Video review

In the lowdown on lowbrow video I discovered that Lowbrow artist are considered to lack taste in art and  most artists do not want to be associated with “lowbrow” artist and take offense if they are considered a lowbrow artist. 

In the An acquiring mind video I discovered that Philippe de Montebello was the longest served director of the Metropolitan museum of art which was 31 years.

In the video Bones of contention I learned that in 1976 IOWA passed first law protecting Native American burial Sites.

In the displaying modern art video I discovered that The national galleria of british art opened Millbank London 1987.

I must say I am still unsure of the theme of my project so I can't really say any of the videos are related to my project them but I will say that the Lowdown on Lowbrow has an influence on me because I loved some the art in the video with the colors and animation, it was really interesting and eye catching to me. I really enjoyed watching the videos but I have to say the lowbrow video was my favorite and the fact that it has an influence on my project is just evidence. 

Module 12 video review

The reasons I chose the videos "Abstract expressionism and pop" and "Uncertainty" was because I remembered reading about the topics and I wanted to see what the videos had to discuss and how much more detailed it would be considering the videos usually are.

In the video "Abstract expressionism" I learned that Franz Kline’s was born in Pennsylvania 1910 moved/settled to NY in 1930s and in the video "Uncertainty"I learned that -->Abstract art is considered hard to love because most feel it takes to much thought and it causes uncertainty.

The videos covered many of the topics discussed in the readings but more in detail in my opinion and helped give me more of an understanding of the topics being discussed and this is why I usually enjoy the videos more compared to the readings.

Module 11

All paintings above are by Clyfford Still are titled “Gift of the artist” and were created in 1964.They were all created with oil paints on canvas with ceiling light to bring out the colors while they are placed bare with no frame on white walls separate from other paintings from different collections.

Each painting is said to be an episode in a personal history, and an entry in a journal. All of Still’s paintings were in close proximity of each other in the museum because he believed that his art should not be separated from one another or exhibited with the work of other artists because he felt they could only be understood as part of a whole—the whole being the evolution of his entire life's work.

The paintings look very similar with colors and style but they all have a different meaning behind them and the meanings were unavailable. A viewer can stand back from Still’s paintings and see these similarities without moving very far or much movement of their body.

Module 11

The reason I chose the videos DaDa and surrealism and the impact on cubism was because I remembered reading about these topics and I wanted to how much the video had to offer compared to the readings.


In the video DaDa and Surrealism I learned that Kurt Schwitters was forced to leave Germany by Nazi’s in 1933…..In the video The impact of cubism I learned that Marcel Duchamp’s Sad Young Man on a Train (1911), was said to be a self portrait and he was 24 when he created it.

I feel the video's relate to the readings by it being the same topic discussed but the videos were more in-depth compared readings because it went deeper into the topic and discussed other things related to the topic. I felt the videos were good and helped give me a better understanding on things discussed in the readings.

Module 10

 


All the masks above inspired me in some way with creating my mask. In image one the colors really inspired me, I felt the elements of colors used to bring life to these mask were very beautiful. They were very warm and inviting, this is what caught my eyes. In image two and three the feathers are what inspired me. I loved how the colors of the feathers blended (unity) so well with the color/style of the mask. To me it brought life/creativity to the masks.

While creating my mask I used the elements of color and unity along with line structure and variety to blend everything together to make my mask complete. I thought this mask creating project was pretty fun once I was able to finally complete it. I think I wouldn't mind doing this again in the near future just for fun.

Video review

The reason I picked these two videos because I figured they were both about African art due to the titles of the film.

I learned a few things from these videos. In the video African art: Legacy of Oppression, I learned there are over 250,000 pieces of African art in the Belgium's Tervuren museum and in the African Art video I learned that most African masks are created with wood and straw and do not last much longer than 200years, as the ones on display in museums.

The videos are defiantly related to readings with the simple fact they are discussing the same topics and some of the same art. I always enjoy the videos because they go more in depth and hearing someone talk helps give more clarity on things if you ask me.

I really enjoyed these videos as usual, I thought they were interesting and I loved looking at all the different types of African art and learning more details of them.