Module 9 Video Blog

    1. I chose the two videos The Drawings of Michelangelo, and El Greco: Rediscovering a Master because the titles looked interesting.  I remember reading about Michelangelo and Greco in the textbook and I found them fascinating.  I wanted to learn a little bit more about them.  

    2.The Drawings of Michelangelo talks about the many different sketches that Michelangelo created.  All of the speakers considered him a creator when they looked at his sketches.  It also talked about why Michelangelo destroyed his own sketches.  However, current people within the art world are glad that he wasn’t able to destroy them all because they help them have an insight into his life.  El Greco: Rediscovering a Master talked about the rediscovery of El Greco.  Most people had forgotten about him until Picasso and Rusinol helped his work reemerge into the artistic world.  It continues to prove how El Greco’s work influenced that of Picasso and Rusinol.  You can see similar techniques and characteristics within all of their art.   

    3. The videos further the information that the textbook talks about.  For example, the textbook talks about the Sistine chapel and Michelangelo.  It also mentions El Greco within the textbook.  These videos take this information deeper and expand our knowledge of these artists.

    4. I found these films interesting.  They helped me understand what life was like for El Greco and showed me that Michelangelo was ashamed of his sketches because they showed people that he second guessed himself.  They take the readings and art concepts to a new level because they show how the artists used each concept within their own work.  The videos also show how the concepts were interpreted by the artist in order to make it their own work.  

Exploring Line Project

1. It was weird using my hand as a subject matter because it was surprisingly hard to draw.  I never realized how many lines and how much shading actually goes into a hand.

2. I chose pencil because I felt that it was easier to draw with.  If I made a mistake, I could erase it. 

3. It was pretty hard to draw with my right hand which is my non-dominant hand.  It's hard enough drawing with my left hand let alone try to draw with my right.

4. I do not think they are successful drawings.  When I started out, they looked like hands, and then I tried to add in the lines.  The entire drawing went downhill from there.  The drawing of my right hand looks better than my left however.

5. I wouldn't use my non-dominant hand in the future because it was such a struggle.  It was extremely hard to even try to navigate the pencil. 

Module 8: Blog

1.       I choose to watch Cataclysm: The Black Death Visits Tuscany because it looked interesting to me.  I like to choose videos that pop out at me when I go to choose one.  I have always found the Black Death fascinating so I really enjoyed the video.

2.       More Human Than Human talked about how images run every societies life, why do images have a huge impact and power over people, and different arts that were created in different cultures throughout time.  When they talked about Egypt, I was stunned at the differences that were made there between what was created before them.  Cataclysm: The Black Death Visits Tuscany is about Sienna and Florence and how they overcame the Black Death.  It talks about how the obsession with the higher power brought their world into the Higher Renaissance.

3.       The videos stress the importance of what we read in the textbook.  The textbook talked about the history of the world and how art had an impact on it.  These videos, More Human than Human, and Cataclysm: The Black Death Visits talk more about the history of art as the world progressed into the present.  It shows how we got to where we are now.

4.       I found the videos extremely fascinating.  They stress what happened throughout history.  As a History concentration, this was right up my alley.  I really enjoyed learning more about how art has progressed into what it is today.  It also shows how the art concepts and principals came about.  Looking through the progression, you can tell which concepts and principals came about when.    

Video Blog

1. Imperial Rome, Ostia, and Portus: Ancient Architecture and Technology had many key concepts.  Some of them were how the cities were constructed, the materials used, and how they made the cities work.  This was interesting because as time went by, some of the materials changed for buildings, but not how cities were constructed and functioned.  Last Call For Planet Earth: Sustainable Development and Architecture talked about how to make eco-friendly architecture.  Some ideas that were mentioned were the green roof technology that we read about in the text, and solar energy.

2. They take the readings from the text and go more in depth on the topic of Architecture.  For example, the video on Rome talks about materials that are used and the video on eco-friendly architecture talks about the green roof technology.

3. I really enjoyed the films.  I thought they were extremely interesting and informative.  They added depth to Architecture because they start at the beginning and talk about how it came about.  From there, they moved forward.

4. I chose these films based off of the titles.  I choose two that sounded interesting to me.

Peer Reviewing

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I completely agreed with the pictures both of my classmates used to portray the elements and principles.  Most of their pictures had more than one element or principle.  The only picture that was the same was Bois-Tiges De Fer.  My classmate selected it because he thought it was multiple different artworks in once.  I chose it because it made me stand there for a good ten minutes trying to figure out if the wire actually said a word.  The only piece that really jumped at me was made by Francesco Clemente called Son.  It was really interesting to look at because it looked like some people released lanterns into the sky and a few of them got caught in a tree.  It really stands out to me.  I think it was really informative to see what my other classmates had come up with.  Project 1 was really cool to look at because some of the pictures that they included were really awesome.  I find my peer comments to be helpful because they let me know what they thought.  Sometimes I wasn't sure if what I submitted was right but this definitely tells you either way.  

Module Six Video Review

1.       Through the Eyes of a Sculptor talked about a lot of key concepts.  It starts off by explaining about the certain stones that are usually used within the realm of sculpting.  It also talks about the restoration process and what the sculptor goes through in order to complete the process.  They also go in depth on why they replace some sculptures with a recreation in order to preserve a building.  Glass and Ceramics also talks about some key concepts.  How to create glass is one of the main concepts of this movie.  It talks about glass blowing and stained glass windows.  The main idea is to talk about the process of creating glass and ceramics. 

2.       The movies called Eyes of a Sculptor and Glass and Ceramics relate to the readings in the textbook in many ways.  The textbook talks about each separate topic, but doesn’t go as in depth as the movies do.  So, the textbook introduces the topics to its readers, and the movies continue the learning as you go through the movies.

3.        I found the movies interesting.  I thought they were a little long, but they really added to what we read in the textbook.  The movies also help to understand the topics of sculpture, installation, and craft because they really break them down.  They talk about the process of each, what materials go into each, and how an artist can complete what they are trying to complete.