Jackson Pollock: Michael Fried and T. J. Clark in Conversation: Fried and Clark have different views when it comes to Pollocks art, but try to find common ground. The painting in the background is Lavender Mist. People will always have different opinions about art, even professionals.
The Colonial Encounter: Views of Non-Western Art and Culture: The Paris Worlds Fair of 1900 was quite large but, some countries exhibits were treated differently such as Algeria. This worlds fair is now thought of as “spectacle of Eurocentric myopia”. There are different displays that take place, for example the one of containers, the ones made of bones, and the one that represent the human body.
The Critics: Stories from the Inside Pages: Critics give the public a fresh and new way of looking at things. Critics live among the media they critique in; any critic needs to have passion about what they are critiquing. Good critics use application a part of their critiques. Synthesis should be used in criticism. Critics must be able to think critically, plan out and choose the right material before writing. Critics must be able to write. Even though it is often associated with negatives criticism is more than that it is analysis and classifying.
An Introduction to the Italian Renaissance: Many Italian artists contributed to the Renaissance, the artists discussed are : Giotto, Ghiberti, Donatello, Uccello, Masaccio, della Francesca, Botticelli, Leonardo, Raffaello, and Michelangelo. The techniques of the artists discussed would help with critiquing.
Greenberg on Pollock: An Interview by T. J. Clark: Clement Greenberg and art historian T. J. Clark are talking about Jackson Pollock. Pollock believed his paintings function between easel and mural. Pollocks paintings were large and he knew they were not murals. Pollocks unique technique was used by the way the paint “cut”. Pollock rejected some of his own paintings. At the end of his life Pollock wished to look at more impressionists but, he died.
Greenberg on Art Criticism: An Interview by T. J. Clark: Greenburg says that writing about visual art is much harder than writing about music or books. (I agree with him). Greenburg believes that the best art over the past 50 years has been abstract (for the majority). Great critics must know the nature of judgment. A critics argument must involve history.
2. Do the videos relate to the creation of your Art Criticism project? If yes, explain how. If no, explain why not.
Yes, I believe that some of the videos relate to my art criticism project because by watching them I learned some more aspects and skills that an art critic needs to posses.
3. What is your opinion of the films? Do they add depth to understanding of art criticism?
These films seemed a little old but, they did help me with learning how to become an amateur art critic for a week. They helped me understand what I need to look for and how I need to go about plotting my ideas and arguments.
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