Reflection

I reviewed the Passing Through Nature to Eternity by Sean Ellis. I chose this particular exhibit because I feel that it will enlighten me on understanding the different perspectives of afterlife, cultural and religious beliefs. The challenged that I first faced was figuring out how to start the critique. I was able to start writing by just jotting down what I see first, then elaborating on it. At first, I did not like the assignment because I feel that every individual is different and may not be interested in analyzing one’s project fairly. But after critiquing the exhibit, I was able to learn more about my own project. I will like to read what my peers wrote about my paper, because I love new ideas and listening to other people’s opinion. On a scale, I will rate it a 10 because I was able to give the Curator both positive and negative feedback, I connected his work to my own personal experience and to the course itself. Working on this project was exciting and interesting. I learned about others and their beliefs, but I also learned about others.

Week15 Video Review

From the video, Greenberg on Art Criticism: An Interview by T.J. Clark I learned that writing about visual art is much tougher than writing about literature or music. Greenberg comments on the partisan review were interesting too. The video related to the creation of my project because I agree one has to have great judgmental skills in being an art critic. This film was interesting and one thing that I agreed with is how important relevance, intuition, reasoning in art criticism.

         In the video, An Introduction to the Italian Renaissance, I learned that the Renaissance was a renewed enthusiasm in the arts and how many Italian artists contribute to the development. What I found interesting is how Ancient Romans create art from natural beauty until Barbarians conquer the empire. This relates back to my project because they talked about how Francesca experiments with contrasting light and dark to create depth in “The Madonna and Child,” which highlights how the Catholic Church conveys Christianity through art. In my project, I stated how different elements were used to represent a certain idea. The film was interesting and added depth to my understanding of the topic.  

My Experience As An Art Curator

Before creating a project, I had to first figure out what it meant to become an Art Curator. First I watched a few videos, such as Art Curator, Interview: Josh Yiu Assistant Curator of Chinese Art, Interview Wayne Baerwaldt curator Montreal Biennale, Felicity Fenner, curator at the Venice biennale and Peter Alter, Curator. After watching the selected videos, I had to choose a theme. This was one of the hardest steps because I did not know what to base my project on. I searched on the Internet for a few days, and I also looked at pervious project that the Professor has posted. I came across my theme by listening to Beyonce’s song called, “Who Run The World? Girls!” After choosing my theme I had to choose which women I will focus on. I wanted to have a representation of all women who contributed to society, whether they were activist, slaves, educator or first lady. When I chose my fifteen women, I had to do research on them so I can figure out how well they relate to my theme. After gathering the research, I search for pictures that I felt highlighted their achievements best. When I got my pictures, I then brainstorm the principles of arts and elements I found and then related it back to my theme. This was an interesting experience because I was able to learn that it takes patience and time to create a project as an Art Curator. As an art curator you not just an artist, but a historian and educator.

M13&14: Video Reviews

          In the Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art video I learned how the punk rock generation propelled Lowbrow art culture. Artists were able to get their work to the masses in the form of album covers and fliers. I learned that they gained more recognition and acceptance after being featured in a book about female Lowbrow artists.

         In Displaying Modern Art” The Tate Approach video I learned how modernist ideas reshape the presentation of art in museums and galleries and how it has evolve in the postmodern era. I learned that art should be more than entertainment and how abstract artists tried to make paintings that were not dependent on figuration because they wanted to covey emotions, aesthetic effects, or social vision.

       In Bones of Contention: Native American Archaeology video, I learn about the laws regarding archeology and Native American burial grounds and how upset that this must of made Native Americans feel.

       In An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and The Metropolitan video, I learned how some procedures that one must take in order for artworks to be placed in galleries and museums.

       The videos does relate to my art Exhibition project because my project is based on how the convergences of different cultures can influence an artist and its work. Watching the films I knew that I must understand the history of the works and how people feel about it. Because my theme was focused on cultures I knew understanding the history was significant. The films were interesting and added depth to understanding art concepts while creating my curation project. It was interesting to get to understand about how different arts are formed.

M12 VIDEO REVIEWS

I decided to watch Abstract Expressionism and Pop: Art of the ‘50s and ‘60s and Uncertainty: Modernity and Art because I wanted to learn more about modern art, pop art and abstract expressionism. In the Abstract Expressionism and Pop: Art of the ‘50s and ‘60s video, I learned how abstract expressionism was born from a joining of attitudes in American art and European avant—grade art, but were later rejected for its nonfigurative and seemingly egocentric character in favor of the ultra-objective phenomenon known as Pop Art. In Uncertainty: Modernity and Art I learn about modern art is contemporary society’s version of the Delphic Oracles. I learn how modern art documents the metamorphosis of mankind. Both videos relate to the readings because it analyzes the different themes, such as pop art, modern art, and abstract expressionism. The films were interesting to watch. They added depth to understanding both chapters twenty-two and twenty-three.