Video Review

Video Review

Through the Eyes of the Sculptor:

1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

The sculptures in the video take the forming of clay, bronze, limestone and marble. Leaving bridges in between hanging pieces of a sculpture during movement/shipment to avoid breakagae.  Being able to visualize a sculpture in your mind. Beginning with modeling clay to start the sculpting process. There is a sound that the marble makes, and that sound is what sculptors look for when trying to find the best piece of marble.

2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?

This video shows each method of sculpture making: modeling, casting, carving and assembling. We also see how sculptors use clay modeling to begin creating sculptures, just like how painters use a drawing to test out their ideas, which is stated in the text.

3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the topics: Sculpture, Installation, and Craft?

I think the video about sculpting is helpful in adding depth to my understanding of the overall topic of sculpture because of the visual effect of seeing sculpting being done in video format. This video also does a very thorough job of showing the process of creating a (life-size) sculpture.

Glass and Ceramics:

1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

The video discusses the process of glass making and how it is formed into the common objects that we are familiar with in our homes. The glass is heated to hot temperatures several times before it is a finished work. The tedious process of creating a stained glass window is also discussed, which is very interesting to see in video format, because the creation of stained glass windows is like a puzzle (modern day). 

2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?

Both the video and the text go into explaining how glass is made and the versatility of using clay for works of art. The creation of ceramics (clay) is also discussed as it is in the text.

3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the topics: Sculpture, Installation, and Craft?

My opinion of the video is that it is a very helpful resource towards a further understanding of the processes that go into working with glass and ceramics. Having the information visually available in a video format makes it easier to grasp certain concepts because of the ability to see it rather than imagine how glass is made and formed, and how ceramics are fired and worked.