The two videos I selected this week were "matisse and picasso" and "dada and surrealism. The first I selected based on the fact that I'd heard of picasso. The latter was selected based on randomness :)
Matisse and picasso was an interesting video, and differed from many of the other videos that focused on two artists because of the relationship that the two had. In most cases, famous artists appear to deal with or interact very little. In the case the they do interact, it is typically not the most friendly of cases. Matisse and picaso had a very strong relationship. During some times, they were close and actually conversed with eachother about their works. Other times, they would communicate from a distance. One may see the others work and mirror it, or compose a work of a complimentary nature. Their art was unusual to me, and I wasnt really aware of picasos style. To me, the unnatural appearences in these two artists work is not very appealing. It's seemingly lower quality then many of the more realistic works we've been seeing.
Dadaism is very unique. I've seen some modelling expos that appear to have been an offshoot of this type of art. They were a hodgepodge of smaller statues and trinkets, combined with smaller gears and other mechanical items, all combined together and then painted into blend them all. This seemed similar to the idea of dada'ism without the political element.
The video on matisse and picasso went very in depth about the relationship between the two, while the book made little mention on this. On the subject of dada'ism and surrealism, the videos paid special attention to many of the artists personal. It showed and explained how some artists personality fir well with their work, while others lived lifestyles completely devoid of the expressionism that was showcased in their art. Also, the videos mentioned a lot of the political cannotations that were evident in the work while the book went less into this type of detail.
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