Friday, July 8, 2011

Video Review Week 6

VIDEOS REVIEWED:
More Human Than Human 
Cataclysm: The Black Death Visits Tuscany
Cairo Museum 
The Measure of All Things: Greek Art and the Human Figure

QUESTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. Explain why you selected each of the three videos you choose from the selection listed above.
2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?


SELECTED BECAUSE:
VIDEO 1: REQUIRED
VIDEO 2: I was attracted to the title, and I really enjoy learning about renaissance culture.
VIDEO 3: I wanted to learn more about Egyptian Art
VIDEO 4: I find Greek sculpture fascinating and wanted to know more about their use of the human figure

KEY CONCEPTS 
MORE HUMAN THAN HUMAN: 

-Use of unrealistic figures
-ancient ancestors: difficulty in finding evidence of their rise and demise
 -female form: same key features are exaggerated no matter where the statue is created
-brain has been trained to exaggerate certain female traits
-Eqpytian art and the human body
-Egyptian art and consistency
-Greek form: perfection
-Greeks transformation from realism to exaggeration

Cataclysm: The Black Death Visits Tuscany
-Black Plague
-dawn of the renaissance
-Christian mosaics
-Chrstian faith almost universal
-after-life for plaque victims
-suspicion and fear in Europe
-Flagelence
-Giotto
-developments between 1200-1350
-development of civic government

CAIRO MUSEUM 
-pharoahs
-the treasures of the Cairo museum
-the basement of the museum
-downtown Cairo
-valley of the kings

The Measure of All Things: Greek Art and the Human Figure
-realistic vs. stylistic
 -impact of human figure on human beings
-perfect form
-classical period of art
- produced idealized perfect forms
-portrait art
-gods: thought of as people but grander
-mobility
-trading affect on art
-moving away from Egyptian style and move to realism
-realism produces movement
-Olympics 



In this past module we learned about ancient cultures. All of these videos features ancient civilization and their impact on art.  I found the videos useful because they specific example of what the cultures contributed to the art world. What I found most interesting that I didn't learn from the reading was how the black plague affected art and the renaissance.  Also, I really enjoyed watching the video on Greek art. The video expanded on the history of Greek art and the reasons behind their use of realistic sculpture.

 I found the videos extremely useful. They helped expand my understanding of ancient civilizations. I sometimes find the videos a tad monotonous but the foundation of the videos do provide knowledge and important information that helped increase my understanding of the material we are supposed to be learning and analyzing.

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