Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Greenberg on Art Criticism: An Interview by T.J. Clark:

This video was just basically about how criticizing art is basically a big deal. This is a task that shouldn't be taken lightly and that everything needs to be taken into account before any decisions are to be made.

Greenberg on Pollock: An Interview by T.J. Clark:

This video is about how Greenberg criticized Pollock works. It talked about how many people never considered Pollock's work a success. In fact, Greenberg classified many pieces as failures for not fitting.

An Introduction to the Italian Renaissance (Giorgio Vasari):

This video discussed the movement of art during the Italian Renaissance time period. It discussed many of the works of some of the big name artists. One of them being Giotto. He was one of few that brought livelihood to a painting.

The Critics: Stories from the Inside Pages

This video is basically explaining the process in which critics use when working. This talks about what makes a good critic and that they have to remain away from giving true feelings but judge from a neutral field and give suggestions.

The Colonial Encounter: Views of Non-Western Art and Culture:

This video talks a lot about symbolism in art and different things.Their was a lot of history about beliefs of Africans.

Jackson Pollock: Michael Fried and T.J. Clark in Conversation:

This video is about the different styles used by Michael Fried and T.J. Clark. They both had differences in the way the critiqued art. They discuss how this happens a lot when dealing with modern art.

2. Most of the videos related to the art criticism project. It gave different perspectives and views in which i may be able to implement in my own strategy.

3. These videos as a whole gave a better understanding of art criticism. There were a couple that I could have done without but as a whole it got repetitive in a way but, instilled in me what I should keep in mind while criticizing.

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