1.I chose to watch 'Andy Warhol: Images of an Image' because I am familiar with the artist and some of his work. I chose to watch 'Abstract Expressionism and Pop: Art of the '50s and '60s' because I absolutely adore the 50s and 60s style and fashion. The video would possibly make me adore the art work as well.
2. In the video of Andy Warhol, I learned interesting facts about Andy himself. He had lived in an apartment with tinfoil walls and the apartment existed as his own personal studio. He is most famous for his Marilyn Monroe and Liz Taylor paintings. In the 50s and 60s video, I learned that abstract art was created through many different attitudes in America and color did not always play an important role.
3. These videos give background knowledge of what is learned in the text. We have been starting to learn more about art closer to present day, The videos do a wonderful job summarizing this.
4. Each week, I learn a ton from the videos. I think these videos especially have helped me to appreciate art more

THE EXHIBTION
1. Anselm Kieffer: Beyond Landscape
2.The history and identity of landscape artwork.
THE GALLERY
1. The lighting was a little bit dimmer than usual, but there was enough light to capture the artwork
2. The walls were white.
3. The art was in giant granite like frames. There were spot lights on the ceiling and some rooms had seats.
4. It was dark and quiet, but plenty of room to really enjoy the experience.
THE ARTWORK
1. I am not sure if I was able to figure out how the artwork was organized.
2. All of the artworks were fairly large of landscapes.
3.The artwork had different artists and different meaning behind it
4. They had large granite like frames.
5. Each work had a title that was framed, some had descriptions and some had audio.
6. Since the landscapes were large works, they were all very spaced out, with many rooms in the exhibition.
ART CRITICISM

Anselm Kiefer's Der Morgenthau Plan, from Germany in 1945 is a beautiful painting of a flower landscape. The dull colors add sorrow to the picture but allows viewers to feel emotion It makes it look like there is a texture throughout. It is Emulsion and acrylic paint on a canvas.



 Anselm Kieffer's die Milchstrasse,, from 1987 was painted with emulsion, oil and acrylic paint. It possibly represents the loneliness or loss someone is facing.

I really enjoy looking in the art gallery when I have a purpose. It makes me actually read about what I am looking at and attempt to interpret it. You really learn to understand the meaning of art by seeing it firsthand.

1. The two videos I watched were "Matisse and Picasso" and "Expressionism". To me, these titles seemed the most interesting. I thought they would be the most interesting to learn about.
2. In "Expressionism", I learned about the emotional properties of the different colors. Humans use colors to express love. In "Matisse and Picasso", I learned about the connection these two artists had. When the two artists had crossed paths, they each played a role in impacting each others lives.
3. Both of these videos have helped expand my knowledge. It is nice to read and learn from the text, but listening and visually learning definitely helps.
4. Both of the films helped to add depth of understating in the art concepts from the reading. I really enjoyed them and am glad I chose to watch the two that I did.

1. The videos I chose to watch were 'African Art' and 'Buddhism'. I was most familiar with these topics from not only the textbook, but also from high school classes I had taken.

2. When watching 'African Art' I learned that the art of Africa would advance along with their instruments. In 'Buddhism', I learned that after Buddha died, the religion split into two sides. Most Buddhist carvings are from the teachings of Buddha himself.

3. The videos relate to the text because they both discuss the culture of Africa and Buddhism. It talks about how they originated and the different uses of art.

4. I always enjoy the films that are presented to us. I think it is great that we get to choose from a list, the ones we want to watch. Videos always put a wonderful visual understanding of a topic.

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I chose these masquerade masks because they really speak to me. I feel like they really reflect my personality. I have always been a fan of these types of masks.



 

2. Mask 1: The bright purple color really caught my eye. I believe the artist really emphasized the gold glitter surrounding the mask. This mask seems to be made of feathers, paint and glitter,
Mask2: The blue and gold colors are very appealing together. The gold flower is greatly emphasized.  You an really tell that the texture is raised. The materials used seem to consist of rope, glitter, feather and gems.
Mask3:The gold and white through out the mask was absolutely gorgeous. This was my favorite of the three I found. It is made of beads and paint.
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4. I used an almond shape for the eyes. I used gems and glitter to give it  some texture. The purple and silver colors are appealing to the eye.

5. I had a really fun time creating my mask. I thought it turned out pretty well using the materials I had at home. I did think it was difficult to sketch the 3D mask.