take home final exam for visual art class

06 Aug take home final exam for visual art class

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!

>>>INCLUDE LABELED IMAGES<<<

PART I ESSAY, Maximum Word Count 200

Write about one realistic painting and one abstract painting. Give the name of the artist, the title, date and medium for each of the two works of art you have selected from Dayton art institute.

Follow the guidelines below to complete your essay. 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. 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.

Realistic painting’s information >>>>

1- From artist Alison Van Pelt. American born in 1963.

2- The name of painting >> Louise Nevelson, 2001

3- Oil on canvas gift of Paul Rusconi, 2004.13

4- This painting represents a portrait of artist Louise Nevelson (18899-1988), whose monochromatic black assemblage is on the adjacent wall. The portrait is rendered in a highly realistic manner in monochromatic shades of blue, but the entire surface of the painting is covered by horizontal brushstrokes. This result in a slightly blurred, almost holographic image.

this is realistic

Abstract painting’s information >>>>

1- From artist Yoshitomo Nara. Japanese born in 1959.

2- The name of painting >> flying pup king, 2000.

3- Acrylic on canvas museum purchase by exchange, 2004.1

4- Yoshitomo Nara, one of the most influential artists to emerge from Japan’s pop art movement during the 1990s, comments upon society’s social decline in this outwardly fanciful work. Drawing on popular Japanese comic books and animation for inspiration, Nara alters and simplifies themes commonly found within traditional Japanese narratives. Unsettling images of puppies and children engaged in “adult” activities such as smoking, brandishing weapons, and flying, confront contemporary social and political issues.

this is abstract art

PART II ESSAY Maximum Word Count 75

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.

http://www.daytonartinstitute.org/art/collection-highlights/american/childe-hassam

http://www.daytonartinstitute.org/art/collection-highlights/american/scene-yosemite-valley

here is the sources of the two arts to use it in essay 2 for comparing and contrast.

PART III ESSAY Maximum Word Count 100

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. See the DAI website for restrictions on photographing artwork in the museums. Specifically, you cannot use a flash in the museum.

PART IV MATCHING

_______ two dimensional

_______ _tenbrism

________ value

________ trompe l’oeil

________ atmospheric perspective

_______ symmetrical balance

________ impasto

________ scale

________ chiaroscuro

_________focus

_________medium

_________proportion

_________composition

_________three dimensional

_________minimalism

a) Relationship of each part to the whole

b) comparative size of an object in relation to other objects

c) thick paint

d) art created on a flat surface, picture plane having height and width

e) light emphasizing form from outside painting

f) technique to depict distance through use of bluish gray tones or blurring

g) visual degree of lightness or darkness

h) materials and techniques that the artist uses to create the work

i) mirror image balance

j) any object that has mass and volume, and occupies space in height, width and depth

k) organization of formal elements

l) a style of painting in which things are painted in a way that makes them look like real objects.

m) a style of art, predominantly American, that dates from the mid-twentieth century, characterized by its rejection of expressive content and its use of minimal formal

n) In drawing and painting, the use of light and dark to create the effect of 3 dimensional, modeled surfaces

o) emphasis or center of interest