Module Eleven Video Review

1. Explain why you selected each of the TWO videos you choose from the selection listed above.
The reason why choose the first video 'The Mystical North: Spanish Art from the 19th Century to the Present' was because it talked about Spanish art of the north. I wanted to learn more about Spain and its artist. I choose the second video Dance at The Maulin De la Galette because the name of the video was very inviting. When I clicked on the link the image shown in the video was the painting Dance at The Maulin The La Galette. That image invited me it attracted me.

2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
This video was rich in history of the art of northern Spain. The first thing I learn was that northern Spain is home to a lot of the world's most celebrated artist. This list includes but is not limited to Pablo Picasso, Antoni Gaudi, Miro, Dali, and Goya. In the video they talked about the Father of modern art which is considered to be Goya. In the video they explained how Goya use to paint in a very happy way when he worked for the Spanish crown. However, when he became ill he started painting in a dark way. He moved outside of Madrid and died not very long after. Before he died he painted the paintings called the Dark Paintings. His work was inspired by darkness and the belief that there is no God and no hope. Then they talked about another modern artist and architect called Antoni Gaudi. In opposition from Goya, Gaudi created his works and buildings by the strong Catholic belief in God and everything god. He created a cathedral that is being ruined by the Japanese investors that are coming change it. He also created the Private Quarter which to this day still has people living in it. The building has a very organic natural design that illustrates Gaudis abstract masterpieces inside and out. The video then talks about Pablo Picasso who was an artist that moved to Barcelona at age 14. In that city he had his first sexual experience which inspired much of his art in the future. Before he died he donated much of his art to the city in return to the experiences the city gave him. Even thought, his paintings were very rich in sexuality. They represented the Catholic belief of saints being seduced by demands. The second video talks about the secret story about two paintings both called Dance at The Moulin De La Galette. These paintings were sold in a very high prize. There is to version to the same painting one is big and the other is small. Historians do not know which of the two was completed first because both are mark with 1876. The small version of the painting has not been seen in public since a very long time because it is kept in a private gallery. The painting was painted by Pierre Auguste Renoir. The painting was inspired by a Sunday afternoon in the French countryside of Montmartre. He found Montmartre as an oasis after losing his home. The reason he liked this place d=so much was because he felt it was calm and village. Unlike, how the city of Paris was. He used the local people as models. The prostitutes of the bar became models in many of his paintings and his friends were also in the painting. The painting is very happy but it fails to illustrate the abuse and prostitution the women had to go through. The bar was use as a strategic place in the war later on.

2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
The videos were related to the text because it shows a lot of what we learned in the textbook. However, in the video is where I learn the most about art. The videos take the concept we learn on the textbook and they take it one e\step further.

3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?
The first film about the art of northern Spain was very helpful in teaching me about Spains art. In this video I learned more about modern art through the detailed description of Goya’s life. And Gaudi as well. In the second video it was very interesting to see the history and secrets behind one painting The Dance at the Moulin de la Galette. This painting has a very rich history and that is why is such a celebrated piece.