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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