After going through the list of
videos I chose three that I thought would be the most entertaining. The standards that I set for picking these
films included my passion for history, art, and Greek philosophy, which in turn
made specific films stand out.
Furthermore, another reason why I chose the three films is because they
are closely related to the material that has been recently covered in class. I thought by implementing my particular
interests into the relevant coursework that it would allow a greater appreciation
and understanding towards the inquiry to art.
Additionally, from watching the various films I was able to learn new
things that brought a sense of fondness and a more thorough comprehension of
the art world.
More Human than Human
In this film there were many
educational concepts that I retained and will be able to transfer in my life
professionally and personally.
Specifically, the most prevalent idea was how the film discussed how
each culture incorporated the human body in many of their works of art. Whether it was realistic, unrealistic, or a
form of memorial each civilization used depictions of the human body as a
representation of art. Moreover, another educational lesson that I was
able to comprehend and utilize in a useful manner was in regards to the
consistency that the Egyptians carried through their human body artwork
throughout each period in their civilization.
By learning this I was able to acknowledge how traditions in art are carried
on and how significant it can be in cultures.
It is as if each artist builds or evolves from each other and implements
the evolution of art into their particular piece.
The Greek Awakening: Art from 5th
Century BC
This film was great because of the
history involved and how it pertains to Western civilization. Particularly I thought that how the film
discussed the revolution of arts, theatre, philosophy, and other elements of
the culture was fundamental for understanding the entire film. Without acknowledging the foundation of the
art field it would be difficult to understand why and how the culture created
specific works of art. Greek
architecture and realism would not have an in depth understanding that is known
today without the revolution in ideas and art, it is these components that
engineered and developed the Greek civilization which then transitioned into
the development of the Western world today.
The Measure of All Things: Greek Art and
the Human Figure
For this film I was able to take
away the specific materials and thinking that the Greek artists used in regards
to their creativity. Moreover, the
discussion of the film allowed me to understand how this culture viewed art and
the human body. Their use of realism in
sculptures and pottery demonstrates how serious and sophisticated they were in
everything that they did, well in my opinion at least. Lastly, the Greek obsession with realism and
movement illustrates how they were fascinated with the human body; this
fascination suggests that the Greek’s understood how vital humankind had become
in changing the world and understanding it.
Each of these videos related to the
material in this module in a plausible fashion.
With watching these videos I was able to comprehend the reading and pictures
of artwork with a clearer understanding.
They allowed a deeper vision to be brought to light and gave a
conclusion that exemplified why learning about this subject matter is
necessary. Basically, it gave an
appreciation and comprehension to how art has evolved and why it is done in
specific forms currently, history and cultures tuned their creativity to the
cultures and time periods that they lived during.
Again I was amazed at the breadth
of knowledge that was accumulated in these videos. The discussions about cultural influences in
art posited the notion that art has a significant role in any
civilization. Also, the idea that
societal elements and common thoughts, or morality is expounded when viewing
art in specific eras suggests that creativity has enormous impact on
cultures. For example, the sculptures,
paintings, pottery, and other forms of art depict a general thought process in
regards to a specific culture, which in turn transferred these thoughts and
creative processes into further generations.
Hence the reason why art and creativity has always been a part of human
civilization and will continue to be for many future generations, the ideas and
artistic creativity give a civilization a face or image that others can
comprehend, or at least attempt to.
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