watched art documentaries on dvd

from netfliks:

the great artists: the dutch masters: bosch (as in hieronymus)

new stuff learned through viewing:
1) that he is considered the first of the dutch masters
2) he took his name from his city (not his birth/christian name)
3) the "stone of folly" removal practice (trepanning & digging around in people's skulls)
4) symbol meanings> owl=heresy (religious) & vase=female promiscuity (think bosch had more than a few "issues"<> they know very little about the guy

still intrigued by his work & still creeped out. think he had scary secrets (if only in his mind) that were feed through the creation of his dark images. as much as i delve in macabre imagery (is equaled by upbeat stuff), the thought of dwelling on his compositions in the medium & process is tedius & unhealthy .too much creepiness for too long. one can not go there for that length of time & not be harmed. which is why i think he had an unhealthy titillation/penchant to it. in photoshop one can explore & create sinister images in hours > for him months--if not longer > can not be healthy.

then again, had he been born in a dif era could have been a stephen king, h r giger, or kubrick???

think referencing what was going on historically/politically/economical/culturally would give one a better perspective

ernst ludwig kirchner

was fun to watch this german production.
was familiar with him > but not as a focus - always peripheral/through his association with other artists. have a book on him > this had a lot more of his images.


not sure how either of these dvds relate to what i am doing in this program > just more art history info (good for teaching)