Yup, that certainly was one of those advertising mantras that certainly stuck with me as a kid.  You know, growing up, you never really know how much you absorb. For a better chunk of my childhood, I learned a ton of stuff from the Muppets and their friends on Sesame Street.  Here are some old and new examples about how they passed on knowlege of art to us.  If you haven't seen these before, you're in for a treat :)

1) How to behave in a museum. Granted not many of us wanted to eat the art work, but the same sentiment of "Don't touch it" still comes through. (The whole museum special is online, so if you have time, check it out, it's kind of cute :)

2) Here's a witty clip about a studio worker trying to hang and label Salvador Dada's work. If you are confused by the punchline, it's basically saying that not everything has to be logical and make sense.

4)  In the newer seasons, you can even learn about art using other languages. I love their little lamb character, she is super cute and hilarious!

5) Finally, what I am most proud of, is how they are using celebrities to teach kids through song. Because if you don't know your primary and secondary colors after this number, then I just give up ;)

Continuing on in my streak of Art History that can be awesome, here is the work of Larry Moss, a genius who recreates famous paintings using balloons.  Kudos Larry, I tip my hat to you.

As we get into our studies in art at school, I have been hearing comments to the effect of "Art history is boring, it's not important and it has nothing to do with art."  Hahahaha you're joking right? Look guys, I know that history can seem a bit dull at times, but it is our foundation. It is where we start. All of our cultural ideas come from what others have dared to do in the past despite being ridiculed and rejected in their own time.  We study their techniques and apply them to our own work.  Art screams "APPROPRIATION!"! Without a background in the greats, how will you be able to enjoy gems like these.....

When I first saw this on the internet, I'll admit I laughed.  It's titled "Art is better with Cats".  I don't know if I'd say they're necessarily aesthetically better, but they are certainly are funnier.