The first video I watch was Greenberg on Art Criticism. I found this video to be a little tough to understand but I think I got the main idea. Greenberg believes that critiquing art is harder than critiquing literature and/or music. This is due to the "abstract-ness" of art now. He mentioned other critics like Ruskin as well as mentioning his own writing. This video directly relates to our upcoming project in which we are to critique our peers. Abstract art was mentioned many times in this video.
Next, I watched Greenberg on Pollock. I though the "death of easel painting" was very interesting. Jackson Pollock himself didn't want to be considered an "easel painter", he preferred murals. Many of the painters found in this "Pollock era" were mostly motivated by money and becoming famous rather than doing it for pure enjoyment. This video talked about a curator, like we're learning about.
Next, I watched Introduction to Italian Renaissance. The video talked about Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists. It talked about a lot of artists that we have read about. These artists include DaVinci, Donatello, and Botticelli. It was written about the Italian Renaissance and Italian influence in art. This piece discussed art critics so we could see what they do firsthand.
Next, I watched The Critics. It talked about the subjective/criticism and objective/reporting of art. The theory, knowledge, application, comprehension, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation were all mentioned in this video. This video talks about art criticism as an art in itself as well as a social value. It gave me a deeper look into an actual art critic so I would know more when doing the project.
The next video is The Colonial Encounter. This video showed Dahome Art and discussed if it is considered art or craft. The world fair is also talked about and the fact that it showed it's nationalistic feelings. The world fair was criticized so I think that is how it is related.
The last video is Jackson Pollock. This video discusses two of Pollocks works: Lavender Mist and Autumn Rhythm from a historical prospective. The two men, Clark and Fried try to agree because Clark believes Pollock was more abstract while Friend thinks he focused on pictorial elements. I liked how the two were almost debating and it modeled criticism coming constructively from two people.
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