Thursday, June 26, 2014

Readings and Responsibilities

Gateways to Art, Understanding the Visual Arts
History and Context, Part 4

Monday, June 30th: pages 454-481
Art and Community - Cook
Spirituality and Art - Cook

Tues, July 1st: pages 482-507

Movie:  The Monuments Men
February, 2014. 118 minutes.

The Monuments Men were a group of men and women from thirteen nations, most of whom volunteered for service in the newly created Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives section, or MFAA. Most had expertise as museum directors, curators, art scholars and educators, artists, architects, and archivists. Their job description was simple: to save as much of the culture of Europe as they could during combat.
These men not only had the vision to understand the grave threat to the greatest cultural and artistic achievements of civilization, but then joined the front lines to do something about it.

The real story of the monuments men: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-monuments-men-180949569/?no-ist



Thurs, July 3rd:  pages 508-589
Katey - Reclining Nudes
Jessica - Performance Art: The Body Becomes Artwork
Keondra - Human Bodies as Installations
Collene - The Body in Pieces
Jacqualein - The Blue Nude: Cutouts and the Essence of Form
Kaylee -  Gendered Roles
Nicole - The Image of Motherhood
Lakisha - The Artist and Her Identity
Kaityln - Feminist Critique
Rachel - Professional Artist and Painter of Women
Aaron -  Making a Self Portrait

No Class on Monday, July 7th

Tuesday, July 8th:  Final, Presentation of your Icarus

10 minute well thought out presentation of your Icarus

Title: _______________________________________________

1. Discussed Elements of Art? Yes No 25 points
Line, Shape, Form, Volume, Mass, Texture, Value, Space, Color, Time and Motion

2. Discussed Principles of Art? Yes No 25 points
Contrast, Unity, Variety, Balance, Scale, Proportion, Emphasis, Focal Point, Pattern, Rhythm

3. Discussed the Media and Technique used?  Yes No 25 points

4. Performed a comprehensive modes of analysis? Yes No 25 points
Content analysis, Iconographic analysis Biographical analysis, Feminist analysis, Contextual analysis

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