Module 12 Videos

1.       The two videos I choose were “Abstract Expressionism and Pop: Art of the ‘50s and 60s” and “Andy Warthol: Images of an Image”. I choose the former because it sounded like an interesting topic and the later because I always found Warthol a strange person and wanted to know more.

2.      A key concept of the Pop Art video is that the movement is largely due to the effects of globalization and the merging of different art ideas from around the world. A Key concept I learned about Warthol is that is main focus with art was repetition. This is a theme we learned in this class early on. Many of his famous paintings, like of Campbell’s soup or Marilyn Monroe display this trait of his.

3.      The Warthol video doesn’t relate very much to the reading, considering if focuses solely on him. The Pop Art video related very strongly to the reading. Much of chapter 22 was about the globalization of art and focus on New York City after World War II. Important aspects of this movement.

4.      I always love the videos for this class as they go into so much detail about a topic, I find them much more informative than the reading.