Category: Art

List and explain the six social functions of artor the purposes for which humans create art. Give an example of a work that illustrates each of the functions and explain why you selected this work to exemplify this function.

Your essay should be a minimum of 2 pages double spaced, include references to the text, and follow APA formatting guidelines.

Book :Living with Art

Edition: 13

Author: Mark Getlein it is an Online Book

1. Start this assignment by looking through Chapters 14 through 23 in the course textbook to find artworks that grab your attention. You are being asked to look through these chapters to expose you to a wide variety of artworks from different parts of the world and from different time periods. Use the arrows at the top of each of the pages to move forward or backward, and make sure to scroll all the way down each page to view all the artworks and their information.

2. You will choose 2 very different artworks from different chapters to be able to see different cultures and/ or time periods. In addition, choose works that are very different in the following ways:

• 2D and 3D
• fine art and applied art/ craft.
• representational and non-representational
• naturalistic, idealized, abstract, surreal, or expressive, etc.

3. Find images of the artworks you chose. Include the pictures directly into your document.

• Make sure the images are not too large, but not too small that it is hard to see details.
• Do not send separate links or upload attachments.

4. Research each of your chosen artworks by reading about them or looking online for more information.

5. Then in a well written and detailed paragraph for each work of art (write directly under each image for each work), your post should address the following:

• Specify the chapter and page number where you found the work of art you chose (this is very important–do not forget this step).
• List the title, artist, culture or country and date of the work.
• Briefly describe the content (subject matter) and iconography, context (background) and basic information on the visual form (type of art). Use vocabulary from Chapter 2 and items in
• State whether it is considered a fine art or applied art or craft work and the reasoning why it falls into that particular category. Refer to chapter 1 and Engage and Learn.
• Choose at least 2 different stylistic categories of the artwork based on its appearance. Refer to Chapter 2. For example: representational and naturalistic, etc. and briefly explain why.
• And lastly, what theme or themes do you feel it represents or illustrates and why? Refer to themes in Chapter 3.
• Repeat these steps for both of artworks you chose.

Compose a 500-1000 word visual analysis of a work selected from the list below.

A visual analysis addresses the significant visual elements and their arrangement within the work. Review chapters 3-7 on the visual elements and the principles of design.

Overview

In my experience when reading secondary sources talking about a reading (image), its important to pay attention to the structure and introduction, middle and conclusion of the article you are reading. The articles and essays should serve as a model for you to learn and emulate from the writers. You should take into consideration the writers argument and evidence of support the writer uses in unifying the piece of writing. When you are writing about a text/image you should provide a central focus and direction of your paper. Its a general rule to construct a thesis statement and it should leave no room for ambiguity. It should focus on a specific aspect of the topic rather than being overtly broad. An analytical thesis offers a critical interpretation or analysis of a topic or text/image. It should offer a claim that can be supported with textual evidence. A strong thesis statement clearly expresses the main argument or idea of the paper, providing a central focus and direction for the paper. It should be concise and supported with evidence. We will continue in the upcoming weeks to build on constructing theses and supporting your thesis with primary (Image) and secondary sources (Research). Please pay attention to the essence of what an analytical thesis should sound and look like, see below.

…visual information can often provide nuance that words cannot describe so elegantly (Seymour).

Instructions

1. Choose an image of your own (photo or painting) and draw from Virginia Seymours article, Cultivating the Art of Slow Looking.
2. Then apply the same reading to your image. Seymour talks about, visual nuance, Subject, Foreground and Background. Refer to these words similarly to Seymour when describing your own image.
3. Audience: Scholars interested in reding visual images.
4. Requirements: Ms Word or pdf, MLA formatting: proper heading, indentations and spacing, times new roman, 12-point fonts and double spaced.
5. Upload the image or copy and paste in paper.

Reflection Ask yourself, What visual nuance convey hidden meaning?, What are some meanings that were not initially apparent in my image?.

Please follow assignment instructions based off the document provided below. Thank you.