1. Explain why you selected each of the TWO videos you
choose from the selection listed above.
I choose the videos the video “The Power of Art: Caravaggio” because, it talks about the passion that
the artist has for his body of work. I also picked the video “The Greek
Awakening: Art from the 5th Century BC”, I mainly decided on this because
of it length, it being the shortest video.
2 . For each video list/discuss the key concepts you
learned.
The keys concepts I learned from “The Power of Art: Caravaggio” are that; the artist never wanted his
pieces to be publicly viewed and so destroyed many of them, he was very fixated
on the perfect athletic bodies, and that he carried a sense of mystery about
himself which turned out to make his works more valuable. As for “The Greek Awakening: Art from the 5th
Century BC” l learned that a movement of realism in art started among Greek
culture in that time, at that time there was more of a focus on pottery and not
paintings, lastly that there was a high association of women and fertilization reflected
in their art.
3. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
Just like in the texted, they are both focused on the lives
of individuals in ancient times and how the art of that time was establishing
and how culture and location effected this, also the fact that it showed the
story behind some iconic artist.
4. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth
to understanding of the readings and art concepts?
I didn’t mind
the films, because it was interesting and contained so much information. I got more of an understanding of the artistes and there thought process of how they became as famous or infamous as they
were. Also there gave me more visual reference of ancient times and their art.
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