“Flowers on Body

Week 2 Assignment

Artwork Review

Answer all three of the following questions per work of art shown below. You should reference your book to aid you in answering these questions. Answers should be in essay format, be a minimum of three-five sentences each, and include at least three terms from the glossary for each work.

1.  “Claude Monet painting in his Studio Boat,” by Edouard Manet (1874)   (Kleiner, fig. 28-2*B*  p.843).

·         How does this work follow the Impressionist style?

·         What painting technique did the artist use?

·         What social issues does this painting address?

2.     “The Tub,” Edgar Degas

·         What formal quality did this artist explore?

·         How did his medium contribute to the appearance of his work?

·         What Modernist interest does he investigate?

3.      “Vision after the Sermon,” Paul Gauguin,

·              What fundamental differences exist between Gauguin and the Impressionists?

·              Why did Gauguin move to Pont-Aven?

·              How does he reject both Realism and Impressionism in this painting?

View your assignment rubric.

question 3

Changes in Art

For this week, answer all three of the following questions. Cite at least one example in your response for each question. You should reference your book to help you answer these questions. If you use additional sources, you must cite them. Your answers should be in essay format, be a minimum of three-five sentences each, and include at least three terms from our glossary for each question.

1.      How did the subject matter of Symbolist art diverge radically from Realism?

2.      What types of behavior and interests does fin-de-siècle describe?

3.      What did Art Nouveau try to synthesize?

question 4

Midterm

For the midterm this week, choose two of the five questions below and answer them in essay format. You should reference your textbook to help you in answering these questions (look to chapters 28 and 29). Each of your responses should be a minimum of 300 words in length, include a minimum of three key terms from the course so far, and any outside references used must be cited.

1.     Contrast the work of Renoir and Laurtrec. How do the subjects’ styles of the artists reflect nineteenth century French society and the innovations of nineteenth century art? Use examples to support your essay.

2.     Describe the impact the Armory Show (1913) had on the American art scene. Use examples to support your essay.

3.     Describe Pablo Picasso’s Demoiselles d’Avignon. How did this work re-shape the art of the early twentieth century? Include in your discussion the influences coming from Primitive art. Use examples to support your essay.

4.     Describe the development of sculpture at the end of the nineteenth century. Use examples to support your essay. To what extent did sculpture remain conventional? What painting movements did it take into account?

5.     Explain the development of Cubism and the artistic movements that it spawned. Use examples to support your essay.

question 5

Virtual Museum Visit

This week, answer all three of the questions below. You should reference your book as well as online materials for the answers to these questions (remember to cite outside resources). Your answers should be in essay format, be a minimum of three-five sentences each, and include at least three glossary terms per question.

1.     Look at Hotel Room, a painting by Edward Hopper in the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza.

·         Describe in formal terms how the strong verticals and horizontals securely hold the parts of the painting together. What does the diagonal of the bed provide? Now move close and examine the paint work. How do the near-architectural elements fit with the lush paint?

2.     Re-Read the article in this week chapter Art and Society, “Degenerate Art,” AND go online and watch the video Art in Nazi Germany, at SmartHistory. After reading the article in the book and watching the online video, and based on your understanding of the threat that ideas generated by the arts can have to repressive governments, what are your thoughts on something like this happening in the United States? Do you think in our current information-saturated culture that the arts still have the ability to sway popular opinion?

3.     Identify and Detail:

·                     Who is the artist?

·                     Which movement does this represent and why?

·                     What is the subject of this work?

question 6

Artwork Review

Answer all three of the following questions per work of art shown below. You should reference your book to aid you in answering these questions. Answers should be in essay format, be a minimum of three-five sentences each, and include at least three terms from the glossary for each work.

1.      “Painting”

·         Who is the artist?

·         Which event does this respond to and what statement does it make?

·         What may have inspired the image of the male figure?

2.      “Flowers on Body”

·         What issues did this artist address in her work?

·         What series does this particular image belong to?

·         What themes does this image address?

3.      “Backs”

·         What materials did the artist use in her works?

·         How is this representative of her work?

·         What do the forms suggest in this work?

question 7

Postmodernism and Neo-Expressionism

For this week, answer all three of the following questions. Cite at least one example in your response for each question. You should reference your book to help you answer these questions. If you use additional sources, you must cite them. Your answers should be in essay format, be a minimum of three-five sentences each, and include at least three terms from our glossary for each question.

1.    Discuss Postmodernism. Provide examples.

2.    What aspect of the museum was exposed in the work of Hans Haacke?

3.    What is Neo-Expressionism? Explain your answer.

question 8

Here’s a link to your week 8 Final Project details: Final Project

Your week 8 project rubric is included in the assignment details page, or you may also select the “See Rubric” button at the top of your dropbox page to view how the instructor will grade your project. Assignment dropboxes are available by selecting the module link above.

After you have completed your assignment, title your file(s) with: CourseID_LastNameW8Final (ex. EN101_SmithW8Final), attach them to this dropbox, and press Submit.

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