week 16 video review

1)  In the Greenberg on Art Criticism: An Interview by T. J. Clark video I found it interesting that Greenberg thinks that writing about visual art is tougher than writing about literature or music.  I would have thought writing about music would have been much harder than the rest.  In the Greenberg on Pollock: An Interview by T. J. Clark I found it interesting that the painters of the Pollock era were extremely motivated by fame and money.  This is a huge motivation for most people however; sometimes I think the best works are created by people who work for their own satisfaction.  In the An Introduction to the Italian Renaissance (Giorgio Vasari) video I found the Donatello sculpture David very interesting.  Many art forms that involve the human body in its natural form are the best works I have ever seen.  In the The Critics: Stories from the Inside Pages video I found it interesting at how much influence a critic or group of critics can be on artists.  In the The Colonial Encounter: Views of Non-Western Art and Culture video I enjoyed seeing he Dahome art in all its form whether it was considered art or craft.  In the Jackson Pollock: Michael Fried and T. J. Clark in Conversation video I found it interesting how they discuss Pollock’s works in a historical perspective.  There are many ways to discuss Pollock’s works and the historical one is very interesting to listen to.

2)  I feel that the videos relate to the art criticism project in many ways.  For one there was a video that talked strictly about critics and how they affect artists.  By understanding how to look at works, interpret them, and to understand them the way the artist intended is a great benefit.  These videos talked about all these topics and emphasized this in many ways.

3)  As with all of the videos that we have seen they are very beneficial to our learning.  By seeing the way that criticism works, its affects, and what it means we learn a lot.  Everybody has their opinion on criticism but to see and hear it in action on the artworks helps to strengthen our knowledge on the subject.