Grade 11 Homework Assignments:
Current Homework:
Term 1 Critique
Please look at the art works below. Select the artwork from the decade that YOU studied. Using your knowledge of the decade and what was going on social, politically, culturally and artistically, discuss and critique the artwork. You may to additional research if need be. Be sure to cite any sources you use and include citations for any quotes or ideas taken from your research. Art criticism is responding to, interpreting meaning, and making critical judgments about specific works of art. Art critics help viewers perceive, interpret, and judge artworks. An art critique is similar to a response essay you might write in English class. It should have a minimum of 5 paragraphs. The organization of the paragraphs is not set in stone but might look something like this: 1) Intro - Basic info including: title, artist, medium, context, etc... - General opinion of the piece which may include some brief info about the meaning of the work. 2) Description - Describe what you can see in detail - Pretend that the reader cannot see the artwork 3) Analysis -Discussion of the application of the elements & principles 4) Interpretation -Discussion of the meaning / message of the artwork 5) Conclusion - Recap your major discussion points If you have a lot to discuss you may want to use additional body paragraphs. Be sure to review the Tips for Critiquing document found here to guide your writing and look over the Elements and Principles document to brush up on your vocabulary. |
A note about formatting:
Your critique should be : - Approx. 2 pages long - Typed using 11 or 12 font size - 1.5 spacing IMPORTANT FILES:
DUE DATES:
Completed Chart due - Friday, April 14th Final Copy due - Wednesday, April 19th ( Typed and on Managebac ) |
1920's -
"America Today" ( 1 Panel of a large mural series )
Thomas Hart Benton
1930-31 *but purposefully illustrating the 1920s
Retrieved from: http://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-museum/press-room/exhibitions/2014/thomas-hart-benton-america-today
Thomas Hart Benton
1930-31 *but purposefully illustrating the 1920s
Retrieved from: http://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-museum/press-room/exhibitions/2014/thomas-hart-benton-america-today
1930's -
Margret Bourke-White
Photograph, 1937
Published in TIME magazine,
Photograph, 1937
Published in TIME magazine,
1940's -
"Of course I can!" Poster
Dick Williams
1944
Published by the War Food Administration
Dick Williams
1944
Published by the War Food Administration
1950's -
Fun House
Richard Hamilton
1957
One view of the installation
Richard Hamilton
1957
One view of the installation
1960's -
"Signs"
Robert Rauschenberg
1970 (but a summery of 1960s)
Retrieved from http://www.mikeettner.com/03/2009/rauschenbergs-signs-an-appreciation/
Robert Rauschenberg
1970 (but a summery of 1960s)
Retrieved from http://www.mikeettner.com/03/2009/rauschenbergs-signs-an-appreciation/
1970's -
Toroidal Colonies: Cutaway view
Rick Guidices
1970
Pulished by NASA Ames Research Center
Rick Guidices
1970
Pulished by NASA Ames Research Center
1980's -
NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt,
Curated by Cleve Jones, currently maintained by the The NAMES Project Foundation
Ongoing collaborative installation begun in 1986
Left - Installation view, 1987, National Mall in Washington, DC ( first showing )
Right - Detail of one block, memorials to Dennis R. Radabaugh, Jerry Matus, Willi Smith, John T. Cyrus, David Bailey,Baird Underhill, Andreas,
Dennis Dew
Curated by Cleve Jones, currently maintained by the The NAMES Project Foundation
Ongoing collaborative installation begun in 1986
Left - Installation view, 1987, National Mall in Washington, DC ( first showing )
Right - Detail of one block, memorials to Dennis R. Radabaugh, Jerry Matus, Willi Smith, John T. Cyrus, David Bailey,Baird Underhill, Andreas,
Dennis Dew
1990's -
Emma Hassencahl
Oka Crisis
n.d.
Oka Crisis
n.d.