Answer the following questions using vocabulary and ideas from Lectures 2 and 3 and your textbook. The page number corresponds to the page in your textbook on which this work can be found. Please make sure each answer is thoughtful, edited for grammar and spelling errors, and at least 5-7 COMPLETE sentences. Also, be as specific as possible and use examples to support EVERY statement. For example, when saying a shape is “somewhat organic,” describe exactly where you see this. A grading rubric for this assignment is located under Course Resources (scroll down the page). Please type your name at the top of your worksheet!

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Cautionary note: Please make sure and use your own words in your answer. Don’t lift or slightly reword entire passages from your textbook or an online source. This is considered plagiarism, for which you’ll receive no credit. Use your textbook to provide factual support for your own description of these works.

1.
Le Moulin de la Galette”, 1876, oil on canvas by Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

Describe the shapes in this painting: Are the shapes organic or geometric? Which ones? Describe how the shapes interact, or “touch” each other. Are the edges of the shapes soft or hard? Do they bump, blend, or overlap? Support your answers with specific examples from the artwork.

2.
Self-Portrait with Hand on Her Forehead,” 1910, etching by Kathe Kollwitz

Describe the use of line in this print. What types of line (long/short, smooth/jagged, slow/aggressive, etc) are present and what do you believe these lines express? Are there any contour lines? Hatching or cross-hatching? Where? In what direction(s) do the lines move? Support your answers with specific examples from the work.

3.
Three Mile Island Night I” 1982, by Yvonne Jacquette

Describe the use of light in this drawing. Is it generally light or dark? Does it have a broad or narrow value range? Is the light hard or soft? What is your subjective reaction to the drawing (do you like it or not and why)? Support your answers with specific examples from the work.

4.
Lake George”, 1869, oil on canvas by John Frederick Kensett

What are the system(s) or method(s) being used to convey the illusion of space? Hint: the artist has used at least 2 methods here. Name and describe them. What is your subjective reaction to the painting? Support your answers with specific examples.

5. Unique Forms of Continuity in Space”, 1913, bronze by Umberto Boccioni

Describe the mass, form, and shape of this object. Consider the size, density, material(s) used, and how it interacts with the space around it. What is its texture? Support your answers with specific examples from the work

Instructions

Your Critical Analysis | writing assignment will demonstrate your ability to analyze a work of art based on the elements of art and principles of design and form an opinion about the selected work; as well as expand your writing skills and research abilities. See provided due date schedule for details.

Your Critical Analysis consists of: A (MLA style) two-page biographical sketch of an artist of your choosing from the textbook (no less than 500 words), a one-page critical analysis of an art piece by that same artist (again, no less than 500 words), and finally a bibliography documenting your source materials. Please, keep your Critical Analysis to three pages max, plus the bibliography will equal four pages. There is only one Critical Analysis that will be due within the semester (See grading details provided in the course for further details on expectation, deductions and plagiarism
warning).

Instructions:

1. Biographical sketch – This portion of the writing assignment should be comprised of biographical information on an artist of your choice from the textbook.
   1. Length: At least 2 complete paragraphs – two pages long (no less than 500 words)
   2. Suggestions for material: Name, date and place of birth and death, family information, lifetime accomplishments, famous art pieces, effects or impact on society, historical significance.
2. Critical Analysis – This portion of the writing assignment should be your own opinion of a work of art by the same artist you chose for the biographical essay. You must base your opinion on the principles of design and the elements of art – using this specific vocabulary throughout. Do not simply describe the work or state whether or not you “like” the work.
   1. Length: At least 3 complete paragraphs – one page long (no less than 500 words)
   2. The work of art must come from your textbook. Include the title of the work, the name of the artist, and the page number where it can be located.
3. Bibliographical Reference – Provide a one page bibliographical reference in the correct MLA style with at least 3 sources. Online sources are ok, but at least one source must not be digital. If you fail to provide a bibliography – you will receive an automatic deduction of 15 points. Do not forget to include this.

You should begin working on your assignment as soon as possible, doing a little at a time and saving it as a Word document on your computer. Prior to and no later than the noted due date, you must submit your work in Brightspace (no assignments will be accepted via email). When you are ready to submit your assignment, click the “View/Complete” link available under the specified assignment, post, and submit your assignment.

Reminder: All written assignments should be your own words! Plagiarism is a form of academic dishonesty and is strictly prohibited. Note, all assignments are run through a course plagiarism tool which generates reports of any portions of the assignment that is not in your own words. These reports will be utilized in determining the accuracy of your assignments.

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