Surrealism

The videos I chose for this weeks video blog were Dada and Surrealism as well as The Mystical North: Spanish Art from the 19th Century to the Present. I chose Dada and Surrealism because Surrealism is my most favorite art movement, (as I've shared before and will continue to share my love for surrealism began with my fascination for the work of surrealist Salvador Dali). And I went with The Mystical North Video because well it discusses "Spanish" art and being a Latin American woman I took great interest in the video.

The key concepts in the Dada and Surrealism video revolved around how this movement came to be and how artists such as Salvador Dali, Kirt Schwitters, and many more created some of their "unusual" pieces. The Mystical North concepts involved the effects some works of art took on Spain in a social aspect. Works by Dali and Goya are often odd and in some cases incredibly disturbing which reflects on Spain as being a rather dark place. Although dark, disturbing and unusual, this type of art speaks to me, and fascinates me over all.

These videos felt a little less relate-able to the text compared to other videos I've seen that match the text almost perfectly. In this instance the text seems a a bit more broad and focused tremendously on the movement rather than going into the depth on the lives, art and reasons of the dominant figures during this time.

I loved this videos! I can honestly say that I truly enjoyed these more than the last set of videos which I also enjoyed. It fed my knowledge on the types of art and artist that I favor. Plus Dali was referenced in both videos! Couldn't get better than that, I can read, and watch endless videos of him anytime. They added depth to the readings because the videos went beyond the artistic movements and more into the reason why these artists created art the way they did.