video review

Through the eyes of the Sculptor

1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

• Limestone~ sedimentary rock formed at the bottom of oceans/seas.
• Easiest to cut with chainsaw.
• Restoration mainly on small parts of sculpture (feet, hands, etc.), very rarely is entire piece replaced.
• Mold of old stone faces on bridge restoration to make new blocks.
• Restoration is good training for young carvers/sculptors.
• Sculptors can work with a variety of mediums including clay, bronze, limestone, & marble.
• Bridges~ attachments that keep sculpture stable to avoid breakage during shipping/transportation.  reinforces uncarved marble pieces where ever marble hangs in the air, removed after instillation, then carving is finished.
• Sculptors will have many different sculptures in different stages to keep ideas fresh.
• May do in several mediums such as clay, plaster, & then marble for the finished product.  

2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?

The textbook's definition of carving was right on point with the description from the movie; sculptor begins with a block of material & cuts, chips, & gouges away until the form of the sculpture emerges.

3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the topics?

The film showed the process involved with sculpting step by step, giving me information I had previously not known.  I found the process of harvesting the marble historically & today interesting.

Glass & Ceramics

1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

• The applications of glass are limitless.
• Made from sand.
• Not a true solid; is a vicious liquid which solidifies when cooled.
• Mixture is 60-75% sand, rest is made up of fluxes like soda, potash, limestone, or oyster shells, to improve fusion.
• In the creation of stained glass, the oldest & most commonly used technique is the lead technique.
• Old stained glass told stories or taught lessons through pictures.
• Ceramics is one of the oldest art forms.
• Clay is the most often used base & is usually crystalline rock.
•  Crystalline structure gives it it's strength.

2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?

After watching the processes in the video I agree with the book that glass blowing is the most fascinating material.  The steps in the processes in the video definitely went in tandem with the book's description.

3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the topics?

The glass blowing process is familiar to me because I have friends that do it, but it's always so amazing to see.  I also liked seeing the different items made from each different process of glass blowing.  I have always loved stained glass, so seeing the process was really cool, & very in depth.  The technique used for the mas production of dinner plates was kind neat to see too.

  Installation Art

1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

• Definition of installation art: artwork that defines/takes over a space.
• 3 dimensional artworks with things in or around them that force interaction with the artwork.
• Site-Specific Art: works on a grand scale.
• When artists use video as installation art they demand precision in how it is presented.
• Performance art grabs the audience's attention 7 makes them part of the artwork.
• Some installation art can take weeks to build.
• Its purpose is to challenge people's perception of what actually constitutes art & to create controversy.    

2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?

The book related to the video on installation art because it stated another purpose of it; to create art without making an object that can be sold or owned.  I liked this description.

3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the topics?

I found the video interesting.  It showed that art can be defined in many different terms, & that it is the role of the artist to be a communicator of different roles & ideas.