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Credit 6: National Gallary in London
Review the videos and media and take notes on terms to know. If the terms are not on the media, please Google them in order to get the materials needed to take the test.
Terms to Know:
abstract
shape
movement
direction
Titan
Monet
Seurat
Cezanne
Rubens
Rembrandt
da Vinci
The Work
Go to the National Gallery of Art in London website: http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/. Go to “paintings.”
Choose 3 artists. Write two pages on each artist focusing on 3 significant works of art from those artists (6 pgs.) (Standards 5.4)
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Watch the videos below and/or websites on the history of art. Write a summary of those videos.
****The notes must be hand written no matter which one you choose!!!!!
Important Questions
After doing the work above answer the following on one work or website:
How does the placement of objects [or people, shapes, etc.] within the work create feelings or focus, or communicate ideas?
What are the key sections of the artwork? How do these sections interact with one another? How do they work together to convey an idea or feeling?
Compare and contrast key components of the piece and suggest what the variations in treatment contribute to the meaning of the total composition or to the message.
Do you see evidence of change or transformation in this artwork [or series of artworks]? If so, describe where you see this and how it influences the overall meaning.
What does this remind you of? Explain your response.
If this artwork produced sounds, what would they be like? Describe (or make) them and explain your thinking.
What feeling or mood do you get from this artwork? What about it makes you say that?
What is the setting for the artwork– the time and place? What makes you think that?
What words help to describe this artwork?
Why is this work historically important?
Credit 7: The Louvre
Review the videos and media and take notes on terms to know. If the terms are not on the media, please Google them in order to get the materials needed to take the test.
Terms to Know:
Hellenistic
The Hammurabi Code
Louis XIV
The Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa's smile
Fra Angelico
Da Vinci
Rembrandt
winged goddess of Victory
Hellenistic
vanishing point
contour line
shape
movement
lines
Everyday morality
Renoir
The Work
Go to the Louvre website in Paris. http://www.louvre.fr/
Select “English” in the right corner.
Choose 5 famous works of art at the museum.
Write a one page review on each work (5 pages).
Describe the tone, theme and color of each work in detail. (Standards 3.0, 3.1)
You will have 5 pages of work when finished.
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Watch the videos below and/or websites on the history of art. Write a summary of those videos.
****The notes must be hand written no matter which one you choose!!!!!
Important Questions
After doing the work above answer the following on one work or website:
If this artwork was a brand, what would be its slogan?
What is missing from this artwork?
If this artwork were music, what would it sound like?
If this artwork could dance, what song would it dance to?
What do we know about the artist after viewing this artwork?
If you could ask the artist a question, what would you ask him/her?
Who do you think was this artwork created for? Why do you say that?
How do you think the artist feels about the final product?
How do you think this artwork was made?
Why do you think this artist created this work?
What do you think this artist is trying to say in this artwork? What is the meaning or message?
What’s the story being told, if any?
What do you think happened before this scene?
What do you think happened next?
What emotions do you notice in the artwork?
Credit 8: More American Art
Review the videos and media and take notes on terms to know. If the terms are not on the media, please Google them in order to get the materials needed to take the test.
Terms to Know:
Ancient Art
Asian Art (Chinese, Japanese, Indian and Tibetan)
French and English 19th and early 20th Century Art
19th and early 20th Century American Art
International Modernism
Contemporary Art
Works of art:
Mirror Lake, Yosemite Valley
Boy Fishing
Pull for the Shore
The Secretary's Table
After A Blizzard
The Breeze
Foreign Visitors at the Louvre
Winter: Juno and Aeolus
negative shape
ellipse
shape
foreshortening
The Work
Go to the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
http://www.sbmuseart.org/collection/european.web
Look under museum collections and find 10 works that interest you. Write ½ page on each work. (Standards 2.0, 2.2, 3.0)
You will have 5 pages of work when finished.
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Watch the videos below and/or websites on the history of art. Write a summary of those videos.
****The notes must be hand written no matter which one you choose!!!!!
Important Questions
After doing the work above answer the following on one work or website:
How does the placement of objects [or people, shapes, etc.] within the work create feelings or focus, or communicate ideas?
What are the key sections of the artwork? How do these sections interact with one another? How do they work together to convey an idea or feeling?
Compare and contrast key components of the piece and suggest what the variations in treatment contribute to the meaning of the total composition or to the message.
Do you see evidence of change or transformation in this artwork [or series of artworks]? If so, describe where you see this and how it influences the overall meaning.
Is the passage of time represented here? If so, how?
What do you think the artist wanted to communicate? What do you see in the artwork that makes you say that?
What can the image tell you about the artist (photographer, painter, sculptor, etc.)? What do you see that makes you say that?
What do you imagine could have happened moments prior to [or after] the scene shown here? What in the artwork made you say that?
What does this remind you of? Explain your response.
If this artwork produced sounds, what would they be like? Describe (or make) them and explain your thinking.
Credit 9: The Prado
Review the videos and media and take notes on terms to know. If the terms are not on the media, please Google them in order to get the materials needed to take the test.
Terms to Know:
Museo del Prado
Velázquez
Goya
Altarpiece of Saint Dominic of Silos
Luis Despuig
Paolo de San Leocadio
school of Ferrara
Giordano
nails and cords Mural technique
Calderón
Rubens
organic shapes
geometric shapes
open shapes
closed forms
The Work
Go to the Prado website from Spain. http://www.museodelprado.es/en
Go to “collections”
“online gallery”
“painting”…
Choose 5 famous works of art. Write a one page review on each work.
Describe the tone, theme and color of each work in detail. Describe the historical significance of each work and artist. (Standards 3.0, 3.1)
You will have 5 pages of work when finished.
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Watch the videos below and/or websites on the history of art. Write a summary of those videos.
****The notes must be hand written no matter which one you choose!!!!!
Important Questions
After doing the work above answer the following on one work or website:
What is painting?
2. What is your favorite color?
3. Which artist or painter has influenced you?
4. Is there a work of art you would like to have in your home next to your own work?
5. What is the best way to exhibit a painting?
6. What are the limits of painting?
7. How do you start a work — do you have any rituals?
8. Is there a future for painting or you are one of the last survivors?
9. If you were about to be reborn, what would you like to be a painter?
10. Do you think that today painting is underappreciated?
Credit 10: Germanic Art
Review the videos and media and take notes on terms to know. If the terms are not on the media, please Google them in order to get the materials needed to take the test.
Terms to Know:
Decay
adhesive
apex
ARC tube
AEROPHILATELY
AGING
BLANCHING
BON A TIRER
COLLOTYPE
The Work
Go to the Pinakothek Museum in Germany website.
http://www.pinakothek.de/en/home
Go to “collections” go to “masterpieces”…
Find 3 works of art. Write one page on each work. ½ page describing the art and time period and ½ page on how it makes you feel about Art. (Standards 1.4, 4.2)
You will have 5 pages of work when finished.
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Watch the videos below and/or websites on the history of art. Write a summary of those videos.
****The notes must be hand written no matter which one you choose!!!!!
Important Questions
After doing the work above answer the following on one work or website:
What’s going on in this artwork?
What was your first reaction to this artwork? Why do you think you had the reaction?
Does your opinion about the artwork change the longer you look at it? Why?
Describe the lines in this artwork
Describe the colors in the artwork
Which area of the artwork is emphasized by the artist? Why?
Which area of the artwork is most important? Why?
What do you think the artist wanted to communicate? What do you see in the artwork that makes you say that?
What can the image tell you about the artist (photographer, painter, sculptor, etc.)? What do you see that makes you say that?
What do you imagine could have happened moments prior to [or after] the scene shown here? What in the artwork made you say that?
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