1, The videos I watched were The Mystical North: Spanish Art and the Impact of Cubism. I picked the first video because I was interested in Spanish art and did not know much about it. I thought it would be something new to learn about. In that video they mentioned cubism but did not expand much on it so I picked the cubism video so I would obtain knowledge about that style of art.  

2. For the Spanish art video, I learned a lot about the different artists including Goya, Gaudi, and Picasso. I learned about their unique styles including Goya’s darkness and age of doubt, Gaudi’s organic, sexy, shapes, and Picassos spirituality and sensuality. The second video about cubism thought me about the concept of the style that included freeing the art from imitation with shadows, dark and light contract, and making the abstract become concrete.

3. The text related exactly to the readings and gave me a more in depth understanding of the actual style of art instead of learning about the people. I learned why the art styles were the way they were and where it derived from. There were many background events that the text talked about that influenced the artists to make their work a certain way. It was all about their experiences with the outside world, the people they encountered, and actions taking place.

4. I believe the films gave me a deeper understanding of art concepts because I was unaware of most of these artists and their work. I am now more educated on Spain, the culture, and the artists during the time period. I especially feel like I was connected to cubism and the intriguing design of the style.