Week Five Video reflections

Through the Eyes of the Sculptor
                Emmanuel Fillion – French sculptor – carver then sculptor.  12 degrees in limestone quarries at all times.  Stone are wet and heavy when removed from quarry.  Breathe new life into the sculptures.  Draws sculpture then creates in clay then makes a mold, makes plaster cast of sculpture.  Finds perfect marble block in Carrara.  Marble is product of limestone that’s baked, squeezed and baked together. Artigiano – crafts maker files to make smooth, work called Genesis.

Glass and Ceramics

                Glass is everywhere.  Glass is made from sand.  60 – 75 % sand & Fluxes- soda, shells are added to silica mixture is heated into liquid.  Stained glass – modulate light by using different glass colors and textures, made by glazier.  Ceramics are fire, made with clay base.   Slip is poured into molds.  Removed from mold and fired the glazed.  Ceramic prostheses are stable and well tolerated in the body.  Ceramic vehicle engines are starting to be made.  Laminated glass used in Architecture.  Glass is slowly taking the place of stone as a building material.

Installation Art

                Contemporary art takes over the space, sculpture in the round.  3-dimensional art.  Richard Wilson – “She came in through the Bathroom window”.  Invisible art – computer generated music played over and over.  Must interact with installation art.  Ordinary objects used in installation art.  Happening – audience interacts with act.  Video installation – dark room.  Installing large installation could take months.  The canoes at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery are installation art.  It has to be assembled on site.  Expect the un-expected.

The videos related to the reading because chapter 11 was about sculptures and installations.  Sculptures are made from different materials and different types: modeling, casting, and carving.  They can use materials like marble, glass and ceramics.

The videos were very interesting and informative on the subjects.  I enjoyed Through the Eyes of a Sculpture the most.  Through the Eyes of a Sculpture follows Emmanuel through the whole process for one piece of art, showing all the steps and work required to get to the finish piece.  Glass and Ceramics showed the process of making both materials that can be used to create crafts and art.  Installation Art was interesting with the many different kinds of art.  With contemporary art almost anything is considered art these days.