Module 6 Video and book responses

1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned. -Glass & Ceramics: -how to make glass -how to paint window glass and color using lead technique -Glacier makes small sketches then breaks the work up into small pieces (numbering them) then makes glass to fit that exact sketched piece then fits each glass into channeled led strips, then fasined and soughtered together covered with a water proof topping. -ceramics clay made of rock -different clays heated at different temps created different textured objects -plaster put in mild then fired -to make simple shapes in large quantities use dry pressing -glazing gives it the shine and look of glass -ceramics can be used for surgical reasons, muffler in automobiles, architecture -oxide reflect during the day infra red rays off the windows giving the building mirror like effect and the opposite occurs at night. -the intensity of sound in a room can be cut by half due to glass -laminated glass with catch fragments and keep it from shattering -Through the eyes of the sculpture -every stone has a different smell -sometimes they’ll just be called in to work on a hand, a foot or head not a full figure -check the stones sound to make sure its good make sure no cracks -everything has to work with the sculptures technicality -stone is gives dynamic of group and support the sculpture -use of bridges for stability -sculptures first sketched then comes alive in clay dies in plaster reborn in marble -artigano: crafts person or craftsman (usually associated with marble work) -the sculpture also uses feelings to sculpt life into their work 2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text? The book starts off by explaining the 4 basic methods for making a sculpture: modeling, casting, carving and assembling and these examples were shown mostly in the video Through the eyes of the sculpture as different artists showed themselves at work. The making of human figure sculptures (little and life size). Chapter 12 relates more so with the video glass and ceramics and the objects created that can be used in daily lives. We watched as plates were made and glass and ceramic pots and stained glass. 3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the topics: Sculpture, Installation, and Craft? I really enjoyed the videos, more so “through the eyes of the sculpture” because I really enjoy carving and using plaster and clay blocks. I personally love sculpting especially with the subtractive method taking a way from a big block and not being able to put it back together. I also liked the video on glass because I have always wondered how it was made (I knew from sand but how?) and the craft behind it is amazing.