Week 15 Video Reviews

1. Greenberg on Art Criticism: An Interview by T. J. Clark- I learned from this video writing about visual art is tougher than writing about literature or music. Visual art is different from music in that it doesn't have a score. Ready to accept anything that was good. Critics are receptive and open you do not have to necessarily know your history. Greenberg feels like there is a crisis of taste.Feels we don't know what goes on with intuition.
   Greenberg on Pollock: An Interview by T. J. Clark- I learned from this video the critic feels Pollock expressed himself well. Pollock never listened to what was written about him. Now famous artist are celebrities.
   An Introduction to the Italian Renaissance (Giorgio Vasari)- I learned from this video Vasari's book of biographies was influential to many artists. Art is continuously changing and current artists cannot be where they are if they had not learned from the masters of their past. Great artist of the past helped current artist revitalize past techniques.
   The Critics: Stories from the Inside Pages- I learned from this video mass media is the one who gets us to look at art the most. Some artist don't like critics because they don't know how to be critics. Sometimes critics are too critical. Critics are used to get people to think. Review is an informed opinion and criticism is more analytical.
   The Colonial Encounter: Views of Non-Western Art and Culture- I learned from this video images of the colonies were not coherent or consistent. Images reinforce ideas of primitive and savage people.
   Jackson Pollock: Michael Fried and T. J. Clark in conversation- I learned from this video that both men regard Pollock as a key figure who brings a lot of issues to sharp and problematic focus. Tine has brought change. Quality of painting is its ability to articulate for us.
2. The films relate to the art criticism project to me because they help give me ideas of what to look for and how to verbalize what it is that I am seeing in a way that will be understood and stand out to those reading my criticism.
3. The videos add depth and understanding to art criticism for me. They help me to understand that although you want to keep an open mind sometimes your personal thoughts and opinions come through. That there are many aspects of art to consider and what you though maybe in earlier years can change in later years.