Module 9 Video Blog Review

1. Explain why you selected each of the TWO videos you choose from the selection listed above.

I chose the Albrecht Durer and Valazquez without any real reason this time. I just wanted to learn about something I did not know anything about.

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

Albrecht Durer:

• Already adept at portraits at the age of 19
• Married a 15 year old and sketched her
• He claimed that other artists threatened his life
• His style changed over the years
• Triangles, circles, and squares were used to make portraits
• He may have had a vain motive with his works
• He was a nobody home, but a nobleman were he was; he was honored when he returned home actually
• He even tried new techniques

Velazquez:

• The face and hand of Carlos showed a political view at the age of 27 years old
• He had one love and one friend
• He based many of his works on previous ages and of other artists
• He represents artlessness and nature
• Subjects appear fixed through motion, but emotionally moving
• Very little interest in color
• Looked at people while he painted them, he blurred lines instead of sharp lines

2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?

The videos relate to the book in the time period that the book is explaining. Portraits of families and royalty were common. Also, religious renditions were made around this period. There are many of differences between how artists portray their subjects in how they use light, color, and details.

3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?

I thought the videos were good. They were short, sweet and to the point. They offered many interesting insights into the artists personal lives that I never would have known about them.