Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Aminata Touray's M11 Video Reviews

I chose to watch Expressionism because I wanted to learn more about its contribution to the 19th Century. The book itself does not elaborate fully on the movement, but watching the video I have learned more about its role and impact. The video discussed color’s emotional properties, and significant individuals who value it. Edward Much’s Aches depicts a modern Adam and Eve in the moments after their fall from grace. He has created a visual equivalent of his inner emotional experience.  The video relates to the reading because it describes styles in where the artist’s subjective feelings replaced objective observation. The film was an excellent source that added depth to the Expressionism movement.


I chose to watch Dada and Surrealism because these two movements were new to me. I wanted to learn more about its significance. The video discuss how the Dada movement was born as a reaction to World War I, and Surrealism allowed artists to bypass their reasoning process and tap directly into the unconscious mind. I learned how Hannah Hoch, a Dadaist used art to attack society. For example, Cut with the Kitchen Knife attack the political figure of the Weimer regime. After leaving Berlin and the Nazi burning his art, George Grosz paints how mankind has become. The video relate to the readings in the text, because it emphasis how the protest art movement, Dada and Surrealism, appreciation of logic of dreams. The film was interesting and appropriate. The theme connected well to the readings and added depth to understand both the Dada and Surrealism movement.

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