Module 12

1. As you can see from my previous blogs I state that I normally chose one of the videos because I already know a little bit about it and I want to learn more and the other video I do not know anything about. This is the same case with this, I chose the video "Andy Warhol: Images on Images" because I knew who Andy Warhol was, however I did not know anything specific about him and his techniques as an artist. The other video I chose was "Uncertainty: Modernity and Art", because I did not know much about this topic and I was interested in learning how arts influence on the modern world and visa versa.
2. I found that in the Andy Warhol video I learned his different techniques he uses in his art and I learned that he does a process called silk screening. I learned he generally does his art on both things that he is interested in and things that are popular in the world during that time. For example, his silk screenings of Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor, each of them were popular in the world at one time or another and during that time Andy Warhol did art work on them.
As for the other video, I learned that each piece of art in modern day has a bigger meaning. I learned that generally, if a picture is showing some sort of distortion that the thing being portrayed is not necessarily considered to be normal. An example of this is in the video during it showed artwork during the 1930's and Nazism, it showed artwork of Jewish people and their bodies and facial structures were all distorted because during that time period Jewish people were not considered to be normal.
3. I find again that although the videos relate to the text because of all of the information in each, I still think that the videos are more informational. Although, the text book may be a little more specific on certain topics I still find it easier to understand with the videos.
4. My opinion on the films is that I enjoy this new way of learning. I find it beneficial to me because I find myself getting bored while reading the text book readings, however when learning similar information through these videos I find myself very interested and ready to learn.