Week 9: Art Making Material Exploration

1. What was it like using your hand as subject matter for a drawing?

When doing this project it was very different having to use my hand as the subject matter. However, I found this project entertaining because it was easier to look at the all the details since it is my hand.  

2. What media did you select - pencil or charcoal? Why?

The media I chose to use for this project was a pencil. I chose to use a pencil because when I made a mistake I was able to erase and start over. Another positive aspect about using this was that a pencil is easier to grasp than charcoal.

3. How did it feel to create a drawing with your non-dominant hand?

When drawing with my non-dominant hand it was obviously much more difficult for me since I don’t use that hand for writing or drawing purposes. Using this hand, made the process much slower and the drawing of my hand wasn’t as good.

4. Compare and contrast your final drawings. Do you think they are successful studies?

Based on my final drawings what I had predicted proved to be right. I knew that my left handed picture would most likely come out looking much better than the picture using my non-dominant hand.

5. Would you consider using your non-dominant hand to create artwork in the future?

I would not consider using my non dominant hand to create artwork in the future. I feel like this because my hand is very shaky and awkward to draw with. When using my  non dominant hand I am less able to control my movement as I do with my left hand. 

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Week 9: Blog Video Post

1. Explain why you selected each of the FOUR videos you choose from the selection listed above.
The four videos that I chose to watch were “The Drawings of Michelangelo”, “Leonardo da Vinci: The Mind of the Renaissance”, “Albrecht Durer: Image of a Master”, and “The Night to Watch (Rembrandt)”. I chose those four videos because their titles seemed interesting and it made me want to learn more on what they were about.

2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
When watching “The Drawings of Michelangelo” I felt the main concept of this video was the comparison of the different pieces of work that he created and it as well focuses on the tools, and techniques artist use. In the second video “Albrecht Durer: Image of a Master” I got to learn about more on his life and contributions to the northern Renaissance. The video mostly focuses on his some of the most important pieces he created. In the third video “Leonardo Da Vinci: The Mind of the Renaissance” the main thing I learned was the life of Leonardo from birth to his death. Lastly, the video I saw was “”The night to Watch” this film basically focuses on the many things that came about during this era.

3. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
I feel like in all these videos can relate to the readings from the text in many ways. I felt the most important thing that these videos show is that it goes more in debt  on renaissance art and what the artist has contributed during this time, which is what the text is all about.

4. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?
My opinion on the films is that they were much more interesting than last week’s videos. I felt the films I chose to watch were very detailed and informative. Overall the films added more debt to what I was learning about when reading the textbook.

Week Eight: Video Reviews

1. Explain why you selected each of the three videos you choose from the selection listed above. The first video I chose from the selection was “Late Gothic Art and Architecture: England”  and I chose it because I found this era to be very interesting and I felt the video really caught the transition that this style came by and how it carried on from the middle ages to the renaissance. The second video I chose was “The Birth of the Middle Ages” I chose this one I because I found it very interesting how this period came to be known as the dark one. Lastly, I chose “Cairo Museum” because I found it interesting how this museum is known for the great pieces of work that are inside and the history behind it.

2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned. In the “Late Gothic Art and Architecture: England” one key concept I learned was drastic art had transitioned into because of this style. In the second video “The Birth of the Middle Ages” one key concept I learned was how Japan also at the time had their own version of the middle ages this was very interesting to me since I never knew about it. The last key concept I learned in “Cairo Museum” was the famous pieces that are in this museum that I had never heard about it was quite interesting.

3. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text? I felt the videos had a lot to do with the readings in the textbook like many of the other videos I felt the videos just give a visual description of what was read in the textbook. I felt some of it was repetitive but it was informative at the same time.

4. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts? My opinion on these films was they weren’t as entertaining as past videos that I have seen. In the end, the reading in the textbook was dragging and quite boring. Even though the videos were better than the readings it still wasn’t as interesting as I expected.

Week 7 Blog: Video Review

1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
In the “Prairie Style” video I got to learn about Frank Lloyd Right and his style of architecture. In the video it explains how his style changed modern architecture and it shows example of architects that got inspired by his work to create something of their own. In the second video “Architecture: The Science of Design” I got to learn on how science can relate to architecture. I got to learn on how science is used to figure out ways to project skyscrapers from the environment and I also got to see a smart house get built. In the last video “Classical Architecture” it focuses mainly on the architecture of the Greek and the Romans. In this video I got to learn on how their architecture had a great influence on the architecture we see today.

2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
I felt like all three videos had a lot of similarities to what I read in the textbook. However, the video that I felt related more to the textbook was in “Classical Architecture” I feel this way because the book had a huge portion that focused on what the Greeks and Romans in what they have brought to architecture and how we have be inspired by them.

3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of Architecture?
I felt that the videos were okay, I don’t think they were amazing. However, I felt they were very informative and really got to the point of the information we needed to learn. I also felt like it gave more indebt information compare to the book and I found it more enjoyable then reading through the textbook.  

4. From the group of four that you had a choice: Why did you choose that film?

From the group of four videos I chose to watch “Last Call for Planet Earth” Sustainable Development and Architecture”.  I chose this video because the title was more appealing to me than any of the other videos and it made me want to learn more on what the video was going to be about. Overall, I enjoyed the video I got to learn on different ways to protect the earth from pollution and other horrible harms to the planet.