ART CLASS

 

Week 5 Museum paper

Instructions
Art Museum Assignment Course Objective(s):  CO-1: Identify major works of Western and Non-Western art from the Neo-Lithic to the Post-Modern periods. CO-2: Identify major artists and their time periods in Western and Non-Western art. CO-3: Interpret art terminology in relationship to works of art. CO-4: Describe major works of art. CO-5: Compare and contrast works of art. CO-6: Analyze works of art within their social and historical contexts. Write a 2 page description, formal analysis, and interpretation of one work of art from a virtual museum online. Visit the museum virtually.  Please visit an art museum, not a children’s museum for this project.  Use the Week 1 How to Write a Critique format. You are writing in an informal manner and are discussing/describing the object with us. Be sure to review the lesson of Description, Formal Analyze, and Interpretation learned in Unit 2.  It may be helpful to review the Third of May, 1808 short videos in Unit 2 lecture. Submit your work in the Museum Assignment section. Optionally: also post your paper to the Week 5 Forum designed for the papers. Museum Paper Grading Rubric: The Museum Paper is an analysis paper, not a history or research paper. It is worth 100 points. 60 points: If the student demonstrates a clear understanding of the topic being discussed and addresses all required points in the writing prompt.  Be sure to describe the artwork, name and discuss line, texture, space, color and shape, and arrive at an interpretation.  What does the artwork say to you personally?  Be sure that the paper is two full pages aside from the description of the museum. The museum description should not be included as part of the two page length requirement. Try to choose a museum locally so that you can visit in person at some point and see the artwork that you wrote about.  Have fun! 30 points: If the student follows the Writing a Critique Guide provided 10 points: If the student has no spelling or grammatical errors

 

Week 7: Art Presentation

Instructions

Course Objective(s): CO-7: Demonstrate the ability to locate and incorporate art historical research sources in a scholarly paper. C0-8: Examine an artist’s biography and artistic production.   Description: A 4 page Power Point Presentation is due at the end of Week 7.  Visit the APUS online library, look at the course guides and optionally use the “Ask the Librarian” resource to help you locate scholarly references. They have electronic rights to JSTOR, which is a journal storage database and other data bases.   Choose one artist or architect that is included in any week of our course lessons, readings, or other areas. In this essay, fully discuss the artist and one art sample.   It is best to choose an artist we have studied in the class, but it doesn’t have to be. Do not include any artwork that you have already written about in class.  Your analysis should be 2 pages in length and cannot be a work of art we have discussed in Forums.  The analysis portion of this assignment must follow the Writing a Critique format you used for your Museum Paper. Here is a summary of what you will submit for your Power Point Presentation: A Cover Slide including your artist’s name, your name, the course title and date. A 2 page/slide biography of your artist. A 2 page/slide description, formal analysis, and interpretation of the one work of art A Reference list slide properly citing 6 references cited in the MLA citation style.   DO NOT FORGET: Use your Writing a Critique Art Notes that is in your Week 1 Lesson for the analysis which includes information for description formal analysis.   Use the Required Reading Videos and Resources in Lesson Two to help you with this paper and the Museum Paper. Wikipedia note: It is an unjuried source, meaning that anyone can post there, even those who know nothing about the subject. AMU/APUS has a great library for source material. Start there. Writing Resources: Purdue OWL Writing Resources Questions to Ask as You Look at a Work of Art Art and Architecture Sites: Louvre Museum in France Metropolitan Museum British Museum The National Gallery Rodin Museum Musee d’Orsay The Musee Matisse Andy Warhol Museum Late 19th century artists Buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright Great Buildings Resources There are also many museums near you that have outstanding collections. It might be interesting and fun to research a paper and then take a small trip to see it in person sometime.  It’s like meeting a celebrity! You can also start with the name of an artist that you appreciated, conduct an internet search, and resources will be available.   Please consider the following: Of course you may do an internet search for any of your artists/architects, do keep them scholarly. DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA as a reference. You may use Museum websites or other scholarly sources. Images are interesting but shouldn’t take the place of written content. Cite all references. Do not use voice on this PPT or Notes.  It is often unreliable for this type of presentation. Please see the attached Term Paper Grading rubric. Please see the Power Point Tips in the Week 7 Discussion before creating your Power Point.

 

W2: Reading Masterpieces in Art: Goya and Manet

Course Objective(s): 

• • CO2: Identify major artists and their time periods in Western and Non-Western art.
  • CO3: Interpret art terminology in relationship to works of art.

• • CO4: Describe major works of art.

 

Description: Reading and Looking

Reading Masterpieces in Art: Goya and Manet: This assignment is designed to help you master the careful reading of sources about art images and to help you apply the basic mechanics of analyzing and interpreting images appropriately.

In order to participate fully in this week’s discussion, do the following steps.

 

TOPIC 1.) Examine and discuss in detail Francisco de Goya’s painting, The Third of May, 1808 created in 1815-16. The original painting, which currently hangs in the Prado museum, is very large (about 10 x 14 feet), and it was painted in 1816. It depicts the invasion by the French army into Spain in the early 1800s. Examine your book for other images by Goya, in order to understand his work better. Imagine you are looking at this painting while visiting the Prado Museum in Spain. Consider what the size of the painting means or does for/to the viewer.

El Tres de Mayo, by Francisco de Goya, from Prado in Google

W3: Printmaking and Photography

Course Objective(s): 

• • CO2: Identify major artists and their time periods in Western and Non-Western art.
  • CO3: Interpret art terminology in relationship to works of art.
  • CO4: Describe major works of art.
  • CO6: Analyze works of art within their social and historical contexts.

 

Description: An Examination of 2-Dimensional Art (Printmaking and Photography)

Choose one of the following to write about:

 

Photography
Topic 2.) Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother, 1936. This photograph is important on many levels, but examine it in the context of the Farm Security Administration, discussing the FSA’s involvement. What was the FSA? Why was it important? Why do we consider this photograph a significant art object? Explain the reason for its creation. Then think about the photograph and answer the following:

• Is it art and/or documentation, or both?
• Provide solid details about what makes an image art or documentation, and defend your answer. Find a website that has reliable information about Lange and/or this topic, and provide a link to the site in your post for proper attribution.

 

 

W4: Sculpture and Architecture

Course Objective(s): 

• • CO2: Identify major artists and their time periods in Western and Non-Western art.
  • CO3: Interpret art terminology in relationship to works of art.
  • CO4: Describe major works of art.
  • CO6: Analyze works of art within their social and historical contexts.

 

Description: An examination of 3-dimensional media: Sculpture and Architecture

This is a research, read, consider, think, and write exercise. You may list sources if helpful, but use your own words.

Choose one of the following to write about:

 

Topic 2.) Examine and discuss all of the following buildings:
– The Pantheon
– Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, The Eiffel Tower 
– Frank Lloyd Wright, Fallingwater

Architecture is often discussed in terms of 3 dimensions, as though it was large scale sculpture, but architecture always has a specific function. Architecture conveys meaning and is “read” like paintings and sculpture are “read.” Each element has a function and a meaning; therefore, buildings communicate messages to the viewer. During this Discussion, imagine yourself in the spaces while you examine it and discuss it. Include in your answer:

• Who is the architect?
• From what era and what culture is the building?
• What was its function and location?
• What are the building materials –what is it made of?
• Are there any special construction techniques used?
• Why is the building important? Be specific.

 

 

W6: Issues of Art in Service of Religion

Course Objective(s): CO6: Analyze works of art within their social and historical contexts.

 

Description: Italian Renaissance and Baroque Masters

Fully answer 1 of the Following Topics.

 

Topic 1:

Donatello is considered the finest of the early Italian Renaissance sculptors. He was known for advancing the ideas of naturalism in the sculpted human figure. Conduct internet research, then examine and discuss two of his works, such as “St. Mark” and “David.” Answer all of the following in your post:

• What does the word renaissance mean?
• What does humanism mean?
• How might the term renaissance apply to these figures?
• What correlation is there between the figures based on what you researched about the artist?
• What differences do you see between the figures?
• What is the function of each of these objects, and where were/are they found?
• What do they each mean?
• What techniques did the artists use, and how did they fit into their respective cultures?
• What is your personal reaction/response to these figures, and how (if at all) do they apply to your life and past experiences?

 

 

W8: Exploring the Figure in Modern Art

Course Objective(s):

• • CO1: Identify major works of Western and Non-Western art from the Neo-Lithic to the Post-Modern periods.
  • CO2: Identify major artists and their time periods in Western and Non-Western art.
  • CO4: Describe major works of art.
  • CO6: Analyze works of art within their social and historical contexts.
  • CO8: Examine an artist’s biography and artistic production.

 

Early Modern Masters: Picasso and Matisse: Exploring the Figure in Modern Art

Choose one of the following to write about:

The human figure has been a popular subject matter for artists throughout art history.  Modern artists introduced their innovative styles using the human figure.  Two early 20th century artists were Picasso and Matisse.  They were influenced by the Post Impressionists (Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cezanne, for example.)  Select one of the two artists below, or you can select another artist from the late 19th or 20th century of your choice.  Be sure to tell us something about the contributions of the artist, their style, and select a specific artwork to discuss. Be sure to include references.

Examine and discuss Picasso’s Early Cubist painting, Les Demoiselles d’ Avignon . Answer the following questions:

• What is cubism?
• What is the painting about?
• What does the title mean?
• Why do we see shattered forms?
• Is it possible to describe it from the background?
• What did this painting do for the art world? Use your art terminology to discuss it and its importance.

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W2: Small Mistakes

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Small mistakes are the stepping stones to large failures. How might this saying apply to this lesson, and do you agree?

In your responses, provide an example of a real-life seemingly small mistake with large consequences. By real-life, I mean a situation that actually happened, not a theoretical one.

 

W3: Demand Estimation

Why is knowing (or estimating) the product demand so crucial for a firm?

In your response, include an example of a business that has suffered from poorly estimating the demand of its products. Evaluate how or why the business made such a mistake.

W5: Flexible Manufacturing Plants

Honda uses flexible plants in the manufacturing of its cars. Discuss whether this method of production results in optimum output. For further information, read The Wall Street Journal, September 23, 2008, p. B1. How to Access the Wall Street Journal through the Online Library:

1. Go to the Online Library/Article Database page.
2. Select “Journal Title Search”.
3. Type in “Wall Street Journal”.
4. From the list of results, select “Wall Street Journal. Eastern edition” from ABI/INFORM Complete.
5. Use the search box entitled “Search for articles within this publication” to find articles by topic within the Wall Street Journal.

The article can be accessed directly at Honda’s Flexible Plants Provide Edge.

W6: Economies of Scale

Discuss whether economies of scale have any relevance to such companies as Wal-Mart.

 

W7: Venture Capitalists

In the hope of high returns, venture capitalists provide funds to finance new (start up) companies. However, potential competitors and structures of the market into which the new firm enters are extremely important in realization of profits. Among different market structures, which one do you believe provides the highest possible return for a new company and why?