Video Review

Through the eyes of a sculptor
1. The key concepts I learned in this video was that every stone has a different smell. The stone is tested with water for the quality of color and of veins present. Some sculptor's prefer certain qualities over others. That marble appears as snow on a mountain and earlier extraction of marble was dangerous even deadly. Some sculptor's use "bridges" in the work to reduce the chance of damage or breakage in the process of transferring. The sculptor makes a clay sculpture then a mold and next a final mold. Wet stone is heavier but easier to cut and marble is better than limestone. The process of carving is time consuming so the carver needs to be fast as well as precise.
Glass and Ceramics
1. The key concepts I learned from this video is that glass is everywhere. When I did the reading I was perhaps closed minded and only thought of glass as used in art, but after watching the video I realize that glass is everywhere and used for many different purposes. Glass is versatile and has many functions. Glass be worked either cool or hot and that a final firing process helps preserve what was created. Ceramics is made from a clay base. The temperature and purity of the clay determines whether the final product will be a fine china or a floor tile. Ceramics are also part of our daily lives in parts of car mufflers and can be as strong as steel. The firing process is also important in ceramics because it determines the final characteristics of the product.
Installation Art
1. The one concept that I learned from the video is that in installation art the artwork takes over the space and often the environment determines the type of installation in that space. Installation art varies in size and the term "installation art" is fairly new. I liked the french man concept that anything can be art as long as it can be legitimized.
2. The videos relate directly to the test because the text gave specifics about the different topics. The text went through more history and gave examples past and present. The videos helped make the words read seem more real by giving a visual and audio experience to the concepts in the texts.
3. The films were nice. I like reading the material, but I like actually seeing the process to the end results that the texts shows us. It gives more meaning to the final works because the videos showed the process and thought that accompanies the beautiful works of art. For me personally, I will better appreciate things because they are a working progress and have meaning beyond what I could at a glimpse comprehend.