Video Review

1. The Lowdown on Lowbrow: Westcoast Pop art- I learned from this video what lowbrow is. Lowbrow is considered art that nobody else know how to categorize. Lowbrow artist were not really welcomed in the art world because they didn't want to embrace current art trends. Initially used with pictures having naked girls and hot rods in them. Lowbrow evolved into a meaning of its own different from the original meaning. Lifestyle is a social scene with a common experience. Lowbrow looks at spatter as just that and highbrow looks at the spatters and try to understand what the splatters mean. Lowbrow artists created there own scene because they were shunned out by the museums and art galleries. IInternet brought awareness so people could become more aware of the lowbrow art. Vast majority of punk rock musicians had fine art backgrounds. Lowbrow art part of music into it created its identity of its own. Lowbrow art got through to people by record covers and posters.
   Displaying Modern Art: The Tate Approach- I learned that this gallery does not charge for admissions. The Tate Museum is one of the most popular museums. Museums give art its value when they display them. Thematic approach allows curators to bring together works of art from different artists. Categories open up endless possibilities. Became difficult to look at individual art. Art displayed so that the observers do not get bored.
   Bones of Contention: Native American Archeology- I learned that Native Americans want the bones of their ancestors back. Racist line of research to establish the level of intelligence of the people of the world. Skulls were collected to be measured and determine the intelligence. The new law of Repatriation requires the bones to be returned back to the tribes. A concern is that data will be lost with the return of the bones. Information can be obtained from the bones to discover how the Native Americans fit in with the rest of the human community. Repatriation is a large and difficult task because of the different tribes and amount of bones to be returned. The greater the similarity between the skulls the greater the probability the skull belonged to a particular group. Places that will accept unclaimed remains even the ones that belong to a different culture.
   George Eastman House: Picture Perfect- I learned that George Eastman would be the father of modern photography and founder of motion film. I also learned he lived in Rochester, NY. He created the first user friendly camera and place photography in everyones hands. The mansion frames the story of his life. Photography is a complicated subject. The invention put into motion a photo revolution. Kodak was a made up name, the K came from his mothers maiden name and just played with other letters and vowels that he felt would easily noticed and pronounced in other languages. The colonial estate is the center of the museum. Took a photo album around the world with various photos that he showed some parts of his life. You can also access some photos of the collection. He comitted suicide because he didn't want to be remembered by the disease that caused his death.
2. I didnt complete that project. So I would have to say no. But just looking at the videos and going through the various clips I would assume in some way that it would have been some relation between the creation of the Art Exhibition and the videos. The reason I say this is because the videos covered a variety of different aspects.
3. The videos add meaning and depth to my knowledge and understanding. It allows me to visually see the different art works that art work is displayed and some of the thought process behind creating a display. I believe the videos will provide me with a starting point and some sort of reference. I just hope I do not run into technical difficulty again along the way.