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DIRECTION
Throughout the history of civilizations, protests and activist movements have brought awareness to the public of many social issues, sometimes inciting change for the betterment of the people as a whole. Protests and activism can happen through large events or through smaller gestures; not all protests or movements are executed in the same way or get the same results. But the main goal usually is to affect change and raise awareness in the collective social conscience about a particular issue so that the wheels of change can start to turn.

In our own time, there are so many protests and activist movements happening GLOBALLY, especially in the last few years. For example, right now, women's rights (Me Too movement), the BLM movement, the death of George Floyd and police brutality, the protests for freedom and liberties in Cuba, the social turmoil in Haiti after the recent murder of the president, and climate change/ environmentalism, etc are incredibly active and making people aware of these issues.

Art has played a large role throughout history as an instrument in not only documenting various issues but also as an active tool to bring awareness, raise incite change. No matter what your personal viewpoints are, art can often capture what is happening in the world and enlarge perspectives in ways that are memorable and eye-opening to the viewers.

Here is an example: take a look at J. M. W. Turner's Slave Ship. This artwork brought to light the brutality of slavery and helped to develop laws about the transportation and treatment of slaves in that time period.

One of Turner's most celebrated works, "Slave Ship" is a striking example of the artist's fascination with violence, both human and elemental. He based the painting on an 18th-century poem that described a slave ship caught in a typhoon and on the true story of the Zong, a British ship whose captain, in 1781, had thrown overboard sick and dying enslaved people so that he could collect insurance money only available for those "lost at sea." Turner captures the horror of the event and the terrifying grandeur of nature through hot, churning color and light that merge sea and sky.

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There are many artworks throughout history that capture

Protests and Social Consciences.

Find a NOTABLE artwork ---one that is recognized in art history or by the larger public (not done by just anyone, such as your children or friends).. the work must be considered ART. It can be a work of art you find through your research on the internet or something you have seen in your city or in your travels. It also must be relate to the topic in this module--about protest, activism or raising awareness about an issue and/or inciting social change. There are several examples in the chapters in your textbook for this module, but you cannot use those specific ones. You must do some research and find a different NOTABLE artwork and find out about the culture, time period, generation, history and why the artist did the work, and how the artwork documented the specific issue and/ or caused a change to the way things were being done. FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS EXACTLY.

1. Paste an image of the artwork in your document at the top of the document. You may use a clear screenshot.

The artwork can be about any issue relevant at the time or culture. You can also pick issues that are still relevant today. You can pick an artwork from any culture and time period, but it must relate to the topic of this module --art that raises social conscience about something in particular, such as the example above. YOU CANNOT USE SOMETHING THAT WAS IN THE BOOK or BLACKBOARD FOR THIS MODULE OR CHAPTER. You will need to do the research and work.

2. WITHOUT COPYING WORDS DIRECTLY FROM ANY WEBSITE OR EVEN SLIGHTLY CHANGING A FEW WORDS to make it different (These both are considered plagiarism), write in your own words a few sentences about the particulars of the artwork you chose and what was happening in the culture, politics, around that time that influenced the artist to make a piece about it.Make

Your writing should show a real understanding of the following: What was the issue that the artwork speaks about and why? How did it affect people, the laws, the generation, the customs or the planet, etc?
Discuss how this artwork may have been important and instrumental in influencing social change as well as what kinds of changes happened as a result of the public seeing this work.
3. THIS IS ALSO IMPORTANT--don't skimp out on this.....Now, look at the artwork and analyze it based on the elements and principles of art that you learned earlier this semester.

What are at least 3 main elements of art that the artist used and HOW did he/ she use them to achieve at least 3 main Principles of Art in the artwork...BE SPECIFIC.
You really need to analyze the work you chose to really understand why these elements and principles draw attention to and engage the viewer to keep looking at the work so that the larger message about the issues could be shown.
4. Everything in the essay before the reflection question should be at least 350 words or more, not including your quotes. DO NOT COPY FROM THE INTERNET or slightly change words without citing or quoting. YOU WILL RECEIVE an F. Your words must be your own with exception of any quotes you use from your research to help support your position. Your quotes can only be about 10-15% of your answer and DOES NOT COUNT in towards your word minimum required in this assignment...

5. FINALLY, answer the following in Reflection in the last paragraph in ANOTHER 4-5 sentences:

How did this assignment help to reinforce concepts in this module? Be sure to refer to required readings and/or supplementary material in your response and include citations when appropriate.