Anthony Aussang says it is essentially reactionary to highbrow and upper class culture. Lowbrow definition is “a person regarded as uncultivated and lacking in taste. Robert Williams invented the term. Some believe Lowbrow Surrealism is a better term while others prefer Lowbrow. Lowbrow art appeals to the mass. Pop culture, car culture and folk art have had very important influences in the genre. Lisa Petrruci says the art is more relatable than esoteric art. The Atomic Age is also an important part of the genre. “Big Daddy” known as Ed Roth was popular in the 1960 with his psychedelic rock posters. Robert Crumb inspired rock poster artists to start doing underground comics. Laguna Art Museum put on a show featuring Ed Roth, Von Dutch, and Robert Williams at a time when galleries were not willing to display Lowbrow. MAD Magazine had a large impact on the art culture. Tiki themes were popular in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Lowbrow artist liked this theme and used it in their works or art. While conceptualism brought through to art it excluded viewers who were not trained in art history. Ausgang says Lowbrow blitzkriegs the idea that upper class culture requires a certain level of intelligence. Williams thinks the established art world is set up to recognize only certain types of art like minimalism and abstract. The mainstream art world and the fine art scenes in NY would not except Lowbrow. Artist created their own scene. The internet had an effect on art in general and on Lowbrow. Punk rock generation propelled Lowbrow art cultures. Artists were able to get their work on album covers and fliers.
Modern art in the MOMA from 1929 onward was displayed primarily in Chronological order representing each art movement. Art is displayed on white walls with flexible lighting. By 1970 art came off the walls and the artist began to explore the political and ideological context of the museum itself. The Tate’s thematic approach to displaying art prompts controversy and the viewers are provided with striking and often abrupt transitions between the individual display rooms. Critics believe that art should be more than entertainment. Abstract artist wanted to convey emotions, aesthetic effects or social vision.
Native American’s bones were collected as a scientific curiosity during the US genocide against Indians. Yankton fights for the bones of a Native American who is taken for study. Anglo bones are reburied but Native bones are studied. Van Horn was charged with criminal possession of Native bone. Burial mounds are thought to be too civilized to have been built by Native Americans. Native American skulls are collected and stored in museums. Harjo leads the fight for Native people’s objects of worship be returned. The Smithsonian’s reveals that 18,000 Native’s bones are stored there. Grave Protection and Repatriation Act prevent anthropologist Barnes from doing research. Lebeau rejects theories of evolution and migration and the Sioux people emerged from the Black Hills and did not migrate. Repatriation requires that scientist determine the bones tribal affiliation. Skull measurement helps to identify where the bones should be returned. Native Americans have ceremonies to discover whether the bones are the ancestors and their past is conveyed through an oral tradition. Native Americans do not want the scientist history Rothschild an arthritis researcher theorizes that arthritis is anew disease who trigger may come from the Tennessee River region. Omaha women die earlier due to small pox and their bones reveal hard work that wore them down which lead to a lower birthrate and life expectancy. Scientist and tribes have started analyzing bones prior to burial which gave the new knowledge. Native Americans design the exhibits in NY’s Native American Museum, thanks to Archaeology.
George Eastman created the first user friendly camera and Eastman Kodak Company. His home celebrates and contributes the company he founded and advances in art, science and the phenomenon of photography. His house has a visual history of 14,000 amateurs and professional photographers. The technology collection contains about 16,000 objects including 5,000 cameras. The house holds the largest Daguerreotype collection outside of France. The Brownie cameras changed photography and the motion picture film stock he invented with Thomas Edison became the industry standard. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made George Eastman a lifetime member to honor his contributions to the film industry. In 1966 East man’s House established the first school in North America to teach the restoration, preservation and archiving of motion pictures.
2. The video’s put me in perspective on lots of issues. The Lowbrow especially. I understand the fact that certain types of money and price tags mean a lot to certain people in this world, but art is art and not all artists become popular. Being an artist to me has no price tag. Every human being has some form of beauty inside that could become some form of art work. It is up to mankind weather they choose to display it or not and lets not get me going on the politics involved. I would have to write a 10 page paper on my political thoughts. I enjoyed seeing how art evolved from Native Americans to the MAD Magazine. In learning what a curator tries to achieve I am surprised that it does not create certain controversies.
3. I enjoyed the films and the points of interest. All of the videos we have viewed gave me more depth and understanding to all aspects of art.
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