Week 2 – Discussion Forum 1
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 4 and 5 from the textbook, browse Art Identifying Movements
, looking over the different art movements, and reflect on the reading and video assignments for Week 1.
Next, select a work of art of your choice from the textbook, a website listed on the ART101 Museum and Images Websites document, one of the assigned virtual reality videos or tours, or visit your local museum. Your work of art should be different from the ones discussed in the Week 1 Exploring an Art Museum or Art History Gallery: Renaissance and Baroque discussions. Identify the movement the work of art is from, and locate a credible source on that movement from the Ashford Librarys ART101 page.
Complete the following:
- Provide the title of the work, the name of the artist, the date the work was created, and the place the work was created.
- Identify the stylistic period or movement of your work of art.
- Drawing from the chapters in the textbook, Art Identifying Movements, and your credible source, discuss what elements (subject, style, materials, etc.,) in the work are evidence of the works stylistic period or movement.
- Identify whether your work of art is an example of representational art, abstract art, or non-representational art. What elements of this work are evidence of the works type?
Cite your sources as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center guides on APA: Citing Within Your Paper and APA: Formatting Your References List. For works of art, follow the basic modified APA Style reference entry format in the APA Style Reference Entries for Artwork document.
Your initial post must be at least 200 words in length.
Week 2 – Discussion Forum 2
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How Art Historians Discuss Art [WLOs: 1, 2] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
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Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 4 and 5 from the textbook, review the Google Arts and Culture online exhibit The Fall of the Rebel Angels: A Closer Look at the Masterpiece, and watch Chapter 5 Summary: The Principles of Design. Additionally, review the following sections in the textbook:
- 5.1 Elements of Design
- 5.2 Principles of Design
- 3: Socio-Cultural Contexts
- 4: Symbolism and Iconography
Art historians use specific terminology and engage in a visual and mental process to make sense of and describe art. Drawing on the information that you learned from the exhibit, analyze the Bruegel work The Fall of the Rebel Angels in your own words. Your analysis should discuss the following:
- One element of design in Bruegels The Fall of the Rebel Angels (review section 2.5.1: Elements of Design):
- Line
- Shape
- Perspective
- Texture
- Color
- One principle of design in Bruegels The Fall of the Rebel Angels (review section 2.5.2: Principles of Design):
- Unity and variety
- Scale and proportion
- Balance
- Emphasis and Movement
- Rhythm and Repetition
- One contextual aspect of Bruegels The Fall of the Rebel Angels (review section 5.3: Socio-Cultural Contexts):
- Historical Context
- Social Context
- Personal or Creative Narrative Context
- Political Context
- Scientific Context
- The use of symbolism and iconography in Bruegels The Fall of the Rebel Angels (review section 5.4: Symbolism and Iconography).
Cite your sources as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center guides on APA: Citing Within Your Paper and APA: Formatting Your References List. For works of art, follow the basic modified APA Style reference entry format in the APA Style Reference Entries for Artwork document. Your initial post must be at least 200 words in length.
