Answer their challenge question. Responses should do the following: Derive from course material Center on thinking about the art object in myriad ways Not be too obscure, obvious or off topic Challenge each other to think critically about the artwork & it’s context Focus on developing ideas – think about other themes that may apply to … Read more
1. Guernica Using complete sentences, create a list and describe in detail Picasso’s Guernica. What is the historical context of this work? Why do you think Picasso chose black & white for this very large oil painting? Why do you think he included text-like markings? It is not mentioned in our book, but what … Read more
1.What was unique about Pollock’s version of “abstract expressionism”? How did it fit with earlier forms of modernism and abstractionism? How was it different? In what way, if any, did it serve as the bridge between the older forms of modernism and the new “action-oriented” genres of postmodernist art? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXc0qYVEEU8 2.How did art change significantly … Read more
2. Catherine Opie, SELF-PORTRAIT/NURSING, 2004 https://i1.wp.com/www.guggenheim.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/checklist_opie_nursting_2005.14_ph_1024.jpg in a paragraph between 150 – 250 words answer this promp: You write a clear, concise, and persuasive analysis, in your own words, for the 1 artist and their work that you select from the list above. The analysis should convince your reader of the validity of your objective … Read more
750 wordz 1. The name of the game and why you played it 3. Describe 3 artistic features of the game, using each of books from: Art – Sachant, P. Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning Music – Cohen, D. Music: Its Language, History, and Culture Theatre – Mitchell, C. Theatrical Worlds And discuss each of your points using … Read more
Students will prepare a 5-minute-long presentation (plus 2 min Q &A) about your selected artist(s) from Christian art (either has been presented in class lectures or never shown but any artist out of the scope of the class period and material) This activity is intended to help your final writing so it doesn’t need to … Read more
DUE IN 7 HOURS CHOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS MAX 2000-2500 WORDS Research on the most influential architects and sculptors of Baroque style in Rome (Bernini and Borromini) and compare their style, and their works with the most important artists who worked in Florence (Ammanati and Giambologna). Giovanni Michelucci was considered one of the … Read more
1.What do you think is meant by “modernism” in art? What is some of the intellectual background and context for the development of modernism? Why is the problem of the “spiritual” so crucial for the study of modernism? 2.Rothko saw art as a form of meditation, as an occasion for mystical contemplation. How did his … Read more
Address the following questions: • How does the artifact bring together the different methods and focus an understanding of the data presented in the module? • How does it show the relationship between the artistic and the spiritual? • How does it illumine the process of creativity and its relationship to thought and spirituality?
1. Why is color so intimately tied to “spirituality”, for Kandinsky? What does Kandinsky say about that himself in the book, on the spiritual in art? Feel free to quote from the book. (see attachment) 2. How does color in Kandinsky interact with form to foster special kinds of non-representational effects that allow us to see … Read more