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Introduction to Art Museum Response Assignment #1 - Learning to See! 100 points/10% of your overall grade DUE DATE: Nov 6, 2022   Please use this word document as a worksheet – answer each question as completely and thoughtfully as you can

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Introduction to Art

Museum Response Assignment #1 - Learning to See!

100 points/10% of your overall grade

DUE DATE: Nov 6, 2022

 

Please use this word document as a worksheet – answer each question as completely and thoughtfully as you can.  Please use complete sentences and try to write using correct grammar. Please take your own photographs – you will not be given credit by uploading an image pulled from the internet.

 

Section 1: Over-all Museum Experience

1. Which museum did you visit and what date did you travel to see it?
2. What was your over-all impression of the museum? What did you find surprising? Disappointing? Exciting?
3.  As you wandered around, what did you discover about the museum that you really appreciated? (talk about your experience, not an individual piece of art)

 

Section 2:  Elements of Art + Media

 

LINE

1. Please choose a work of art that nicely exemplifies the use of LINE. Take a photo of it and post it here:

 

2. Then take a photo of the title card (the information about the work that the museum prints up for you to read) and post it here:

 

3. Answer these questions about the work:
   1. Who is the artist? If this isn’t available, what culture did the piece come from?
   2. When was the piece created?
   3. What materials is it made out of? (do your best based on what you see and what is written on the card)

 

4. Describe how the element of LINE is being used. Write a short essay (between 150 – 200 words).  Be sure to answer these questions in your writing:
   1. Specifically what kind of line is the piece using? Use the terms from your book.
   2. Where does line show up in the work? It might be obvious to you, but please spell it out clearly to me.
   3. What do you think is successful about how line is used in this work? Why?

 

5. What media is being used in this piece?  (There may be more than one, so name what you see and/or what is articulated in the description of the work in the museum). How does the medium inform the way line is articulated in the work? Describe what you see and how you connect media to the element of line.

 

 

SHAPE

1. Please choose a work of art that nicely exemplifies the use of SHAPE. Take a photo of it and post it here:

 

2. Then take a photo of the title card (the information about the work that the museum prints up for you to read) and post it here:

 

3. Answer these questions about the work:
   1. Who is the artist? If this isn’t available, what culture did the piece come from?
   2. When was the piece created?
   3. What materials is it made out of? (do your best based on what you see and what is written on the card)

 

4. Describe how the element of SHAPE is being used. Write a short essay (between 150 – 200 words).  Be sure to answer these questions in your writing:
   1. Specifically how is shape being expressed in the work? Use the terms from your book.
   2. Where does shape show up in the work? It might be obvious to you, but please spell it out clearly to me.
   3. What do you think is successful about how shape is used in this work? Why?

 

5. What media is being used in this piece?  (There may be more than one, so name what you see and/or what is articulated in the description of the work in the museum). How does the medium inform the way shape is articulated in the work? Describe what you see and how you connect media to the element of shape.

 

 

MASS

1. Please choose a work of art that nicely exemplifies the use of MASS. Take a photo of it and post it here:

 

2. Then take a photo of the title card (the information about the work that the museum prints up for you to read) and post it here:

 

3. Answer these questions about the work:
   1. Who is the artist? If this isn’t available, what culture did the piece come from?
   2. When was the piece created?
   3. What materials is it made out of? (do your best based on what you see and what is written on the card)

 

4. Describe how the element of MASS is being used. Write a short essay (between 150 – 200 words).  Be sure to answer these questions in your writing:
   1. Specifically how is mass being expressed (remember a form doesn’t have to have a lot of mass to express the idea of mass)? Use the terms from your book.
   2. Describe how the work’s mass affects your perception of the work as a whole.
   3. Imagine that the work is made out of a different material.  Would it change your perception of mass? Why?

 

5. What media is being used in this piece?  (There may be more than one, so name what you see and/or what is articulated in the description of the work in the museum). How does the medium inform the way mass is articulated in the work? Describe what you see and how you connect media to the element of mass.

 

 

 

TEXTURE

1. Please choose a work of art that nicely exemplifies the use of TEXTURE. Take a photo of it and post it here:

 

2. Then take a photo of the title card (the information about the work that the museum prints up for you to read) and post it here:

 

3. Answer these questions about the work:
   1. Who is the artist? If this isn’t available, what culture did the piece come from?
   2. When was the piece created?
   3. What materials is it made out of? (do your best based on what you see and what is written on the card)

 

4. Describe how the element of TEXTURE is being used. Write a short essay (between 150 – 200 words).  Be sure to answer these questions in your writing:
   1. Specifically what kind of texture is the piece using? (implied or actual). How do you know?
   2. How does the texture in the piece convey meaning to you?
   3. What do you think is successful about how texture is used in this work? Why?

 

5. What media is being used in this piece?  (There may be more than one, so name what you see and/or what is articulated in the description of the work in the museum). How does the medium inform the way texture is articulated in the work? Describe what you see and how you connect media to the element of texture.

 

 

 

LIGHT AND VALUE

1. Please choose a work of art that nicely exemplifies the use of LIGHT OR VALUE. Take a photo of it and post it here:

 

2. Then take a photo of the title card (the information about the work that the museum prints up for you to read) and post it here:

 

3. Answer these questions about the work:
   1. Who is the artist? If this isn’t available, what culture did the piece come from?
   2. When was the piece created?
   3. What materials is it made out of? (do your best based on what you see and what is written on the card)

 

4. Describe how the element of LIGHT OR VALUE are being used. Write a short essay (between 150 – 200 words).  Be sure to answer these questions in your writing:
   1. Where does light/value show up in the work? It might be obvious to you, but please spell it out clearly to me.
   2. How does the light or value affect your interpretation of the work? What mood does it create for you?

 

5. What media is being used in this piece?  (There may be more than one, so name what you see and/or what is articulated in the description of the work in the museum). How does the medium inform the way light and value is articulated in the work? Describe what you see and how you connect media to the element of light and value.

 

 

COLOR

1. Please choose a work of art that nicely exemplifies the use of COLOR. Take a photo of it and post it here:

 

2. Then take a photo of the title card (the information about the work that the museum prints up for you to read) and post it here:

 

3. Answer these questions about the work:
   1. Who is the artist? If this isn’t available, what culture did the piece come from?
   2. When was the piece created?
   3. What materials is it made out of? (do your best based on what you see and what is written on the card)

 

4. Describe how the element of COLOR is being used. Write a short essay (between 150 – 200 words).  Be sure to answer these questions in your writing:
   1. Specifically what kind of color relationships is the using? Use the terms from your book.
   2. How does the color affect the mood of the piece? 
   3. What do you think is successful about how color is used in this work? Why?

 

5. What media is being used in this piece?  (There may be more than one, so name what you see and/or what is articulated in the description of the work in the museum). How does the medium inform the way color is articulated in the work? Describe what you see and how you connect media to the element of color.

 

 

 

SPACE

1. Please choose a work of art that nicely exemplifies the use of SPACE. Take a photo of it and post it here:

 

2. Then take a photo of the title card (the information about the work that the museum prints up for you to read) and post it here:

 

3. Answer these questions about the work:
   1. Who is the artist? If this isn’t available, what culture did the piece come from?
   2. When was the piece created?
   3. What materials is it made out of? (do your best based on what you see and what is written on the card)

 

4. Describe how the element of SPACE is being used. Write a short essay (between 150 – 200 words).  Be sure to answer these questions in your writing:
   1. What is the relationship between positive and negative space in this work?
   2. Describe how space is used.  Pretend that your reader can’t see the work – how would you “show” them space?
   3. What do you think is successful about how space is used in this work? Why?

 

5. What media is being used in this piece?  (There may be more than one, so name what you see and/or what is articulated in the description of the work in the museum). How does the medium inform the way space is articulated in the work? Describe what you see and how you connect media to the element of space.

 

 

 

TIME

1. Please choose a work of art that nicely exemplifies the use of TIME. Take a photo of it and post it here:

 

2. Then take a photo of the title card (the information about the work that the museum prints up for you to read) and post it here:

 

3. Answer these questions about the work:
   1. Who is the artist? If this isn’t available, what culture did the piece come from?
   2. When was the piece created?
   3. What materials is it made out of? (do your best based on what you see and what is written on the card)

 

4. Describe how the element of TIME is being used. Write a short essay (between 150 – 200 words).  Be sure to answer these questions in your writing:
   1. Describe how the element of time is being used in the work. Is the work time-based? Does it change with time?
   2. How does the mood of the piece change with the passage of time? How do you see it differently over time?
   3. What do you think is successful about how time is used in this work? Why?

 

5. What media is being used in this piece?  (There may be more than one, so name what you see and/or what is articulated in the description of the work in the museum). How does the medium inform the way time is articulated in the work? Describe what you see and how you connect media to the element of time.

 

 

 

Section 3:  Principles of Design

 

For this section, please choose 2-3 of the works that you have just discussed above. Analyze the principles of design used in each of the works. Please be sure that you talk about each of the 6 principles of design at least once. Be sure that you name the work you are discussing, Do your best! I will give you credit for trying – it’s not easy to automatically see the principles right away.  You’ll probably need to spend a bit of time with each piece. As long as you explain WHY you think what you think, you’ll do just fine.