1. Explain why you selected each of the TWO videos you choose from the selection listed above.
The two videos I chose for this assignment are Abstract Expressionism and Pop: Art of the ‘50s and ‘60s and Andy Warhol: Image of an Image. For the first video, Abstract Expressionism and Pop: Art of the ‘50s and ‘60s, I chose this video because I learned about art of the 50s and 60s in a history class along with a huge project, which also involved the art from that time period and I really enjoyed that class and the project so I thought it would be interesting to watch a video that related to that subject. For the second video, Andy Warhol: Image of an Image, I chose this video because I am familiar with the name Andy Warhol, but I was also interested in finding out what was meant by image of an image in the title.
2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
For the first video, Abstract Expressionism and Pop: Art of the ‘50s and ‘60s, the key concept I learned in this video was how differently artists are starting to express themselves in this time period, especially with abstract and unique pieces. One of the key concepts I learned in this video, which I have always thought was strange, was how the artist piles on paint in blobby messes all over the canvas, I never thought of this carefully enough before watching this video, but I was able to learn that it creates a unique aspect to the painting, which draws the viewers attention in to the painting while still having the viewer look at the piece as a whole as well. I thought the way they talk about abstract art and piling on the paint in this video was very interesting as I have never really thought about it before.
For the second video, Andy Warhol: Image of an Image, the key concept I learned in this video was literally what I was hoping to learn, which was the meaning one the title of the video, being silkscreen when referring to image of an image in the title. The key concept I learned was that silkscreening was used for artwork and photography, I thought this was interesting because when I think of silkscreening something, I think of only doing it on clothing and not for artistic purposes. Silkscreening is something that I have never done or really seen done before so I thought it was interesting to watch and learn about the processes of it. Something new I learned from it was before an image can be transferred to a silkscreen it must be enlarged several times and nowadays silkscreens are made of mesh instead of silk. I thought altogether silkscreening is a very interesting and unique process.
2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
The videos do relate to the book very well, especially with the second video I watched on Andy Warhol, being that the book went into great detail about him and his personal life. As for the first video I watched, the book didn't seem to relate as much with what I watched in the video, but I did finish the book well before watching these videos. Overall I did think the videos related well with the book on related topics as they have all semester with each chapter we read and I do think they do a good job in enhancing the learning experience, especially with people who are not strong readers.
3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?
My opinion of the films were very good, as I particularly liked the second video I watched on Andy Warhol and silkscreening, I also liked that it was more of an appropriate length being around 30 minutes rather than an hour long video. But I did like both of the videos, as I also learned a lot from both of them, and very interesting things that I am glad I got the opportunity to learn, with my favorite thing being the silkscreening process. Overall I to think the videos assed depth to the understanding of the readings and art concepts because it gives an added amount of learning, with different approaches of teaching it, with the videos giving more of a visual aid and the book going more in-depth with information. Altogether I do think the videos are an interesting part of the learning process for this class as they are helpful to people who are not so strong readers like me.
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