Assignment
PART I ESSAY, Maximum Word Count 300
You are a wealthy art collector and want to purchase TWO works for your French chateau. Choose one realistic work and one abstract work from the Art Institute Dicke Wing. Give the name of the artist, the title, date and medium for each of the two works of art you have selected.
Follow the guidelines below to complete your essay.
Select from the list of works below.
Realistic/Representational
Abstract
Wiley, Honorable Augustus Keppel
Hofmann, Enchanted Fire
Porter, Self Portrait
Frankenthaler, Sea Change
Fish, Embroidery Uzbekistan
Warhol, Russell Means
Kienholz, Sawdy
Raushenberg, Sling Shot
Van Pelt, Louise
Nevelson Nevelson, Untitled
O'Keefe, Purple Leaves
Yoshitomo, Flying Pup
Your essay's main focus should be the discussion of the visual elements (refer to the Study Terms) in each work; how the visual elements support content and meaning in the work; and brief biographical information on the artists. If the work has a label, you may use the information in the label if it is appropriate to your essay, but it has to be expressed in your own words.
For each image comparison below, write (at the beginning of your essay) each artist's name, title of work, medium, date and style (25 pts)
PART II ESSAY Maxmum Word Count 100
Compare and contrast luminist Albert Bierstadt Scene in Yosemite Valley with American Impressionist Childe Hassam, Early Morning Calm. Give a visual analysis of each work, including discussion of the formal elements (refer to Study Terms); how the visual elements support content and meaning in the work.
You would want to compare and contrast significant features relating to subject and/or style, making sure to note any factors that explain the artists' preferences (influences in the art world or encounter with the larger culture/s, personal experiences or background).
PART III ESSAY Maxmum Word Count 100
Compare and contrast Joan Mitchell's Untitled with one of the Chinese landscape scrolls in the Dayton Art Institute Asian Wing. Your essay's main focus should be a discussion of the visual elements; how the visual elements support content and meaning in the work.
PART IV ESSAY Maxmum Word Count 150
Select one object (your choice) from the museum collections in any of the DAI Galleries (i.e., African, Asian, Greek, American, etc.). Describe the object in detail, using formal elements.
Clearly identify the narrative of the work (painting, sculpture) and/or the use of the object (esp. ceramics, ceremonial objects, etc)?
FOCUS your essay on what you OBSERVE through CLOSE LOOKING, and what you can then infer about context/geography/socio-cultural/political context from your observations?
You will need to submit a 5" x 7" photograph or drawing of your chosen works.
Follow the guidelines listed below for essay format:
1 . Your essays should be typed or word-processed, have one-inch margins and numbered pages. Each essay should be double-spaced. Type size 12.
2. Spelling, punctuation, grammar and writing style will count in the grading process! All sources must be cited. Use the MLA handbook, available in the bookstore, library, Online. BE SURE TO INCLUDE A WORKS CITED PAGE. I remind everyone that those caught using large portions of any published research, including websites and audio/visual sources, that do not properly cite in MLA or Chicago Manual of Style will receive an automatic zero. If in doubt, always CITE!
Select one work (your choice) that you do not like from the museum collection in any of the DAI galleries. Give a visual analysis using your Study Terms and explain how the visual elements support meaning in the work.