Module Eleven: Video Review

The two videos I selected were Expressionism and Dada and Surrealism. I chose these two because out of the reading, those two art styles interested me the most. In Expressionism, the video goes into detail about the birth of expressionism and its emphasis on color and its relation to emotion. Expressionism was a style where feelings took over rather than observation. In Dada and Surrealism, these art movements were a result of World War I. Rather than focusing on the norm, Dada and Surrealist artists focused their attention on what could be done with the unconscious mind. These art movements were more strange and provoked thought. The videos relate to the readings in the text because they elaborate on the art movements discussed in the book, but offer more examples from artists. I enjoyed watching these films since they were of art movements that intrigued me and wanted to know more about. They added depth to my understanding of the readings because they introduced the art movements with incredible detail and showed many artists who were represented in those movements.