ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
AR1440
Art Appreciation
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Unit 1 Assignment 1: The Landscape in Art
Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes
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Evaluate the visual elements of art present in a work of art or architecture.
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Define the terminology relevant to standard analysis of visual elements in art.
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Assess the various methodologies for understanding and evaluating works of art.
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Identify examples of contemporary two and three-dimensional artwork.
Assignment Requirements
Introduction:
The landscape has been a source of inspiration for artists for centuries. Artists have attempted to capture
elements of their real or imagined environments to convey aspects of their time and cultures to a larger
audience. In this assignment, you will analyze examples of landscape through the lens of literal and
metaphoric representation.
Tasks:
Please examine Johannes Vermeer’s View of Delft and Fernand Léger’s The City (p. 29 in text). Recall
the differences between literal and metaphoric representation in artwork discussed in Unit 1 of class.
Compose an essay with an introduction, body, and conclusion. In the introduction, identify the artists and
works (title, date, and media). In the body of the essay, answer the following questions:
1) What type of representation do you see in Vermeer’s View of Delft? Why?
2) What type of representation do you see in Léger’s The City? Why?
3) How would you characterize the differences between the two works in terms of representation?
4) How would you describe the differences in mood between the two works?
In your conclusion, please describe which work you respond to more and why.
Your work will be evaluated based on the follow criteria:
1) Did you answer all of the questions?
2) Did you clearly compare the literal and metaphoric elements in the artworks?
3) Did you compose your essay with a clear introduction, body, and conclusion structure?
Required Resources:
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Adams, Chapter 2
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Submission Requirements:
Your assignment must be typed in a Microsoft Word document using 12-point Times New Roman font,
double-spaced. Submit your completed assignment at the start of the next unit. Your paper should be two
to three pages in length, 12-point font, double-spaced.
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Place your name at the top of your document.
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Ensure that you have provided complete and accurate references to quoted material in your
document. Use APA style for all citations.
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Run spell-check on your assignment.
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Read your assignment out loud or have someone else review it to check for errors in grammar or
sentence structure.
Due Date:
Next class session
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Unit 1 Exercise 1: The Metaphoric Self-Portrait
Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes
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Evaluate the visual elements of art present in a work of art or architecture for conformance to the
standards of content, technique, form, and purpose.
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Define the terminology relevant to standard analysis of visual elements in art.
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Employ the visual metaphor to evaluate multi-cultural imagery.
Assignment Requirements
Introduction:
Recall the class discussion on the power of the visual metaphor in artwork throughout history. For this
assignment, you will employ the visual metaphor to create a self-portrait that communicates aspects of
your personality in a visually striking manner.
Tasks:
1) Review the section explaining the visual metaphor on p. 20 in the text.
2) Google Romare Bearden's Collages and review the collage work presented there. This is a very
good example of historical multi-cultural imagery.
3) Conduct a search for images that you consider to metaphorically represent aspects of your
personality from magazines, newspapers, online sources, etc.
4) Select 5-10 images from your search and create a visually interesting composition glued down on
an 8½ x 11-inch piece of paper.
5) On the back of your collage, compose a two- to three-paragraph statement explaining the
symbolic meanings of your chosen imagery.
Your work will be evaluated based on the follow criteria:
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Did you complete the metaphoric self-portrait collage?
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Did you complete the written component on the back of your artwork?
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Did you use discernible thought and care when creating your collages?
Required Resources:
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Adams, Chapter 2
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Magazines/online sources
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Scissors
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Glue (Stick, Elmer’s, or hot glue)
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Paper
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Submission Requirements
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Dimensions must be 8½ x 11 inches.
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Collage must contain 5-10 images.
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Images must be cut and placed in an interesting composition. (Refer to examples of collages
referenced in this assignment for appealing visual compositions).
Due Date:
Next class session
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Unit 2 Exercise 1: Analyzing Public and Private Portraits
Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes:
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Define the terminology relevant to standard analysis of visual elements in art.
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Describe the various methodologies for understanding and evaluating works of art.
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Explain why public and private works of art are made.
Assignment Requirements:
Public and private portraits serve vital roles in society, commemorating specific events, times, and people
for a variety of purposes.
In this assignment, you will find examples of public and private portraiture from the textbook as well as
from online sources and compose an essay comparing and contrasting them. In addition to this analysis,
you will work on improving the clarity and structure of your academic writing by organizing your data into a
clear introductory paragraph, essay body, and concluding paragraph.
Tasks:
1. Please conduct an online search to select your own examples of (1) public and (1) private
portraiture NOT covered in class.
2. Print out one copy of each image.
3. Write an essay that provides the following information in the following sequence:
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An introductory paragraph stating the artist, title, date, and media of each work in
sentence format concluded by a thesis statement: a sentence that states what you will be
writing about in the essay.
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One- to two-paragraph analysis comparing and contrasting your two images, stating why
one is public and one is private, and who you think is the intended audience.
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A concluding paragraph containing a summary of your essay and your personal response
to both works.
Evaluation Criteria:
1. Did you provide all of the necessary information about your their chosen works?
2. Did you clearly compare examples of the public and private portraiture in the essay?
3. Did you compose your essay with a clear introduction, body, and conclusion structure?
Required Resources:
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Adams, Chapter 3, pp. 36-37
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Submission Requirements:
Submit your response in a two-page Microsoft Word document.
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Font: Times New Roman, 12-point
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Line spacing: Double
Due Date:
Next class session
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Unit 2 Exercise 2: Aesthetics vs. Utility
Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes:
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Evaluate the visual elements of art present in a work of art or architecture for conformance to the
standards of content, technique, form, and purpose.
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Define the terminology relevant to standard analysis of visual elements in art.
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Describe the various methodologies for understanding and evaluating works of art.
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Differentiate between the fine arts and the industrial arts.
Assignment Requirements:
In today’s class, we evaluated examples of the industrial arts and the fine arts. As you recall, a clear
distinction can be made between the two schools of art production in terms of functionality and utility.
Tasks:
In this assignment, you will write a paper comparing and contrasting the industrial arts and fine arts. Look
through your textbook and select one example of the industrial arts and one example of the fine arts.
Please compose an organized essay with:
1. An introduction that provides the artist/ designer, title, date, and medium for each of your
selections
2. An essay body that compares and contrasts your industrial art example and fine art example in
terms of functionality
3. A conclusion that contains your personal reactions to your chosen works
Evaluation Criteria:
1. Did you provide all of the necessary information about your chosen works?
2. Did you clearly compare examples of the industrial arts and the fine arts in the essay?
3. Did you compose your essay with a clear introduction, body, and conclusion structure?
Required Resources:
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Adams, Chapter 4
Submission Requirements:
Submit your response in a two-page Microsoft Word document.
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Font: Times New Roman, 12 point
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Line spacing: Double
Due Date:
Next class session
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Unit 3 Exercise 1: Analyzing Edvard Munch’s The Scream
Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes:
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Describe the concepts of art and the creative process.
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Evaluate the visual elements of art present in a work of art or architecture for conformance to the
standards of content, technique, form, and purpose.
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Define the terminology relevant to standard analysis of visual elements in art.
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Analyze the aspects of design in art and architecture.
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Describe the various methodologies for understanding and evaluating works of art
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Explain the visual elements of two- and three-dimensional art.
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Identify the basic principles of design.
Assignment Requirements:
Edvard Munch’s painting The Scream from 1893 is an Expressionist masterwork that skillfully employs
the elements of design.
Compose a written essay containing a clear introduction, body, and conclusion examining the
Expressionist painting style, how the artist used the elements of design in his painting, and a personal
reaction to the artwork.
Tasks:
1. Read p. 126 and examine Edvard Munch’s Expressionist masterpiece The Scream.
2. Please conduct research on the ITT Tech Virtual Library into the Expressionist art movement of
the late 19th century.
3. In the introduction or first paragraph of your essay, compose three to four sentences explaining
the central ideas and philosophy of the Expressionist movement. In the last sentence of your
introductory paragraph, introduce Edvard Munch’s work, providing the artist, title, date, media,
and what you will be writing about in the body of your paper (see below).
4. In the body or next two paragraphs of your essay, compose a written explanation to how Munch
has used the elements of design within the work.
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Form, subject matter, unity and variation, focus, emphasis and subordination, scale and
proportion, balance, pattern, and rhythm
5. In the conclusion, or last paragraph of your essay, compose a personal response to what you
think of Munch’s work.
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Evaluation Criteria:
1. Did you provide all of the necessary information about the Expressionist movement and Munch’s
work?
2. Did you clearly identify examples of the elements of design in the essay?
3. Did you provide a personal reaction to the work?
4. Did you compose your essay with a clear introduction, body, and conclusion structure?
Required Resources:
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Figure 6.29, p. 126 in text, Edvard Munch, The Scream, 1893
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Adams, Chapter 6, “Terminology and the Principles of Design”
Submission Requirements:
Microsoft Word document not more than two pages in length.
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Font: Times New Roman, 12-point
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Line spacing: Double
Due Date:
Next class session
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Unit 3 Assignment 1: Using Visual Elements in Artwork
Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes:
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Describe the concepts of art and the creative process.
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Evaluate the visual elements of art present in a work of art or architecture for conformance to the
standards of content, technique, form, and purpose.
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Define the terminology relevant to standard analysis of visual elements in art.
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Analyze the aspects of design in art and architecture.
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Describe the various methodologies for understanding and evaluating works of art.
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Explain the visual elements of two and three-dimensional art.
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Discuss the basic elements of color theory.
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Identify the basic principles of design.
Assignment Requirements:
In today’s class, we discussed the Visual Elements, the artistic vocabulary used by artists to create works
of art.
This homework activity will allow you to use the visual elements to create an original work of twodimensional art. In addition to utilizing the visual elements in this artwork assignment, you will also employ
the Iconographic methodology of art by incorporating symbols that you feel reference our contemporary
age.
Tasks:
1. Select three of the visual elements (line, perspective, shape, mass, texture, time, space and
color) to combine into a two-dimensional artwork.
2. Conduct some online research to find symbols that you believe reference our contemporary age.
3. Find artistic media (such as pens, colored pencils, cloth scrap, glue, etc.) i.e., materials found
from around your home to depict your selected visual elements.
4. Create a two-dimensional artwork that uses your three selected visual elements and incorporates
at least two Iconographic symbols.
Evaluation Criteria:
1. Did you create an artwork?
2. Did your artwork possess at least three visual elements of art?
3. Did your artwork incorporate at least two examples of contemporary iconology?
4. How well did you construct your artwork?
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Required Resources:
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Adams, Chapter 5
Suggested Art Media:
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Pens
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Colored pencils
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Watercolors
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House paint
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Fabric scraps
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Magazine pictures
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Glue
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Scissors
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Paper
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Tape
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Ribbon
Submission Requirements:
The finished artwork must be at least 8½″ x 11″.
Due Date:
Next class session
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Unit 4 Exercise 1: The Artist as Draughtsman
Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes
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Describe the concepts of art and the creative process.
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Evaluate the visual elements of art present in a work of art or architecture for conformance to the
standards of content, technique, form, and purpose.
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Define the terminology relevant to standard analysis of visual elements in art.
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Describe the various methodologies for understanding and evaluating works of art.
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Apply artistic techniques and technical skills required to create two- and three-dimensional wet
and dry media.
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Distinguish between wet and dry drawing media.
Assignment Requirements
Drawing is an important aspect of an artist’s vocabulary both as a preparatory stage to a work of art and
as a finished work of art unto itself. Artists generally use the visual elements of line and form and an
assortment of design elements such as composition, scale (emphasis and subordination), and rhythm
and repetition in successful drawings.
In this assignment, you will select an artist who uses drawing as their primary artistic medium. You will
compose an essay that analyzes the artist’s use of the formal and design elements (especially line and
composition), the subject matter, and a personal reaction to the work. Your essay should be two pages in
length and contain clearly defined introductory, body, and concluding paragraphs:
1. Introductory paragraph: This should provide biographical and contextual information for your
selected artist. Conclude this paragraph with a thesis statement that indicates what formal
elements, iconography, or elements of design in the artist’s work you will be analyzing throughout
your essay.
2. Body: This should be two to three paragraphs in length, containing an analysis of the formal or
design aspects listed in your thesis statement.
3. Conclusion: This should be a one-paragraph personal response describing your reactions to your
artist and his/her work.
4. Supplementary images: Include two or three printed images of the artist’s work.
Evaluation Criteria
1. Did you select an appropriate drawing-focused artist?
2. Did you write an essay using a clearly defined, introduction, body, and conclusion?
3. Did you clearly analyze formal and design elements in the essay?
4. Did you provide supplementary pictures of the artist’s work for reference?
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Required Resources
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Adams, Introduction to Part IV: Two-Dimensional Media and Techniques of Art (p. 145)
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Adams, Chapter 8
Submission Requirements
Submit your essay in a Microsoft Word document in not more than two pages.
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Font: Times New Roman, 12 point
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Line spacing: Double
Due date:
Next class session
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Unit 4 Assignment 1: Cell Phone Formal Portraiture
Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes
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Describe the concepts of art and the creative process.
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Evaluate the visual elements of art present in a work of art or architecture for conformance to the
standards of content, technique, form, and purpose.
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Define the terminology relevant to standard analysis of visual elements in art.
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Describe the various methodologies for understanding and evaluating works of art.
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Apply artistic techniques and technical skills required to create two- and three-dimensional wet
and dry media.
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Identify types of photographic media.
Assignment Requirements
Photography, since its invention, has been used to document people and places throughout history. This
graded homework assignment will require you to employ your cell phone camera as a fine art tool, to
capture a suite of formal portraits of your friends and family.
Please complete the following procedures for this assignment:
1. Take at least three photographic portraits of friends and family using your cell phone camera.
2. Alter your cell phone portraits employing PC technology to emphasize one formal element of your
choice—line, perspective, shape, mass, texture, time, space, or color—to create dramatic images
of your chosen subject(s). For example, you could try photographic manipulation of outline, or
manipulate light and dark values in your background/foreground, colors, tints, etc.
3. Print out one image of each portrait to turn in for homework credit. Note on the back of each
portrait the formal elements you used.
Required Resources
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Adams, Chapter 11
Suggested Images
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Figure 11.7, p. 203 in text, Gertrude Käsebier, Indian Chief, 1902
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Figure 11.15, p. 209 in text, Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother, 1936
Submission Requirements:
Portraiture requirements:
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Three 8½x10” portrait printouts
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Visibly manipulated visual elements in each portrait
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Formal elements noted on back of each portrait
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Due date: Next class session
Evaluation Criteria:
1. Did you take at least three photographic portraits?
2. Did you clearly manipulate aspects of the formal elements?
3. Did you use discernible thought and care when creating your portraits?
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Unit 5 Exercise 1: Mining the Museum Field Trip
Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes:
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Describe the concepts of art and the creative process.
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Evaluate the visual elements of art present in a work of art or architecture for conformance to the
standards of content, technique, form, and purpose.
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Analyze the artistic or architectural techniques and the technical skills required to create threedimensional works of art.
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Analyze art and architecture in relation to art making in various cultures.
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Compare the fields of craft and sculpture.
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Distinguish between the different forms of craft technique.
Assignment Requirements
The museum offers the public exquisite collections of global art and artifacts. As part of this field trip, you
will join your chosen group at a local museum and explore various collections throughout the museum,
with the specific goal of finding works from the various schools of the craft arts. Each group is responsible
for creating a presentation to deliver to the entire class after the class reconvenes as a whole.
Tasks:
1. Select your group of three to four students.
2. Choose from one of the following collections:
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Textile arts
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Industrial arts
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Ceramics
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Metal craft
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Furniture design
3. With your group, find your specific collection, and complete the following activities (2-3 hours):
a. Select three artworks that you feel best represent your assigned craft collection. (Record
dates, media, and artist information.)
b. Find as much information as possible about your collection, regarding the time period,
technical processes, and culture, to give context to your presentation. (To supplement
your findings, use the web or computer terminals if available.)
c.
Record your information and notes in your notebook. Your instructor will make note when
your group presents their collection.
4. You and your group should come prepared next week to present your collection to the class.
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Evaluation Criteria:
1. Did you select at least three images/objects from your selected collection?
2. Did you record all of the information requested above?
3. Were you prepared as a group to provide an insightful and informative verbal presentation?
Required Resources:
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Adams, Chapter 12
Submission Requirements:
Oral and visual presentation to the class by each group
Due Date:
Next class session
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Unit 5: Assignment 1: Investigating Architectural Design
Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes:
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Describe the concepts of art and the creative process.
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Evaluate the visual elements of art present in a work of art or architecture for conformance to the
standards of content, technique, form, and purpose.
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Analyze the artistic or architectural techniques and the technical skills required to create threedimensional works of art.
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Analyze art and architecture in relation to art making in various cultures.
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Identify systems of architecture from the ancient world to the contemporary age.
Assignment Requirements
Introduction:
In this week’s class, you were introduced to various elements of architectural design: load bearing, post
and lintel, arches, vaults, cast iron construction, steel-framed construction, and cantilevered construction.
Tasks:
Select three different architectural systems from the list above. Find examples of your selected
architectural systems in Chapter 14, and write answers to the following questions for each image:
1. What are the title, artist, date, media, location, and page number of your structure?
2. What architectural system is present in your structure?
3. What is your structure’s function?
4. How does the architectural design of each structure relate to the function?
5. Why is the architectural system so important in the development of architecture?
Evaluation Criteria:
1. Did you find three examples in the text of different architectural systems?
2. Did you answer all of the questions listed above?
Required Resources:
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Adams, Chapter 14
Submission Requirements
Submit your response in a two-page Microsoft Word document.
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Font: Times New Roman, 12-point
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Line spacing: Double
Due Date:
Next class session
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Unit 6 Exercise 1: Architectural Propaganda
Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes:
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Evaluate the visual elements of art present in a work of art or architecture for conformance to the
standards of content, technique, form, and purpose.
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Analyze the aspects of design in art and architecture.
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Apply artistic techniques and technical skills required to create two- and three-dimensional wet
and dry media.
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Analyze the artistic or architectural techniques and the technical skills required to create threedimensional works of art.
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Analyze art and architecture in relation to art making in various cultures.
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Critique key works of art and architecture.
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Identify examples of art and architecture from the ancient world.
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Describe the subject matter in art and architecture from the ancient world.
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Compare the styles of early Roman, Christian, and Islamic contemporary art.
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Create original artwork inspired by Ancient Rome and early Christianity.
Assignment Requirements
In today’s class activities, you were introduced to the sculpture and architecture of the ancient Roman
world. These monumental works of art were created for propagandistic purposes, to communicate
aspects of Roman power and cultural superiority.
Tasks:
In this activity, you will design an architectural structure that communicates your individuality to the
viewer. You will use a variety of artistic techniques—3-D paper construction, drawing, painting, etc.—to
create your structure.
Complete the following procedures for this assignment:
1. Decide what kind of building best represents you as an individual (temple, skyscraper, house,
mansion, etc.).
2. Design a three-dimensional form for your building using 3-D paper construction techniques and
incorporating rectangular blocks, cubes, and pyramids combined in an interesting architectural
structure.
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Your design should include AT LEAST two types of 3D forms and be AT LEAST one foot
in length/width/height.
3. Using personal symbols from previous units, decorate the exterior of your structure, making sure
to add the necessary entrances, windows, columns, etc., required to make your design complete.
4. Identify what category of architecture fits your building.
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(Hint: You may want to incorporate architectural elements from the Romans, such as the rounded arch,
arcades of columns, etc.)
Evaluation Criteria:
1. Did you create a three-dimensional design in paper using two different forms?
2. Did your structure meet the size requirement—at least one foot in length, width, or height?
3. Did you incorporate personal symbols into the exterior decoration of your building?
4. Did you clearly identify what category of architecture your building falls into?
5. Does your finished work demonstrate care and effort in construction and execution?
Required Resources:
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Adams, Chapter 16
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Scissors
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Tape
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Construction paper/cardboard
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Pens, markers
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Pencils
Submission Requirements
Size: At least one foot in length, width, or height
Due Date:
Next class session
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Unit 6 Assignment 1: Creating a Reliquary
Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes:
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Evaluate the visual elements of art present in a work of art or architecture for conformance to the
standards of content, technique, form, and purpose.
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Analyze the aspects of design in art and architecture.
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Apply artistic techniques and technical skills required to create two- and three-dimensional wet
and dry media.
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Analyze the artistic or architectural techniques and the technical skills required to create threedimensional works of art.
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Analyze art and architecture in relation to art making in various cultures.
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Critique key works of art and architecture.
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Create original artwork inspired by Ancient Rome and early Christianity.
Assignment Requirements:
This assignment requires you to create a reliquary containing one or more images, objects, words, etc.,
that commemorates yourself, a family member, or a friend. As you recall, reliquaries were used by
Medieval Catholic churches to contain items of spiritual value and importance, such as a lock of a saint’s
hair or part of a saint’s body (review Figure 3.18, p. 47 in text).
Tasks:
You will create your own reliquary using a variety of different media, such as paper, wood, or found
objects, to construct the container needed for this assignment. Your reliquary will contain important
personal images, or relics, as well as incorporate personal symbols you developed in past units to
decorate the exterior of your reliquary.
Complete the following tasks for this assignment:
1. Create a small box using paper, cardboard, wood, or other found objects/materials.
2. Select the person being commemorated in the reliquary: yourself, a friend, or a family member.
3. Collect an assortment of photos, small objects, images, etc., that you feel best represent the
essence of your subject.
4. Compose the contents of your reliquary in a visually interesting manner.
5. Decorate the exterior of your reliquary using a variety of artistic media, which can include:
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printed paper
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found imagery
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metallic gift wrap
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symbols
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patterns
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paint—watercolor, spray paint
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drawn words and patterns
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photography
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Evaluation Criteria:
1. Did you create a reliquary container?
2. Does your reliquary contain an assortment of images, objects, etc.?
3. Did you decorate the exterior of your reliquary using a variety of artistic media?
4. Does your finished work demonstrate care and effort in construction and execution?
Required Resources:
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Figure 3.18, page 47 in text, Sandal Reliquary of Saint Andrew, circa 980
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Scissors
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Tape
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Construction paper/cardboard
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Pens, markers
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Pencils
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Found objects
Due Date:
Next class session
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Unit 7 Assignment 1: Capturing the Panoramic Landscape
Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes:
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Apply artistic techniques and technical skills required to create two- and three-dimensional wet
and dry media.
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Analyze the artistic or architectural techniques and the technical skills required to create threedimensional works of art.
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Analyze examples of art and architecture from the Renaissance and Baroque ages.
Assignment Requirements
Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s 16th-century painting Hunters in the Snow presents a panoramic view of the
natural landscape during the Northern Renaissance. Bruegel’s effective use of deep space allows the
viewer to engage in multiple events depicted simultaneously in the image: hunters returning from a long
day, peasants preparing for a feast, and a throng of ice skaters in the far distance. We are able to
immediately enter the time, place, and events of the painting through Bruegel’s sweeping artistic vision.
In this assignment, you will have the opportunity to create a series of panoramic landscape photographs
inspired by Bruegel’s work.
Tasks:
1. Scan Bruegel’s painting (p. 394 in the text) and examine how he has depicted atmospheric
perspective, a key aspect of deep space in two-dimensional representation.
2. Consider possible locations in your environment that possess that type of panoramic sight. Take
two or more digital photographs of your local landscape that possess the deep space present in
Bruegel’s expansive landscape.
3. Some suggestions for achieving the sweep and wide view present in Bruegel’s work would be to
find a high vantage point, such as the roof of a building or the top stories of a skyscraper, a hill, a
tree, etc., from which you can take your photographs.
4. Print your panoramic landscapes on 8½″ x 11″ paper and hand them in at the beginning of the
next class session.
Evaluation Criteria:
1. Did you take two or more digital photographs of the natural landscape?
2. Do the photographs depict deep space in the landscape?
Required Resources:

Adams, Chapter 18
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Figure 18.35, p. 394 in text, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Hunters in the Snow, 1565
Submission Requirements
Size: 8½” x 11” per photograph
Due date:
Next class session
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Unit 7 Exercise 1: Analyzing the Symbolism in Johannes Vermeer’s The
Astronomer
Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes:

Analyze the aspects of design in art and architecture.

Analyze the artistic or architectural techniques and the technical skills required to create threedimensional works of art.

Critique key works of art and architecture.

Explain the historical contexts of the Renaissance and Baroque ages.

Identify the central artists and architects of the Renaissance and Baroque ages.

Analyze examples of art and architecture from the Renaissance and Baroque ages.
Assignment Requirements:
Johannes Vermeer’s work The Astronomer represents a time of extraordinary exploration in 17th-century
Europe. During this period, navigators were mapping the world via naval travel, and astronomers were
looking into the heavens, using the newly invented telescope lens technology. Many of these innovations
were inserted into paintings by Baroque painters such as Vermeer, who symbolically alludes to these
changes in his work.
Tasks:
Please answer the following questions about Vermeer’s painting on page 413:
1. What elements of time are present in this work?
2. What elements in this work allude to Vermeer’s age of exploration?
3. How does the artist use light to create interest in specific parts of the painting?
4. How would you describe the mood or tone of this work?
Evaluation Criteria:
1. Did you answer all of the questions?
2. Did you make sure to check your writing for grammar or spelling errors?
Required Resources:

Figure 19.20, p. 413 in the text, Johannes Vermeer, The Astronomer, c. 1668

Adams, Chapter 19
Submission Requirements
Submit your response in a two-page Microsoft Word document.
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Font: Times New Roman, 12-point
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Line spacing: Double
Due date:
Next class session
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Unit 8 Assignment 1: Eastern Spirituality in Art and Architecture
Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes:

Evaluate the visual elements of art present in a work of art or architecture for conformance to the
standards of content, technique, form, and purpose.

Analyze the aspects of design.

Analyze the artistic or architectural techniques and the technical skills required to create threedimensional works of art.

Analyze art and architecture in relation to art making in various cultures.

Critique key works of art and architecture.

Explain the central tenets of the Hindu and Buddhist faiths.

Analyze examples of art and architecture from throughout Asia.

Distinguish between examples of art and architecture from throughout Asia.
Assignment Requirements
In this activity, you will evaluate and interpret one work of art or architecture from India, Indonesia,
Cambodia, China, or Japan in terms of its Buddhist or Hindu iconography.
Tasks:
For this assignment, please select a work of art or architecture from Chapter 20 or 21 and answer the
following series of questions in writing.
1. What is the title, date, artist (if provided), and page number of your selected artwork?
2. Is it a Buddhist or Hindu artwork, and why?
3. What symbolism / visual elements in your selected artwork support your answer to the previous
question?
4. What are your personal reactions to your selected artwork in terms of how the visual elements
were used?
Evaluation Criteria:

Did you thoughtfully answer all of the questions in writing?
Required Resources:

Adams, Chapter 20

Adams, Chapter 21
Submission Requirements:
Submit your response in a two-page Microsoft Word document.

Font: Times New Roman, 12-point
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Line spacing: Double
Due date:
Next class session
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Unit 8 Exercise 1: Making a Relief Print Inspired by Hokusai’s Work
Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes:

Evaluate the visual elements of art present in a work of art or architecture for conformance to the
standards of content, technique, form, and purpose.

Analyze the aspects of design.

Apply artistic techniques and technical skills required to create two and three dimensional wet
and dry media.

Analyze the artistic or architectural techniques and the technical skills required to create threedimensional works of art.

Analyze art and architecture in relation to art making in various cultures.

Critique key works of art and architecture.

Analyze examples of art and architecture from throughout Asia.

Distinguish between examples of art and architecture from throughout Asia.
Assignment Requirements:
In this activity, you will use relief printmaking techniques to create an image inspired by the work of
Katsushika Hokusai.
Tasks:
Begin this activity by reviewing Hokusai’s work on pp. 24 and 454 in your text. Focus on the artist’s
effective use of the formal elements, specifically bold geometric forms and varied lines. You will be
responsible for creating a cardboard relief print that captures a simplified landscape either real or
imagined. The print will be no larger than 8 ½” x 11” in size and will contain the visual elements of shape
and line in the landscape. Continue by completing the following cardboard print procedures:

Draw a simplified landscape either real or imagined.

Cut cardboard shapes to match compositional elements in the landscape.

Glue your cut shapes down onto a cardboard backing (no larger than 8½″ x 11″).

To ensure good adhesion, use heavy books as weight on top of your block.
Make sure to complete your cardboard print early enough to guarantee complete dryness for printing at
the beginning of the next class.
Evaluation Criteria:

Did you complete a ready-to-print cardboard block?

Did your block employ the formal elements of shape and line?

Did your block clearly represent some aspect of the landscape?
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Required Resources:

Adams, Chapter 21

Figure 21.21, p. 454 in text, Katsushika Hokusai, Mount Fuji in Clear Weather, from Thirty-six
Views of Mount Fuji, 1830-1832

Figure 2.11, p. 24 in text, Katsushika Hokusai, The Great Wave of Kanagawa, from Thirty-six
Views of Mount Fuji, 1831
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Corrugated cardboard
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Scissors
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Glue
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Pens, pencils
Submission Requirements:
Size: Not to exceed 8½″ x 11″ in size
Due date:
Next class session
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Unit 9 Exercise 1: Designing a Full-Body Costume
Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes:

Analyze the aspects of design.

Apply artistic techniques and technical skills required to create two- and three-dimensional wet
and dry media.

Interpret the meaning present in the art and architecture of Africa, the Pacific, and the Americas.

Distinguish between examples of art and architecture from Africa, the Pacific, and the Americas.
Assignment Requirements
Throughout history, humans have used costumes and masks to perform rituals and ceremonies that
reflect their spiritual belief systems. As we have seen throughout this unit, diverse civilizations such as the
Dogon in North Africa, as well as the Kwakiutl in North America, developed highly decorative and intricate
full body costumes that, apart from their spiritual function, also operate as beautiful works of kinetic
sculpture.
Tasks:
In this activity, you will design your own full-body costume, using graphite and colored pencil techniques.
Begin by reviewing examples of full body costumes from Chapters 22 and 23 in the text. Briefly analyze how
each craftsperson has designed and constructed the wearable art in terms of the manipulation of the visual
and design elements.
Decide what kind of functions your costume will have; is it mere self-decoration, or will it assume a spiritual
or a utilitarian function? Once you have identified the use of your costume, you are ready to begin completing
the following procedures.
Execute your design in a 8½” x 11” graphite and colored pencil drawing. It must incorporate the following
elements:

A full human figural costume design

A defined utilitarian or ceremonial function
o
This does not have to be religious; it can be for every-day purposes as well.

Personal symbols as part of the costume design

Contrasting color relationships (warm and cool colors)

A headpiece or mask
All of these elements should be carefully used to create a visually striking finished drawing due the next
class session.
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Evaluation Criteria:

Did you complete your costume design on an 8½″ x 11″ piece of paper?

Does your costume have a specific purpose?

Did you incorporate personal symbols into the design of your costume?

Did you employ interesting color relationships in your design?

Did you include a design for a headpiece or mask in your design?
Required Resources:

Adams, Chapters 22 and 23
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8½″ x 11″ piece of paper

Graphite pencils

Colored pencils
Submission Requirements:
Size: 8½″ x 11″
Due date:
Next class session
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Unit 9 Assignment 1: An Explanation of Your Costume Design
Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes:

Evaluate the visual elements of art present in a work of art or architecture for conformance to the
standards of content, technique, form, and purpose.

Analyze the aspects of design.

Apply artistic techniques and technical skills required to create two- and three-dimensional wet
and dry media.

Analyze the artistic or architectural techniques and the technical skills required to create threedimensional works of art.

Analyze the different media used to create art and architecture from Africa, the Pacific, and the
Americas.
Assignment Requirements:
To complete this activity, please respond to the following questions in writing:

How did you incorporate symbols into the design of your costume?

What is the meaning of each of your selected symbols?

What is the specific function of your costume?

What formal elements did you use to design your costume?

How did you use color to create visual interest in the design of your costume?
Evaluation Criteria:

Did you respond to all of the questions listed above?

Are your responses clear and understandable?
Required Resources:

Adams, Chapter 22
Submission Requirements:
Length: Two pages
Due date:
Next class session
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Project
Final Project Part I: Selection of Project Topic with Sketch of Proposed Art Work
Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes:

Apply artistic techniques and technical skills required to create two- and three-dimensional wet
and dry media.

Make an oral and visual presentation highlighting a key work of art or architecture.

Identify and use available resources on art and architecture using the ITT Tech Virtual Library to
complete various assignments.

Apply two-dimensional art concepts in a final project proposal.
Assignment Requirements
Introduction:
In class presentations and discussions thus far this quarter, this course has focused on the
methodologies of understanding artwork from a variety of contexts and purposes. In your final project,
apply your new knowledge to create an original artwork inspired by a non-Western culture.
For your final project, due in Unit 11, you will create an artwork inspired by a non-western culture of your
choice drawn from Chapters 18-23. You will execute this artwork using one of the following techniques:
drawing, painting, printmaking, or photography, which are covered in Chapters 8-11. As part of the final
project, you will give an oral presentation about your finished artwork to your peers in class.
Tasks:
In this assignment, you will compose a proposal outlining the scope of your final project.
Begin by scanning through Chapters 18-23, which cover the visual arts of India, Southeast Asia, China,
Japan, Africa, the Pacific, and the Americas, and select a culture that interests you. Once you have made
your selection, read the related sections in your text and conduct online research to gain familiarity with
your chosen culture. Consider how you might create an artwork inspired by your research. This could
take the form of literal or metaphoric representation in your imagery. Remember that appropriated images
and symbols from other cultural contexts must be used in a respectful manner.
Continue by selecting an artistic medium from Chapter 8-11—drawing, painting, printmaking, or
photography—that you feel would best capture the spirit of your culture. Begin to collect images, words,
and ideas for use in your finished artwork.
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Your project proposal will provide the following information in preparation for beginning your artwork:
1. Your selected artistic medium (from Chapters 8-11)
2. Your selected non-Western culture (from Chapters 18-23)
3. A description in one to two paragraphs about your ideas for your finished artwork
4. A rough, preparatory sketch or print of your work on an 8½″ x 11″ piece of paper
Evaluation Criteria:
1. Did you select a culture and a medium and identify them clearly in writing?
2. Did you write a clear explanation of your proposed project concepts and images?
3. Did you create a rough sketch of your work?
Submission Requirements
Submit your proposal in one to two paragraphs about your ideas for your finished artwork together with a
rough, preparatory sketch or print of your work on an 8½″ x 11″ piece of paper in the next class session.
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Final Project Part II: Project Completion and Presentation
Tasks:
In your final project, you will apply what you have learned in this class to create an original artwork
inspired by a non-Western culture. In Part II, you will complete your artwork and prepare an oral
presentation for your peers.
At this stage in your project, please consider the formal elements from Chapter 5 (line, shape, color, and
texture), as well as the elements of design from Chapter 6 (rhythm and repetition, scale, etc.), to develop
the visual effectiveness of your finalized artwork. Your artwork should communicate specific ideas about
the culture (examples of this content could be mythologies, symbols, modes of decoration, customs, and
beliefs) through imagery.
Your finalized project will incorporate the following features:
1. One of the following media techniques: drawing, painting, printmaking, or photography
2. Imagery that either metaphorically or literally communicates aspects of your selected nonWestern culture to the viewer
3. Consideration of feedback that your instructor provided on your Part I submission
The presentation portion of the final project will require you to give a three- to five-minute oral explanation
of your artwork.
Your oral presentation will incorporate the following features:
1. An introduction providing an overview of your selected culture (name, location, role and function
of the visual arts, supplementary information)
2. An explanation of how you incorporated your research into your artwork and what you want your
artwork to communicate to your audience
Evaluation Criteria:
1. Did you create a finished artwork using drawing, painting, printmaking, or photography?
2. Did the artwork literally and/or metaphorically refer to your chosen culture?
3. Did you apply the design and visual elements to add interest to your artwork?
4. Did you effectively prepare an informative and organized verbal presentation for class?
Required Resources:

Adams, Chapters 5-7, 9-11, 20-23
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Suggested Artists for Reference:

Vincent Van Gogh

Paul Gauguin

Pablo Picasso

Cai Guo-Qiang

Huang Yong Ping

William Kentridge

Takashi Murakami

El Anatsui

Anish Kapoor

Andy Goldsworthy: Tides and Rivers

Edward Burtynsky: Manufactured Landscapes
Submission Requirements
Submit your final project, an original artwork inspired by a non-Western culture and deliver a three- to
five-minute oral explanation of your artwork in Unit 11.
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