Reference no: EM133583185

Homework: Art Museum

Purpose

A. To evaluate art using the techniques and knowledge acquired in class.

B. To historically situate art in the culture, era, and style of its production.

C. To experience art and make connections!

General Instructions

For this homework, you will visit The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (free), The Menil Collection (free), The Museum of Fine Arts Houston (free on Thursdays), or an independent gallery of your choosing.

A. You will select 3 pieces of art to analyze. These can be paintings, sculptures, or artifacts.

B. You will provide the date, title, medium, and artist for each work. If any of these facts are unknown, note it in your paragraph.

C. You will critique each work using the "look, see, think" method described here: Look, See, Think

D. You will include a picture of each work. It must be taken by you during your visit (do not use one found online). The picture can be of the work itself, you standing next to the work, or a selfie of you with the work.

Detailed Instructions:

Museum paragraph:

A. Give the name and location of the museum, what kind of collection(s) it has, when it was founded, and what kind of building it's housed in, or other info that might help your reader understand the museum.

B. Do not just cut and paste! Put this information into your own words.

C. This paragraph should be 50-100 words.

For each of the 3 works, give the following information (per work):

A. The title of the artwork, date it was created, medium (i.e. what it's made out of), and size.

1. Perhaps you can't find all this information, but you should be able to find most of it.

2. Taking a picture of the plaque or information next to a work can help you remember.

B. A description and interpretation of the artwork so your readers can picture it in their mind's eye.

1. Describe the composition, colors, figures, shapes. Make sure it's detailed!

2. Give an interpretation of what the work possibly means or signifies taking into account its title, composition, and the time and place of its creation.

3. Should be 100+ words.

C. A statement about why this artwork stood out to you-- your personal response to it.

1. Write enough to make a real point and explain what you mean in at least 50 words.

2. You may love the piece, but you may also hate it! It may make you feel overwhelmed, troubled, moved, excited, or any number of other things, but the key here is to explain WHY you believe it incites this response in you.