APArtHistory:MuseumVisit

10pointsaddedtoaquiz/testofyourchoice.Mustbeduethedayyoutakethequiz,
notafter.ThisisextracreditopportunityisongoingandcanonlybeusedforONE
quiz/test.Beselective.
Rules:
3FULLpages,doublespaced,12ptfontinTimesor11ptfontinTimes
1.Includeaticketstub,orareceipt,aprintedoutpictureofyouwiththeartworkoratthe
museumifphotographyisnotallowed.Mustberecent(notlastyearwhileyouwerein
France).
2.Includeapictureoftheartwork(yourpictureorpulledfromonline)andFULLcredit
line.
3.Addresswhyyouselectedthatparticularworkofart?Whatmadeitattractivetoyou?
Whatsortofemotionalreactiondidyouhavetothework?
4.Describethesubjectmatter.Youmightneedtodosomeextraresearchonthisifitis
notclearupfront.Whatisactuallybeingrepresented?Istheworkaportrait,astilllife,a
landscape?Isitareligiousormythologicalimage?Isittellingastory?Ifso,whatisthe
sourceofthestory?Arethereanysymbolsinthework?Whatdotheymean?Whatdo
youthinktheworkmeanttothepeopleorartistwhocreatedthework?Ifitsan
installation,whatisliketobeinthespace?Howmanypeoplecanexperienceitatone
time?Whyisthis?
5.Analyzetheformalelementsoftheworkusingthetermsthatyouwillfindlaterinthis
chapter:formandcomposition,line,texture,massandvolume.Studythecolor,
describingthehuestheartistused,thevalue,saturationandintensityofthehues,and
whethertheartistemphasizedcontrastingcolorsorcolorsthatwereveryclosetoeach
other.Examples:Considerhowtheartistorganizedtheforms:thesocalleddesign
principlesofbalance,rhythm,proportion,etc.Isthereafocalpointordotheformsseem
randomlyplaced?Dodiagonallinesorverticalsandhorizontalsdominate?Dotheforms
seemsmoothorjagged,regularorirregular,symmetricalorasymmetrical,dynamicor
static?Dotheformsseemtostayonthesurfaceorrecedeintothepicturespace?Isthe
spaceshallowordeep?Didtheartistuseperspectiveandforeshorteningtocreate
recession?
6.Considerhoweffectivelytheartistusedthematerialsandtheformalelementstocreate
aparticularimpressionortoillustratethethemeofthework.Howsuccessfuldoyou
thinktheartistwas?

7.Lastly,dosomeresearch.Howdoestheartworkfitintoitsappropriatetimeperiod?
Howdoesthemeaningoftheartworkreflecttheartist,thetimeperiod,culture,andthe
context?Whoistheartist?Whatothernotableartworksdidtheycreate?Whatwasthe
timeperiodlike?Whatweresomeofthecharacteristicsofartworksduringthattime?If
itsacontemporaryartist,whatishe/sheworkingonnow?
Visithttp://missluppiaparthistory.weebly.comandselectListofMuseumsfromthe
ClassInfodropdownmenuforlinkstomuseumsintheDallas,FortWortharea.
*IfyouplantotraveltoAustin,SanAntonio,Houstonorperhapsaretakingavacationto
acitywhereaworldrenownedmuseumisoffered,PLEASEgoaheadanddoyour
assignmentonthismuseum!!
Dontforget:BringyourstudentIDtothemuseumsasmosthaveadiscountedticketfor
students.BringafriendandhaveFUN!