Monday, April 11
Finish the slide notes from the two packets that we did not finish in class.
Also, complete the discussion questions to wrap up this chapteDISCUSSION QUESTIONS - Chapter 33
1. Compare the use of mass, space, and decorative detail in the Villa Rotonda (FIG. 22-56), Blenheim (FIG. 24-75), Chiswick House (FIG. 28-27), the Villa Savoye (FIG. 33-64), and the Kaufmann House (FIG. 33-68). How are they simial? How are they different? Which do you like best? Why?
2. In what ways does the work of Kollwitz (FIG. 33-41), Barlach (FIG. 33-43), Dix (FIG. 33-40), and Beckmann (FIG. 33-39), relate to eachother? Do you think there are any consistent “German” characteristics?
3. Discuss Picasso’s statement “I paint forms as I think them, not as I see them,” How does the Cubist conception of space differ from that held during the Renaissance?
4. Concern with social issues is apparent in the work of many twentieth century artists, including Mukhina (FIG. 33-74), Lawrence (FIG. 33-77), Beckmann (FIG. 33-39), Kollwitz (FIG. 33-41), Lange (FIG. 33-75), Orozco (FIG. 33-80), Tatlin (FIG. 33-54), and Barlach (FIG. 33-43). Identify the issue that was addressed in each work and the stylistic means the artist used to express that concern. Which do you think is most effective?
5. Compare Brancusi's Bird in Space (FIG. 33-69) with Gabo's Column (FIG. 33-53). In what ways are the forms similar, and in what ways are they different? How does each artist explain the techniques and goals of his art?
6. Discuss the aesthetic that developed at the Bauhaus, selecting five images done by Bauhaus faculty to illustrate your discussion. What effects of their influence do you see in contemporary life?
Tuesday, April 12: Assignment #85
Complete Venn Diagram & Short Answer
Complete the handout for the Venn diagram. The artworks are in the text, however, it would be beneficial if so you do some research outside. Please answer the following ways each piece serves a purpose: Subject, Style, and Symbolism. Please make sure that you do both Venn Diagrams!
Use 32-12 and 34-3 for the Venn Diagram.
Complete the Long Essay question on Pollock:
Both the 1950 painting shown in the slide and the quotation below are by the same artist.
“My painting does not come from the easel. . . . I prefer to tack the unstretched canvas to the hard wall or the floor. . . . On the floor I am more at ease. I feel nearer, more a part of the painting, since this way I can walk around it, work from the four sides and literally be in the painting. . . . When I am in my painting, I’m not aware of what I’m doing. . . . I have no fears about making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through.”
Identify the artist. How does the painting reflect the artist’s description of his process? In your answer, make specific references to both the quotation and the painting. (10 minutes)
Wednesday, April 13: Assignment #83 -Time Line
Pop Art
Abstract Expressionism
Minimal Art
Earthworks
Video/Digital Art
Color Field Paintings
Neo-Expressionism
Conceptual Art
Femminist Art
Photorealism
For each, find the relevant dates and the significance (at least two sentences). Place everything on one continuous timeline in chronological order. Please select 1 piece of artwork for each of these movements. In chronological order, please identify the artwork, and explain why it is a good representation of that movement. How was the artist influenced by that style? Why does it look the way it does? What is the historical connection? Please do not simply five me one line answers, elaborate on your responses.
Thursday, April 14: Assignment # 87
Slide Notes
Complete the handout for the slide notes for chapter 34. Make sure to give at least three facts for each work of art!
Friday: Assignment #85: Museum Themes
Museums around the world are curating new exhibitions of their art collection each year around different themes and ideas.
You're to “curate” a show based on a theme you select from the list below.
You need to use ten pieces of artwork for your art exhibition, using the whole timeline of art as your guide.
You must properly cite each work, list them chronologically, and include why/how it represents your chosen theme.
You must include:
- Ten works of art
- One work from beyond the European Tradition (Africa, Oceania, Asia, Native Americas)
- One work from 1850-1900
- One Work from 1900-1945
- One Work from 1945-2011
You are welcome to use works that are not in your text book. They can be drawings, paintings, sculpture or even architecture.
Please choose one of these themes, and select 10 works of art that follow the guidelines above.
- Representations of nature
- Gender issues in art
- Art that “documents” a historical event
- Race, clan and class in art
- Art and technology/technological innovations
- Patronage-role of patron and artist
- War and peace
- Sacred spaces
- The human body in art/different representations
This will be collected on Friday, April 15.
