What type of mediums are favored by these artists and how does this change based on geography ?How are the jatakas presented?

Essay assignment
“Good writing” is your ultimate goal. By “good writing,”  mean writing which:
1. has a main point
2. is clear and well-organized
3. is supported with details
4. and comes to a logical conclusion.
Good writing also follows standard English rules of grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Writing assignment I
Discuss the effect that Buddhism had on the art and architecture of the Mayura, Shunga, and Kushan dynasties.
Include the following in your essay: Introduction, Body, and Conclusion format:
A) Which Yakshi do you feel represents the organic style, first seen in the “Male Torso”
B) How are the jatakas presented?
C) How does Buddhism influence the architecture produced at this time?
D) What type of mediums are favored by these artists and how does this change based on geography ?

Were there any ideas or monuments presented in class that surprised you? Did something challenge you?Explain.

For this assignment, want you to think about the material that we have covered in this class and reflect on anything that may have “opened your eyes,” so to speak, and made you better informed about the visual world. Were there any ideas or monuments presented in class that surprised you? Did something challenge you?

Requirements

1. Select two objects  or ideas that we discussed in this class that you found particularly interesting or “eye-opening.”

2. Write a one-page description of both the original object/ idea and how it had an impact on the way you experience art or the visual elements of the world around you. As each object/idea requires a one-page write-up, you should submit at least two typed pages.

Identify each work and describe the most notable formal and iconographic elements in each work. What are some similarities and/or differences across the two cultures in terms of visual style and content?

Choose one example of art or architecture from two of the early civilizations covered in this module to compare and contrast . Be sure to address the following points/questions in your comparison.
• Identify each work and describe the most notable formal and iconographic elements in each work. What are some similarities and/or differences across the two cultures in terms of visual style and content?
• Discuss the connection between the works of art and the emergence of religion, writing, political structures, or codes of law within that civilization. How was each respective work related to one or more of these advancements? Do the works reflect similar or differing values across?
• What is a “canon” and how does it relate to representation in art? Describe the canon of Egyptian art using at least one example. Why do you think the Egyptian canon remain unchanged for thousands of years?

Why then is it important to preserve these traditions? How are these traditions or artforms a reflection of the culture?

Watch the video Kayla Briët: Why do  Make Art? To Build Time Capsules for My Heritage Links to an external site., and answer the following questions:

Kayla Briët speaks about a variety of cultural traditions not necessarily associated with fine arts. Why then is it important to preserve these traditions?
How are these traditions or art forms a reflection of the culture?
What, if any, cultural traditions or artworks from your background or heritage do you believe should be preserved and why?
Answers should appear in paragraph format with a minimum of 500 words and include APA citation.

Why then is it important to preserve these traditions? How are these traditions or art forms a reflection of the culture?

Video Kayla Briët 

Watch the video Kayla Briët: Why do Make Art? To Build Time Capsules for My Heritage Links to an external site., and answer the following questions:

Kayla Briët speaks about a variety of cultural traditions not necessarily associated with fine arts. Why then is it important to preserve these traditions?
How are these traditions or art forms a reflection of the culture?
What, if any, cultural traditions or artworks from your background or heritage do you believe should be preserved and why?
Answers should appear in paragraph format with a minimum of 500 words and include APA citation.

Explain how the exhibition relates to the ideas and approaches introduced in this course.

Curatorial Project with the subject: Primitivism and Appropriation: How Diego Rivera and Pablo Picasso explored Indigenous Cultures in their approaches to Modern Art.

Your 800-word final outline/synopsis will explain-_-in finished and thoughtful prose- the objectives of your exhibition, where you plan to have it, how it will be assembled, and a general discussion of what objects it will include .

Explain how the exhibition relates to the ideas and approaches introduced in this course. Refer to specific bibliographical sources whenever possible, and include a minimum of 3 sources.

What is the subject matter? What do you see? Describe, as best you can, the artist’s technique used in the piece.

Arnolfini Wedding
Eyck, Jan van. Arnolfini Wedding. Painting. Britannica ImageQuest. 1434.

The format for the paper must follow the basic guidelines below:
Introduction/General Information: Include all pertinent information about the piece, artist, medium, size, subject, art movement, etc.
What is the subject matter? What do you see?
Describe, as best you can, the artist’s technique used in the piece.
Your own informed opinion about the work. What you say here must be supported by your analysis above.

Discuss the narrative tradition that Giotto helped to develop as a didactic tool for the congregation of a Church, and explain how the new naturalism found in his style helped his viewers to understand his work.

Write a 1750+ word essay on ONE of the following two topics. While the first paper was on style, this paper is on the function of art for the viewer, and how art was used to teach people religious stories.

1)The newly-formed mendicant orders of the 1200s had a major impact on the visual arts, and we can now see a blending of Byzantine style with Dominican and Franciscan teachings to create a new style and format for art. Select three works of art in either painting, sculpture, or architecture, that best describe these religious developments in the 1200s and 1300s.

2)Giotto di Bondone is one of the best-known artists of the Early Renaissance in Italy, influential in developing what came to be the “Renaissance” style of painting.

Discuss the narrative tradition that Giotto helped to develop as a didactic tool for the congregation of a Church, and explain how the new naturalism found in his style helped his viewers to understand his work.

What do art historians, art professionals and/or art critics say about your chosen artist and their body of work?

Artist Report Assignment Instructions
Overview
The student will write a 2 page research-based paper in current MLA format that focuses on 1 of the following artists that was introduced in chapter 7 or 8. Please choose from 1 of the following artists:
Jacob Lawrence
Susan Rothenberg
Albrecht Dürer
Rembrandt Van Rijn
Philip Guston
Ed Ruscha
Mary Cassatt
Channing Hansen
The research paper must include at least 3 scholarly references in addition to the course textbooks and the Bible.
Instructions
The format for the paper must follow the basic guidelines below:
Title Page: Include an image of your chosen artist’s work, as well as the year created, title of the work, medium, dimensions, and current location of the work.
Artist Biography: Include their year of birth/death, place of birth, family history, institutions of study, and biographical information of importance.
Art Movement: What art movement is the artist associated with? Describe the tenets that define that particular art movement.
Art Critics: What do art historians, art professionals and/or art critics say about your chosen artist and their body of work?
Personal Thoughts and Conclusion: What are your thoughts about the work? Some suggestions to write to about: Do you like or dislike the work? Why or why not? Are there any spiritual aspects to the work? Does the work evoke any feeling or emotion in the viewer? Does the work stimulate your intellect? What are the strengths/weaknesses of the artists’ body of work?

Discuss each image individually but you also must discuss how it fts under the ‘umbrella’ you have chosen. That is, discuss the theme and then discuss how the works ft into or are examples of the theme/idea.

Curatorial Essay about Evergon

THIS IS NOT TO BE A CHRONOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE ARTIST’S WORK. Neither IS IT TO BE
A BIOGRAPHY or AN ANAL  YSIS OF THE WORK IN FORMAL AESTHETIC TERMS. Instead, you should attempt to fnd an ‘umbrella’ theme or two that allows you to place all the works you have chosen under it. THUS, ALL IMAGES SHOULD BE THEMATICALLY RELATED.

Remember that the images the artist has created throughout his/her career are ‘evidence’ of the ideas and issues the artist is interested in. Your job is to tie together’ the images you have chosen via your curatorial essay. As each work will be diferent image to image, you should discuss each image individually but you also must discuss how it fts under the ‘umbrella’ you have chosen. That is, discuss the theme and then discuss how the works ft into or are examples of the theme/idea.