ASSESSMENT This common assessment should be at least 750 words, not including heading or title. Read the textbook information and research historical information about the following paintings from Academic Sources Francisco Goya’s, 3rd of May, 1808 (fig.12.2, page 321) Pablo Picasso’s, Guernica (fig. .11, page 31) 1. What issues do these works of art represent? […]
How did each artist use this influence in his work? What was similar about their interest in “primitivism” and what was different?
ARTWORK Primitive” art was a source of inspiration for artists as they moved from purely representational art toward abstraction. Two artists who were heavily influenced by “primitive” art were Pablo Picasso and Emil Nolde. How did each artist use this influence in his work? What was similar about their interest in “primitivism” and what was […]
Choose an artwork that falls within the timeframe. Describe the provenance, who were the previous owners before the work arrived at its current location.
The Weeping Woman by Pablo Picasso Date: 1937 Location: Tate Modern in London Choose an artwork that falls within the timeframe we are covering in class. Title of work: Name of artist: Date created: Current Location and provenance of work: Describe the provenance, who were the previous owners before the work arrived at its current […]
Explain why visit a museum when there are hundreds of “virtual galleries” available with the click of a button?
Museum Visit and Formal Analysis Why visit a museum when there are hundreds of “virtual galleries” available with the click of a button? Is art simply visual imagery, or is seeing or participating in art an essential human experience?
Write a research paper explaining how Diego Rivera and Pablo Picasso explored Indigenous Cultures in their approaches to Modern Art.
Curatorial Project with the subject: Primitivism and Appropriation Write a research paper explaining how Diego Rivera and Pablo Picasso explored Indigenous Cultures in their approaches to Modern Art.
Create a self-portrait in the cubist style, then write a 500 word essay about your process and what was your inspiration?
Artistic expression Cubism, as innovated by artists like Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, “combined a large range of viewpoints,” placing an emphasis on the geometry of a subject and showing it from multiple perspectives. The result is a fractured image across the canvas (Phillips pg. 38). For your second artistic expression exercise, create a self-portrait […]
Choose one or more of the quotes and in essay explain why you chose the quote or quotes that you did, and how each one illustrates your feelings about art.
Read the quotes below. Choose one or more of the quotes that you feel most closely represent(s) your attitude, approach, evaluation, and interaction with art. In essay format, explain why you chose the quote or quotes that you did, and how each one illustrates your feelings about art. Your answer should be at least one […]
Choose one of the topics below and write a comparison/contrast essay with either four or six body paragraphs, an introductory paragraph, and a conclusion.
Compare and Contrast Choose one of the topics below and write a comparison/contrast essay. Compare or contrast two or three primary points about the two subjects you choose to write about, resulting in an essay with either four or six body paragraphs, an introductory paragraph, and a conclusion. Compare or contrast two cities you’ve visited […]