Week Six: Video Review

Module #6:

Blog: Video Review:

1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
In the first video “Through the Eyes of the Sculptor” I learned I learned the true process of what it takes to create a sculpture. I got to see how long of a process it is to create an incredible piece. From this video I learned that in order to make sure the stone is useful they knock around it with a hammer and depending on the sound you can tell whether it’s solid or has a crack. I also learned that many sculptures take form in marble, clay, and stone.  
In the second video “Glass and Ceramics”, I learned about the most two traditional glass-making techniques; glass blowing and stained glass windows. I got to learn how glass is made. It’s made from sand which is interesting how sand is then set in fire with other components. I never knew how long it took to create a glass cup it is a very long process a lot of fire, twist and turning. Last thing I learned was about glass windows and how they use certain colors to make sure it portrays light. They start off with a small outline of it then into a huge sketch then numbers. It’s Very interesting to see how long it takes and its process to make such a beautiful piece.
In the last video “Installation Art” I got to learn about what defines installation of art and it provides the number of examples of what elements are used to represent this. I learned that the definition of installation art is anything that takes up space and defines the space. I also learned that its one of the most popular things to do and it all depends on what the artist wants to do.

2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
I felt like the videos related to the chapters in the textbook entirely. I think this because I felt the textbook was an introduction to what we would be learning this week. However, I feel all three of these videos illustrated the information in more depth. For example, the text book talked about the different materials used when making a sculpture in the video I got to see those exact materials used however, through the video I got to see what it looks like the title it has during the process of making a piece of work.

3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the topics: Sculpture, Installation, and Craft?

I felt that the first two films “Through the Eyes of the Sculptor” and “Glass and Ceramics” were the most interesting because the tone was entertaining it wasn’t boring monotone voices like many of these other videos we have to watch. I also felt it showed the most information and I got to learn a lot from it. On the other hand, the last video wasn’t intriguing to me I got bored with it pretty quickly.  As I said before it adds more depth because in the textbook it was just text that I read while in the video I got to see how these materials are really used.