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there are two assignments below ( Art Appreciation)

  This assignment has three parts.

1. Visit the following Web sites and explore the collections of Ancient Art there:

  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • The Louvre Museum
  • The Smithsonian Institution Freer Gallery and Sackler Gallery

See the Course Materials List for access to these sites. From the gallery Web sites listed above, and available through the Course Materials List, select two works of art from any ancient culture.

2. Using the terminology and concepts you are learning for evaluating art, compare and contrast the two works including materials used, style, meaning, symbolism, and any other aesthetic issues.

What is the FORM of the work?

  • Is it a two-dimensional or three-dimensional work of art?
  • What materials are used?
  • What techniques or processes are used to create the artwork?
  • What colors are used?
  • Describe the use of line, shape, texture, value, color, and balance.

Does the work of art have SUBJECT MATTER?

  • If so, what is literally depicted?
  • Is the work of art REPRESENTATIONAL, ABSTRACT, or NONOBJECTIVE?

What is the CONTENT?

  • What does it mean or represent?
  • What is the artist’s message?
  • Is symbolism used? If so, what is the meaning?
  • What is the context of the artwork?
  • What is the function of the artwork?
  • What traditional role of the artist is exemplified?

3. Explain how the works of art fit into the context of the time period. Keep in mind that only artworks that fit into the period of Ancient Art (created between 30,000 BCE- 500 CE) will be accepted.

You are required to comply with APA style format for quotations, internal citations, and a reference list. For additional information and resources on APA, visit the APA section of the Library, available under “Library Features.”

 

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A. Questions for weekly discussions and conversations (not part of the required Discussion Board assignment)

These questions can serve as the starting point for your discussions during the week. They are “thought starters,” so that you can explore some ideas associated with the discussion board and unit topics. Answers are not required, and should not be submitted with your required assignment. Answers are not graded.

1. What images do we use today that originated from creations by early civilizations for religious ceremonies?

2. What historical art images do we use today, from creations by early civilizations, for cultural celebrations?

B. Required Discussion Board assignment.

From the list below, choose one Greek work of art and one Roman work of art and compare and contrast them according to the criteria listed:

Greek Art

 

 Roman Art

 
The Doryphoros (Polykleitos, 450 BCE)

 

 Augustus of Primaporta (c. 20 BCE)

 
The Laocoon Group (1stCentury, CE)

 

 Marcus Agrippa with Imperial Family(South frieze from the Ara Pacis, 13-9 CE)

 
Nike of Samothrace (c. 190 BCE)

 

 She-Wolf(c. 500 BCE)

 
The Temple of Athena(427–424 BCE)

 

 The Colosseum(72–80 CE)

 
The Parthenon (447–438 BCE)

 

 The Arch of Constantine (313 CE)

 

Answer the following list of questions in a comparative essay to evaluate your choices. Be sure to introduce the works you have chosen.

What is the FORM of the work?

  • Is it a two-dimensional or three-dimensional work of art?
  • What materials are used?
  • What techniques or processes are used to create the artwork?
  • What colors are used?
  • Describe the use of line, shape, texture, value, color, and balance.

Does the work of art have SUBJECT MATTER?

  • If so, what is literally depicted?
  • Is the work of art REPRESENTATIONAL, ABSTRACT, or NONOBJECTIVE?

What is the CONTENT?

  • What does it mean or represent?
  • What is the artist’s message?
  • Is symbolism used? If so, what is the meaning?
  • What is the context of the artwork?
  • What is the function of the artwork?
  • What is the religious, philosophical and/or historical significance?
  • What traditional role of the artist is exemplified?

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