Video Review

The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art
Displaying Modern Art: The Tate Approach
An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and The Metropolitan

Questions:
1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

Considered to be art that many do not know how to categorize. Not lowbrow art, according to some of these artists. Lowbrow is defined as a person regarded as uncultivated and lacking in taste. This category of art work is basically another style that is very different from that of many other styles that are found in the art world. Some people prefer to categorize their work as ‘lowbrow’ because it describes the style to the point, as it was meant to do. 

In this video, modern art is being discussed. Henry Tate is the individual whom the video’s title is referring to. Modern art shows our values as we move throughout time. 

A museum is never finished. There are constantly new works that fit into a museum’s exhibitions and collections. Philippe de Montebello was the one individual who had come the closest to learning most of the history of art. 

2.Do the videos relate to the creation of your Art Exhibition project? If yes, explain how. If no, explain why not.

This video does not relate to my art exhibition project, because the styles of works are a very different style than that of the works in the exhibition I used. The works in the exhibition I used are of flowers and botanicals, while many of the works shown in this video are of cars, people and several various subjects. 

This video does not relate to my exhibition project, because the style is also very different from that of the exhibition on botanicals. The one similarity between the two that I can see is the use of three dimensional objects within the exhibition.

Because this video discusses a lot about the acquisition of artworks in a museum, it does relate to the exhibition project that I completed. I feel that it relates to the project because it is the process that museums in general go through in acquiring works of art. 

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?

This video gave me a new understanding of the viewpoints of the artists who create this style of artwork. I can understand how these artists want their artwork to be seen as artwork and nothing less.

I felt that I learned more in depth about the subject of modern art as it has developed throughout history. 

 After watching this video, I have a new in depth understanding of the works in museums, as well as what goes into the creation of exhibitions and putting museums together with their works of art.