Module 12 video review

I chose the video Andy Warhol: Images of an Image, because I recognized his name on the title. I have hear a lot about him so I figured why not learn more about him. He always seemed to be very interesting. I also chose Hockney on Photography. I chose this video because photography really fascinates me so I decided this video would most likely interest me the most out of all of them. I have a big interest in photography.

There are many key concepts in both of these videos. In the first one I watched, Andy Warhol it is mostly based on his work of art. He liked to collect magazines and photos of famous people especially Marilyn Monroe, and Elizabeth Taylor. He had a big interest in silk screen imagery which became very famous and he created many with these famous actresses. Many of his images repeat many times, and sometimes even overlap and have different colors. In this video we also learn how silk screen is created, which is a very interesting process. He has a repetition of his photos to actually create a sort of dizziness. Warhol also used polaroid images as his starter image. He sometimes would add paint to his portraits. He became very well known in his middle ages. Death was a major theme for Andy. Car accidents, suicides, Plane crashes, and even worked on Liz when he thought she was dying.
In the second video there are also a lot of key concepts learned. It talks a lot about whether or not photography is an art or not. Hockney has a way of making his photography look like a collage or painting. He doesn't care whether people believe his photography is art or not. He started off as using a polaroid camera. He calls his collaged photography, "drawing with a camera". He continues to show and describe each of his photography artworks. He describes how with his photography it is as if you are closer to the image because each picture is just a portion of the image and created into one big image.
In both the book and the videos, Andy Warhol's way of creating a silk screen is described. His artwork is shown and is explained on why it is so well known and interesting. Also photography is also talked about and Hockneys way of creating one big photograph with smaller puzzle like photographs. It is interesting to read and watch these videos
I thought these videos were interesting because I have heard of Andy Warhol before, and I also love photography. I honestly learned a new way to create images from these videos and readings. I actually want to try what Hockney did with his photography. It is a great way of capturing and image and making is seem like it is so up close and big.