**Class will NOT meet on Tuesday, October 22nd!!**

As I mentioned during class, I'm going to be in Des Moines on Tuesday afternoon, October 22nd, to see an interview with the artist El Anatsui, so we will not be meeting as a class on Tuesday. We will resume class on Thursday, October 24th, same day that your Decade Worksheets will be due.

Thanks!

10/17: DECADE WORKSHEET due Tuesday, October 24th

ART APPRECIATION HOMEWORK WORKSHEET

Pick a decade to work with—1940’s, 1950’s, 1900’s, 1910’s, 2000’s, etc.

Choose six images of artwork that were made in that 10-year-period.

The images should be no smaller than about 3x4 inches and still be clear and crisp.

They may be black & white or color.

The may be images of sculpture, painting, prints, drawings or photographs.

How to find images:

Do a Google Image search—at the top of the search page you can click on “search tools” to find images that are Medium and above so they are not tiny for printing

Use Artcyclopedia.com

Use artnet.com

Use http://www.artchive.com/ftp_site.htm

Organize those images onto a word document in order—from most representational to non-objective. You’ll want to have a full spectrum of images that span the range of options. **Definitions for both these terms and examples for both can be found in Chapter 2 of your textbook!!**

Here’s a YouTube video about inserting objects into a Word Document:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvrWRixEZE0

For the piece that is the most non-objective piece in your line up, respond to the following:

1.List the expressive qualities the object had. What adjectives would you use to describe it? (ex: Does it seem loud, quiet, fast, slow, messy, neat, strong or weak?)

2.List the physical characteristics of the object…what it looks like. What is the color and texture? What is the overall form—linear, large mass, etc.? What are its proportions—scale? Is it geometric or organic shaped? How is it balanced, symmetrical or asymmetrical? (You will want to look at Chapter 4 for an explanation of these Visual Elements of Art)

3.Now, see if you can make any connections between the expressive qualities of the object and the qualities of its form. Such as:

It seems loud—the bright red contributes to this

It seems intimidating—the large size contributes to this

Try to make at least three connections between what it looks like physically and what expressive qualities it has.

Turn your word document in with these images in order and your responses to the questions by the beginning of class on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24th 

10/17: William Kentridge discussion questions

From what we saw in 'Anything is Possible' and 'Felix in Exile', discuss the following questions:

1. Describe the skills that Kentridge employs in his work. What roles does he play when
creating his multimedia projects?

2. Identify the artworks in which Kentridge mixes media. In what ways do these projects
reflect Kentridge’s preference for play or for working without a plan?

3. Kentridge is interested the process of seeing and what we do when we construct the
world by looking. How does his work communicate that interest?

4. Kentridge discusses the relationship of his characters, Soho and Felix, to himself, and
describes much of his work as a self-portrait in the third person. What do you think he
means? How does his work relate to autobiography? How does it relate to fantasy or fiction?

10/10: Wayne White--'Beauty is Embarrassing' Response due Tuesday 10/15

Please discuss, in writing, the film 'Beauty is Embarrassing' by responding to any or all of the following prompts, feel free to add anything that you found notable/interesting, etc. Your finished response should be at least 8-10 sentences, this can be hand-written or typed and turned in to me at the beginning of class on Tuesday 10/15.

-What aspects of Wayne White's childhood influenced his work?

-What aspects of growing up in the South influenced the artist?

-Why do you think Wayne White felt so compelled to leave the South?

-What do you make of the messages in White's paintings?

-White speaks a great deal about humor and it's importance in art, do you agree or disagree, and why?

ART APPRECIATION SEMESTER SCHEDULE (with links to assignments)

**Click on assignment titles, i.e. "Art and Protest paper", to access assignment descriptions

Week 1: Intro + ‘Beautiful Losers’

Week 2: Art21: Ch. 1 Quiz, Barry McGee & Margaret Kilgallen + Art 21: Maya Lin & Do-Ho Suh

Week 3: Music videos/short films: ‘Runaway’, ‘Leaning Towards Solace’, ‘Ready, Able’, ‘Picasso, Baby’

Week 4: ‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’ + Ch. 2/3 Quiz, HW: Read Ch. 4

Week 5:

9/17- Formal Analysis assignment, due 9/19

9/19- Art21 (Stories), HW: Read Ch. 5

Week 6:

9/24- Ch. 4/5 Quiz, start ‘Wasteland’

9/26- finish watching ‘Wasteland’, HW: Artwork Analysis Worksheet, due 10/1

Week 7:

10/1- Watch ‘Ai Weiwei’, HW: Art and Protest paper, due 10/8

10/3- Art21 & discussion

Week 8:

10/8- Watch ‘Beauty is Embarrassing’

10/10- finish 'Beauty is Embarassing', written response due 10/15

Week 9:

10/15- Watch ‘Anything is Possible'

10/17- Watch 'Felix in Exile' & answer questions, HW: Decades worksheet, due 10/24

Week 10:

10/22- CLASS DOES NOT MEET

10/24- Introduce Contemporary Artist Response, HW: Contemporary Artist Response, due 11/5

Week 11:

10/29- Watch ‘Basquiat'

10/31- finish 'Basquiat' & answer questions

Week 12:

11/5- Introduce Research Presentations, Watch ‘The Artist is Present’

11/7- finish 'The Artist is Present' & answer questions

Week 13:

11/12- Topic proposals due, Watch ‘Our City Dreams’

11/14-Art21 & discussion

Week 14:

11/19- Presentations (supporting papers due for all students today!)
   **Ashley, Antonio, Cory, Dan

11/21- Presentations

   **Donald, Emily, Jordyn 

Week 15: NO CLASS-Thanksgiving

Week 16:

12/3- Presentations
   **Kirsten, Mark, Micah, Michelle

12/5- Presentations
   **Mike, Shaunda, Vanessa

**12/5 is our final day of class, your research presentations count as your final exam so we will NOT be meeting during finals week!! Remember it is important to attend every day of presentations to receive participation points and to turn in comments on each of your classmate's presentations.

9/26: Ai Wei Wei Discussion Questions

After finishing the film about Ai Wei Wei that we started on Tuesday, we'll watch this shorter Art 21 segment featuring Ai Wei Wei, http://www.art21.org/artists/ai-weiwei, and answer the below questions:

AI WEI WEI--ART 21

1) Describe the types of imagery and symbols with which Ai works. Why do you think he chooses these images and symbols?

2) How does Ai view his role as an artist? How do his assistants view his role?

3) Which works in this segment would you describe as political? Discuss your reasons.

4) At the beginning of the segment, New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg refers to Ai as a public citizen. Is there a difference between being an artist and being a public citizen? Do you agree with Mayor Bloomberg's comment? Why, or why not?

5) How does Ai serve as a teacher and a political activist through his artistic practice? In what way does Ai's artistic practice serve as a platform for activism and education?

10/1: ART AND PROTEST PAPER due Tuesday, October 8th

ART APPRECIATION

ART AND PROTEST PAPER

DUE TUESDAY OCTOBER 8, 2013 at beginning of class

Hand in a typed hard copy to me. No email.

For this assignment, you will write a two-page paper. In the paper, I’d like you to address a specific social, political, economical, ecological, religious, small-scale, or large-scale issue that you feel strongly about. Give me some facts about your issue that you have researched. Be sure to include citations. Tell me your opinion on this issue.

Imagine you are an artist of some kind. You have any skill you could imagine for this project. Explain what kind of artwork you might make to display your views or to protest this issue. Answer these questions regarding your display:

-Who is your audience?

-Who are you trying to convince of what?

-What do you hope to achieve by displaying this work?

-What specific imagery, actions (if it’s a performance), or text would you include in your work?

-Where would you display it and how? How would it be made?

-How would you decide if it was “successful” or not?

Feel free to include any images, rough sketches, or photos of a proposed location if it is accessible.