One of my favorite art "Dada and Surrealism," were shown in this self titled video and is some of the most powerful art statements in my opinion. I watched this video to see more works and learn more about the artists. I learned more about Salvador Dali, and I never knew he had a fetish for crutches, and I wondered why they were so prevalent in many of his pieces. I enjoyed the expansion on Dada's protest artists, and it was more in depth than the book. I also like the Surrealism art that was picked for the video, and it was interesting again to get inside of a few Salvador Dali works.
The video "Expressionism" was chosen because it's a form of art I can relate to, and I like the emotion that's tied into it. I learned about Edward Munch and quit a few of his paintings. "Ashes" is one that I liked and could understand more once I knew it was about Adam and Eve in modern times. Understanding the artist intention in the painting brings the emotions in the characters depicted. The video was more about the artists works than the meaning of Expressionism itself which was given more depth in the text
"Matisse and Picasso," was a video I chose, because I admire these artists and their works, and would like to know more about them. I learned more about the working habits of Matisse and Picasso, as well as their personality types. The book did not discuss this much and it was interesting to learn howMatisse was "deliberate and rational " with his thoughts and how he painted, whereas Picasso was a "worker and impulsive," absorbed in his painting. Very interesting clip and very broad what made these artists tick. While the book explained tiny bits of cosmetic info on them, this video opened us up to their world.
"Dance at the Moulin de la Galette," is an intricate painting, every space filled and full of activity. The crowd is dancing and it is hard to believe they have any room to move around there are some many people. I learned my intuition on the paintings feel is accurate. He was trying to portray pleasure and emotion, as it was created in a time of oppression, so that is what people needed to feel. I got a little more background on the artist and his reasoning behind this work. The book was absent of most of this wealth of knowledge provided in the video.
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