GLASS AND CERAMICS
When watching the video, I learned that glass is made from sand, but its properties are different from sand. Glass is a liquid that stiffens when cooled. Sand is composed of silica that makes crystals that make bonds. Other components are use to improve fusion. The heat causes the sands crystalline structure to break. Glass hardens as it cools from contact with the air and can be reheated to reach its desired shape. The book gives a small detailed insight on the creation of glass. It gives background information from the ancient Roman author Pliny on the secret of making glass. The readings show gorgeous works created from glass that reflect some of the facts shown in the video. After watching this video, I can now understand how much time and effort is needed when creating a glass sculpture. It is different reading information about how class is created rather then actually seeing a quicker process of creating a piece. When looking at stained glass windows, it is shocking to see how many steps are taken. A piece as small as one tenth of the original size is made! Glass puzzle piece like parts are made that take part in the larger work. Each stained glass window tells a story. Ceramics are made in the same way as glass, through heat, but they are made from clay. Ceramics are differentiated by the quality of the raw materials used and the temperature at which it was heated.
INSTALLATION ART
Installation art is artwork that takes over and defines the space and how that is achieved is up to the author. It is generally something that is all around you; there is an attitude that makes it distinctive. They are 3-D artworks. In installation art, the author is trying to draw the viewer to a particular world and force them to interact with that world. There are no limitations with installation art. Works can be extremely large, like that of a building, or as small and simple as a urinal or shovel. This video was very interesting to me because it taught me more about installation art than the book did. I felt as if the book just touched on it, gave a few examples and a definition, and that was it. The video expanded on the ideal and meaning of installation art and gave different examples with interviews following. Artists were able to explain their art and professionals were able to fully talk about the concept. It seemed as if certain works were broken down so they were easy to understand rather than just popped into a text as a picture. In the video, installation art was broken down into invisible art, pop art, by artist and definition. It is also a type of art that I enjoy. There are no limitations. Whatever aspect you enjoy can be put into that work so take your viewer into your world and intended mindset. It’s like stepping out of the typical boundaries of art; it’s more than what you would see in a traditional museum.
THROUGH THE EYES OF THE SCULPTOR
It was interesting to see a sculptors point of view and their story in this video rather than someone who isn’t a sculptor. I felt more connected to this video because the actual sculptor, Emmanuel Fillion, is talking about his love for sculpting starting from his early childhood years. The book refers to sculptures based on different methods, each in a different era or time period. The video is nice because it focuses on one author and his processes relating to a work of art. His perspective is put into the video and we are able to better engage in the process of creating a sculpture rather than reading about various types. Sure, learning about different methods of sculpture are informative and useful but looking through the eyes of the creator is more of an experience.
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