1. The two videos I chose were African Art, and African Art: Legacy of Oppression. I chose these videos because I blindly went in expecting them to touch on what made African Masks so beautiful. I figured they would help me draw up inspiration for my mask design.
2. While neither of the videos fully divulged into the designs of the masks themselves, I did learn from the first African Art film that the African people reflected their beliefs, whether it be religious or symbolic, into their art work. It actually ended up providing me inspiration for my mask by incorporating my own personal beliefs into my design. The most interesting portion of the second video was the fact of how many cultures actually inhabited Africa. I was taken aback by the fact that there were more than 230 different cultures. The one aspect of the masks that I learned from the video is that the masks were used as an intimidation factor due to the belief that the masks were magical. However, they soon stopped using them as such when they realized they weren't magical.
3. The videos went into more detail of what the book said in chapter 18. It also gave a visual understanding of the many variations of great African Art that weren't shown in the book.
4. I enjoyed the first African Art film a lot more than the second one. I felt that it taught me much more about the different variations of art than the second one did.
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