Week 12 Video Review

1. I chose to watch "Dada and Surrealism" because surrealism is so unique and interesting to me. I chose to watch "Dance at The Moulin de la Galette" because I used to be a dancer. I chose to watch "The Mystical North: Spanish Art" because one of my best friends is Hispanic so I am always interested in everything Spanish. I chose to watch "Expressionism" because I remembered reading about it in the text and thought it was very interesting.

2. In "The Mystical North" they discussed black paintings that portray evil. The art work reflected the feelings of doubt in that time period (the 19th century). In "Expressionism" the main idea was the concept of lithography where they use stone in paintings. Also, symbolism through color is very important. In "Dada and Surrealism" they talked about the works of Miro, Dali, Ray, Hoch, and Schwitter after World War I. In "The Dance at The Moulin de la Galette" the video talked about the artist Renoir. This artist does his work in 2 different sizes using idealism. The story behind this painting was what happens on Sundays at the dance hall.

3&4.The videos as well as the text discuss specific artist from each art movement in the past. More specifically, the videos go more detailed into their lives and death while the text only goes into their works of art. It gives a deeper meaning and insight into the text by discussing