Video Reviews week 9

Andy Warhol: Images of an Image
I chose this video because I am familiar with Andy Warhol’s name but not really with his work. I thought this was a good time to learn more.
In the video, Andy Warhol’s life is described. He worked as a commercial artist until 1960 when he began experimenting with advertising images. He worked up til he died in 1987. Andy Warhol's interest in the lives of famous women inspired several repeated images. For example, photographs are blown up and developed onto silk screens. After, they are transferred to paper and canvas, using ink/paint. Andy Warhol saw the repeated silk-screen images as a way to make money. Warhol produced dozens of self-portraits. As an art journalist his work addresses race riots, the conquest of the moon, the Cultural Revolution in China, and the universal reign of the dollar. I thought this video related to the reading in that some of the processes mentioned, and also Warhol, were discussed in both.
I learned from this video that Warhol used film (photography and movies) to express himself artfully.

Art Expressionism:
I chose this video because I think it is interesting how so many people may have different ways of expressing themselves through art. I thought perhaps this video would touch on that.
In the video, it uses Franz Kline's painting "C&O," which is abstract art, to be compared to figurative art. Kline initially injects his work with mood and expression but moves towards painting colors in undefined space. In this way, he ignites the imagination with an impact that can be labeled as sensual. He uses shapes to evoke emotions. Kline's use of action painting reveals a process of constant discovery and leads us into a world of color and form. Another artist, Frankenthaler, has done work that is both feminine and mystical at the same time. "Morning: The Springs" expresses movement as an echo of sensations and is full of plant forms, light, and falling water. It is a momentary gift of light with a calligraphic quality. De Koonig is another artist that is mentioned in the video. Warhol is mentioned in this video as well, along with Rauschenber, and both become art icons of the 60s by paving the way for pop artists in their use of everyday objects.
This video related to the readings in that it referenced artists that were also discussed in the book and discussed the techniques these artists used (in both) and how they evoke emotion.
I thought this video was interesting, although the amount of information I felt a bit overwhelmed by. I enjoyed learning about it though.

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