week 6 video blogg

1. THROUGH THE EYES OF A SCULPTOR This video followed the sculptor Emmanuel Fillion. The key concepts I learned: • A sculpture comes alive in day, dies in plaster, and is reborn in marble • A sculptor is typically a carver first and must know himself and his culture before he creates • Where the quarries are and the process of excavation the stone from both the mountain and under it • The difference between a stone carver and a sculptor is that a carver uses plans a sculptor uses feelings • The sculptor visualizes his piece, draws it then makes it come alive in clay • The sculptor carefully picks out a piece of marble and oversees the carvers • The sculptor completes the piece using his feelings to finish it and add a sense of movement to the piece GLASS AND CERAMAICS The key concepts I learned: • Glass and ceramics are some of the oldest man-made materials • Glass is primarily made of sand with some fluxes added to create fusion when heated to a high temperature • Glass is not a true solid • Glass is replacing wood and stone in architecture • Two methods of working with glass are blowing and stained glass windows, with stained glass being the oldest technique • The base material of ceramics is clay and the quality of the raw materials and the temperature degree at which they are just fired determines the value and quality • Ceramics can be stronger than steel and are used for false teeth, hip replacement prosthetics, the mufflers of some cars and in radar components • Glass for windows can laminated to prevent injury if shattered, thermal and bulletproof INSTALLATION ART • Installation art is a term that was born in the 1970’s • Unites diverse media-architecture, sculpture, painting, video, music and or performance to create pieces that encourage the viewer to interact with the artwork/environment • Definitions vary • Some pieces of installation art are site-specific • It began with Marcel Duchamp when he installed part of a bicycle in a museum • Most installation art cannot be easily dismantled and moved, however, the idea/concept has been purchased and a piece is created in a different gallery • Installation are has resulted as an end result of a community project 2. the videos provide visual examples of just how the pieces are created in sculpture, glass, ceramics and installation art. They become more alive rather than just a photograph. The videos enhance the readings on all topics. 3. the videos allow you to better understand the processes involved in creating art in the different medias. The video on installation art gave me a clearer understanding of where the artists are coming from as well as the whole process.