The Great Wave;
- Some of the key concepts I learned from this video include the well known Japanese painter, Katsushika Hokusai lived to be 110 years old. Also, he began sketching at the age of 6. He is known and great for creating figures that has naturalistic movement with various textures that can be identified throughout his painting.
Early photography;
- The most important facts I took from this video involves the making of daguerreotypes becoming known across the world. I learned that techniques inventor Louis Daguerre sold his formula to the French Government so it could be freely available to the public without patent restrictions. This formula and invention being made to the public spread all across the world, becoming extremely popular in the US.
Death of Marat;
- Within this video, I learned about the established painter, Jacques Louis David who painted the Death of Marat in 1793. Before this painting occurred, David joined the Jacobin club, 1792 which consisted of a group with the most violent revolutionaries, who served the Revolutionary Government. I also learned that the Revolutionary Government asked David to create a series of three images that would heroize new martyrs of the Revolution, leading to the Death of Marat painting.
Manet;
- The key concepts I took away from this video involves the painter, Edouard Manet creating, A Bar at the Folies-Bergere, 1882. A painting that takes place in a cafe concert and bar with entertainment that included circus like acrobatics. I also grasped that the woman in the painting is staring at her reflection in a mirror, having the mirror be a reminder that a canvas is seeing a reflection of what the world was like at the time.
Delacroix;
- Having watched the video, I learned Eugene Delacroix, artist of Liberty Leading the People, July 28 1830 was generally painted for history purposes. This painting represents what the country of France direly needed at the time, which was Freedom. From the video, I also learned that the woman within the picture holding the flag resembles The Statue of Liberty in NY, encountering the land of the free. This painting is filled with movement throughout, color and contrast, having the elements and principles of design fully present.
Monet;
- Some of the key concepts I learned from this video include the artist Claude Monet creating the poplars series in 1891 based on the light changes outside across the sky. I learned that according to a friend of Monet, he only had seven minutes to work on a single canvas before the lights changed and the affect he was looking for within his painting was gone.
Cassatt;
- Within this video, some of the concepts I learned involves the artist Mary Cassatt painting The Child's Birth, 1893 of a mother and daughter showing a bond and intimacy. The painting includes attention that is being shown by the mother and daughter of their bodies, which people can tend to overlook. The artist captured one of the most purest relationship forms, which is the connection and love a mother and child shares.
2.) How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
- The videos relate to the readings in the text because they create perspective to what was seen from the videos. The texts gave insightful information to such pieces like the Marat, providing more background information than the video had.
3.) What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to your understanding of the readings and art concepts?
- In my opinion, the films were easy to watch and insightful. I really enjoyed the back and forth natural conversation flow between Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker among the videos. They add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts due to seeing the specific artwork that is discussed through video. Since I am a visual leaner, I was able to visually grasp and see the detail within the work, along with the descriptions occurring when describing them.
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