Module 10 video review

I chose to watch the video on Hinduism and the Video on Buddhism.

I chose both of these videos because of their short time duration.

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

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

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

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

Hinduism

I learned about the Hindu's use of the harmony and balance in their art. They use these two elements regardless of the medium of art, whether it's music, dance, illustrative arts, or ceremonial arts. The Hindu people also include these elements in more ways than one might think - using people, colors, sounds, and movements in cohesion to create an engaging experience in their part of the world. This includes anything from festive decorations to mass architecture. My opinion on this film as that the Hindu people, were very devoted to spiritualism. For this reason, they included strong esoteric imagery that dates far back into their origin. I believe these images and methods were maintained in full and left mostly unchanged, creating the very colorful and vibrant identity we, as a western civilization, imagine of Hinduism today. 

Buddhism

While watching the video on Buddhism, I noticed a special attention to pattern and proportion. This was used in a more traditional fashion. Using it as decor for buddhist apparel, embellishments on buddhist statues, and especially in buddhist architecture to tell complex stories of their history. What I enjoy most about this video was the sense of discipline that exists in the buddhist culture. Transcending their art, they have built their entire existence around discipline. So much so that everything they have created has a piece of history within it. They are a very devout people and I think if one could take such discipline - like the buddhist - and apply to art fully as many have in the past; the result will be and has been remarkably beautiful and almost incomprehensibly complex.