The first video, " The Lowdown On Lowbrow," talks about the artistic period from the 1940s-1950s and the types of art that existed back then. They also discuss how art and the display of it has turned into a capitalistic routine for artists. Even back in that time they were trying to sell art, but what they were painting and creating actually had meaning. Some of the more recent stuff may not have meaning and may just be created for the sole purpose of stirring a profit. It is discussed in that there is a visible difference between the type of painter that is creating the piece. There is a clearing distinction between commercial painters, soul painters. and those who are focusing on the piece. What the video doesn't talk about, but you can notice throughout the piece are the way the pieces are presented either in a gallery or when they are being presented. For example, the section talking about tikis and showing how they were presented the wall color was a red color trying to pull out and compliment that brown wood that tikis are made from. I think this piece does semi-relate to the powerpoint project because they speak about many pieces that involve comic books and posters. The way comics and presentations are created and displayed these are used the same way as people use an actual gallery. It isn't easy for people to get into galleries or museums so those in the art community have to make their own way of presenting their works. This specific video doesn't exactly mention much about galleries, but if the viewer paid attention you could notice small things from when the paintings or works of art are shown.
The "Acquiring Mind" Video was all based on museums and how pieces are curated. Yes, it definitely does relate and help with the projects that we are currently completed for this course. The first few things that were talked about were how a museums are never finished and that actually caught my attention. I had never figured that. I don't think most people ever realize that museums and galleries are always changing and that they won't always remain the same. The work is never done and rarely the same. It was amazing to find out the over 2 million pieces are currently placed in the MET's collection and are presented to the public. That is a lot of pieces in one gallery/museum; it is incredible to think how many of these may be located all over the world. The process of what is gone through before something is bought and put on display. A piece must go through an extreme vetting process and the first thing is to get the director onboard with the piece and the decision. Having the director's approval is the biggest part and the hardest struggle because he/she needs to be interested.
I think the second video has a bigger impact and more relevance to the project than the first, but I think both of them has something to add to the knowledge that we need to help make this project better. I have yet to finish my pieces yet and these videos will help me with selecting my pieces that are going to be in my pieces of art. The biggest thing is making sure it is something I am interested in as well as something that may intrigue others. It is important to find the medium between the two and be able to be objective. I think both these videos did a good job of developing the information and providing a little bit of an idea of what a gallery and museum should do with pieces of art. The first video didn't discuss much of galleries or museums, but if the viewer was paying attention there were subtle pieces that would help create your piece. They didn't use just white walls like some galleries, but they presented the back wall in other colors such as red. I liked watching the videos, despite the fact that the second video we were required to watch didn't work.
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