I want to understand the meaning of art and how it expresses human emotions and ideas. Why do different people interpret the same artwork in different ways? What factors influence the meaning of art, such as culture, personal experience, or historical background? Please explain in a simple way with examples.

Write 3 to 4 paragrpahs for each chapter.

After reading this chapter 8, what does the term Renaissance mean to you? There were many artists discussed, whose artwork was the most impressive to you? Describe why you felt connected to this artwork and what you liked about it. Also, what artwork did you feel was least inspiring to you? Why do you think that you did not connect with this artwork. Remember to include the artists name and the title of the artworks that you discussed…

In this chapter 9, there are four different regions that all have Baroque styles of art. Discuss which of the four regions do you feel had the strongest artwork and why. Discuss which of these regions had the weakest artwork to you and why. Remember to include any titles or artists names within your discussion if needed.

Video #2 (Positive & Negative)

1- William Kentridge

William Kentridge is a South African artist best known for his prints, drawings, and animated films. These are constructed by filming a drawing, making erasures and changes, and filming it again.

2- Kara Walker

Kara Elizabeth Walker is an American contemporary painter, silhouettist, print-maker, installation artist, and film-maker who explores race, gender, sexuality, violence, and identity in her work. She is best known for her room-size tableaux of black cut-paper silhouettes.

In your first essay assignment, due March 16 at 11:59 PM, you will further explore the impact of art from other cultures on the development of modern art in Europe and America.

In your essay you will compare and contrast a specific example of European or American modern art with artwork from another culture. You may also choose to discuss works of art by several artists but please limit your essay to one of the topics listed below:

• African sculptures and tribal masks: Brancusi, Picasso, Matisse, Modigliani, and many other early modern artists
• Kuba cloth and other African textiles: Matisse
• African art and Harlem Renaissance artists such as Aaron Douglas and Jacob Lawrence
• Japanese ukiyo-e prints: 19th century painters such as Mary Cassatt, Gauguin, Van Gogh, and Whistler.
• Oceanic culture, religion, and art (native peoples of the Pacific Islands and Australia): Gauguin, Die Brcke artists, etc.
• Mesoamerican art (specifically Chacmool sculptures): Henry Moore’s reclining figures
• Near Eastern art and history: Delacroix’s Death of Sardanapalus, Ingres’ Turkish Bath, etc.
• Islamic architecture and tile mosaics: artists of the Aesthetic movement (for example, Frederic Leighton’s Arab Hall)
• M. C. Escher’s tessellations and the Islamic architecture of the Alhambra
• Chinese art and architecture: “Chinoiserie” in European art, such as Boucher’s The Chinese Garden
• Ancient Iberian sculpture: Picasso
• Ancient Cycladic art: Brancusi, Giacometti, Hans Arp, Barbara Helpworth, etc.
• Navajo sand paintings: Jackson Pollock
• Persian and Indian miniature painting: Shahzia Sikander

Consider the following questions:

• What are the visual similarities between the work of European art and the source that inspired it?
• How are they visually different?
• What is the cultural context of the various works of art?
• How did the meaning of the imagery change when it was appropriated?
• How did the European artist encounter artwork from another culture? (Consider trade, travel, and/or colonialism.)
• Why do you think they found it inspiring?
• How did art critics respond?

Format:

Your essay should be about three pages (850 to 1000 words), and in it, you should cite your sources according to . Include images of the artwork. Google docs do not upload properly in Canvas so please do not submit your work in this format.

Your work will be checked for plagiarism, so please paraphrase carefully and cite your sources, use quotation marks when using direct quotes, and include a works cited. Please use at least three sources. Be sure to put your work in your own words and if you need help, don’t hesitate to ask. The Writing Center at Cuyamaca College is also a great resource and there are also tutors available.

Don’t use AI to write your essay for you! However, you may use an online writing assistant program like Grammarly to correct grammar and punctuation.

If your essay is a high match when checked for plagiarism, you must rewrite it and resubmit your work to receive a grade. You will be able to see the percentage match when you submit your work. Please do not use large blocks of text or long quotes from your sources even if they are cited.

Do your best to summarize what you learn in your research in your own words, and reach out for help if you need it!

Exploring the Source

Many diverse art forms and cultures inspired the European and American artists that we have been studying in this course, such as artwork from Japan, China, Africa, Oceania, and the Middle East.

In this discussion board you will present a work of art or artifact from a non-Western culture that inspired the development of modern art. Describe its iconography, cultural context, and material and visual form.

Once again, please embed an image in your post and cite at least two sources.

Here are some links that will help you get started (but please note that you have many other options):

• African influences on Modern Art:
• African Art, New York, and the Avant-Garde:
• Polynesian and Micronesian art and culture:
• “Japonisme” and 19th century European art:
• Woodblock Prints in the Ukiyo-e Style:
• “Primitivism”:
• Islamic art and architecture:

In your first essay assignment, due March 16 at 11:59 PM, you will further explore the impact of art from other cultures on the development of modern art in Europe and America.

In your essay you will compare and contrast a specific example of European or American modern art with artwork from another culture. You may also choose to discuss works of art by several artists but please limit your essay to one of the topics listed below:

• African sculptures and tribal masks: Brancusi, Picasso, Matisse, Modigliani, and many other early modern artists
• Kuba cloth and other African textiles: Matisse
• African art and Harlem Renaissance artists such as Aaron Douglas and Jacob Lawrence
• Japanese ukiyo-e prints: 19th century painters such as Mary Cassatt, Gauguin, Van Gogh, and Whistler.
• Oceanic culture, religion, and art (native peoples of the Pacific Islands and Australia): Gauguin, Die Brcke artists, etc.
• Mesoamerican art (specifically Chacmool sculptures): Henry Moore’s reclining figures
• Near Eastern art and history: Delacroix’s Death of Sardanapalus, Ingres’ Turkish Bath, etc.
• Islamic architecture and tile mosaics: artists of the Aesthetic movement (for example, Frederic Leighton’s Arab Hall)
• M. C. Escher’s tessellations and the Islamic architecture of the Alhambra
• Chinese art and architecture: “Chinoiserie” in European art, such as Boucher’s The Chinese Garden
• Ancient Iberian sculpture: Picasso
• Ancient Cycladic art: Brancusi, Giacometti, Hans Arp, Barbara Helpworth, etc.
• Navajo sand paintings: Jackson Pollock
• Persian and Indian miniature painting: Shahzia Sikander

Consider the following questions:

• What are the visual similarities between the work of European art and the source that inspired it?
• How are they visually different?
• What is the cultural context of the various works of art?
• How did the meaning of the imagery change when it was appropriated?
• How did the European artist encounter artwork from another culture? (Consider trade, travel, and/or colonialism.)
• Why do you think they found it inspiring?
• How did art critics respond?

Format:

Your essay should be about three pages (850 to 1000 words), and in it, you should cite your sources according to . Include images of the artwork. Google docs do not upload properly in Canvas so please do not submit your work in this format.

Your work will be checked for plagiarism, so please paraphrase carefully and cite your sources, use quotation marks when using direct quotes, and include a works cited. Please use at least three sources. Be sure to put your work in your own words and if you need help, don’t hesitate to ask. The Writing Center at Cuyamaca College is also a great resource and there are also tutors available.

Don’t use AI to write your essay for you! However, you may use an online writing assistant program like Grammarly to correct grammar and punctuation.

If your essay is a high match when checked for plagiarism, you must rewrite it and resubmit your work to receive a grade. You will be able to see the percentage match when you submit your work. Please do not use large blocks of text or long quotes from your sources even if they are cited.

Do your best to summarize what you learn in your research in your own words, and reach out for help if you need it!

Write a double spaced essay on the attached work of art using the Formal mode of art criticism (Visual Elements and Principles of Design) to be submitted as a scholarly critique of 1-2 pages in length. The essay should utilize proper terminology.

Please include your full name in the file name when attaching as a PDF doc. This assignment is worth a total of 55 points.

Visual Elements:

Line
Shape
Mass
Light
Color
Texture
Pattern
Space
Time
Motion

Principles of Design:

Unity
Variety
Balance
Emphasis
Subordination
Scale
Proportion
Rhythm

In your first essay assignment, due March 16 at 11:59 PM, you will further explore the impact of art from other cultures on the development of modern art in Europe and America.

In your essay you will compare and contrast a specific example of European or American modern art with artwork from another culture. You may also choose to discuss works of art by several artists but please limit your essay to one of the topics listed below:

• African sculptures and tribal masks: Brancusi, Picasso, Matisse, Modigliani, and many other early modern artists
• Kuba cloth and other African textiles: Matisse
• African art and Harlem Renaissance artists such as Aaron Douglas and Jacob Lawrence
• Japanese ukiyo-e prints: 19th century painters such as Mary Cassatt, Gauguin, Van Gogh, and Whistler.
• Oceanic culture, religion, and art (native peoples of the Pacific Islands and Australia): Gauguin, Die Brcke artists, etc.
• Mesoamerican art (specifically Chacmool sculptures): Henry Moore’s reclining figures
• Near Eastern art and history: Delacroix’s Death of Sardanapalus, Ingres’ Turkish Bath, etc.
• Islamic architecture and tile mosaics: artists of the Aesthetic movement (for example, Frederic Leighton’s Arab Hall)
• M. C. Escher’s tessellations and the Islamic architecture of the Alhambra
• Chinese art and architecture: “Chinoiserie” in European art, such as Boucher’s The Chinese Garden
• Ancient Iberian sculpture: Picasso
• Ancient Cycladic art: Brancusi, Giacometti, Hans Arp, Barbara Helpworth, etc.
• Navajo sand paintings: Jackson Pollock
• Persian and Indian miniature painting: Shahzia Sikander

Consider the following questions:

• What are the visual similarities between the work of European art and the source that inspired it?
• How are they visually different?
• What is the cultural context of the various works of art?
• How did the meaning of the imagery change when it was appropriated?
• How did the European artist encounter artwork from another culture? (Consider trade, travel, and/or colonialism.)
• Why do you think they found it inspiring?
• How did art critics respond?

Format:

Your essay should be about three pages (850 to 1000 words), and in it, you should cite your sources according to . Include images of the artwork. Google docs do not upload properly in Canvas so please do not submit your work in this format.

Your work will be checked for plagiarism, so please paraphrase carefully and cite your sources, use quotation marks when using direct quotes, and include a works cited. Please use at least three sources. Be sure to put your work in your own words and if you need help, don’t hesitate to ask. The Writing Center at Cuyamaca College is also a great resource and there are also tutors available.

Don’t use AI to write your essay for you! However, you may use an online writing assistant program like Grammarly to correct grammar and punctuation.

If your essay is a high match when checked for plagiarism, you must rewrite it and resubmit your work to receive a grade. You will be able to see the percentage match when you submit your work. Please do not use large blocks of text or long quotes from your sources even if they are cited.

Do your best to summarize what you learn in your research in your own words, and reach out for help if you need it!

Learning Outcomes, Indicators, Assessment Object/Upon successful completion of this module the learner will demonstrate that he/she can:

B. Classify art works according to theme, intent, style, subject matter and other commonalities.
D. Define Concept, content, and context as applied to the creative process.
E. Examine how the Elements and Principles of Art and Design can be used to interpret content or meaning in art.
G. Recognize the various art forms, mediums, and techniques used in the creative process.
I. Discuss how art may influence opinions and make people question views on various issues.
J. Discuss how meaning in art is influenced by time, setting, and the experiences of the viewer.

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Get ready to spend up to about 3 hours on this particular module.

2D power point slide show..3D power point slide show…Printmaking slide show…Sculpture slide show..)

Architecture slide show..

Watch all four links to slide shows as well as the you tub video on architecture and that should help tremendously with your forthcoming assignments of both drawing and painting.

D. Two-Dimensional/ Three-Dimensional Media
a. Drawing
b. Painting
c. Printmaking
d. Sculpture
e. Architecture

Your job is to draw one of each 2D and 3D, and paint both a 2D and 3D painting, and choose from c. d, or e, and either draw or paint an example of printmaking, sculpture, or architecture. Each project is worth 100 points for a total of 500 points so due take this assignment very seriously… Make sure you label each project with a title and if it is 2D or 3D and if it is printmaking, sculpture, or architecture…(when you label your project, also give me a summary in no less than two sentences on what the slide show you watched was about and how it helped you with your creation) I TRUST YOU WATCHED THEM ALL…LOL!! (PLEASE GO THROUGH EVERYTHING BEFORE ATTEMPTING THE WORK)

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