1.1 I chose the two videos The Drawings of Michelangelo, and El Greco: Rediscovering a Masterbecause the titles looked interesting. I remember reading about Michelangelo and Greco in the textbook and I found them fascinating. I wanted to learn a little bit more about them.
2.The Drawings of Michelangelo talks about the many different sketches that Michelangelo created. All of the speakers considered him a creator when they looked at his sketches. It also talked about why Michelangelo destroyed his own sketches. However, current people within the art world are glad that he wasn’t able to destroy them all because they help them have an insight into his life. El Greco: Rediscovering a Master talked about the rediscovery of El Greco. Most people had forgotten about him until Picasso and Rusinol helped his work reemerge into the artistic world. It continues to prove how El Greco’s work influenced that of Picasso and Rusinol. You can see similar techniques and characteristics within all of their art.
3. The videos further the information that the textbook talks about. For example, the textbook talks about the Sistine chapel and Michelangelo. It also mentions El Greco within the textbook. These videos take this information deeper and expand our knowledge of these artists.
4. I found these films interesting. They helped me understand what life was like for El Greco and showed me that Michelangelo was ashamed of his sketches because they showed people that he second guessed himself. They take the readings and art concepts to a new level because they show how the artists used each concept within their own work. The videos also show how the concepts were interpreted by the artist in order to make it their own work.
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