Module 8 // Video Review

1. Explain why you selected the video you choose from the selection listed above.

I chose the video of Greek Awakening: Art from the 5th Century BC because I am currently in a Classical and Biblical literature class, in which we are reading Greek mythology, so this video in specific stood out to me. Greek art interests me. 

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

More Human Than Human:

• Human figures that are "perfect" are rarely ever created, for they are usually not symmetrical.
• Carvings are as old as 1000 years or more.
• The culture of the artists can be shown through their art.
• The background culture of artists is a widely studied through their art and is a huge reason why we study art.
• Drawings and art can give people in modern time clues and an insight on what was going on in the culture when the drawings and art were created.

The Greek Awakening:

• Art started to represent Greek culture once the Greeks started focusing on themselves.
• Parthenon is a temple in Athens, Greece which is still standing and is being preserved.
• Preservation of this temple is taken very seriously.
• Parthenon, the temple in Athens, Greece, is dedicated to the Greek goddess figure, Athena.
• Temples that stood before Parthenon did not hold up well and deteriorated mostly.
• Greek culture really adopted sculptures, so that's why Greek art is associated with sculptures mostly.

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

The videos relate with the readings in the text because in the text, it goes into the philosophy and "why" artists create art. The focus of both the videos and texts is that in the art, the artist's culture is shown through the style of art and how it could be dated back to specific time periods. 

4. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?

I believe these videos were very informative and were beneficial to my understanding of art. It added depth to my understanding by showing images of certain art and going into depth of the culture of humans and Greeks.