree with one of your followers saying that this is the greatest art appreciation course..!As usual..thank you Julian..😃Greetings from Croatia..👋
I love Taos. Its one of my favorite places in this beautiful country. I need to revisit the museums of the Taos Society of Artists. Unless you see the land and cultures these paintings represent, you can't accurately understand the artist nor their works.
Enjoyed this immensely. Happy thanksgiving to all fellow Canadian viewers.
Wow, that went from a dulled evening to a crisp winter dawn just like that! I can practically smell that delicious winter air 😍🥶😍
I'm currently binge watching all the videos on the channel. Can't express how addictive this is!
Thank you, Julian! Love from Ukraine 😻
Ive watched you from your first video. And i love this painting. The snow and ice was beautifully created by the artist. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Thank you for the video. I so enjoy your work.
I think I watch the videos for the opposite effect. I love seeing all the little things that take to make them whole. I marvel at each step.
Thank You.
Just wonderful!
Oh my god I think I've seen this painting in the background of your videos in the past and I tried looking for it on the Internet because I wanted to see it closer up
I'm so happy to see this come out!
What a pretty painting. I love the quality of delicate lightness that it has.
Again, another outstanding restoration❗️Great subject also. I really appreciate your attention to detail and willingness to go the extra distance to provide your clients the best. I hope the understand and appreciate your level of effort.
Thank you very much for such a wonderful restoration of a beautiful painting! ❤😊
Thank you for introducing us to this artist. I like his work.
My favorites- Cotton Picking (1929), A Step Trail, and The Hunters.
Once again, a truly fascinating video. It's a pleasure to catch a glimpse of that Porsche in the background-a truly magnificent automobile! Such a remarkable piece of engineering!
Excellent choice of painting, subject and work! ❤
I have watched with absolute mesmerizing fascination and delight your expertise, talent, and dedication to restoring and bringing back artworks to their former glory over a number of years now, and still, I am as captivated each and every time I see one of your videos. I love what you do and how you do it. It's so interesting and magical to watch. Great videos thank you and wonderful, just wonderful talent and creativity.
Beautiful work both by you and artist
Amazing job , glad to see you able to fix the previous restores
Exquisite work as usual, conservation at its finest
Great work! Just a small hint for filming: If you switch off automatic exposure during the time lapse, the brightness would stay constant. Now, it changes every time you take away your hands with the black gloves so that the video camera adapts the brightness which is a little disturbing.