1.) From the film, The Lowdown on Lowbrow, the term "lowbrow" is discussed. Lowbrow is an art form that relates to pop surrealism. The artist, Robert Williams invented the term, and at the time, himself and other artists that created lowbrow art, were turned away from galleries and museums. They then needed to make their own art in their own space. Lowbrow was many influences like pop, car, and folk culture art.
Displaying Modern Art, was a film that discussed, the Tate Modern, which was a gallery that displayed "theme" based museum sections. The theme base sections included artists like Richard Lang and Monet's water Lillie's.
Bones of Contention, was about the discovery of Native American bones, during the U.S. genocide. After finding the bones, controversy surrounded them and scientists, archaeologists, and historians fought over the decision to keep and study them or return them back to their ancestors.
The last film, George Eastman House, was about Eastman who was the "father of popular photography." He created a house that stores a visual history of photography, and how he impacted the world of photography, and technology. He impacted the world of motion pictures, like when he created the first Native American school, which taught the restoration and preservation of motion pictures.
2.) My art exhibition has the theme of trees, and incorporating a variety to artworks that include the subject of trees, and the films did not really portray any of my theme to them. The four films discussed a variety of things but the information given did not relate to well with my project subject.
3.) I thought the films were informational, and gave an overall understanding to the subject of art curation, and I did learn a lot about themes that are involved in an art exhibition.
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