Video Review

Blog video review

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Through the Eyes of a Sculptor

·        I learned about the progress a work for stone carving takes from being development of the idea to the delivery of the statue to the owner

·        There are teams of artisans with each doing a different important job to help the process move along such as enlarging the model and the refining and growing of the clay model. 

Glass and Ceramics

·        Learn about how glass is made and how it can be used to create sculptures

·        Learn about how exactly stain glass is made and fashioned together

·        Learn about some of the uses of ceramics such as medical uses

·        Learn about how glass can be used in many different ways for heating reflection and retention and how certain kinds of glass windows absorb sound vibrations

·       Learn how there is a kind of safety glass that when it breaks, it will not shatter

Installation art

·        I learned about what installation art is and how it is more of an interactive art because of its use of space and perception

·        I learned that installation art can be a long process for example, it took Mike nelson months to create it, months to find the materials and months to install it in a gallery

2.  The videos relate to the text because it gives you a deeper understanding of the text and helping you learn the material that much better.  The videos cover the parts of the material in the chapter and it is good supplementary material. How the sculptor works helps us to understand about the process of how sculptures are made and about the media the sculptor uses. We learn more about the media of Glass and Ceramics and how it is as much of an art for creating it as any other fine art.

3. I, personally, enjoyed the films and the added material they provided for the understanding of the material. I would say that they do add depth to the topics discussed in the videos. They give you a greater look at all different aspects of the topic and give you the ability to decide how you feel about the topics and their place in either the fine arts or crafts or both.