Video Review

Through the Eyes of a Sculpture-Limestone can be checked for pureness and workability by hitting it with a hammer in various spots to be sure it isn't cracked. It stays at 12 celius always until it is ready to be removed and taken to an artist. An artist may start many sculptures at once to keep ideas fresh. The video also shows how silicone mold is made to keep the clay model form in case it is damaged.

Glass and Ceramics-Elements are added to the sand and heated to an extremely high temperature so the sand will break down and form glass. Ceramics are used for different purposes depending on the temperature that it was heated to and glass also can be heated and cooled to allow it to shatter or a certain way or prevent shattering at all.

Installation Art-When an artist creates an installation it is meant to bring the viewer into the work. It can take up space both inside and outside or entire buildings can be created as an installation in itself. It forces the viewer to interact with the work and that is a fundamental part of installation art.

Prairie Style-Frank Lloyd Wright wanted buildings to blend naturally into their surroundings and created horizontal forms that would do so. He felt the layering of horizontals made the buildings appear as if they grew out of the land. Architectural forms can be created to give spaces meaning.

The videos are a great supplement to the readings in the text. We learn about crafts and molds from clay in the readings and in the videos we can actually see this idea come to life. Once you see it being done you can appreciate the amount of work behind it and really see the artistic nature of it. We can see true life examples of how architecture is used as art and formed to give a specific meaning, such as a harmony with nature. The video on installation art brought the reading from the book to life and let us see what kinds of installations different artists create and the processes they take to get there.

I actually really liked the videos. After a good amount of reading in the book its possible to lose focus and just want to be done with it and the videos reinforce the reading really well. We can see real life examples of the same types of art that was in the readings. We visually learn how sculptures are put together from start to finish, see examples of artistic architecture and installations, and see craftsmen working creating their crafts as they would a fine work of art.