ART APPRECIATION SPR 21
ART APPRECIATION (Twice)
DIS 2
Respond to the question “What is Art?” After reading Chapter 1 and looking at other sources for a definition of art, compile a list of different definitions of art to share with the class. Be sure to include citations for all your sources in APA or Chicago Manual of Style format. Then, in your own words, devise a definition of art that has meaning for you. What purpose do you feel the visual arts serve? What gives art meaning? Share your thoughts with the class.
DIS 3
Select a work of art from the WikiArt website, or another reputable source to share with the class. Why do you consider this work “art”? Include the artist’s name, title of the piece, and cite the source of the image.
Be sure to support your response with the criteria you use to determine if it is a work of art.
DIS 4
In this week’s discussion, we will explore the relationship between form, content, and subject matter. As we discovered last week, two sculptures of a kiss can have quite different meanings.
Take a look at the sculptures by Giacometti and Moore in your text. Both pieces are good examples of the relationship between form, content, and subject matter. How do you feel the form of each sculpture expresses the content? What specific characteristics give us clues and communicate meaning?
Select a third work of art from the text and discuss how the form and content relate. Identify at least five visual elements and/or principles of design in your analysis of the third piece.
In this week’s discussion, we will explore the relationship between form, content, and subject matter. As we discovered last week, two sculptures of a kiss can have quite different meanings.
Take a look at the sculptures by Giacometti and Moore in your text. Both pieces are good examples of the relationship between form, content, and subject matter. How do you feel the form of each sculpture expresses the content? What specific characteristics give us clues and communicate meaning?
Select a third work of art from the text and discuss how the form and content relate. Identify at least five visual elements and/or principles of design in your analysis of the third piece.
DIS 5
What do you think the world would be like without photography? How much of what we see in a photograph is real? What do you feel are the “truthful” qualities of photography? Share some of your experiences with photography and how it has impacted your life.
DIS 6
View and compare the following videos and those in the “5 Old-School Video Artists You Should Know” link. Share your thoughts with the class.
· Bill Viola: The Reflecting Pool
View: 5 Old-School NYC Video Artists You Should Know
You may have to input/google 5 old-school NYC video Artist if you can’t click on the link
DIS 7
How does the scale of a sculpture affect how we respond to it? Does a large sculpture seem more important than a small one? Nonrepresentational sculpture can be controversial. Should public art be representational so everyone “gets it?”
DIS 8
“Architecture is not about math or zoning — it’s about visceral emotions,” says Marc Kushner. Discuss your thoughts on the Marc Kushner video. In what way has this video made you more aware of the architecture around you and in the world at large? In what way do you feel connected and/or disconnected to the buildings in your life? Include examples in your response.
DIS 9
Idealism refers to behavior or thought that is based on a conception of things as they should be or as one would like them to be. Realism is sometimes described as “warts and all,” existing in fact rather than something imagined. What are some contemporary examples that utilize idealism? Are the purposes the same as those of the Classical Greeks? Why do you think Romans developed realistic portraiture? What are some contemporary examples that utilize realism? Which do you prefer, realism or idealism?
DIS 10
In our study of art history thus far, how do you feel non-Western art differs from art created in Western European culture? Why is it important to study non-Western art? Is it necessary to distinguish between the two?
DIS 11
Select one of the questions below and share your findings with the class.
1. Compare and contrast non-Western and European painting. For example, explain the attitude of traditional Chinese painters towards space, the picture surface, ambiguity and inscriptions. How does this differ from paintings done by Western European painters? Provide two works of art as examples in your response.
2. Compare and contrast non-Western and European architecture. Use buildings/cathedrals from Week 5 and Week 6 readings. For example, consider differences in Buddhist, Hindu, and Islamic architecture (select one) with that of Western European architecture. Consider interior and exterior space and decoration. Provide examples in your response.
DIS 12
Select an abstract work of art from this week’s readings, from the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History website, or any reputable art museum site (cite the source and include an image). Is it necessary to know the title of the piece to fully appreciate the work, or any other non-representational work? Why or why not? Defend your position.
DIS 13
If subject matter is what is being depicted in a work of art, what is the subject of non-representational works such as Blue, Orange, Red by Mark Rothko and Autumn Rhythm by Jackson Pollock?
What is Donald Judd communicating in his piece titled 100 Untitled Works in Mill Aluminum? What do you think the content is? How does the form help the artist express the content? How does the work of Pollock and Judd differ?
Explain how you feel when viewing an artwork without representational imagery, storytelling, or explicit personal feeling. Can shapes and colors evoke emotion and interpretation?
DIS 14
Discuss the role that public art has played in past and present society and speculate about the role it will play in the future. Use two examples of public art from Chapters 15–25 of the textbook to support your answers. Be sure to include one contemporary example and one from the past. Consider the role that socially engaged art plays in current society to address social and political concerns.
DIS 15
Share your art exhibit with the class by posting your submission to the discussions area. View your classmate’s exhibits and comment on their selected artworks and presentation.
In addition to sharing your exhibit, share your final thoughts about what you’ve learned and how you feel what you have learned in the class will influence your life moving forward.
(This is more likely the art project that is due before this assignment. You’ve doine the art project more than once )
