V.A.S.O.D meeting with history

I've got to say that there are two days that I always look forward to each week. Tuesday and Thursday are the days V.A.S.O.D meets..(The Visual Art Society of Dwyer...art club). Great students and wonderful artists. Unfortunately, I have been so bogged down with work that I haven't given them the attention they deserve.  So I decided that this time is their time and work can wait.

In the last two meeting I have been showing film clips concerning various aspects of art. Of course I began with the Renaissance and a video produced by the National Gallery of Art. The first was Empire of the Eye:The magic of Illusion. This is presented in a seven-part podcast series—this is a film about how we see, what we see, or what it is we think we see, utilizing special effects to illustrate the artistic and visionary discoveries of the Renaissance.  Al Roker is our guide so take a little time to enjoy and learn. Click the link's

The Introduction
http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/illusion/01_introduction.m4v

The Trinity by Masaccio Part 2  
 In 1427 inside Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Masaccio created the masterpiece The Trinity using linear perspective for the first time.
http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/illusion/02_trinity.m4v

The Church of Santa Maria presso San Satiro Part 3
Using forced perspective in the apse of the small Church of Santa Maria presso San Satiro in Milan, Bramante created the illusion of a much larger space.
http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/illusion/03_satiro.m4v