Mod 8- Video Reviews
1. I chose “Beyond the Classical: Byzantine and Later Greek Art” because I felt like I previously knew more about the Byzantine Empire and the story behind it. As well I felt like it would be easier to connect the society to the artwork than if I had only chosen one of the videos about Greek work.
2. The video “Beyond the Classical: Byzantine and Later Greek Art” discussed the development of Greek art and its change over time. The beginning of Greek and especially Byzantine artwork was based around Christianity and the icons important to the religion. New forms of paintings like fresco arrived, and eventually idols were struck out of the art world in the area. Idols were thought to be a sin; and something not to be worshiped. Eventually this idea went away and the work slowly grew to mix with Roman style. The mix of European and Greek artwork followed. Although there was some propaganda, the mixture of cultures resulted in Neoclassicism. Neoclassicism, resulted in the recreation of the old great and grand buildings of Ancient Greece. They were remade throughout Europe, but were not a copy, rather they resembled the culture and architecture. They blend mythology and philosophy in most every building, through architecture and sculpture.
3. The video “Beyond the Classical: Byzantine and Later Greek Art” did not discuss the early development of art throughout the world, or Egyptian artwork or its connection to language as the reading did. The video focused on the middle to end of chapter 14 and the beginning of 15: on Greece and Rome and transition from mythology and then religion into artwork, as well as its impact on the greater part of Europe. The book went into further detail, naming specific artists that influenced the society such as Duccio and Giotto.
2. In “How Art Made The World 1 - More Human Than Human” they explained that artwork is based on the human form, both in representational way and through exaggeration. The first example they give is the steatopygous woman, or the Venus. They explained that the creators of the piece experienced great cold temperatures and that a larger body was more desirable, therefore they exaggerated the physical parts of the model that they found appealing. They then discussed that Egyptians would simplify the body in artwork, making it easier to understand and recognize what was being represented. They would place body parts in their most recognizable positions, even if it were unrealistic, and would base every figure on the same gridded scale. Every figure was proportionate to another, even if they were on a greater scale. Although Egyptian art was very representational, art eventually turned more realistic with time.Sculptures were eventually created in order to show religious and mythological figures of importance, this is when the study of proportions began. Kritios boy was one of the sculptures that shows the jump in accuracy of proportion. This then led to the technique of contrapposto, or tilting the angles of rest that a body puts stress on, in order to give the body a more dynamic look. The video expressed that we always emphasize things from our culture, and that culture is the basis of what we look for when making art.
3. “How Art Made The World 1 - More Human Than Human” is almost exactly what the reading was, without the section on the architecture of cathedrals and churches. They both begin with early artworks of the world, flow into Egyptian work, the into Greek and Roman work; only the video related all of it back to modern day examples.
4. Both videos helped me better understand why artwork changed so much and how it relates to the present. It is always helpful to have more visuals to get a better and wider selection of examples, when learning about the development of different art genres. It was a little disruptive that the mandatory video had so many unrelated ads on it, but that is expected with public videos.
2. The video “Beyond the Classical: Byzantine and Later Greek Art” discussed the development of Greek art and its change over time. The beginning of Greek and especially Byzantine artwork was based around Christianity and the icons important to the religion. New forms of paintings like fresco arrived, and eventually idols were struck out of the art world in the area. Idols were thought to be a sin; and something not to be worshiped. Eventually this idea went away and the work slowly grew to mix with Roman style. The mix of European and Greek artwork followed. Although there was some propaganda, the mixture of cultures resulted in Neoclassicism. Neoclassicism, resulted in the recreation of the old great and grand buildings of Ancient Greece. They were remade throughout Europe, but were not a copy, rather they resembled the culture and architecture. They blend mythology and philosophy in most every building, through architecture and sculpture.
3. The video “Beyond the Classical: Byzantine and Later Greek Art” did not discuss the early development of art throughout the world, or Egyptian artwork or its connection to language as the reading did. The video focused on the middle to end of chapter 14 and the beginning of 15: on Greece and Rome and transition from mythology and then religion into artwork, as well as its impact on the greater part of Europe. The book went into further detail, naming specific artists that influenced the society such as Duccio and Giotto.
2. In “How Art Made The World 1 - More Human Than Human” they explained that artwork is based on the human form, both in representational way and through exaggeration. The first example they give is the steatopygous woman, or the Venus. They explained that the creators of the piece experienced great cold temperatures and that a larger body was more desirable, therefore they exaggerated the physical parts of the model that they found appealing. They then discussed that Egyptians would simplify the body in artwork, making it easier to understand and recognize what was being represented. They would place body parts in their most recognizable positions, even if it were unrealistic, and would base every figure on the same gridded scale. Every figure was proportionate to another, even if they were on a greater scale. Although Egyptian art was very representational, art eventually turned more realistic with time.Sculptures were eventually created in order to show religious and mythological figures of importance, this is when the study of proportions began. Kritios boy was one of the sculptures that shows the jump in accuracy of proportion. This then led to the technique of contrapposto, or tilting the angles of rest that a body puts stress on, in order to give the body a more dynamic look. The video expressed that we always emphasize things from our culture, and that culture is the basis of what we look for when making art.
3. “How Art Made The World 1 - More Human Than Human” is almost exactly what the reading was, without the section on the architecture of cathedrals and churches. They both begin with early artworks of the world, flow into Egyptian work, the into Greek and Roman work; only the video related all of it back to modern day examples.
4. Both videos helped me better understand why artwork changed so much and how it relates to the present. It is always helpful to have more visuals to get a better and wider selection of examples, when learning about the development of different art genres. It was a little disruptive that the mandatory video had so many unrelated ads on it, but that is expected with public videos.
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