Video Reviews

Greenberg on Pollock: An Interview by T. J. Clark 
-Jackson Pollock has a disdain for easel paintings, yet his own paintings remained easel paintings until the end
-The element of size was not critical to the historical placement of Pollock's paintings. More important was Pollock's departure from the contained, boxed characteristic of modern paintings.
-Pollock choose his particular way of applying paint to canvas because of the way the paint broke the plane, or how the paint "cut." The technique was a way to release the requirements of his wrist, elbow, and shoulder.
-At the end of his life, Pollock said that he didn't take enough time looking at the Impressionists

An Introduction to the Italian Renaissance
-The Renaissance is marked by a renewed enthusiasm in the arts and many Italian artists contribute to its development. Giorgio Vasari writes the "Lives of the Artists."
-Ancient Romans create art from natural beauty until Barbarians conquer the empire. Artistic endeavors travel east to the Byzantine Empire who focus on religious themes.
-Da Vinci applies science and math to art. In "The Last Supper" the figures appear naturally in their surroundings

The videos did relate to the project in some ways for the reason that they all talked and stuck with a particular theme and went on with that more in depth though. The videos went into more details about why things were the way they were back then and why the belonged with one aspect rather than another. Like all the other videos that we have watched throughout the semester, I think that they are good for the purpose of relaying information about specific artist and their time periods. But at the same time they can be drawn out and dry, but at the same time informational for what I needed out of them.