Video Review Module 12

1.) The videos I selected were The Power of Art: Rothko, and Uncertainty: Modernity and Art. I had selected these videos because I thought that their titles were interesting and powerful enough to grab my attention.
2.) Rothko, was an American abstract painter who dabbled in Expressionism. He had killed himself shortly after 9 of his paintings arrived in the Tate of London in 1970. Rothko’s art was liked by many, and he was commissioned to provide paintings for the Four Seasons Restaurant. In the 1920’s his paintings demonstrated the “knotted imagination”. Many had perceived his art as restful pictures, but Rothko himself viewed his work as tragic performances. In the Uncertainty: Modernity and Art video, it discussed contemporary art as societies version of the Delphic Oracles. Throughout the 19th century the industrial revolution separated man from nature. Science had greatly changed the way people of that time viewed religion. During the 20th century modern art was focused on speed and mass production. Picassos art was an antidote to the mass culture, his Guernica was an icon to the political importance to be anti-German.
3.) These videos related to the text because they discuss artwork that was shown in the book, and expands of the history of why the art was created and the artists who had created the works.
4.) I actually liked both of these videos, I thought it was interesting to learn about Rothko’s life and I liked how it the video showed how strongly art can impact the world.