1.       1. I chose both African Art videos for this assignment. I chose these videos because I thought they would paid nicely together and I would be able to gain more knowledge on this type of art. I also am very much interested in African art, it has always caught my attention and I know slim to none about the history behind it.

2.      2.  In the first African Art video I watched I found out that art, from sound, color and dance were all strong forms of art that they use in rituals. Masks were used in ceremonies along with dance and music and they all worked together. Africa’s oldest art can be found out stones were you can see paintings and carvings of pictures. A lot of Africa’s art is unrealistic, the faces are most time distorted. Gods and Spirits were represented through the masks. In the African Art: the legacy of oppression video it was discussed that a lot of art was magical, especially masks. The magic was sometimes a negative thing but still represented in their art. The art was meant to make people scared and fear certain things such as disease.

3.       3. The videos relate to the text in the book that discusses the Arts of Africa. The book goes further into certain objects, other than masks. The book talked a little more about the religious aspect of African art and how they used it to worship their gods while the video showed how dance and ceremony was an important form of art. Both emphasize the sacredness of African art.

4.       4.  I found the videos to be informative, as I earlier stated, I did not know much about African art so that’s why I chose these videos but now I further understand the meaning behind some of their art and now I can look at a certain mask and be able to understand a little more why it is decorated the way it is.