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Mod 12

I chose "Andy Warhol: Images of an Image" and "Abstract Expressionism and Pop: Art of the 50's and 60's". I'm a fan of Warhol's work, so I was curious to see his process as well as learn a little about his life. I chose the second video because from what I've learned in regards to art and design, that time period was important in the history of both.

Pop art is my favorite graphic design movement alongside Art Deco, so naturally I'm a fan of Warhol's style. The video explored his method of creating iconic works such as the Campbell's soup can, and portraits of Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor. Perhaps what I found to be most interesting was the amount of work that went into making each portrait. Warhol took elements of photography and screenprinting and combined them with the addition of paints. Although the video didn't go into much detail about how long the process took, I assume it took a few hours. As I was watching the video, I was thinking about how simple the process can be using computers today. To achieve a similar look, all one needs is Photoshop. It's somewhat "sad" to think about, but at the same time Warhol helped pioneer the iconic halftone and pop art style that everyone knows. Although the length of time to create a work using computers has been significantly shortened, the idea is still the same albeit the fact that it's on a different medium.

The second video was far less engaging than the first one. I appreciate the works that it covered but it seemed to drag. I like expressionism so I can appreciate the works it covered, though. I particularly enjoyed the Map, because it was a unique take on a normal concept. To see how several seemingly random lines can make up a larger image is very interesting. The video also covered Andy Warhol. Like I mentioned in the previous question, I like Warhol's style. The thing is, I also don't understand it in a way. For example, I'm unsure why he chose to repeat someone's image and then place a solid color over it. This makes it more appealing and worthy of studying though. The image the video covered wasn't my favorite but after looking at it for a while I began to understand his style a little more. I may research Warhol after watching both of these videos.


The videos relate to the readings because they cover the art movements of the 50's, 60's, and 70's. This includes sections about pop art, as well as sections on artists of the time period such as Jackson Pollack and Andy Warhol. 


As I previously stated, with the exception of a few works, the second video didn't really add much to my understanding of art. In short, I didn't like it. However, the first video helped me understand the process that Warhol used to create his famous works of art. In addition, it furthered my understanding of one of my favorite art/graphic design movements - Pop art.

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