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Through the Eyes of a Sculptor
From this video I learned quite a bit about sculpting. I never really realized that a sculpture took more than one person. Emmanuel had him, a model, and various amounts of individuals in Italy to help him complete his vision. Also liked how Emmanuel included aesthetics when describing how he comes up with inspiration and how to create it. It brings knowledge that we learned from either the second or third modules. I also didn't realize that sculptors usually started off with a small clay model and then enlarged it to use as an example for the finished product that took over a year to create. Also, I always thought marble was marble, but for Emmanuel he had to find the perfect piece of marble for his project. I found the story about the men who brought down the marble from the mountains also interesting. I never really thought about the process of transporting marble back when there were no vehicles that could do it the way that they do it today.
Glass and Ceramics
From this video, there were various things that I learned. I've always have had a rough idea of how glass was made, but I never knew it was such a timely thing. I never knew there were different ways to heat and cool the glass and how many times you could reheat it. It was neat to see them create stained glass. I've always thought stained glass was pretty but I don't think I would have the kind of patience that they had to create it. I also never knew that ceramics are used in the medical field for things like hip replacements. I never realized that they were more than just pots and plates and things like that. Like glass, I also learned that there are different temperatures to heat the ceramics to give it a certain look or stability.
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The videos relate to the text because the videos gave a visual of what we read. Also, the text did have more with things like materials and examples, but the video gave a visual of what we are learning. I always like the visual because it gives me a better grasp on what I'm learning. Its sort of like a hands on experience but not completely, especially since it wouldn't be practical for us to blow glass at home or to create different sculptures out of clay and heat them.
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I really liked the films. I liked how they gave a time perspective and showed how challenging it is to either create a sculpture or a glass or ceramic figure. With the text I find it harder to grasp the challenges that artists face. I find it easier to understand the challenges they face by showing them in a video. It also add depth to topics like sculpture, installation and craft because it actually showed it so that I didn't have to imagine it. My imagination is good but its not amazing, so the videos did help a lot to get a bigger understanding and appreciation.
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