Module #12 Blog Review

I chose the film, Isamu Noguchi: the Sculpture of Spaces, because i was interested in the ideal of sculpture of spaces and what it meant to this artist and how I might interpret it. Noguchi saw the Earth as sculpture, and posited that sculpture of the future would be the Earth, "The imaginary landscape". The ideal of gardens being art is a worldwide industry for nurseries these days. His minimalist perspective of space in theater was influenced by his earlier ventures being raised in Japan and by his mother's influence. His garden designs also exhibited these same influences of earth and nature being simple and magnificent at the same time. Naguchi, like other artists, traveled in search of his artistic style including to France and the U.S. His sculptures and gardens melds with urban America seamlessly. I like his ideal that art can not be dictated but is organic and naturally occurring. His creations of fountains are mesmerising, as was his playground concepts. He says that there is a relationship with nature and art which is a timeless theme for artist and patrons alike.
     The art of Henry Moore was my second choice of film, he also traveled to expand his vision for what he wanted to display in his art taking him to places like London and Italy. He was influenced early in his career by mexican art. He traveled to Italy and Europe where he was exposed to the Masterpiece works of art. Moore emulated the image of "mother and child" in many reclining forms, especially block form. Moore would construct these forms throughout his career as one piece block, two piece top and bottom, and one piece mother and child as distinguishable individuals in recline. He stated that abstract reclining sculptures would be his main theme which he has displayed in large parks and among the urban skyscrapers in large cities around the world. Moore believed that there was a deeper meaning in the melding of the abstract and human element in artwork.