Assignment #11
Writing Assignment Questions
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DIRECTIONS: Complete and send responses (in Mail addressed to the instructor) for Assignment 11. Pick one (1) question for each chapter as specifically assigned below for a total of three chapters. Make sure you type the question that you have chosen before answering it! You must pick one question for each of the chapters below for a total of 3 chapters!
Answers should integrate your opinion and information as gathered from the chapter. Please do not copy information directly from the text. Using terms and coming to your own conclusions get the most points.
NOTE: To get full credit for this assignment you must meet the paragraph minimum (2 full paragraphs), cite examples and use art appreciation terms whenever possible. Please write out each question before answering. See rubric (scoring guide) on the home page.
*A paragraph is a topic sentence with four or more supportive sentences.
PICK 3 of the LISTED ESSAY QUESTIONS! NO TWO CAN BE FROM THE SAME CHAPTER. SEND ALL THREE CHOSEN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT IN ONE SINGLE MESSAGE TO THE INSTRUCTOR!
| Chapter 11 1. Using examples from the textbook, discuss at least three different approaches to the sculptural portrayal of the human body by different artists. Include your own assessment of the message each artist sends through the work and how you think his/her medium, processes, and technique affected the success of the work in communicating to the viewer. 2. Using examples from the textbook, explore the concept of impermanent sculpture by discussing an impermanent sculptural work or installation. Discuss the reasoning behind such a work of art and how its impermanence affects its meaning. Chapter 12 4.Consider the Yoruba arm ornament pictured in the text. Identify the material used. Discuss the history of this type of object and the purpose for which it was used. Explain why you consider this to be a craft work or an object of art and why—or, if you consider it both, explain why. Chapter 13 5.Discuss the major tenets of Frank Lloyd Wright’s theories of domestic architecture, identifying aspects of specific structures that illustrate his success in realizing these tenets in homes he designed. Use examples of his architecture from the textbook to support your answer. 6. Identify and describe the impact of one architect (EXCLUDING Frank Lloyd Wright) in your text from the 20th and/or 21st century whom you consider a major technical, artistic, or philosophical innovator. Discuss at least one structure designed by this architect as an example of his/her innovations. 7.What is green architecture? Name three examples of green architecture from the textbook and explain how they are linked to the key concepts of green architecture on pages 316 to 319. Include and explanation of how you feel about the aesthetic of each of your choices. (Use titles and artists’ or architect’s names if known and page number, not figure numbers.) |
SCORING GUIDE FOR ASSIGNMENT 11Assignment #11 |
| Chapter 11 1. Using examples from the textbook, discuss at least three different approaches to the sculptural portrayal of the human body by different artists. Include your own assessment of the message each artist sends through the work and how you think his/her medium, processes, and technique affected the success of the work in communicating to the viewer.2. Using examples from the textbook, explore the concept of impermanent sculpture by discussing an impermanent sculptural work or installation. Discuss the reasoning behind such a work of art and how its impermanence affects its meaning.Chapter 12 3. Consider Nepomuceno’s Untitled. Discuss this work’s technique and the artist’s process. Also discuss how you believe this work might be categorized if one were to distinguish between fine art and craft.4.Consider the Yoruba arm ornament pictured in the text. Identify the material used. Discuss the history of this type of object and the purpose for which it was used. Explain why you consider this to be a craft work or an object of art and why—or, if you consider it both, explain why.Chapter 135.Discuss the major tenets of Frank Lloyd Wright’s theories of domestic architecture, identifying aspects of specific structures that illustrate his success in realizing these tenets in homes he designed. Use examples of his architecture from the textbook to support your answer.6. Identify and describe the impact of one architect (EXCLUDING Frank Lloyd Wright) in your text from the 20th and/or 21st century whom you consider a major technical, artistic, or philosophical innovator. Discuss at least one structure designed by this architect as an example of his/her innovations.7.What is green architecture? Name three examples of green architecture from the textbook and explain how they are linked to the key concepts of green architecture on pages 316 to 319. Include and explanation of how you feel about the aesthetic of each of your choices. (Use titles and artists’ or architect’s names if known and page number, not figure numbers.) |
SCORING GUIDE FOR ASSIGNMENT 11Assignment #11 |