Pop Art & Tate Modern

     In the first video, they talk about the concept of Lowbrow and how several artists feel about it. Artists define lowbrow as a genre of art in which anything popular in society is transpired in their paintings. others like art historians would define it as pop surrealism; however, there isn't too much surrealistic features about it. It is almost like life around us in cartoon form. In my art exhibition project, the artist I studied practiced this movement a little bit by exaggerating features of certain pop artists. Therefore, pop culture is expressed through this medium of art.
     In the second video, we learn about what is Tate Modern. Tate Modern is a modern art gallery located in London. Their exhibitions presents different elements of pop culture, abstract architecture, and contemporary art. One of the rooms is built to create the optical illusion of you getting taller while the room is "getting smaller". The way the museum is set up helps the audience feel like they are a part of the art while learning hands-on about the art.
     I enjoyed both films for different reasons. One, I learned that my dad and I fall under the lowbrow movement of art. Our style of art definitely has a lot of elements of pop culture in it whether through cartoon characters or musicians. The second video gave me a better understanding as to why the environment of the museum is so important for audiences to enjoy their visit. It definitely makes a lot more sense to make it a fun environment where you can physically be a part of it as opposed to just walking around and looking at paintings.