Module 13 and 14 Video Review

1.      The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art It is a form of art that is extremely different from any other art form, but it is hard to classify what is lowbrow since there is no one form of it. There is a variety of things that factor in and the only similarity is that it is very different from classic art. It started around the 40’s. This art type is very much into pop culture scenes an extreme expression and representation. The main idea is to tell a story without having to guess it, for it to be right there clear as day. It is not accepted in most art museums and is there is considered to be no value in it. The inspiration comes from TV, comic books, propaganda posters and music.

BBC Culture show: Tate Modern is 10! These explain how Tate Modern Art took off. That there was a huge change in the art world. Eventually many began to see this art as art and not this weird collection of random objects. It especially became a large deal when Queen Elizabeth visited and gave a speech at the museum despite not being known for her love of modern art. It is one of the largest modern art museums today. The Tate Modern is the most visited modern art museum and attracts thousands of people a year.

An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and The Metropolitan Museum of Art explained that Philippe de Montebello was one of the longest directors of the Metropolitan Museum, and in the time he got over 84000 pieces of art for the museum. He even managed to get an extreme rarity a Vermeer painting. Today the museum has over a million pieces of art that expands all genres of art, including fashion, where the museum started out as only European art. The video also explains how new pieces of arts are brought into the museum and how it is decided on what to buy.

2.      The videos helped in that it explained how you classified things and what fit in with specific themes or genres. Also how certain typed of are classified in the modern world.

3.      I found them interesting in how curators remain very aloof and try to see value in all arts ignoring their own personal favorite style. The lowbrow art video was particularly fascinating for me and I find that art style much more appealing than the pop art or minimalism. In fact I found that art style just as interesting and amazing as classic art, both are very appealing to me.