1 00:00:00,430 --> 00:00:09,609 this is an explanation about how to do an art comment. An art comment is an essay in 2 00:00:09,609 --> 00:00:18,449 which you have to comment, describe, talk about and show how much do you know 3 00:00:18,449 --> 00:00:27,829 about the image it's been proposed to you. This image can be painting, can be a 4 00:00:27,829 --> 00:00:32,630 monument can be a building can be a sculpture so you have to make an 5 00:00:32,630 --> 00:00:39,609 introduction you have to describe the image with technical words and then the 6 00:00:39,609 --> 00:00:46,490 part that is more important which is called the comment is where you talk 7 00:00:46,490 --> 00:00:52,609 about the style you give examples of this author and other authors and at the 8 00:00:52,609 --> 00:00:59,530 end you have to make a conclusion or assessment so let's go step by step 9 00:00:59,530 --> 00:01:05,489 first of all introduction and catalogation how to start this is the 10 00:01:05,489 --> 00:01:12,829 most difficult part never use the first person like we see you see I am going to 11 00:01:12,829 --> 00:01:19,349 comment we don't use this type of expressions it has to be professional 12 00:01:19,349 --> 00:01:27,689 and unpersonal. So for example a good way to start can be the image to comment 13 00:01:27,689 --> 00:01:33,150 about or the image proposed to comment about or don't know 14 00:01:33,150 --> 00:01:42,870 there are many ways to start but it has to be unpersonal. So the type of 15 00:01:42,870 --> 00:01:47,650 artistical manifestation the first thing you have to say is if it is an 16 00:01:47,650 --> 00:01:56,189 architecture, a building, a monument, a painting, a fresco, sculpture... depending on. 17 00:01:56,189 --> 00:02:05,090 So the image to be commented on is a painting or is an old canvas or is a 18 00:02:05,090 --> 00:02:12,650 monument that is placed here or there or is made by... it doesn't matter the order 19 00:02:12,650 --> 00:02:23,289 but in this first part you have to say the title the author the chronology the 20 00:02:23,289 --> 00:02:32,629 style the place so you have to to write all of this in a connect way so for 21 00:02:32,629 --> 00:02:39,530 example if you talk about the author speak a little bit about the author say 22 00:02:39,530 --> 00:02:47,159 three or four lines about the author. If you talk about the style, you don't need 23 00:02:47,159 --> 00:02:52,319 to talk a lot about the style here, but you can say for example the period or 24 00:02:52,319 --> 00:03:01,800 the main two or three characteristics. The place, where it is, if it is in a museum 25 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:10,550 or it is in a square. Once you have done this introduction that is, I don't know, 26 00:03:10,550 --> 00:03:18,729 less than half a page you speak about the technical characteristics you have 27 00:03:18,729 --> 00:03:24,750 to talk about what you see you have to describe what you see and maybe you know 28 00:03:24,750 --> 00:03:29,009 you should know more things that are not seen in the image but you talk about 29 00:03:29,009 --> 00:03:33,530 that as well so apart from what you see in the image you have to talk about the 30 00:03:33,530 --> 00:03:42,349 main characteristics of this style. Here you have to have a good writing okay 31 00:03:42,349 --> 00:03:48,490 because usually you have notes that are keywords but you don't have to enumerate 32 00:03:48,490 --> 00:03:58,530 like it has expressiveness, lines and feelings. No! Justify everything you say. 33 00:03:58,530 --> 00:04:04,569 usually your comments are very scarce are very short because you only enumerate 34 00:04:04,569 --> 00:04:09,770 characteristics you don't have to do it like that you have to justify every 35 00:04:09,770 --> 00:04:18,889 characteristic you say so if you say it is expressive say why if you say there 36 00:04:18,889 --> 00:04:27,100 is symmetry say why don't be lazy you have to write more and meanwhile you 37 00:04:27,100 --> 00:04:32,100 describe the image you are talking about the characteristics of the style at the 38 00:04:32,100 --> 00:04:38,579 same time you are explaining everything that you know it's not the same you have 39 00:04:38,579 --> 00:04:44,920 to talk about architecture sculpture or painting of course it's not the same so 40 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:52,980 imagine that you are describing an architecture or a monument you will 41 00:04:52,980 --> 00:04:58,199 start this part saying this specific type of building for example if it is a 42 00:04:58,199 --> 00:05:07,019 a palace or a temple, a cathedral, a tomb. So it talks us about the function, if it 43 00:05:07,019 --> 00:05:12,519 has a religious purpose or if it is a civil building or it has a funerary 44 00:05:12,519 --> 00:05:20,009 purpose. Talk about the materials. Don't invent things. If you see a marble 45 00:05:20,009 --> 00:05:26,610 sculptor don't say there is bronze. So materials, it is important your 46 00:05:26,610 --> 00:05:32,829 vocabulary because it's not the same if you say it is made of stone than if you 47 00:05:32,829 --> 00:05:38,129 say it is made of marble or limestone or you know some types of stones so you 48 00:05:38,129 --> 00:05:44,889 will get more and more technical vocabulary as you work on this 49 00:05:46,029 --> 00:05:56,110 structural elements try to describe the image maybe the facade of a building not 50 00:05:56,110 --> 00:06:04,509 only enumerating like it has pilars columns and domes no no describe the image describe like the 51 00:06:05,069 --> 00:06:14,589 pilars are supporting the are the the dome for example for example or if there is a dome or 52 00:06:14,589 --> 00:06:19,709 there is not a dome sometimes you say all the structural elements that are general of a period 53 00:06:19,709 --> 00:06:26,829 but in that building there is not that element. For example, I don't know, you have to describe 54 00:06:26,829 --> 00:06:32,589 the Versailles Palace and because it is written that there are domes in the baroque style you 55 00:06:32,589 --> 00:06:38,430 write there are domes. No, in this building there are no domes. There are some general characteristics 56 00:06:38,430 --> 00:06:46,670 of the style but the challenge is to choose what do you have to say in this image. You don't have 57 00:06:46,670 --> 00:06:54,079 to say everything only the correct things talk about the ornamentation if there are decorative 58 00:06:54,079 --> 00:07:05,680 elements or wear everything that you know for example if you are talking about a sculptor 59 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:10,959 you have to describe if it is a first standing sculptor or a relief 60 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:16,879 first time the sculptor is a sculptor that in spanish is said 61 00:07:16,879 --> 00:07:23,180 redondo, so you can go around the sculptor. If it is a relief, it is carved on the 62 00:07:23,180 --> 00:07:28,819 stone, you cannot go around. It can be individual or can be a set, it can be a 63 00:07:28,819 --> 00:07:35,420 group, if there are more than two characters. The materials, depending, it 64 00:07:35,420 --> 00:07:45,579 can be clay, marble, wood, bronze, usually it is quite easy to identify. The 65 00:07:45,579 --> 00:07:51,899 technique well if it is made of clay it will be modeling if it is made of 66 00:07:51,899 --> 00:08:01,209 marble it will be carving so improve your writing and explain all of these 67 00:08:01,209 --> 00:08:06,889 characteristics in sentences that are connected with connectors that have a 68 00:08:06,889 --> 00:08:13,790 sense so usually it is very useful to make a brainstorming on a piece of paper 69 00:08:13,790 --> 00:08:21,589 before and link all of this after that. Don't start writing just like this 70 00:08:21,589 --> 00:08:26,870 because you will repeat and repeat and repeat yourself and it won't make any 71 00:08:26,870 --> 00:08:34,190 sense. Well we talked about the composition, if it is a symmetrical 72 00:08:34,190 --> 00:08:39,649 composition, if it is very frontal like for example the Egyptian sculpture that 73 00:08:39,649 --> 00:08:46,490 is thought to be look from the front only or if it is like in baroque 74 00:08:46,490 --> 00:08:51,029 sculptors if it has a multiplicity of points of view so if you go around the 75 00:08:51,029 --> 00:08:57,740 sculptor you always get a good point of view. Explain if there is anatomical 76 00:08:57,740 --> 00:09:02,740 study describing the different parts of the body 77 00:09:02,740 --> 00:09:08,659 if you can see the nails or the veins or the muscles or the articulations 78 00:09:08,659 --> 00:09:15,720 everything that you you can see if there is a representation of movement for 79 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:22,019 example in Bernini you can see that the figures are running or one figure wants 80 00:09:22,019 --> 00:09:29,019 to get the other one there is movement but in neoclassic sculptures they are 81 00:09:29,019 --> 00:09:38,460 just calm and static so before start saying things stay calm take your time 82 00:09:38,460 --> 00:09:46,139 a look to the image and try to explain what you see. Talk about the theme. Is it a 83 00:09:46,139 --> 00:09:53,559 mythological theme or historical? Is it religious? Is it a portrait or a nude? It 84 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:59,460 can be two of these or three of these. For example, the Sculpture of Napoleon by 85 00:09:59,460 --> 00:10:04,980 Canova is a portrait of Napoleon. It is historical because it's a 86 00:10:04,980 --> 00:10:11,059 historical character and it is a nude because he is nude. But don't tell me it 87 00:10:11,059 --> 00:10:15,940 is mythological and religious because if it is mythological from Greek and Roman 88 00:10:15,940 --> 00:10:21,139 mythology it is not religious. Religious is a character from the Bible or a saint 89 00:10:21,139 --> 00:10:27,659 or a virgin. Mythological is part of the Greek mythology. A Venus, whatever. 90 00:10:27,659 --> 00:10:34,539 Historical, maybe it is explained in a historical moment. And don't only enumerate, 91 00:10:34,539 --> 00:10:40,279 explain, justify everything that you say. It is religious because the main 92 00:10:40,279 --> 00:10:51,980 character is the Virgin and Jesus Christ, for example. Painting, same thing, type of 93 00:10:51,980 --> 00:10:57,379 painting. Talk about the materials. It is a fresco on a wall, it is an oil on 94 00:10:57,379 --> 00:11:06,539 canvas, it is a drawing on paper, it is an engraving. Talk about the technique. For 95 00:11:06,539 --> 00:11:14,259 example if you talk about oil, óleo, explain what is the oil, oil on canvas 96 00:11:14,259 --> 00:11:19,940 technique. So if you do all this, if you justify everything and you explain 97 00:11:19,940 --> 00:11:28,620 everything you say, you should write a comment of one page for both sides. 98 00:11:28,940 --> 00:11:34,779 Theme. It can be mythological, historical, religious, a portrait, a nude, a still life, 99 00:11:34,779 --> 00:11:41,919 Un bodegón. Composition. The order of the figures in the painting. Are there 100 00:11:41,919 --> 00:11:48,519 many figures or not? Are they very close or there is a clarity in the 101 00:11:48,519 --> 00:11:56,019 representation? Are they diagonals or not? Is there a main figure? What do you see in 102 00:11:56,019 --> 00:12:02,789 the background? Talk about the design and the color. Where is the predominance? In 103 00:12:02,789 --> 00:12:07,649 the design or in the color. In some artistic styles you can see the drawing, 104 00:12:07,649 --> 00:12:13,710 the line very very marked and in other styles you don't see that line, you see 105 00:12:13,710 --> 00:12:22,960 that the color predominates over the line. Is it a plain color? Plain color so 106 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:29,120 it's not mixed with another one, it's like very primary. Is it transparent? Is it 107 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:37,039 bright is it pure talk about the light is it an uniform light or do you see a 108 00:12:37,039 --> 00:12:42,200 chiaroscuro which is a sharp contrast of shadows and lights see the vibrant 109 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:49,100 light like in the impressionism so to be able to see this you have to take good 110 00:12:49,100 --> 00:12:53,220 notes when the teacher explains art in class okay because this is something 111 00:12:53,220 --> 00:13:00,440 that you will learn after having done a lot of this and if you say for example 112 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:05,700 that there is a chiaroscuro explain what is the chiaroscuro which is the figure 113 00:13:05,700 --> 00:13:10,620 that is more illuminated and which figures are in the darkness so justify 114 00:13:10,620 --> 00:13:16,700 everything you say don't say it has chiaroscuro that's it no it has 115 00:13:16,700 --> 00:13:29,279 For example, there is a chiaroscuro, it can be a soft chiaroscuro or a sharp chiaroscuro, 116 00:13:29,279 --> 00:13:32,580 that is the contrast between lights and shadows. 117 00:13:32,580 --> 00:13:40,019 The main character, don't know, St. Matthews, is illuminated by a white light that comes 118 00:13:40,019 --> 00:13:46,659 from the right superior corner, meanwhile the rest of the characters remain in the darkness. 119 00:13:46,659 --> 00:13:53,799 so you explain the chiaroscuro applying it to the painting good once we have 120 00:13:53,799 --> 00:14:03,399 done this that should be one side of the page okay we go to the comment we 121 00:14:03,399 --> 00:14:08,940 haven't done anything yet the other side of the page should be the comment that 122 00:14:08,940 --> 00:14:15,419 is what you usually don't do this is the most important part okay don't stop in 123 00:14:15,419 --> 00:14:21,000 the analysis. The analysis is only the first part. The second part is 124 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:26,279 the comment. In the comment you have to talk about the function of this 125 00:14:26,279 --> 00:14:33,120 painting. You have to explain the story that this painting is talking 126 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:39,480 about. You apply it to the author if this was an important masterpiece of this 127 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:46,279 author in that moment. Talk about the artistic style in general, giving 128 00:14:46,279 --> 00:14:52,860 examples of similar things of other authors and other masterpieces of this 129 00:14:52,860 --> 00:15:05,019 author. So put it into relation with a historical context. So it is gonna be 130 00:15:05,019 --> 00:15:15,440 almost the second part of the page almost like for example a don't know 131 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:20,620 like don't know how many lines but like two thirds of the side of the page okay 132 00:15:20,620 --> 00:15:28,179 and the last part is the assessment or conclusion like one paragraph don't know 133 00:15:28,179 --> 00:15:34,960 ten lines maximum in which you explain its importance to the history of art 134 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:40,759 this is not about giving your opinion this is not about your opinion it's a 135 00:15:40,759 --> 00:15:47,399 scientific analysis so you don't have to say in my opinion or I 136 00:15:47,399 --> 00:15:52,919 think or I like or I don't like it this is not about this it's about explaining 137 00:15:52,919 --> 00:16:01,399 the importance of this piece in the history of art so explain why is it 138 00:16:01,399 --> 00:16:05,480 important or not, talk about the backgrounds, about the inputs or about the 139 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:09,320 repercussions in the following styles, there is always something important to 140 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:15,559 say about. This is the most difficult part because this is something that you 141 00:16:15,559 --> 00:16:23,779 have to think and create with your own brain. this is a guide for you to 142 00:16:23,779 --> 00:16:29,019 elaborate your own art comment. Of course you can look for additional information 143 00:16:29,019 --> 00:16:35,200 your textbook, art manuals or internet. The teacher has explained the artistic 144 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:40,340 style and you have to get notes. This is the most important thing and you can get 145 00:16:40,340 --> 00:16:45,519 more information on internet of course but don't copy a comment that is already 146 00:16:45,519 --> 00:16:51,740 made because this is very clear for a teacher to see that you haven't done 147 00:16:51,740 --> 00:16:58,419 that. So that is called plagiarism and if you do that you will get a zero of 148 00:16:58,419 --> 00:17:03,320 course because you haven't done that okay I'm going to enumerate now some 149 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:13,660 mistakes that you in general do all the time okay for example a you don't write 150 00:17:13,660 --> 00:17:19,559 enough you have to write more so to write more talk more about its 151 00:17:19,559 --> 00:17:25,920 characteristic justify everything that you say for example in the part of the 152 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:31,299 common which is the most important part in general you guys have to talk much 153 00:17:31,299 --> 00:17:36,980 more this is the part where you talk about the style in general giving 154 00:17:36,980 --> 00:17:44,480 examples examples of sculptures or buildings or paintings of this author or 155 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:52,519 talking about other examples of other authors of that period okay more things 156 00:17:52,519 --> 00:18:02,180 follow the guy get the good structure do the comments with the guy there in front 157 00:18:02,180 --> 00:18:09,200 of you follow it do it in this order it is very important improve the 158 00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:16,339 presentation please improve the presentation you present your essays in 159 00:18:16,339 --> 00:18:25,539 a very very messy way. More things. The conclusion, the assessment. Almost anybody 160 00:18:25,539 --> 00:18:30,539 do this part. This is one of the most important parts because 161 00:18:30,539 --> 00:18:37,980 when I read this I get an idea of what have you learned. This is history, this is 162 00:18:37,980 --> 00:18:47,710 not about memorizing and saying what you have memorized. You have to think as well. 163 00:18:47,710 --> 00:18:57,339 more things that I can tell you improve your handwriting in general don't use 164 00:18:57,339 --> 00:19:04,180 the first person I'm going to talk about I think I see we can see don't don't use 165 00:19:04,180 --> 00:19:14,930 this okay in an art comment you show me how good student you are you show me 166 00:19:14,930 --> 00:19:20,730 that you have taken notes that you are able to look for information and that 167 00:19:20,730 --> 00:19:29,789 you can manage your own knowledge. So, show it there. In general, you always repeat the 168 00:19:29,789 --> 00:19:41,329 same mistakes. For example, you enumerate different characteristics without 169 00:19:41,329 --> 00:19:49,130 explaining it. Explain each characteristic applying it to the 170 00:19:49,130 --> 00:19:57,470 image that you are talking about. In general, everybody is making these mistakes. 171 00:19:57,470 --> 00:20:09,059 Well, this is in general what I have to say about the art comments. Don't use red 172 00:20:09,059 --> 00:20:15,420 color, please. Red color is only for the teacher to correct, so please don't use 173 00:20:15,420 --> 00:20:25,980 red color. Don't say things that you don't understand. It sounds crazy. 174 00:20:25,980 --> 00:20:32,980 don't repeat yourself. If you have said something, don't repeat it later. 175 00:20:32,980 --> 00:20:41,950 You have said once, that's it, you know. And well, in general, I think that this is what I wanted to 176 00:20:41,950 --> 00:20:49,369 tell you about the art comment and I hope we will improvise working during the course. 177 00:20:49,369 --> 00:20:52,769 Thank you very much.