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1. What were you expectations for this course and where they met?\ - I expected to do a lot of online exploring, projects, quizzes, and discussions and they were met. 2. Now that you've been through this course, What is art? How would you define it now compared to your intial posting? -Art can be described in a number of ways.   There is no set definition in my opinion because anyone could have the ability to create something .  Art can also be a number of things such as film, poetry, and music, not just paintings or drawings. 3. Who was your favorite artist in your original posting and who is your favorite visual artist now? If there is a difference, why do you think so? If you have the same favorite artist, why do you think so? -My favorite artist before was Dali and it still is.  Although I don't agree with his political views, his artwork is incredible.  I love his surrealistic work and how connects that to real world problems. 4. Now that you've co...
1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned. The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art talks about the influence that politics and war had on pop art through the use of  comic books, B-movies, rock ’n’ roll, surfing, hot rods, and Cold War imagery. *Tate Modern video was not available* An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and The Metropolitan Museum of Art talks about Montebello who demanded innovation in conservation techniques. 2. Do the videos relate to the creation of your Art Exhibition project? If yes, explain how. If no, explain why not. The videos do not relate to the creation of my Art Exhibition project because the videos talk specifically about a movement and the conservation of art works where as I picked a theme to my project and found pictures that related to my theme. 3. What is your opinion of the films? Do they add depth to understanding of the art concepts you practiced while creating your curation project? The films were reall...
The project was fun.  It was great learning about different paintings that clicked with my theme.  Being a curator for this project meant control and authority over what I wanted to do for this project and it was great experiencing a challenge of what would happen in a museum.