Chapter Four covers a wealth of information about the history of art and specific ways we have come to think and talk about artistic imagery. Here’s a chance to put some of the new things you have learned from your reading to work.
Below are five works of art by various artists. Choose one to write a minimum 200-word analysis of the work.
For the first part of your essay, respond to the work and write about your experience of the piece visually.
Use at least three terms from your Chapter 4 reading in your description of the work. Bold these terms when you use them. Don’t be shy about using earlier chapter terms as well when you discuss the composition. Or terms from this week’s PowerPoint on the principles of design.
Tell us what you think the piece is meant to communicate and what (if any) emotional response you have to it.
Try and determine what style(s) of work the piece reflects.
For the second part of your essay, go online and research this piece. What can you find out about it? Then give us some background on the work from your findings. Include:
The materials the piece is made of
The historical context (when the work was made and in what country)
Tell us something about the artist and…
What the piece is intended to symbolize/communicate
Why this work/artist is considered important by critics or historians
It is very important for your online research that you…
Use proper quotation marks or italics when you quote website text.
Try to put as much of your research writing as possible into your own words
That you include website citations for the sites that you visited or obtained information from. (Research posts without proper citations will receive “0” points.)
Then conclude your essay with a brief comparison of your original thoughts and impressions with what you learned. Were there overlaps? Or was your analysis miles apart from your research findings?
After you have posted your essay, read through some of your classmates’ posts and comment thoughtfully on at least one.
*Remember, this assignment requires two posts: a 200-word minimum analysis and research essay with citations (40 points) and a peer response of at least 4-5 content-filled sentences (10 points).
The works to choose from are as follows:
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