1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
A sculptor must use his/her feelings to carve life back into the shape. Sculptors must often replace the original with a duplicate, using a new block. In France, there has been an ongoing commitment for over a century to restore works as well, which is great training ground for sculptors to work on their craft.
2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
This video relates directly to the text. In Living with Art, we learn about different sculpting ideas/techniques that are also brought up in this video.
3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the topics: Sculpture, Installation, and Craft?
For sculpting, I was able to get a better look at the process of how the sculptors went about doing their work and the steps they took from start to finish. It looks much easier then it is I'm sure.
1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
Glass and ceramic are two of the oldest man-made materials around. Two traditional glass making techniques are glass blowing and the art of stained glass windows. Glass is made from sand. Glass is a liquid that stiffens when cooled. For stained glass windows, the artist makes small models of the work. Next using a tracing, they make a cartoon. Each section is numbered and then cut out and used as a pattern to cut the glass. Once they have their glass pieces, they can place them into channeled lead strips. Those small strips are fastened and soldered at certain points to hold them in place. They are finally covered with puddy to not let water come in. Then they are ready to be installed.
2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
This video relates to the text because the topics discussed are also related to the topics right out of the text. The glass blowing and stained glass window processes are brought up in both this video and the text.
3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the topics: Sculpture, Installation, and Craft?
This film gives us a first hand look at how stained glass windows are made. I learned a few new things and did not know how they made these windows before I saw this video. The steps are less complicated than I thought but the finished products shown were beautiful. The craft of creating these windows was interesting to see.
Installation art is a controversial trend that manipulates space/perception and forces the viewer to look at 3-dimensional spaces in completely new ways. With installation, the artwork really takes up the space. It defines that space and that definition is entirely up to the artist. Artists of the 1960's and 1970's really just wanted to break boundaries and explore new possibilities. In recent years, artists have started to use film/video in the work more often. Technology allows them to recreate work, change it, replace it, and gives them so many more options. It is also much harder for galleries to take installation work since it is much larger and not as easy to place on a wall like a basic artwork is.
2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
This video relates to the readings by showing us great examples of installation arts and the different types that there are. Their are many different avenues that artists can take when creating installation.
3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the topics: Sculpture, Installation, and Craft?This film showed many great installations. The dot works were really out there and the yellow dotted installation made you feel like you were in a fantasy maze just by looking at it. I have a better understanding on installation and that it really just is bringing art to life in a 3-D way. The art is brought to life more than it is on the wall.
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