Art was always cool, though. Just about everyone listens to music and watches movies, and one of the artworks mentioned is a TH-cam video published in 2016 that's currently sitting at a lofty 31 million views.
I performed Mozart's Requiem with my university choir and volunteers during one project. It was one of the most amazing experiences I had in my life. We sang in baroque church that belongs to our university. The choir was made up of more than 300 people. Requiem was one of my favorite pieces of music since seventh grade and after the experience it became something magical. Cozart says it right: any piece of classical music is worth listening live, especially Requiem.
Everytime I finish watching this show, I feel the need to rush and watch/listen/read/search for/experience/investigate every art piece portrayed in the video/s... And hopefully comment it with someone afterwards.
I wish I wasn't a poor art student trying to afford food otherwise I would totally support you guys! Love your content and love how you spread the world of art to lots of different people. Godspeed.
I never knew anything about this guy besides being viral and now I wish he was my friend. this channel is my favorite super convincing but also positive thing on youtube and this series is lovely
I was viewing this on 4th of January 2018. Almost one year since I've sung the Requiem in D Minor, and I still get the chills everytime Lacrimosa starts.
I love these Five Favorite Works videos and I'd be happy to see more of them! They don't need to be from well-known people either imo, it's just cool to see what people pick when constrained to five works and also allowed to define the "pool" from which to draw them themsleves :)
Jon Cozart's Five Favorite Works of Art: 1. Spring Awakening (0:47) 2. Requiem in D Minor, K 626 (1:48) 3. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (3:19) 4. Tomorrow Soliloquy from Shakespeare's Macbeth (4:17) 5. History of Japan (6:42)
Emmy cat Yeah. There's that verbatim quote, but did you notice (in Hamilton) he never says the name of the play, but only says "Macbeth" when referring to the character. "...to another Scottish tragedy" and "they think me Macbeth". That is because of the curse of Macbeth. It's quite interesting actually.
What?😄 I just now realised that Lin Manuel Miranda took lines from Macbeth and put them into Hamilton. It's always great to notice those little "Easter eggs" 💙 Thanks Jon! I will look up all your favourites and be inspired by them👍🏼🙂
Apparently Lin originally wanted to use way more obscure Macbeth lines but after consulting with someone who runs the Shakespeare Festival and realizing how obscure it really was, he went with the "tomorrow and tomorrow . . ." instead.
It's fascinating that he chose pieces that I value almost as much but for completely different reasons. Definitely listen to the Requiem. I personally like the Neville Marriner (Academy of St. Martin in the Fields) recording. Marriner always does Mozart so well.
I love this! His Bill Wurtz inclusion makes me want to do one that's exclusively internet-based. History of Japan, some Neil Cicierega, 17776, Car Boys, and some fifth thing I can't think of?
+empty sky: It's better to watch the video before making a comment, so you can say something intelligent, heartfelt, or funny, or a constructive criticism... And related to the video.
My dearest Angelica Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day I trust you'll understand my reference to another amazing musical without my having to name the play
So - what are everyone else's five favourite works of art? I'd go with - Alfred Lord Tennyson''s poem The Lady of Shalott, Rachmaninov's Isle of the Dead, the recent tv adaptation of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, Marilyn Manson's Holy Wood and last but not least John William Waterhouse's painting Miranda.
Since there are so many other artworks ( maybe ) even greater than those one knows and there is no one that can know them all, I wonder what the point is to bring someone famous to tell us what are their favorite artworks... Do we get to know them better by that when some of the works we've never came across? If so, why does him or her deserves to be known better than anyone of us ( when, in fact, they are already famous )? Do his or her reference artworks deserve more to be known that all the others?...
Poor Jon I'm worried about him He's always "joking" about crying and existential crises, but with a face that is absolutely screaming for help. I don't know if I read too much into it, but my heart breaks a little when he says things like this
+Julia Prohaska; I think you're assuming too much without knowing him in person. Everyone has existential crisis, harsh times or negative emotions once in a while. And artists often are particularly sensitive. I think he makes jokes because when you talk about things that moves your heart or the fact that you're not always happy, that is showing vulnerability and it can be awkward. But we're all awkward sometimes, it's good to have a sense of humor. In any case, he doesn't need your pity. I know you have good intentions, but your comment would probably make him feel bad.
I love this and I love Jon's choices....and yet, I couldn't help but notice the artists that are Jon's favorites are mostly white guys. (note that I don't know Bill Wurtz and am super aware that musicals and movies take a city of artists to create, still the writers are and protagonists of those two selections are white guys) I wonder if it's because Jon is a white guy (which is not a crime, please don't pounce on me scary internet) or if it's because historically white guys got the spotlight...and often still do. Either way, I hope art continues to diversify so when folks make lists like these we see the full range of humanity reflected. Don't get me wrong - Shakespeare would definitely make my list too but also probably definitely Lin-Manuel Miranda would be there too. And probably Beyonce. But I don't know, I'd have to think more.
Or that a lot of well known western artists from the past are white men? I'm sure there were women and people of colour creating all kinds of art at the time, but because they didn't have as high a social standing they were less likely to be recognised and celebrated at the time, so people are less likely to have heard of them now. If you haven't gone of your way to find out about historical art by women or people of colour, you might to be aware of any, whereas at least in England pretty much everyone has heard of Mozart and Shakespere even if they're never listened to a requiem or read/watched a full play. It's a very unfortunate whitewashing of history.
sleepingAsAsheep Unless we consume lots of diverse art there's no way to have diverse favorites. It's definitely a challenge when it comes to movies and any classic author or composer. Hint: The majority of those creators are white guys. It's a systemic problem, not a Jon problem. Jon is great and has lovely taste. I still notice the lack of diversity and wonder how his choices would differ if history wasn't full of white supremacy.
Don't overthink or over analyze. Just take his choices for what they are. His choices. To overthink someone's choices is to judge that person. To judge is to be prejudiced.
UGH. Dear Art Assignment, you shouldn't have included that spoiler about Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the History of Japan video. That's one of the most powerful and terrifying moments on TH-cam and you just trivialized and ruined it for anyone who hasn't seen the video.
Kudos for not making a "Coz-Art" pun. That's some restraint.
+WheezyWaiter I definitely thought about it. Will accept the kudos.
Why is John on everyone's TH-cam channel except his own.
Eduardo Vargas
*** Jon ***
Bahaha I nearly spat out my water. So true
Jon cozart's work is my favorite pieces of art
I actually really love this idea of asking "popular people" what works of art they love! furthers my secret agenda to make art cool again lmao
That is also my agenda (but not so secret).
Art was always cool, though. Just about everyone listens to music and watches movies, and one of the artworks mentioned is a TH-cam video published in 2016 that's currently sitting at a lofty 31 million views.
i never knew how badly i needed jon reading shakespeare until now :') beautifully read, and a wonderful video!!!!
Saw Jon Cozart and Spring Awakening. How could I not watch!?
Grandma explanation of Lord of the Rings: 9 men spend 9 hours returning jewelry! 😂
This is one of my favourite art assignment videos ever
I performed Mozart's Requiem with my university choir and volunteers during one project. It was one of the most amazing experiences I had in my life. We sang in baroque church that belongs to our university. The choir was made up of more than 300 people. Requiem was one of my favorite pieces of music since seventh grade and after the experience it became something magical. Cozart says it right: any piece of classical music is worth listening live, especially Requiem.
Everytime I finish watching this show, I feel the need to rush and watch/listen/read/search for/experience/investigate every art piece portrayed in the video/s... And hopefully comment it with someone afterwards.
Success!
The Art Assignment: Thanks 😸💜
Agreed. Because of this video, I checked my local orchestra's calendar and apparently they are doing Mozart's Requiem. I think that I'll go see it.
Katherine Harrington: That's great! :) If you go and you remember this comment, tell me about your experience afterwards!
I just hit my desk when the first one was SA. What I was going to say is that I'm so glad Jon really hits all the sides of TH-cam.
That reading and explanation was beautiful. I cried.
These are so much fun. This is my new favorite section of the art assignment.
Jon Cozart is my favorite work of art
I wish there were more of these!! I love them! Seeing what other people see as art and how it affects them.
I wish I wasn't a poor art student trying to afford food otherwise I would totally support you guys! Love your content and love how you spread the world of art to lots of different people. Godspeed.
Thanks, Jillian! Your words are the best kind of support.
Every time you make one of these I think about what my five favourites would be and it's SO HARD. There are so many.
I love this series! So happy there's a new one.
I am so glad that Paint likes classical music.
I'm back to this video and I just really always need Jon cozart talking about art he likes thanks
I appreciate Jon so much. I'm too tired to type out why but I love this video. Thanks to everyone involved!
I loved this! Would love to see Five Favorite Works of Art with Bill Wurtz in the future!
Oh yay, two of my favorite things, Jon and the Art Assignment! More collabs with Jon please!
Jon is my favourite work of (coz-) art :)
Gosh I just love this segment so much
I never knew anything about this guy besides being viral and now I wish he was my friend. this channel is my favorite super convincing but also positive thing on youtube and this series is lovely
Now I know how Jon is such a genius. He's so artistically cultured, it's really inspiring.
I seriously love these favorite works of art videos, keep em coming!!
I was viewing this on 4th of January 2018. Almost one year since I've sung the Requiem in D Minor, and I still get the chills everytime Lacrimosa starts.
I think this is my favorite Art Assignment video so far! Love it!
i saw the thumbnail before i finished reading the title and mistook Jon Cozart as the finest piece of art on the list
i love spring awakening especially the deaf west revival, its amazing
Jon seems to be on everyone's youtube channel other than his own. Like im not complaining since he hasn't completely disappeared but still
I love that BB-8 is on his bookshelf!!!
I love these Five Favorite Works videos and I'd be happy to see more of them! They don't need to be from well-known people either imo, it's just cool to see what people pick when constrained to five works and also allowed to define the "pool" from which to draw them themsleves :)
this video is nicely written and produced. so concise! love it!
this was LOVELY thanks guys
This is my favorite little series to come out of the Art Assignment. Gotta go reread Macbeth, but maybe I'll rewatch History of Japan first. :)
Love all of these!!! Amazing picks, really cool to see this side of Jon!
spring awakening helll yeaaaaa, now i have even more reasons to love jon
Jon Cozart's Five Favorite Works of Art:
1. Spring Awakening (0:47)
2. Requiem in D Minor, K 626 (1:48)
3. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (3:19)
4. Tomorrow Soliloquy from Shakespeare's Macbeth (4:17)
5. History of Japan (6:42)
YES! I'll be performing Mozart's Requiem this spring with my local choir! It's a beautiful work and if you have a chance to see it, please do.
SPRING AWAKENING IS ALSO MY FAVORITE OH MYGOD YES
''tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day''' Any other Hamilton fans have a bit of a throwback there?
Madison is banquo, Jeffersons McDuff, and Burnumwood is congress......
Emmy cat YES I had a bit of an enlightened moment there, cause this is the first time I read a passage from Macbeth
Emmy cat Yeah. There's that verbatim quote, but did you notice (in Hamilton) he never says the name of the play, but only says "Macbeth" when referring to the character. "...to another Scottish tragedy" and "they think me Macbeth". That is because of the curse of Macbeth. It's quite interesting actually.
im huge fan of jon omg
these videos are superb.
What?😄 I just now realised that Lin Manuel Miranda took lines from Macbeth and put them into Hamilton. It's always great to notice those little "Easter eggs" 💙 Thanks Jon! I will look up all your favourites and be inspired by them👍🏼🙂
Apparently Lin originally wanted to use way more obscure Macbeth lines but after consulting with someone who runs the Shakespeare Festival and realizing how obscure it really was, he went with the "tomorrow and tomorrow . . ." instead.
It's fascinating that he chose pieces that I value almost as much but for completely different reasons. Definitely listen to the Requiem. I personally like the Neville Marriner (Academy of St. Martin in the Fields) recording. Marriner always does Mozart so well.
I love this! His Bill Wurtz inclusion makes me want to do one that's exclusively internet-based. History of Japan, some Neil Cicierega, 17776, Car Boys, and some fifth thing I can't think of?
thanks, jon. gonna go make something that makes someone feel something now :)
This was wonderful to watch, really educational :) and of course because it's Jon lol
beautiful incredible list Big Fan
Great video!
requiem is my all time favorite piece of music 💜💜 I used to love u and everything u do but now I AM IN LOVE WITH U YOU ARE THE ONE
and the speach from Macbeth? ?? and the history of Japan? !!this is too much 😍😍😍
i would have been 1st but i watched the video instead cos i love art and i love jon and this is amazing
+empty sky: It's better to watch the video before making a comment, so you can say something intelligent, heartfelt, or funny, or a constructive criticism... And related to the video.
Wait I love how Sarah Narrator Voice prefaced that "garbage PowerPoint" was Jon's words
I am a big fan of his!
can you do a case foe unfinished works of art ?
Oh man, I want in on one of these
I love how he read the tomorrow Soliloquy but, I don't know, I feel like it's the lost the "umfph" Shakespeare's actual soliloquy has
the lord of the rings!! the return of the king, such an incredible film
I could scroll twitter or watch After Ever After for the hundredth time
Really enjoyed this, like all the videos here. I find it unexpectedly difficult to put into more specific words...
ZERO DISLIKES LETS KEEP IT THIS WAY
My dearest Angelica
Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day
I trust you'll understand my reference to another amazing musical without my having to name the play
So - what are everyone else's five favourite works of art?
I'd go with - Alfred Lord Tennyson''s poem The Lady of Shalott, Rachmaninov's Isle of the Dead, the recent tv adaptation of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, Marilyn Manson's Holy Wood and last but not least John William Waterhouse's painting Miranda.
I would love to see Connor Franta in a video like this. he loves art and is super creative
Jon!!! whatcha doing here??
That Jungle Book poster is dope!
OML HE NOT DEAD
When he read macbeth all I could think of was William faulkner
Really enjoyed. Jon seems so sad in this though. I know a lot of his content has a dark twist to it but... :-(
Since there are so many other artworks ( maybe ) even greater than those one knows and there is no one that can know them all, I wonder what the point is to bring someone famous to tell us what are their favorite artworks... Do we get to know them better by that when some of the works we've never came across? If so, why does him or her deserves to be known better than anyone of us ( when, in fact, they are already famous )? Do his or her reference artworks deserve more to be known that all the others?...
WE READ THE SAME EDITION OF MACBETH IN MY SCHOoL
Let's be honest. He likes Mozart's requiem above everyone else's, because his last name sounds like "Mozart".
Do this with Dan and Phil ;)
more youtuber collabs please.
More in the works!
Poor Jon
I'm worried about him
He's always "joking" about crying and existential crises, but with a face that is absolutely screaming for help. I don't know if I read too much into it, but my heart breaks a little when he says things like this
If you're reading this, Jon, sending you warm hugs & hoping you'll get better soon💞🌼💛
+Julia Prohaska; I think you're assuming too much without knowing him in person. Everyone has existential crisis, harsh times or negative emotions once in a while. And artists often are particularly sensitive.
I think he makes jokes because when you talk about things that moves your heart or the fact that you're not always happy, that is showing vulnerability and it can be awkward. But we're all awkward sometimes, it's good to have a sense of humor.
In any case, he doesn't need your pity. I know you have good intentions, but your comment would probably make him feel bad.
Spring Awakening is a good choice, although if I were to choose a musical I might go for Tick Tick Boom instead.
too bad jon's not so much a youtuber so much as a guy who uploads maybe once a year.
WHEN WILL HE POOOOOOST
It’s not a march for god sake it’s a mass for the dead.
I love this and I love Jon's choices....and yet, I couldn't help but notice the artists that are Jon's favorites are mostly white guys. (note that I don't know Bill Wurtz and am super aware that musicals and movies take a city of artists to create, still the writers are and protagonists of those two selections are white guys) I wonder if it's because Jon is a white guy (which is not a crime, please don't pounce on me scary internet) or if it's because historically white guys got the spotlight...and often still do. Either way, I hope art continues to diversify so when folks make lists like these we see the full range of humanity reflected. Don't get me wrong - Shakespeare would definitely make my list too but also probably definitely Lin-Manuel Miranda would be there too. And probably Beyonce. But I don't know, I'd have to think more.
Or that a lot of well known western artists from the past are white men? I'm sure there were women and people of colour creating all kinds of art at the time, but because they didn't have as high a social standing they were less likely to be recognised and celebrated at the time, so people are less likely to have heard of them now. If you haven't gone of your way to find out about historical art by women or people of colour, you might to be aware of any, whereas at least in England pretty much everyone has heard of Mozart and Shakespere even if they're never listened to a requiem or read/watched a full play. It's a very unfortunate whitewashing of history.
Or... maybe it is just a coincidence
sleepingAsAsheep Unless we consume lots of diverse art there's no way to have diverse favorites. It's definitely a challenge when it comes to movies and any classic author or composer. Hint: The majority of those creators are white guys. It's a systemic problem, not a Jon problem. Jon is great and has lovely taste. I still notice the lack of diversity and wonder how his choices would differ if history wasn't full of white supremacy.
Don't overthink or over analyze. Just take his choices for what they are. His choices. To overthink someone's choices is to judge that person. To judge is to be prejudiced.
UGH.
Dear Art Assignment, you shouldn't have included that spoiler about Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the History of Japan video. That's one of the most powerful and terrifying moments on TH-cam and you just trivialized and ruined it for anyone who hasn't seen the video.
Thumbs down.
Why?
Frankie Velasco ^^