by: Joshua Cutler, Tanvir Islam, Lily Lee, Alexandra Caruso, Jessica Castro
We saw the more political side of art because the painter ran away from America due to the Civil War and painted the Niagra Falls for its beauty. We were really intrigued by the fact that he painted the waterfall looking towards Canada rather than the US. Perhaps he was really angry or disappointed towards America.
Different people thought different things. Some people people thought about the political aspect and others looked at the aesthetic details like brush strokes and technique. At the end of the day we combined our perspectives and were amazed by how beautiful it was. And we were able to create a background story and history for the art work.
We dissected the painting and researched its meaning and history, while we made the video. And we used pictures that showed closeups of the specific portions we discussed and music that described how we felt.
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