by admin | Sep 22, 2022 | Art (Fine arts, Performing arts)
Chapter 14 – 15: Donatello’s David, Michelangelo’s David, and Bernini’s David
While comparing and contrasting these are things to consider to help create a critical analysis:
Subject, Composition, Content (What is the artist trying to communicate?)
How does it fit and relate to the culture and time when it was created?
Materials, Methods, Processes used in production.
What do you appreciate? What don’t you appreciate?
Elements of art; how the artist uses Space, Line, Shape, Form, Value, Color, Texture
Principles of Design; how the artist organizes the elements using Movement, Contrast, Variety, Emphasis, Rhythm, Pattern, Balance, Unity
by admin | Sep 20, 2022 | Art (Fine arts, Performing arts)
Early in the semester, we will go over a note-taking technique (The Cornell
Note-taking System). After we go over this in class, you are expected to use this method by
applying it to all our assigned readings (see the class schedule below). You will turn these into
your peer mentors, who will offer you feedback as you go. At the end of the semester, you will
turn these into me, so I suggest that you get a notebook to do so. In fact, you can combine your
notes with your vocabulary journals, just put each in a separate section.
the notes have to be in the format thAT I sent you the example
by admin | Sep 19, 2022 | Art (Fine arts, Performing arts)
The first page of the article (literally two sentences) starts on the file “Jameson pg 1). Then you can pick up the thread with the longer pdf.
No unread replies. 4 4 replies.
This is a dense article, but one that will spur our thinking next week. You’ll need to weed through some of the jargon. I want you to focus on Jameson’s broader thesis — what is he arguing and what supporting evidence does he use to make that argument? Limit your responses to a short paragraph.
the screen shot that I sent u is an example of what my classmates have already written
by admin | Sep 16, 2022 | Art (Fine arts, Performing arts)
Write 3 pages double-spaced paper about the chosen artwork. Use the 4 stages of Feldman’s critiquing method to describe, analyze, interpret and judge the artwork. This must be written well including correct spelling and grammar. In the following attachment, you will find the artwork that will be used to write this paper and Feldman’s Model of Art Criticism that needs to be followed when writing this paper.
by admin | Sep 15, 2022 | Art (Fine arts, Performing arts)
This exercise is called a response essay. Looking is not as simple as you may think. Rather than merely describe the object, you will want to analyze and interpret it. You need to ask yourself the questions:
“What is the most important thing this work communicates to the viewer?”
“What conveys this thing? What attributes of this work (lines, colors, subject matter, expressions, environment) evoke the associations, ideas or emotions in the viewer to convey its meaning?
The challenge is to analyze a work of art, separating its parts in order to understand the whole. You must resist the urge to merely describe, and instead evaluate the object.
This paper is NOT about research, the history of the work or the history of the artist. You can do the paper with little to no research at all. I am not looking for a history of the work, or the artist. Knowing some of the history may help you with your interpretation, but this paper is not a report about that history.
Organization of the Paper: (further explanations and examples can be found in the Survival Guide handout)
The Introduction. (Not necessarily in order.)
Write a Short Description of the Work You Have Chosen. Include identifying subject matter or forms, setting or space, color, and medium, artist and current location.
State Your Main Argument. A thesis statement related to the overall effect or meaning of the object. (i.e. What does this work mean?)
State (Briefly) the Ways in Which You Will Prove It. (Forecast your main points.)
The Main Body: You will describe three or four pieces of evidence from the work you’re looking at to support your thesis statement. This evidence can be from any of the following areas. You don’t need to use them all.
The medium (the material the work is made with), the medium’s traits, and the artist’s use of the medium.
The relevant visual elements (i.e.: line, shape and space, composition and relative scale, light and color, style)
The composition (i.e.: unity/variety, balance, emphasis, focal point)
The subject matter, if the work is representational. (What does it picture. If there are people, how do they react to each other or the viewer.)
The relationship the formal elements and composition have to the subject’s meaning (or overall effect).
The Conclusion.
Restate the Main Argument.
Place this work of art into the big picture. Relate it to a larger issue, art-historical movement, etc.
Attach an image of the object (This can be a postcard purchased from the museum bookstore, a photograph, or your sketch. Your own sketch does not need to be professional quality.)
by admin | Sep 15, 2022 | Art (Fine arts, Performing arts)
We are shifting for this week’s assignment, given the momentous events of the week. As you may be aware, Queen Elizabeth passed away yesterday. (I am in London right now. What a time to be here.) This is an historic moment. I’ll contextualize it in our lecture for next week.
For this week’s discussion, chose an image of Queen Elizabeth II. How does the image you’ve chosen reflect royalty and reflect her position as Queen? Please upload your images with your discussion post. We’ll use this historic moment to discuss visual analysis this coming week.
