module 12

 I really enjoyed the videos in this module. I feel embarrassed to say that I havent heard of a few artists that came up in this section, so the videos were really helpful and now I feel like I need to do more research on them and their work.I appreciated the background that Jacob Lawrence gave, talking about what it was like to be making art during the great depression and being raised in Harlem, the art centers that opened and the "positive effect it had on the spirit of the people". They did also touch on his work and how content is an important element for him when creating.

Faith Ringgold is much more my style. Her work is very folk-y and fun, the story-quilts are interesting and some of the figures she paints remind me of Margaret Kilgallen. Romare Beardens work really tells a story from beginning to end,and I appreciate that the speakers in the video gave a sort of run-down on so many of them, explaining the different myths he was drawing inspiration from as some of them are not too fresh in my head. The shapes he creates in his collage work really is impressive, I feel like its hard to imagine a shape like that and cut it out without sketching it first so Im curious to know a little more about his process. The blues and greens he uses really give his pieces a lot of definition and depth, and since so many of them include a landscape it helps to show distance and space in the piece. 

"Classical Art/Modern Dress" and the two videos that went with it were hard for me to get into.Though the last interview with Norma Kamali was really neat and I think its nice to hear a fashion designer with views like hers, a little more focused on the actual person rather than just the people filling the seats at a fashion show. 

FAUVISM, now this I can get into. Finally, in 1900, artists started to dive into bright expressive colors. Color exists for these painters as an independent element instead of just something that describes an object or space. Their work feels more emotional to me than that of the impressionists. Brighter, bolder brushwork really changed the game moving forward.