Module 10 video discussion

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

I picked these videos because they seemed interesting to learn more about.

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

African Art:   Art is a part of their daily life, a strong aesthetic sense is expressed in dress, homes, everyday utensils, hair styles, forms of ornamentation, rituals and performances. Egyptian and Saharan art and architecture show influences of agriculture. Primitive Art influenced Picasso and modernist painters. There is a lot of diversity in African art. They repeat traditional designs, adding their own refinements.

Buddhism:    Buddhism split into two groups, "hinayana" and "mahanyana." Sanchi is a center of Buddhist art and architecture.  Buddha symbolism is represented only by the Bodhi Tree. There is a walkway around the Great Stupa where every step is a discovery of Buddhist art and architecture. Buddhism is a religion that began by repudiating rituals, questions, prayer, and the idea of a personal god, ends up embracing all of these. In India, Buddhism and Hinduism  share commonalities.

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

The videos relate to the reading in the text because the reading and the videos talk about African and Buddhist religion (and other religions) and how it connects/ impacts their architecture and art, also their everyday lives.

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

My opinion of the films would be that they were helpful in helping me understand some more about the religion, and how their religion impacts their art, architecture, and their everyday lives, and the meaning behind it.