Michelangelo/Journal
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Film
After viewing the film, The Agony and the Ecstasy, please respond to the following questions thoughtfully:
1. What qualities do artistic geniuses possess?
Artistic geniuses possess many qualities that define them. First of all artistic geniuses have the ability to interpret a message or an image to articulate an idea. They use their imagination to visualize what they are about to create. This can be seen multiple times in the movie. Michelangelo is able to look at big piece of marble but can see it for what he wants to turn it to. He was also able to see how the painting would look all across the ceiling of the chapel.
2. How do you define “spirit of the artist”?
I define the “spirit of the artist” as nature. Artist draw their inspiration from it, and in a way they draw their will to create from it. In the movie, as Michelangelo stood high on the mountains and stares out into the sky as the sun rises and the clouds part, an idea came to him. He was inspired by what he saw and then translated it onto the painting on the chapel.
3. How do you explain the …show more content…
As time passed by the art changed tremendously. In our time art has become much more abstract and interpretive. This is clearly seen in those who are artistic geniuses in our time, as they are very keen to analyze something but interpret things in a new and different way. In terms of art, the renaissance was a huge jump from what it was before. This created a huge room for the imagination, which was seen in the artistic geniuses who were high on creativity. In the Renaissance, artistic geniuses were heavily inspire by nature and religion. In a way artists in our time are more heavily influenced by the people and the events that surround and effect our
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Film
After viewing the film, The Agony and the Ecstasy, please respond to the following questions thoughtfully:
1. What qualities do artistic geniuses possess?
Artistic geniuses possess many qualities that define them. First of all artistic geniuses have the ability to interpret a message or an image to articulate an idea. They use their imagination to visualize what they are about to create. This can be seen multiple times in the movie. Michelangelo is able to look at big piece of marble but can see it for what he wants to turn it to. He was also able to see how the painting would look all across the ceiling of the chapel.
2. How do you define “spirit of the artist”?
I define the “spirit of the artist” as nature. Artist draw their inspiration from it, and in a way they draw their will to create from it. In the movie, as Michelangelo stood high on the mountains and stares out into the sky as the sun rises and the clouds part, an idea came to him. He was inspired by what he saw and then translated it onto the painting on the chapel.
3. How do you explain the …show more content…
As time passed by the art changed tremendously. In our time art has become much more abstract and interpretive. This is clearly seen in those who are artistic geniuses in our time, as they are very keen to analyze something but interpret things in a new and different way. In terms of art, the renaissance was a huge jump from what it was before. This created a huge room for the imagination, which was seen in the artistic geniuses who were high on creativity. In the Renaissance, artistic geniuses were heavily inspire by nature and religion. In a way artists in our time are more heavily influenced by the people and the events that surround and effect our