The first video, "Albrecht Durer: Image of A Master", I chose on a whim because I wasn't familiar with his name or his work. Velasquez sounded vaguely familiar so I wanted to learn more about him.
For the first video, I wasn't familiar with the name or his work so I wanted to learn about someone new. However, I found out that I actually was familiar with Durer's work when the video explored it more. Notably, his rendering of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. I saw it recently in a film "Horsemen" on Netflix. The film revolves around a cop that has to investigate a murder that is based on the portrait (Great movie by the way!). Besides that, Durer's process of stripping down works into shapes reminded me of the golden mean in graphic design. Every "good" design is based off of a conch shell, and the self-portrait of Durer holding the plant could be stripped down to only a few circles and triangles.
I found it interesting that Velasquez used patterns in his works. I can relate this to my design background because I'm very fond of patterns and order when it comes to my designs as well. The themes of his works were unique. The way he portrayed human deformities and grotesque appearances while still capturing the human side of the figures was different from any artist I've seen before.
Both videos relate to the readings because the artists were around during the Renaissance. Velasquez was among the leaders of the Baroque era, and Durer's renderings helped lay the groundwork for woodworking and printmaking for years to come.
Out of the films we've watched so far, these were my least favorite. They weren't really engaging and with the exception of Durer's design inclusion I couldn't really relate to them. I did, however, find an interest in the fact that he included patterns in his works and used basic shapes to create images. They add understanding to the art concepts because both artists are briefly covered in the book, so each video expands on their lives as well their work.
For the first video, I wasn't familiar with the name or his work so I wanted to learn about someone new. However, I found out that I actually was familiar with Durer's work when the video explored it more. Notably, his rendering of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. I saw it recently in a film "Horsemen" on Netflix. The film revolves around a cop that has to investigate a murder that is based on the portrait (Great movie by the way!). Besides that, Durer's process of stripping down works into shapes reminded me of the golden mean in graphic design. Every "good" design is based off of a conch shell, and the self-portrait of Durer holding the plant could be stripped down to only a few circles and triangles.
I found it interesting that Velasquez used patterns in his works. I can relate this to my design background because I'm very fond of patterns and order when it comes to my designs as well. The themes of his works were unique. The way he portrayed human deformities and grotesque appearances while still capturing the human side of the figures was different from any artist I've seen before.
Both videos relate to the readings because the artists were around during the Renaissance. Velasquez was among the leaders of the Baroque era, and Durer's renderings helped lay the groundwork for woodworking and printmaking for years to come.
Out of the films we've watched so far, these were my least favorite. They weren't really engaging and with the exception of Durer's design inclusion I couldn't really relate to them. I did, however, find an interest in the fact that he included patterns in his works and used basic shapes to create images. They add understanding to the art concepts because both artists are briefly covered in the book, so each video expands on their lives as well their work.
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