I chose the African Art video because from what I can remember, lots of African sculptures consist of long bodies and large facial features, in addition to bright colors painted on these bodies and faces, so I thought it would be interesting to choose this video to see if it touches upon this style of art. As for my second video, I chose the Chinese Art: Treasures of the National Palace Museum The Great Wave video because I have always liked Chinese art that depicted army soldiers standing in rows of each other, which I saw that our book touched upon. Chinaware is also very beautiful, so I thought it would be cool to hear about the making of Chinaware as well.
The African Art videos talked about the meanings behind African art, from making pottery and utensils, to dress, hairstyles, and other forms of ornamentation. Art is also very important in traditional African rituals, like masks for example. These masks were made of wood and straw, representing patterns that have been handed down from generation to generation. The Chinese Art: Treasures of the National Palace Museum The Great Wave video talked most specifically about the different glassware, or Chinaware. It stated that people used black glazed tea bowls to help accentuate the paleness of the tea, which I found to be odd, yet interesting. The Chinese teapots that were featured in the video were also intriguing, as they had similar features of current styled teapots, like the spout and the tail, yet it also featured 3 legs that the bowl part of the teapot stood on.
The text discusses African clothing and ornamentation in Africans, which was talked about in the African Art video. The textbook features an image titled Temne nowo masquerade with attendants. The term nowo refers to the mask that is featured in the picture. The picture depicts females surrounding a girl who is hidden underneath the mask, and shows the bright, ornate colors that are being worn by the woman all around her during a ritual. For the Chinese Art: Treasures of the National Palace Museum The Great Wave video, this video was based solely on a diverse collection of 33 pieces like glassware, jars, cups, cabinets, and other artifacts. I did not see any Chinaware featured in the textbook, unless I somehow missed it, and was sad to see this considering how much I love Chinaware. My family has a few different sets of Chinaware that are absolutely beautiful and have continued to remain pristine through many years, so I wish the text had touched on this specific subject more.
As always, both videos helped provide further explanation of different pieces of art, like how they were made, what their meaning was, what they were made of, and also showing 3D images in close detail. I do wish that the Chinese Art: Treasures of the National Palace Museum The Great Wave video discussed more than pottery and artifacts, but I liked how it showed close-up, 3D images of every piece they showed, including a description of what the different markings were.
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