1. I chose to view
the Andy Warhol video because I have always been amused and fascinated by his
artwork and zany personality. I wanted
to explore his work more and learn about him as an artist a bit more, so I
decided to watch the video. I chose to
watch the Sculpture of Spaces video because I was intrigued by the idea of
using the earth as one’s canvas. I
wanted to see these works and see how they were created, so I chose to watch
this video.
2. Andy Warhol would recreate
famous images of famous people such as Marilyn Monroe or Elizabeth Taylor or Campbell’s
Soup. Warhol would destroy the original
image by reproducing it and making it even more superficial. Warhol moved into an apartment with tin-foil
covered walls that came to be used as his studio as well as a hangout for artist
parties. He turned to photography and
became obsessed with celebrity and making people famous. He published his own magazine and made a
movie with Elizabeth Taylor. He returned
to making silkscreen paintings and people would pay him money to be the subject
of one of his paintings in order to become famous. Warhol also became a journalist in his later
years.
Isamu Noguchi walked away from sculpture and went to Japan
where his idea was formed and inspired.
He wished to create works in spaces where people could meet and come
together to enjoy them. Noguchi began to
create sculpture gardens in New York that were inspired by his childhood in
Japan and the intricate gardens found there.
Noguchi was commissioned to re-design Miami’s Bayfront Park, but was
faced with adversity by city officials who did not wish to fund his vision and unique
style of sculpting. Nevertheless,
Noguchi won out and the park was created in his vision. He went on to explore other mediums for his
parks, including slides and water, and began to include these features in his
designs. One specific work that he
created that was very important was his sculptural work in Jerusalem which were
acclaimed for their sensitivity to the religion and natural features of the
area. It was said that Noguchi visited
Jerusalem and just completely understood its importance and relevance and
beauty, and created something that fit perfectly with that image.
3. The video on Andy
Warhol relates to the book because there was an artist’s profile page about him
in the book, as well as several of his works.
Where the book only touches on the work of Warhol, and focuses more on
his personality, this video focuses more on his work. The video goes more in depth and surveys the
life-work of this famous, celebrity artist.
The Sculpture of Spaces video also relates to earlier readings in the
text where we read about earthworks. The
video is similar to the Warhol video in that it goes more into depth and
focuses on one particular earthwork artist and his work. In this video we get a thorough look into the
life and work of artist Isamu Noguchi.
4. I believe that watching
these videos is important because it allows us to learn more about the world
around us, as well as about specific artists, artworks, and art styles. It adds depth to our knowledge of art, but
also to our knowledge of life in general.
The videos open our eyes to history and various cultures and customs and
ways of life that we may not have learned about otherwise.
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