Module 13/14: Video Review

1.) The Lowbrow video was interesting; I did not know much of the art I own and enjoy would fall under that category. Then again, it is kind of a catch-all term. I love pin-up art and did not really think of it as Lowbrow, I kind of categorized it on it's own as "pin-up art". I've been fascinated by album covers my whole life, especially the fantasy worlds of Roger Dean for the band Yes. I recently bought my husband an art book called "The Art of Metal"; it covers the art of the Metal music scene and has quite an extensive collection of art and artists in it for many different bands. I'm very aware of the music scene as a propellant for art careers; my husband made at least one Death Metal band's logo in the 90's.

The Modern Art Video was also interesting, though I don't like Modern Art as well as other genres. I suppose I just don't get Modern Art as well; it doesn't appeal to my senses as much as other forms. Some of it is pretty cool, and I really liked the description and explanation of the Tate and its renovations; since I'm probably never going to go see it myself, I like getting the opportunity for an inside scoop.

 The Met video had a lot in it. I liked the final exhibition because it mashed things together that normally wouldn't have been shown in the same wing much less the same room. The works and the process they go through is remarkable; the stacked stained glass restoration was ingenious! I liked getting to hear about the bureaucratic system involved in purchasing and displaying a work; glad to know there's red tape everywhere, even in the museums.

2.) The videos kind of relate to the project; the different genres of styles and the different ways they are displayed I suppose. I don't really feel like it is going to really influence my decisions in the project because there is no physical to the exhibition; the most I have to figure out is what order to list them, and which ones to pick. It loses a sense of importance when you remove it from the physical space of the gallery, there is less restriction because there are no walls.

3.) They were entertaining and showed neat things, but I don't feel like they really gave me more in the way of understanding the material. I don't feel like they expanded on my knowledge so much as gave me different information in another form.