Tuesday, June 1, 2010

advanced art final

MR. PURCELL 6/09
ADVANCED ART FINAL PROJECT


FINAL PROJECTS WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE EXAM BLOCK

WRITE A 2 PAGE DOUBLE SPACED PAPER (plus a works cited page) ON AN ARTIST OF YOUR CHOICE. THE ARTIST YOU CHOOSE MUST BE OF A DIFFERENT RACE AND/OR GENDER THAN YOURSELF. THE ARTIST MUST BE APPROVED BY MR. P BEFORE YOU BEGIN. THE ARTIST CAN BE FROM ANY ERA AND WORK WITH ANY MEDIUM OF DRAWING OR PAINTING (PASTELS, OILS, ACRYLICS…) AS LONG AS THEY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ART WORLD IN A SIGNIFICANT WAY. (BEST TO AVOID WRITING A PAPER ABOUT AN UNCLE WHO LIKES TO PAINT ETC…)
THERE ARE MANY QUALITIES YOU COULD CHOOSE TO FOCUS ON SUCH AS SUBJECT MATTER, SCALE, MEDIUM, COLOR CHOICES/USE OF COLOR, STYLISTIC CHOICES, MEANING/INTENT… ANALIZE WHAT THE ARTIST IS TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH AND HOW THEY DO SO. FOR INSTANCE, WHY DID MONET USE THE COLORS HE DID? THERE ARE VERY SPECIFIC REASONS FOR THIS WHICH WOULD REQUIRE RESEARCH AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARTISTS’ WORK.

PART TWO OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ALSO CREATE A COLOR IMAGE REPRESENTING THE ARTIST’S WORK. MINIMUM SIZE IS 9X12. DO NOT REPLICATE AN EXISTING PIECE BUT USE QUALITIES THAT ARTISTS ARE KNOWN FOR TO CREATE A NEW WORK. THINK ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE IF THAT ARTIST CREATED DURING A DIFFERENT TIME PERIOD. WHAT IF DEGAS WAS ALIVE TODAY. ALSO HAVE AT LEAST TWO FULL COLOR EXAMPLES OF THE ARTIST’S WORK TO SHOW THE CLASS.

ALTERNATE PROJECT: YOU MAY WORK IN A SMALL GROUP OF EITHER THREE OR FOUR TO CREATE A CEILING TILE. EACH INDIVIDUAL MUST WRITE THEIR OWN PAPER (same criteria as above) AND POOLING THAT INFORMATION YOU MAY CREATE AN IMAGE TOGETHER. EACH PERSON WILL BE GRADED FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE ARTWORK AS WELL AS THEIR PAPER.


PRESENTATIONS DURING THE EXAM BLOCK WILL BE BRIEF BUT SHOULD PRESENT TO THE CLASS AS THOUGH NO ONE HAS ANY PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF THE ARTISTS. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO READ THE PAPER BUT GIVE A WELL THOUGHT THROUGH SYNOPSIS ALONG WITH THE IMAGE. YOU WILL LIKELY BE ASKED SOME BASIC QUESTIONS AS WELL SO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW YOUR TOPIC. THIS PROJECT COUNTS FOR 20% OF YOUR GRADE!

PLEASE BE SURE NOT TO PLAGIARIZE IN ANY WAY AS IT WILL RESULT IN A ZERO!! PLEASE DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA AS IT’S INFORMATION CAN OFTEN BE LESS THAN FACTUAL.



WE WILL HAVE TIME TO RESEARCH, SO CHOOSE A SUBJECT YOU CAN HAVE FUN WITH!

2 comments:

  1. So this is like a biography still but focus on one aspect of their artwork as a main part of the essay?

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  2. that's right Justine. Give us the basic info like d.o.b., educational background, anything interesting about their life and then try to focus on some aspect of their work that you find noteworthy.

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