Video Review:“The Mystical North: Spanish Art from the 19th Century to the Present” and “Matisse and Picasso”

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

      The two videos I chose were “The Mystical North: Spanish Art from the 19th Century to the Present” and “Matisse and Picasso.” I chose these videos because I had watched the other films about the Spanish artists Goya and Picasso, and I wanted to know more about them and Spanish art/artists in general.

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

      In the “The Mystical North: Spanish Art from the 19th Century to the Present” video I learned about how northern Spain has produced some of the greatest artists of all time, including Goya and Picasso. I also learned about other Spanish artists like Antoni Gaudi and Salvador Dali. In the “Matisse and Picasso” I learned more about Spanish painter Pablo Picasso and his complicated and sometimes strained relationship with the equally famous French artist Henri Matisse.

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

      The videos relate to the textbook readings because they also talk about the modern art movement, including early modern artists such as Goya.

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 interesting to learn more about the artists I’d previously watched films about, as well as the origins of modern art.