Through the eyes of the sculptor was a really engaging video in how it presented sculpting. It was really cool to see because I've always wondered how sculpting say a statue for a building or a bridge was actually done. I really liked that they visited a sculptor that was working on a 17th century restoration project where he was copying original heads that were sculpted under King Henry. I like how they said that when you recreate or restore a sculpture, the sculptor's feelings have to go into every strike on the stone. In the text they talk about different types of sculpting such as casting and assembling and mention that each is an indirect method of sculpting. The way they were helping restore the bridge was a hands on direct method that I really enjoyed watching.
The glass and ceramics video was interesting to me as I have created ceramic pieces before. However I didn't know that quality of clay used as well as temp. and time the pieces are fired result in different outcomes such as fine china as opposed to floor tiles. The film related to the text in that it discussed different forms or use of glass and ceramics such as pottery and tiles where the text shows us more aesthetic uses for ceramic such as installation pieces where people can be immersed in the beauty of ceramic and glass work.
I thought the videos were really cool. I always wondered how a sculptor approached a stone and just went to work to create such a beautiful end piece of art. Its still amazing to me, and somewhat mysterious even having learned about it, which is what I enjoy the most about appreciating stone work whether it's architectural or simply for visual art.
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