Module 13/14

1.    The first video that I watched was An Acquiring Mind; Philippe de Montebello and The Metropolitan,  I think some really good points were bought out, such as how some pieces need specific lighting to be seen the way they were supposed to yet some pieces should remain as shards instead of recreating, or fixing them, all in all these pieces are to be respected in whatever form they are in. The second video that I watched was Tate Modern. In this there were quite a number on concepts that stood out such as, how you don’t need to understand the history and thoughts going in to the works in order to understand the exhibits, each person will have their own opinions, yet they will be within the lines that the artists provided. Another one that stood out to me was that while most of the world believes if two artists are opposites they will not blend in a good way, while sometimes that is what complements them, and allows them to blossom further.  The last video I proceeded to watch was, The Lowdown on Lowbrow. This one was very interesting to watch and unlike the previous two, there were quite a few pop culture’s references, while most of the artists talked about seemed to like the idea of consumerism, which helped this type of art take off. At this point it was mentioned how many of these artworks were complied with a large amount of opinions, between pop art, surrealism and works that created quite a commotion.

2.    While I didn’t think the last video helped me in the creation, both of the other’s played a small role, from putting the exhibit together in a sense that it made it flow and allowing me to understand the way art curators used all of the information. This let me follow the steps creating the project.

3.    The films were all interesting in their own ways while some information wasn’t used, I did use some of it to outline my project.

Module 11

1.       I picked Matisse and Picasso, as well as Expressionism, both of which are videos that caught my eye, just because they were interesting to me.

2.       Matisse and Picasso were extremely different people, but alike in the sense of creating their famous works. Both pushed the boundaries of the art world in their time and created a new era. Expressionism was a way of expressing the artists inner thoughts, through an alteration, vivid and rich ways of breaking the boundaries.

3.       I think the videos relate to the texts, while they had a lot of the same information, they also gave a different view of this information by reinterpreting the information to an easier understanding.

4.       I enjoyed the films a lot, I learn new things in how certain aspects of the impact all these skills adapted modern art.

Module 10

1.    I decided to watch Buddhism and African Art. I chose these because I have never really investigated Buddhism, whereas on the other side I grew up in Africa and went to school with many people from different countries within the continent.

2.    Some interesting concepts that I took from these videos were that, in Buddhism art gives off a sense of serenity, I also found out that the largest Buddhist temple is Borobudur, in another country that I have lived in. In African art, traditions played a large role into their works, from symbolism, sculptures and masks. Art was used in a day to day basis, often bringing good will on their hunts, they used many materials that were easily found, yet perishable leaving a limited amount of works of an older age.

3.    These videos both relate to the texts, while I still feel the same way I usually do, the videos can give viewers a more in depth and better understanding of the cultures.

4.    Both videos were very informative, for me I liked watching the African art one better just because it brought me back to my childhood and the art and culture, I grew up around.

Module 12

1.     Uncertainty: Modernity and Art and Abstract Expressionism and Pop were the two videos that I chose to look at not only because the titles were interesting but because they are more of the works that I’m not as familiar with. I know of some works in each style but haven’t studied them closely.

2.     In Uncertainty: Modernity and Art, I really liked how the mentioned Hitler before his political career and how he went in to be an artist, yet he wasn’t good at it at all. I never realized how that was a part of his life. And in Abstract Expressionism and Pop– I like how the idea of how expressionism wasn’t focused on realism yet more on the color concept instead as well as how they were able to predict what would be achieved in the end.

3.    Both the textbooks and the videos talk about the same items being mentioned. While the texts give specific examples, the videos are able to give more depth the to story.

4.    I like watching the videos they always show more depth than what one can read.