IMPORTANT POINTERS:
- Click on the title of the artwork for larger images.
- Every one must answer whether their assigned artwork is an example of Representation Art, Abstracted Art, or Non-Representational Art
- In your responses to other students, make sure you demonstrate your understanding of each principle of design and the themes/concepts of the artwork being discussed. Elaborate and BE SPECIFIC.
- Ask questions or make further observations about the principle of design/themes/concepts and the artwork. Make specific references to the artwork.
- Remember to be kind & respectful.
PROMPTS:
- Is Ron Mueck’s 2006 sculpture, A Girl, an example of Representation Art, Abstracted Art, or Non-Representational Art? Explain your reasoning.
- What is the difference between SCALE & PROPORTION in the visual arts?
- Discuss Mueck’s use of SCALE & PROPORTION in his sculpture.
- Discuss the themes you identify in Mueck’s sculpture? Support your answer by making specific references to the sculpture.
- Is Gustave Klimt’s 1911 oil painting, Death and Life, an example of Representation Art, Abstracted Art, or Non-Representational Art? Explain your reasoning.
- What is meant by the BALANCE of an artwork?
- How is Klimt’s painting BALANCED? Explain your reasoning.
- Discuss the theme(s) you identify in Klimt’s Death and Life. Support your answer by making specific references to the painting.
- Is Edward Hopper’s 1942 oil painting, Nighthawks, an example of Representation Art, Abstracted Art, or Non-Representational Art? Explain your reasoning.
- What is CONTRAST in the visual arts?
- Describe how Edward Hopper uses contrast in Nighthawks (1942). Remember to consider all types of contrast (among all of the visual elements).
- Discuss the theme(s) you identify in Hopper’s Nighthawks. Support your answer by making specific references to the painting.
- Is Andy Warhol’s 1963 silkscreen print, Thirty Are Better Than One, an example of Representation Art, Abstracted Art, or Non-Representational Art? Explain your reasoning.
- What is REPETITION in the visual arts?
- What is RHYTHM in the visual arts?
- What is PATTERN in the visual arts?
- Is this artwork an example of rhythm or pattern? Explain your reasoning
- Discuss the theme(s) you identify in Warhol’s Thirty Are Better Than One. Support your answer by making specific references to the painting.
- Is Lucien Freud’s 1992-1992 oil painting, Naked Man, Back View, an example of Representation Art, Abstracted Art, or Non-Representational Art? Explain your reasoning.
- What is EMPHASIS in visual art?
- What is being emphasized in Freud’s painting? Which visual elements and/or principles of design did he subordinate or allow to dominate in order to create this effect.
- Discuss the theme(s) you identify in Freud’s Naked Man, Back View. Explain & support your answer using specific references to the painting.
- Is Franciso Goya’s 1814 painting, The 3rd of May, 1808, an example of Representation Art, Abstracted Art, or Non-Representational Art? Explain your reasoning.
- What is meant by MOVEMENT & DIRECTIONAL FORCE in the visual arts?
- Discuss the concept of MOVEMENT & DIRECTIONAL FORCE in Goya’s painting. In what ways does Goya imply movement? How does Goya use directional force? Why does he use directional force?
- Discuss the theme(s) you identify in Goya’s The 3rd of May, 1808. Support your answer using specific references to the painting.
- Is Daphne Odjig’s 1986 painting,Harmony in the Universe, an example of Representation Art, Abstracted Art, or Non-Representational Art? Explain your reasoning.
- What is VARIETY in the visual arts?
- Discuss Odjig’s use of VARIETY in her painting.
- Is the painting a good example of UNITY? Why?
- Discuss the theme(s) you identify in Odjig’s Harmony in the Universe. Support your answer using specific references to the painting.
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