The first video, The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art, discusses the Lowbrow style, which is defined as “uncultivated or lacking in taste.” Though I initially looked at some of the art as challenging to even be considered art, I began to understand that some people look at Lowbrow art as easier to relate to than more traditional paintings. Since I identify myself as a musician, I really enjoyed the part about the psychedelic posters of the 1960’s and the artist, “Big Daddy” who designed them.
The second video I watched, Bones of Contention: Native American Archaeology, dealt with the Native American genocide and whether ancestral remains should be returned to their families. I thought the video made an interesting point – if a Caucasian person’s body was found, the remains would be buried; if a Native American’s body is found, the remains are studied. I didn’t think this video was as related to art as many of the other ones, but I still found many of the points they made to be interesting. It was nice to see in the conclusion that many bodies are being returned to their families.
The next video, George Eastman House: Picture Perfect, followed George Eastman who was widely considered to be the father of modern photography, and his house, which became a museum. I learned that the house has a large collection of daguerrotypes. In addition, I learned that the Eastman House offers an extensive amount of online photographs – 140,000 of them. I might try to access it for influence for my exhibit.
Finally, I watched Displaying Modern Art: The Tate Approach. This video covered the questioning of traditional ways of displaying art – art eventually came off of the walls to become busy and noisy. I learned that rather than display the art is chronological order, the Tate approach subjects the viewer to random changes that are often visually striking.
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