How you feel when you see it and what does it remind you of

Reference no: EM133699099

Assignment: Art History

The objective of this project is to see works in person, research into the object(s) or artwork for background information, and discuss its purpose and importance in the history of art.

A visit to an art museum and a report of that visit is required.

Alternatively, a student may not have physical access to a museum in his/her area and a virtual visit may be arranged with the instructor's prior approval. Many museums have virtual visits, some are listed with the Google Arts and Culture project partners. Some of these have a virtual walkthrough and a Google Arts & Culture app is available for virtual reality tours. The following list contains examples of museum resources to explore and choose from:

A. The MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History (Essays and Works of Art)

B. Google Arts & Culture:

1. Pergamon Museum, Germany
2. The British Museum, London
3. Acropolis Museum, Greece
4. The Catedral de Santiago Foundation, Spain
5. Grotte Chauvet/Chauvet Cave, France
6. Museo dellaCiviltà Romana, Italy
7. The British Library, London
8. Museum of Cycladic Art, Greece
9. Mev Museud'Art Medieval, Spain

The report must discuss one artwork, including the style and time period in which the artwork was created. The report should be three to five typed pages saved in MS Word document or as a PDF. using MLA (Modern Language Association) format. It must include the information listed in the following outline:

A. Chosen Artwork

1. Name and location of the museum
2. Name of exhibition
3. Name of artist or group associated with if there is no artist name
4. Title of work
5. Dimensions of work
6. Media
7. Date or time period created
8. Art movement, period, or region if it is ancient
9. Place of origin
10. Manner of display

B. Description of Artwork

1. A description of the work (what does it look like, include things that would allow people to recognize it)

2. An analysis of the work

a. To understand how to analyze, two references should be researched before starting:

i. Introduction to art historical analysis (article from Smarthistory)
ii. How to do a visual (formal) analysis (video from Smarthistory)

b. Elements of Art (describe types of lines, marks, tones, textures, colors, etc.)

c. Principles of Art (describe placement of elements, symmetry, movement, sense of weight, etc.)

C. Response to Artwork

1. Your personal reaction to the work (how do you feel when you see it, what does it remind you of, would it be difficult to replicate, etc.).

2. Additional interesting information (is there some background about the object we should know about such as materials it's made of, how it came to be, or its utilitarian use).

D. Images

1. Proof of concept-you will need to take a selfie on location and/or informational literature such as a brochure or pamphlet from the exhibit or museum OR if using an alternative museum resource (with prior approval), provide the online URL of the location of the museum resources and/or virtual visit and a screenshot of the website it was obtained from.

2. Photo/card/slide of Artwork (if a work is not allowed to be photographed, research to find one, or find it in a brochure or other materials from the museum.) Any images obtained from online resources must provide proper credit and licensing whether it is a Creative Commons License or Public Domain.

E. References

Reference no: EM133699099

Questions Cloud

Related nursing practice change intervention : To identify a clinical topic of concern and related nursing practice change intervention

Identify a current political event to analyze : Identify a current political event to analyze; Research and summarize the different approaches to understanding the political issue selected.

What are similarity between watson and skinners behaviorism : What are the major similarities and differences between Watson and Skinner's behaviorism? Which of them had a greater influence in the areas of both research an

How is the lipid measurement clinical reminder resolved : How is the Colorectal Cancer Screening Clinical Reminder resolved? How is the Lipid Measurement Clinical Reminder resolved?

How you feel when you see it and what does it remind you of : Your personal reaction to the work (how do you feel when you see it, what does it remind you of, would it be difficult to replicate, etc.).

Receiving morphine via continuous infusion : A nurse is assessing an adult client who is receiving morphine via continuous IV infusion

Discuss how you constructively collaborate with population : Discuss how you would constructively collaborate with your population to encourage their engagement with your chosen topic.

Arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament repair : An anesthesiologist provided regional pain block for an arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament repair of the left knee of a healthy 40- year-old male patient.

Nurse preparing to measure patients pulse deficit : You are in your patient's hospital room with another nurse preparing to measure the patient's pulse deficit.

User Account

All Pages