1) I enjoyed the ' The Drawings of Michelangelo' and the ' Power of Art -Caravaggio ' . I chose the video on Michelangelo's drawings because I thought it would be helpful for the art assignment. I chose the Caravaggio video because I had not heard of him before.
2) A major concept of the Michelangelo video was how much preparation in sketching and drawing he did to try and make his final works perfect. Another interesting concept revealed in the video was how protective of his drawings he was, lest someone see his trials and the thoughts he had before the final production.
In watching the video on Caravaggio two major themes were discussed one I would describe as the 'fighting painter' generally great artists were I thought more of the sensitive lot, tolerant and liberal, Caravaggio moved from fist fights to the canvass and back as if made him a better artist. The other major theme was how he showed a different point of view of the classic interpretations the bible scenes, maybe the violence in his life allowed him to show the great emotions and despair of the regular people in his paintings.
3) The videos give a more intimate account of the lives and struggles of these two artists and allowed a greater understanding of what it took to create such art.
4) I enjoyed both of the videos very much. Michelangelo was obviously a very talented artist I hope someday to actually see the Sistine Chapel the work he did, to produce such a thing on plaster on walls and ceilings is such an incredible accomplishment. I also have discovered how good Michelangelo was at the cross- hatching technique, how even trained artists have great difficulty in reproducing, and his ability to show contour on a flat surface. The Caravaggio video explained a lot about the subjects of some paintings I have seen, it was a good historical interpretation of the stages of paintings that I had for the most part grouped together. And what a wild ride he had in his life, it was like the life of some rock-n-roll stars.
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