Assignment:
1 to 2 Paragraph short essays
MLA format
Favorite Color
In art and painting, especially, color is such an important element. The history of art, from the Impressionists to the Abstract Expressionists, used color to depict light, space and even emotions. For this discussion, you are required to explore color in an in-depth way, beyond just answering the common question, "What is your favorite color?"
For this, explore and choose a color around you, perhaps it's color on a wall that you have painted or on a piece of clothing you wear. Maybe it's a color out in the world somewhere, like on a billboard you see on your way to work. What does the color mean to you? What affects does it create?
How does it make you feel? Does it invoke a memory? Does the color symbolize anything? How would you classify this color in terms of hue, value, and saturation (look these up if you are not sure what they mean)?Try to be as specific and detailed as you can when describing the color. Finally, give this color a name in the same way as paint manufacturers will name colors we see in stores.
Advertising
We all know that the purpose of advertising, in a general sense, is to sell things, and the form or "look" of the design is directed toward this main purpose. But, if we examine advertisements individually, we can decipher more specific messages such as "this is the softest toilet paper" or "this drug will help you sleep." And, in order to convey those messages, designers make specific, formal choices like what types of lines, shapes, or colors to use or whether the composition should be symmetrical or asymmetrical.
For this discussion, look through a magazine and choose an advertisement to write about. What is the specific message or messages the ad is trying to communicate? How did the designer's formal choices help or hinder getting across the message?
Futuristic Art
Consider what you think visual art will be like 200 years from now. How will it be experienced? What will it look like? What will be the predominant subject matter and themes? How will it reflect the values of the future society? If you wish, you can write your post from the perspective of a future artist, curator, or collector.