Wednesday, December 8, 2010

ninteenth post

1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.


Greenberg on Art Criticism: An Interview by T. J. Clark: According to Clement Greenberg, "writing about visual art is much tougher than writing about literature or music". He reads the work of music critic Tovey to remind himself "how to be relevant". Clement Greenberg and T.J. Clark discuss art critics such as Ruskin and Degaro. Ruskin's essays on art and architecture were extremely influential in the Victorian and Edwardian eras.

Greenberg on Pollock: An Interview by T. J. Clark: Critic Clement Greenberg remembers Jackson Pollock in the 1940s when he was told Pollock would one day be a great painter. In the summer of 1947, Jackson Pollock painted his first spatter-drip piece. When he received the Guggenheim Award, Pollock explains that he will paint large, movable pictures that will function between the easel and the mural. Greenburg states that Pollock was an outsider but practical and pretentious.

An Introduction to the Italian Renaissance: Giorgio Vasari’s Lives of the Artists has been the basis of art criticism since the 16th century. The discussion between Master Vasari and his apprentice reveals the innovations of artists such as Giotto, Ghiberti, and Donatello. Images selected in this video illustrate the Roman influence on Renaissance art and reinforce the concepts of perspective, balance, chiaroscuro, composition, and realism.
 
The Critics: Stories from the Inside Pages: This film is about the journey of Dr. Dwight DeWerth-Pallmeyer to answer the question, “How do critics serve the public and the artistic community?" Pallmeyer interviews people such as Good Morning America film reviewer Joel Siegel and Time magazine film critic Richard Schickel. The result is an in-depth look at criticism as an art form.

The Colonial Encounter: Views of Non-Western Art and Culture: Using photographs, film clips, and posters from the fair with commentary from renowned art historians the program lays bare a celebration of foreign ethnicities, that is seen now as a spectacle of Eurocentric myopia. Offerings from collections and museums across the world are also featured. The result is a look at the ways in which western prejudice.

Jackson Pollock: Michael Fried and T. J. Clark in Conversation: This video shows a discussion between two critics, T.J. Clark and Michael Fried. Clark is concerned primarily with the sociopolitical history of art.  Fried is a proponent of aesthetically based views of painting and sculpture. The video shows how the two artists try to obtain common ground. The two critics study Lavender Mist and Autumn Rhythm, two pieces of art by Jackson Pollack.

2. Do the videos relate to the creation of your Art Criticism project? If yes, explain how. If no, explain why not.

 Yes, these six videos relate to the Art Criticism project because the videos cover the views of critics and show the process of how real critics analyze and review art. By watching these videos it helped me to complete my project.

3. What is your opinion of the films? Do they add depth to understanding of art criticism?

I thought the films were interesting. They add depth to understanding of art criticism by showing how the process works. They also discuss in depth the careers or critiques and show how they do their job.

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