1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
One concept I learned from this video is that installation art is three-dimensional artwork that uses the space around it and within it. It forces the viewer to interact with the whole environment around them. Another concept I learned was that a carver must use feelings to put life back in the shape and sculptors first draw out their ideas on paper and then use clay to sculpt out the figures. Models who pose feel like their soul is being dissected and that they aren't able to hide their inner most feelings. The last concept I learned was the fact that the organization of the crystalline structure determines the quality of the product. Fine China and bricks and floor tiles are made from different types of clay using different temperatures to obtain their quality.
2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
These videos relate with the readings from Chapters 11 and 12 in the text because they are about about sculptural and craft art. They both explore three-dimensional art techniques and how they are made. The first video on stone sculpture relates to Chapter 11, the artist in the video uses the casting and , carving and modeling techniques discussed in the reading. As in the video we see site specific installation art discussed in Ch. 11 as well, with Thomas Hirchehorn and Louis Bourgeois used as examples of artists who make this kind of work. Glass and ceramics are discussed in chapter 12 which describe them as art of daily life or craft art.
3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the topics: Sculpture, Installation, and Craft?
In my opinion, the felt the videos helped me understand the concepts easier than the text did because I am more of a visual learner. The videos broke the information down and made it easier for me to comprehend the information.
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