wk 6 video

1.    Explain why you selected each of the three videos you choose from the selection listed above.

I chose the videos with the most interesting titles. The Birth of the Middle Ages because information about the middle ages interests me and learning about art and the middle ages would further my understandings of the subject. Cataclysm: The Black Death Visits Tuscany because it is in Italy and Beyond the Classical Byzantine and Later Greek Art because I one day would like to visit Greece and I learned about Byzantine with the other assignment and thought I could learn more about it.

2.    For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

More Human Than Human- The key concept in this video is that images dominate our lives, they mold and define us because when ancient ancestors created works that helped define their way of line and helped them to make sense of their world which produced a visual legacy that helps us make sense of our own world. Also that the human form is the most popular unrealistic images. The Birth of the Middle Ages- the key concept in this video is that there are places in the world where the middle ages are still alive and is a living reality. Cataclysm: The Black Death Visits Tuscany- the key concept of this video is 800 yrs after the collapse of the roman empire came the dawn of the resonance the rebirth, the first light cataclysm.  Beyond the Classical: Byzantine and Later Greek Art- the key concept of this video is the treasures of Greece, the Byzantine period

3.    How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?

More Human than human related to the text by illustrating how different cultures use the human body as art work. The Birth of the Middle Ages relates to the text  Cataclysm: The Black Death Visits Tuscany relates to the text because they both explain Florence’s and Siena’s cathedrals. Beyond the Classical: Byzantine and Later Greek Art relates to the text because they both explain the Byzantine period and the icons.

4. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?
I thought the videos were interesting I like how the first video related how important images are back to the ancient ancestors and how the unrealistic human form started about 25000 years ago. The Birth of the Middle Ages added depth to my understanding of the middle ages and how in some parts of the world it is still alive. The Black Death Visits Tuscany and Beyond the Classical Byzantine and Later Greek Art gave me more understanding of the Italian and Greek cultures and art.