Definition of Art

. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
2. Do the videos relate to the creation of your Art Exhibition project? If yes, explain how. If no, explain why not.
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?

 

 

The Lowdown on Lowbrow

I love the first video featuring artists with the names like Braineater, The Pizz and Shag. That alone just says it all. I get why the term Lowbrow was used if it was in terms of art that featured blatant pornography, but since it has now evolved passed just only naked imagery I like the term Newbrow. I loved the "individualness" of the artists and their works. Its the first time I felt the artists actually looked the way I'd imagine them to after looking at the pieces. I thought it was poignant when the one woman said "They said we couldn't play in their sandbox, so we created our own." It goes to show that art, just like people comes in all shapes and sizes and backgrounds. I really feel Lowbrow art encompasses a sort of "To each his own" attitude which is refreshing. I wouldn't necessarily have any of it hanging in my house, but I did like seeing the pieces. It was great to see the gallery jam packed with people who didn't "look" like they were going to some stuffy art gallery opening. The one man even had on a tie dyed shirt with suspenders!!! This video helped me a lot because I have been stressing over the final project, and thinking that I would pick the wrong pieces or critique them wrong, but this video made me see that art is not only beautiful but its also fun.

Displaying Modern Art: The Tate Approach

The fact that one million people visted this within 47 days is astounding. Critics of the layout argue that Tate Musuems presentation of art requires that visitors have no pre-existing knowledge of art. This is because there is such controversy surrounding pieces that are put next to eachother. In the layout room there are three pieces by the British artist Richard Long and on the opposite wall reside's Monet's Water Lillies. (Which I didn't realize how big Monet's piece was in real life).  It is meant to represent environmental art but critics feel they are not meant to be seen together and that it somehow takes away from the pieces. When I go to a museum I tend to look at the pieces individually rather than as a whole in terms of the layout. I think that most people can look at art this way, well those of us without an extensive knowledge of art.