The first video that I choose was the Picasso and Matisse one. I thought this video did a great job showing many of the differences between the two artists. I picked this video because I like a lot of Picasso’s work but was unfamiliar with Matisse’s work off the top of my head. We study Picasso in many chapters in the book. This video breaks down the two artists and points out a lot about them. I particularly enjoyed a lot of the quotes in the video, “Life’s a Bitch” “ Drawing is art with less materials” “ Painting a picture is a dramatic action in course which reality is disengaged.” I learned more about Picasso then what I could get from the reading in the book. I learned that ¾ of the object that he uses in his paintings never existed. He often used worthless objects because they interested him. Picasso’s work after WWII turned very dark. Picasso was a very impulsive man. Matisse is believes that man breaks free from nature. Matisse was a man that was unaware of his talent for the longest time. Unlike Picasso his art did not turn dark after WWII. Matisse believed that the sky symbolized both pleasure and anguish. Painting caused Matisse panic, fear and struggle. Gretude Stein would bring both Matisse and Picasso together. They would respect each other and they would exchange their work. I enjoyed this video.
I also watched the video on Dada and surrealism. Like the book this video stated that Dada and surrealism would bypass reasoning and reach the unconscious mind. I picked this video because this section in the book caught my eye for some reason. This was a reaction to WWI. Kurt Swhitters would use Picassos collage techniques. He says that art is a life of his own. He would use objects like tram tickets in his work. He was also into music and poetry. He would soon be exiled out of the country. This video was not that interesting to me.
I watched the video on Expressionism. Edward Munch would use the relationship of men and women and sexuality in his paintings. He is famous for his painting on Ashes. He would use colors that would symbolize emotions such as red black and white. He claims that he does not paint what he sees but what he saw. He was also known to create his work several times and alter it each time and create a new meaning. Franz Marc in this video was known for his painting the Blue Horse and the Tiger. He would boldly renounce everything. This video mentioned a lot of what we learned in the book.
I watched the video on Cubanism. This video relates to our textbook in several areas. A famous Cubanist painter Juan Gris would often in cooperate architecture in his paintings. He is known for his painting the Violin and the breakfast table. Another well known cubanist painter would be Marcel Duchamp. He would focus on movement in his paintings through space and time. We covered this when discussing elements of art as well. Dulaney was an artist who would take this a step farther and would focus on light and color in his work. He used this in the Eiffel Tower. He would not stop at the surface but analyze the inner law. He was also known for his circular form art. The colors themselves were the objects in this painting. I thought this was interesting. He said that this particular art was not meant for interpretation but designed just to look at. I found this topic interesting and a touched base on this topic in my Mexican History class and how art influenced politics.
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