You will complete multiple museum visits throughout this course. You will need to document the prompts below on your DIGITAL PORTFOLIO WEBSITE - under the tab "Museum Visits". If you have not already created this tab please do so now.
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Note: You are not being scored on spelling and punctuation. Feel free to make quick notes, use bullet points or document in any fashion that works best for you to retain what you've seen and learned about.
Before Your Visit
Familiarize yourself first with what you are going to see, the ways to do this are many: the museum probably has a website with resources. Spend some time exploring these general resources to prepare for your in-person or digital visit.
Find out and document:
What is the title of the show?
What are the key themes, styles, artists ?
What is the cultural context and background?
During Your Visit
In-Person: Bring a camera and your journal or portable digital device (ipad/stylis not just a phone) - Remember to create a reference for the works you observe and study below.
Online: Be prepared to screenshot images and document them with citations as well as physically documenting in your journal or portable digital device (ipad etc.) - Remember to create a reference for the works you observe and study below.
Evidence Part 1:
Written Analysis: Choose an artwork in the exhibition to observe carefully, using the guidelines for "Reading" Art (see Art Critiques Tab for details)
Describe:
Analyze:
Interpret:
Judge:
Writing requirements: 800 Characters Minimum
Evidence Part 2:
Written Analysis: Find two different works to do a comparative analysis. Compare the selected two works against one another.
What are their similarities? their differences?
Consider the intention/meaning of the works, the culture time and place they were create, the elements and principles within the work, the overall composition etc.
Writing requirements: 600 Characters Minimum
Evidence Part 3:
Visual Annotation: Make drawings in front of the work. Small thumbnail sketches record the artwork and serve as an aide memoir. You needn't reproduce it; the point is not to make an exact copy but to register an image on the page and in your mind, making you really look closely. Once you draw it you won't forget it! Also try drawing the Space of the exhibition, an overview and an architectural study if you are in-person or can view the space the work is displayed in
Keep a record of information and evidence of exhibitions. Documentation might include brochures, images, websites, personal photos, drawings and notes. Include your critical reflections, visual note taking and drawings in your visual journal. These pages may add value to your SI submission.
Writing requirements: N/A
After Your Visit
Use your journal and/or digital portfolio to reflect on the exhibition and your personal response to the work encountered. In this section you might include:
What was the most interesting thing about this show (for example, how it is curated, the space, themes addressed, individual artists)?
Did you especially like or dislike some work? Explain why, using subject- specific art language.
Were there any themes, ideas, or materials that you are exploring in your studio work or that you'd like to try out?
Self Reflection: Relating this work to your own work. What issues, either in terms of content or style, can you relate to your own ongoing development? Is there anything you'd like to try out?
Writing requirements: 600 Characters Minimum
Finish up your Museum Visit Digital Portfolio page by including any photos or info you may want to add, make the pages look visually interesting, and be sure to acknowledge your sources!
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