Video review art criticism

Pollack

Pollack stated that he wished to paint movable pictures. He contemplated escaping the easel, and moving to the easel. According to Greenburg, he never did accomplish this. He reminds us that we must be careful about judging art based upon previous experience. Also the characterization of art can be a problem. You cannot rely on expectations; one needs to be objective.

I wouldn't say this relates to my art criticism project. The subject I chose did not involve an individual artist, and therefore the classification of the art was less debatable. Some pieces of advice names above however, are important to keep in mind as I proceed with my criticism.

Renaissance
One of the first artists of the Renaissance was Giotto. He revived the ancient interest in replicating what was seen in real life. During the dark ages, the church forbade images to be realistic, for they could infringe upon gods handiwork. Later Renaissance artists developed Giotto's techniques of perspective. They also moved away from only portraying Christian gods. They moved back to portraying the gods of ancient Roman folklore. A couple of the techniques used by Renaissance paintings were chiaroscuro, and sfumato. Chiaroscuro was the manipulation of light, in order to add depth to paintings. Sfumato is the gradual blend of of tone and color to blur the images into the background of a painting.

Once again, I don't see this relating to my art criticism project. I chose the project concerning time. That exhibition transcends time periods, while the Renaissance is a specific period in time. There was not a sense of artistic development within the time exhibition.

Colonial Art


African art is often confused with craft. This is mainly due to the skill and attention exerted on everyday items. Some papers showed members of the French colonies in Africa as savages, while other portrayed them as affluent. The art of dance perpetuated a stereotype of promiscuity amongst Arabic woman in Algeria. Men and woman were stripped nude and put on display in the name of art and science. The Trocadero museum, at the center of the 1900 world fair emphasized cultural differences. Statues would be placed in front of exhibits, resembling individuals from the particular culture that forged the art.