Video #1
1. Explain why you selected the video you choose from the selection listed above.
It was chosen for me! :)
2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
The Venus is much smaller than I thought. She was made with great care and skill, deliberately created by the nomads and parts of her were exaggerated while others ignored. This concept continued for thousands of years. Research done on seagulls could provide the answer as to why certain features were ignored and others were not. The baby chicks are stimulated by the red stripe on her beak to nudge it for food. The brains of the hunter gatherers were prerogrammed to exaggerate certain features above others.
3. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
The way that previous people influenced later ones ties into the video in the way that scientists and researchers today go back and try to reverse engineer why ancient peoples did things in the way that they did.
4. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?
I liked this film. This subject matter is not my favorite so it makes it a little less dry, being able to watch a video as opposed to reading from a textbook.
Video #2
1. Explain why you selected the video you choose from the selection listed above.
I chose this video due to its title. I wanted to know more about the Greek influence on the human figure in art. It is also one of my favorite ancient civilizations to learn about.
2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
Greeks captured the true human condition rather than a perfect, unrealistic form. They looked to convey emotion. This translates into how we view ourselves. The turning point in western art came when the Greeks began to create an individual person and the ability to depict the soul.
3. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
This video again shows the movement from surrealism to realism. The text relates the movement from Roman sculptures from very picturesque portraits to more human like concepts with natural feature, wrinkles, etc.
4. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?
I liked this film. It helps to solidify the change from "ideal" sculpture to more natural human figure.
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