Module 13 & 14 Video Review

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

The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art - Conceptionalism is almost like anti-realism. The idea is that the concept of the art is more important than what is actually seen.

Tate Modern - They explained how artists with similar styles should be placed in the same room and the importance of having a single theme in one room like Joan Mitchell with Jackson Pollock

An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and The Metropolitan - x-rays are sometimes used on pieces to help find places on the piece that might need to be restored like weaker areas of a sculpture. 

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

The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art - It doesn't specifically relate to my project and theme because my pieces are more focused on what you actually see in the piece and not what's necessarily behind it meaning wise.

Tate Modern - This video relates to the Art Exhibition project because it explains the importance of having pieces in a room that go together or fit well in the same area. For our project we needed to find a common theme and have our pieces all relate to each other as if they were shown in the same room.

An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and The Metropolitan - Yes, some parts of the video do relate to the exhibition project because they discuss the importance of art curators and how getting pieces that go well together is an extremely important part of an exhibit. This is what we had to do with our project because if there wasn't a common theme then it's just random works of art thrown together. It wouldn't really be a learning experience that way.

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: West Coast Pop Art - I enjoyed the film because I do like this style of art and the freedom you have with it. In my opinion it didn't really help with my project because my theme wasn't based on the meaning behind each piece, but instead on what I interpreted it as.

Tate Modern - This film was helpful in understanding the importance of having a common theme when displaying pieces and the reasons people often switch up the order as well. It also confirmed for me that I did my project correctly as well because all my pieces relate to a common theme.

An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and The Metropolitan - This film was interesting and helpful because it talked a lot about art restoration and the time that's needed to make sure nothing is added that doesn't have to be. They still want it to be that persons specific work. The video adds depth to the concepts we learned for the project because they talk about the importance of having a good theme as an art curator so pieces aren't just thrown up randomly.