Module 11

1. I selected to watch the Dada and Surrealism video and the Expressionism video. I chose these two videos because I wanted to learn more about each concept. I have heard the terms used before but I did not know the details of each.

2. Key concepts I learned were the different images that demonstrate each concept. I liked how the videos used artists examples of each concept and how the artists uses and expresses that concept. Most of the works of art, I have never seen before so it was interesting to learn new pieces and to learn the details of the works.

3. The videos relate to the readings in the text by going into further detail about each concept and showing works of art that relate. I think it is helpful to see works of art and relate it back to the readings as well as the videos going into more detail about each concept and each work of art. The text explains concepts and the videos do the same but on a more detailed scale.

4. I always like watching the films because I prefer them over reading. It is always helpful to get a better understanding of the topic than just what the text is stating. Again, I think incorporating various works of art into the videos adds a greater understanding to the concepts of expressionism, surrealism, and the dada movement.

module 9

1. I liked using my hand at the subject for a drawing. I feel like tracing hands is common when your learning to use a pencil and draw and tracing shapes. So, this was adding to that by looking at the lines in my hand and the shape of my fingers. I am not a good drawer so I was interested in how it would turn out.

2. I chose to use pencil for my media. I mostly chose this because it was the only utensil I had available besides a pen. I have never used charcoal before.

3. Creating a drawing with my non dominant hand was hard. I can barely draw with my dominant hand so using my left (non dominant want) was definitely a task. It was hard to put shape where I wanted to because I am not use to drawing with that hand.

4. Looking at my finished drawings I think they are successful. They actually turned out better than I thought they would since I cannot draw at all. My non dominant hand came out better than I thought as well. I thought it would end up not looking like a hand at all. Overall, I think my hand drawings are successful studies.

5. I would not use my non dominant hand in the future because I had a hard time doing this. I feel like I grip the pencil wrong and it is harder to add shape where it is needed. Although my non dominant hand drawing turned out fair, I would stick to using my dominant hand in the future.