Art

How does an artist create a visual experience that takes the viewer from mundane cares to otherworldly spiritualism?

Discussion post Respond to two classmates’ posts per bolded instructions and an image per response. Class discussion: How does an artist create a visual experience that takes the viewer from mundane cares to otherworldly spiritualism?  and Islamic aesthetics aim for just this kind of transcendent experience.  The purpose of this exercise is to search for […]

Write a 2-3 paragraph response about the artwork you selected and relate the meaning of the piece to the quote by Sol Lewitt.

ASSIGNMENT Below the image write a 2-3 paragraph response about the artwork you selected and relate the meaning of the piece to the quote by Sol Lewitt. Include connections to ideas presented in the lecture and resources and answer the following questions: How has the artist used the medium and images to create meaning in […]

Write a letter to the head of that institution and let him/her know why you deserve a paid internship in their institution.

ASSIGNMENT For this assignment, read the articles below, and take stock of your genuine feelings on paid internships and the current state of diversity in art institutions. After reading pick an artistic genre (visual arts, music, dance, literature, etc.) and an institution (gallery, museum, record label, dance company) which represents where you would want to […]

If it is an artwork, explain the meaning of its subject or tell the story pictured. Did the subject have an earlier life before Christianity? Explain.

DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT Class coursework: Introduce your work by title, year, present, and original location (if known.) If it is an artwork, explain the meaning of its subject or tell the story pictured. Did the subject have an earlier life before Christianity? Explain. What has been borrowed from Jewish scripture or Greco-Roman imagery?  Did the imagery […]

After completing the assigned readings for Chapter 5, create an illustration for each article.

Case Study 5 Homework (Geography) After completing the assigned readings for Chapter 5 (Goldenbaum and Galante aljazeera.com-Five years on Revisiting Rio 2016 Olympics unkept promises.pdf Download Goldenbaum and Galante aljazeera.com-Five years on Revisiting Rio 2016 Olympics unkept promises.pdfand Kaiser – Legacy of Rio Olympics So Far Is Series of Unkept Promises – The New York […]

How does Baxandall’s discussion about the social and economic conditions of art production during this period impact our understanding of the paintings produced?

DISCUSSION Read: Michael Baxandall, Chapter 1: Conditions of Trade in Painting and Expression in Fifteenth Century Italy, (Oxford Press, 1972) available via E-Reserves, DePaul University Library In this chapter, Baxandall summarizes the changes in style in 15th-century Italian painting, drawing connections between the terms of artist-client contracts and the artistic development that occurs during this […]

How has the newly discovered medium of NFT’s(Non-Fungible Tokens) disrupted the art world by providing a direct platform for digital art ownership and verification?

Essay Assignment Critical thinking essay focused on the idea of different mediums. Choose a specific piece of art that appears in multiple media forms and make an argument about how and why its medium (which you can consider both the materials and technologies used to create the artwork, as well as the materials, technologies, and […]

Choose a museum from any country in the world and write about what you have seen, what you liked, disliked, was surprised to see, and what you have learned.

ASSIGNMENT With the limited hours of museums during the Coronavirus pandemic, the Museum Assignment can now be a virtual visit. Choose a museum from any country in the world and write about what you have seen, what you liked, disliked, was surprised to see, and what you have learned. You can use either the MLA […]

Prepare two lesson plans due, one will be based on a piece of art from which an academic plan will ensue and the other will be an academic topic that will include works of art.

Lesson Plant Prepare two lesson plans due, one will be based on a piece of art from which an academic plan will ensue and the other will be an academic topic that will include works of art. The art does not have to be visual art.

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