Module 8 Video Review

The Greek Awakening: Art From the 5th Century BC
   - I chose this video because I figured it would help deepen my learning of Greek art. The title struck me as a member of the audience so I decided to watch it.

Kep concepts learned:
   -Athens , Greece is the birth place of western civilization. Art, architecture, philosophy and theater were born and brought up in Greece during 5th and 6th BC. Greece has shaped the way we think about ourselves and our senses of philosophy and opinion. Human Beings were always the center of life: religious, social, and art. Ancient buildings and architecture was very interesting in Greece, I would describe it as an illusion on the eyes. I have always wondered how these huge buildings were made without tools we have today and technology. Theater in Greece was also interesting to learn about, I never knew anything about it. The theaters are still used today for acting and portraying. Theater started in this city and then expanded across the world.

Opinion of video:
   - I liked this video better than the More Human Than Human video because it compacted the information into a shorter video, instead of dragging topics along. Although the video was only 25 minutes long, I feel as if I learned a lot about Greek history and art. I liked the real life structures they showed in the video, the old buildings of worship, theaters, even famous sculptures. I like when these videos actually show what they are trying to teach about.

More Human Than Human (key concepts):
   -The human body is something we see dozens of times a day. The human body is very consistent in art. Although, some of this art is not realistic but still portrays the human body. This has been happening for thousands of years, even before the nomads. Throughout these artworks, the same key aspects of the body were exaggerated, which is pretty cool.The reasoning that might behind this was the brains of these hunters and gatherers we programmed to exaggerate these body parts. Moving through the years, Egyptian artists portrayed the whole human body, with no parts exaggerated. Although the whole body was there, it was still not an accurate representation of the human body. palms were facing forward, feet were not facing the right direction, even the eyes were facing a different way. In Greek, the human body of males was cherished. If you looked good, you were good. All greek gods had great bodies.

More Human Than Human (opinion on video):
   -This video was informative, but a little bit dry at times. The information stated in the video, in my opinion, could have been more quickly stated without all of the dragging on and exaggerating. Besides this statement, I liked the real life art shown in the video, all of the art of the human body through history.

Both videos (relation to reading):
   - The book shows different examples on how body images were portrayed in art since the beginning of art. The video showed a good amount of women and their bodies and the books shows examples of men and their sculptures, which is good. It's good to have examples of both genders when learning about these topics. In my opinion, it was easier learning from the videos, they were more in depth with examples and facts. The video about Greece was very close in relation to the reading. They showed the same visuals of the buildings and amazing sculptures from ancient times.