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The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art: I never knew what pop art was until watching this video. I did recognize it while viewing the video, but I just never realized what it was called. Lowbrow is all about surrealism; its reactionary. I didn't know that it was originally pornography. But I do like that it is open to everyone and that anyone can participate in it. It was interesting to see the little galleries that there are and where the artists can be exposed and let fans buy their art. It is also interesting to learn that lowbrow is always narrative and hardly still born. I think this art is most representative for cities, especially New York City because NYC is known as the city that never sleeps. But lowbrow is more known on the west coast. It makes sense that the art is hard to be accepted because you don't really hear of lowbrow art or artists while being taught art in school. I think once it is more accepting and grows more, schools will start to teach it.
Tate Modern: I think this video was my favorite to watch. After seeing this video I do want to be one of those tourists that go and visit the art gallery. I think its uniqueness sets it apart from other galleries. I've heard of galleries changing their exhibits, but I've never heard of a gallery having an exhibit built into it for the time being. The one exhibit that stuck out most to me was the crack. It was interesting to see it and to actually see it in person must have been a great experience. I also liked this one the most because it is always there. There is the remains of the crack which can create lifelong impact on the gallery and the visitors. I also liked the sunset exhibit and how people started to lay on the ground and look up at the ceiling to find their bodies in the mirror. I like how art can mean different things different people, and that people take what they want to take from it.
An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and the Metropolitan: I think this video was interesting to me because I have visited the Metropolitan a few years ago. I think that if I never visited it, I would never really find too much interest in the video. It was interesting to see the long process of obtaining art for the museum and how in depth it was. I also didn't know that the museum has such a huge team of people who can preserve art in all different ways. I think it was interesting, but it got me to think that the art isn't 100% original. But I guess that's just how they do it. It was also cool to learn that the curators and their experties are the best currency for the MET. I also liked how they added that obtaining new art is not the end of the discovery process and how its a learning experience. I also didn't know that the MET has the largest stained glass collection. It was interesting to see that they have so much art on display but also a lot of art that is still behind the scenes.
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I think the last video relates most to my exhibit because of the process of picking art. The whole thing about process is what connects to my exhibit. Even though I didn't have a board of Trustees to pick the art or have a 5 minute presentation for each piece to persuade me to pick each piece, it was the process that can connect. It was hard to pick each piece because I wasn't quite sure what each meant, but that's ok. The viewer can interpret the meaning themselves. But it felt like a long process just to pick each painting.
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I liked watching these videos because it opened up my attention to the world of art. For example, I never realized what pop art was, and also learning about the Tate Modern was interesting because it was different than the norm. I also liked the third video because it connected to an experience I had. I think all of these videos do add depth to art concepts because they open up different areas of art and help view art differently but also put the concept of art is what you make it to be.
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