Videos on Abstract and Modern Art

I chose the first 4 videos to view because They seemed to be the most interesting to me. The first one Abstract Expressionism and Pop: Art of 50”s & 60”s showed the work of "Action Painters”, and their concepts. Abstract art is physical, sensual and intellectual. The figurative art’s filled space is different than non figurative that is egocentric. Kline did black and whites in the 50’s , Helen Frankenthjaler’s work was feminine and mystical. This video also showed Andy Warhol in depth with his works and posters and badges gave him the name “Father of Pop Art”. I liked the work of Ray Lichtenstein best. The dots used to create the comic book like characters were emphasized and how he did the black outlines with lips half opened to show seduction was very informative.
The next one,  Power of Art:Rothko, explained his work in the Seagram Building, using expressionism, stemming from his childhood, using feelings of human tragedy. His paintings showed assault on rich patrons. He even offered to paint for free if German curator built a chapel explaining the Holocaust.
Uncertainty: Modernity and Art  video was about the abstract expressionist. The Industrial Revolution changed from focus on religion, because there is not one God in our culture anymore,  to work and science values. The response to modern life, uncertainty is the message in modern art. Pop Art used disillusionment, the opposite of what was happening in life to create art work. The Chinese art was among those that changed from their representation to more of the western civilization influence.
Hockney on Photography went in to depth of David Hockney’s life as a painter and photographer, He discovered the Polaroid  camera. To him it is the chemical process of a painting. In the video, they compared a picture of flowers next to the painting, to see which one was more real.
It was very hard to view these videos, they kept crackling and I even tried to replay them. I tried to listen as close as possible to get the facts as I viewed them. They really gave more insight than the text as far as information on the individual artist as well as the modern art in it’s purpose.