Questions and Topics for Your Blog Posting:
1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
In the video 'Through the eyes of a sculptor', I learned that working on multiple pieces at once, in stages, bouncing back and forth guarantees a fresh eye on your work all the time. I also learned how to make a sculpture using clay first, then making a silicone impression, followed by a plaster mold. It is a very time consuming process! Lastly from this video, I learned that in the quarry, no marble is wasted. Small pieces are used for loose stones for gardens, etc...while tiny pieces are ground up to a powder for food, paper, and cosmetics. In the 'Glass and ceramics' video, the most important fact I learned is that there is research for making ceramic car engines. They would be much more fuel efficient, less resistant, and 40% lighter. With this economy, I support anything that promotes fuel efficiency. In the 'Installation art' video, the key concepts I learned installation art only became a popular thing until 30 years ago, and defined by an artist, this type of art is the relationship between the images, the space, and the viewer that make the meaning.
2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
The videos relate to the text in the sense that the book gives you more of a historical look at sculpture, glass, and ceramics. The videos give you a view from the artist, and a more modern outlook on the same topics. The videos also make you appreciate how much work is put into such projects. The sculpture video and glass video really opened my eyes to how difficult it is to be so good at them.
3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the topics: Sculpture, Installation, and Craft?
My opinion of the films, is very good. They were much more interesting than a lot of the others we've had to watch for this class. They add depth to understanding of the topics: sculpture, installation, and craft, by giving the viewer a chance to hear actual artists talking about their work. Much better than listening to someone drone on about the same topic for an hour, or reading chapter and chapters out of a textbook that really doesn't give you a great idea of how it all actually comes together. After reading and watching the videos, I still don't quite understand how installation art is "art" but I will try my best to make a piece showing all of the aspects listed.
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