Video Reviews: “Isamu Noguchi: The Sculpture of Spaces” and “Andy Warhol: Images of an Image”

1.      Explain why you selected each of the TWO videos you choose from the selection listed above.

The two videos I chose were “Isamu Noguchi: The Sculpture of Spaces” and “Andy Warhol: Images of an Image.” I chose these two videos because I have always enjoyed Warhol’s work and, although I’d never heard of Noguchi, the idea of sculpture gardens sound cool.

2.      For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

In the “Isamu Noguchi: The Sculpture of Spaces” video I learned about the Japanese artist Isamu Noguchi and the various sculpture gardens he has built in Japan and all over the world. In the “Andy Warhol: Images of an Image” video I learned about the Pop Art movement and looked Warhol’s painting Ten Lizes and how it explored Warhol’s fascination with celebrities as objects.

3.      How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?

These two videos relate to the textbook reading because they both further explore the modern/postmodern art movements and major figures in those movements.

4.      What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?

I enjoyed both films. It was especially interesting to learn more about Andy Warhol.