1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
For the first video, The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art, the key concepts I learned from this video are just exactly what lowbrow art is, being that I have never really heard of it or seen it before. The video describes lowbrow art as outcast art, being more cartoon art and pornography, while they also didn't want to be categorized with traditional artists. When I see the artwork that they display in the video I don't think of it as traditional art that would be displayed in an art exhibit, I see it more as comic book or graffiti art. When looking at lowbrow art, it is very different, as it contains graphic images, naked women and very out of the box drawings of creatures. Overall I see how this style of lowbrow art can create a theme on its own and has the ability to create its own art exhibit for people who like to make or view this type of artwork.
For the second video, Tate Modern (four part series), the key concepts I learned from this video are, what Tate modern art is and how it is displayed in exhibits. Before watching this video I didn't really know what to expect from it, but I was able to learn about Tate modern art and how modern it is compared to the traditional painting of objects and people. Some of the things I saw while watching the videos were, a video screen displaying some sort of art-like video, a variety of abstract artworks and the most interesting being a pile of bricks, which some people said in the video that it confused them and they didn't understand the meaning of a pile of bricks. They said in a later video how Tate modern art is an experience, I think this video does a good job showing how all of this unique artworks comes together to create a theme of modern art.
For the third video, An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and The Metropolitan, the key concepts I learned from this video are, how all artwork in the museum is not on display all of the time and all of the processes that are involved before they even display a piece of art. In the video they describe the large amount of artworks the museum has acquired over the years, but they also stated that while someone can go into the museum and find just about anything they are looking for, not all of their artworks are on display at all times, with a large amount being in museum storage. The other key concept I learned about was the great deal of prepping that has to take place before they display an artwork in the museum. In the video they describe how not every piece of artwork comes into the museum in perfect condition, the museums art conservation center is able to restore and preserve the artworks that come into the museum. Overall I thought this video was very interesting, learning about the history of The Met and the processes they take to make sure their artwork and exhibits are well taken care of.
2. Do the videos relate to the creation of your Art Exhibition project? If yes, explain how. If no, explain why not.
For the first video, The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art, this video definitely related to the creation of my art exhibition project because it showed me exactly what a theme is, as their theme was lowbrow art of cartoon and pornography, being outcast artwork to traditional art. Overall I thought this was a very different video compared to the traditional ones we usually watch in this class, but it was a good video describing how a theme can be created for an art exhibit by putting together artworks that relate to each other.
For the second video, Tate Modern (four part series), this video definitely relates to the creation of my Art Exhibition project due to the fact that the videos did a good job displaying how an art gallery is set up. But another thing this video was able to show is how all of Tate modern art, being this unique modern artwork, works together to create an interesting experience for the viewer, being that there is a variety of things to look at, but as a whole, this exhibit creates a theme of modern artwork. Overall I thought this video was very useful to show how unrelated subject matter can come together to present a theme as a whole in an art exhibit.
For the third video, An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and The Metropolitan, this video was able to relate a little in the creation of my Art Exhibition project because the video went into great deal about the history of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and all of their processes. They described how art exhibits are set up at that museum and how they are able to separate them by their themes. For example, you can go into one exhibit with an Egyptian theme and next walk into another exhibit relating to France, it shows how they like to keep their themes and subject matters that relate to each other together and not in some random order. I personally have been to The Met in NYC about 4 different times and every time I have been there it has almost been a completely different set up, so I know from experience that this museum does a good job with the set up of their art exhibits.
3. What is your opinion of the films? Do they add depth to understanding of the art concepts you practiced while creating your curation project?
My opinions of the films were very good, as they were very helpful in understanding how a theme works, when creating an art exhibit, while also giving some history behind different types of artworks and exhibits. Overall I do think the three videos I watched added depth to understanding the art concepts I practiced while creating my curation project because it gave me a better understanding about how art exhibits work, how the work that is placed in them and how the works all relate to one and other. Overall I did find the three videos very helpful for this project because they all related to different themes of art, which was helpful because it gave a better understanding of how theme actually works and how artworks should be organized in an exhibition.
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