Module 12

1. Explain why you selected each of the TWO videos you choose from the selection listed above.

I picked the first video because I have interest in Andy Warhol and for the second video I just chose it at random I really had no specific reason. 

2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

While watching the Andy Warhol: Images of an Image I learned a lot more about his work. For example, he took newspaper clips and enlarged them with a projector, used stencils and acrylic paints. Another thing that I learned from watching this video is that in order to send a photo through a silk screen the original image must first be enlarged several times. While watching the second video Uncertainty: Modernity and Art i also learned a couple of interesting facts. One including modern art responds to modern life and 1930s Nazism uncertainty seen as a sickness. 

3. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?

The reading and the videos had had a lot in common. Art has gone through a lot of different stages and has there has been a lot of different types of art. 

4. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?

I did enjoy watching both videos. I thought that they complimented the reading well. 

Module 11

1. Explain why you selected each of the TWO videos you choose from the selection listed above. I chose the videos "Mystic North" and "Expressionism" as my two video choices. I decided to choose these because I didn't really know much about either of these areas and wanted to explore them further. 

2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned. Both videos shared very similar key concepts. The artists that they mentioned were breaking away from the old ways of art. They were changing the lighting in which was used in their paintings to create different effects, and adding more impressionism than the earlier masters. In the second video artist also were taking more time to create emotion with the use of colors and other techniques. 

3. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text? The video helped me gain more understanding of the artist during these times. They also helped me understand the motivation and meaning behind their painting more than the reading did. 

4. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts? I enjoyed both films very much. They were both very interesting to watch and I enjoyed learning about all the different artists and their artwork. 

Art Gallery Visit

When I went to the Penney Art Center the exhibit that stood out the most to me was Philip Burke's. His theme was based of Milan Kundera's novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being, and it was called "The Likeness of Being." 

There was a very crisp clean feeling to the gallery as I walked around it, but it also had that sens of homey aspect to it as well. The layout of the gallery perfectly allowed the artwork to standout not overshadow others. 

My top 3 favorite piece in the exhibit were Joey Ramone, George W. Bush, and Neil Young. There was something different in each portrait that stood out me the most. The bold red background in the George W. Bush piece really draws a person's attention to it especially with the contrasting bright colors used in the face. I was really intrigued by the light to dark scaled colors used in the Neil Young portrait to create the face along with the weird angle it was drawn. Lastly, I liked that there wasn't a great use of bright bold color used in the Joey Ramone portrait but it still seemed to stand out all the same with the small amount that was used.

The most interesting part of the art gallery visit was actually taking the time to look at the gallery itself rather than just the art pieces. I don't think many people realize just how important the layout of the art gallery is to out they experience an exhibit. 

1. What was it like using your hand as subject matter for a drawing? It was pretty fun to use my hand as the subject. Although it did get annoying after a while. 

2. What media did you select - pencil or charcoal? Why? I used pencil because I didn't have charcoal and don't have much experience using it either.

3. How did it feel to create a drawing with your non-dominant hand? It wasn't that bad using my non-dominant hand since I do the same thing all the time either using it to right or draw for fun. 

4. Compare and contrast your final drawings. Do you think they are successful studies? I hadn't realized that I drew different sides of my hand until I uploaded them. Both were pretty hard to draw for me. I think they were successful studies.

5. Would you consider using your non-dominant hand to create artwork in the future? Probably it was really funny to draw my right hand and I was more carefree since I wasn't expecting it to come out too great anyway.

 

Module 9

1. Explain why you selected each of the TWO videos you choose from the selection listed above. I chose the video about Michelangelo because he was an artist I was very familiar with and have always been interested in. I than chose the video about Albrecht Durer for the opposite reason, because he was not someone I knew, and i thought it would be interesting to learn more him. 

2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned. One of the key concepts that was mentioned in the first video was the effects that Michelangelo had on the history of art. The second video focused a lot on Albrecht Durer's achievement, and that he was one of the greatest artists during the Renaissance.

3. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text? The both talked about hoe great these artists actually were and how important they were to the history of art. 

4. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts? Both videos were very interesting to watch. They including many things that I hadn't know already.