Art Project Assignment--Due Monday 10/25/2021
10/11/21, 10:14 AM Art Review Assignment Instructions: ART105-24376 (ONL) Introduction to Art
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Art Review Assignment Instructions Overview: Pretend you are an art critic for an art publication. In next month's issue, your editor would like you to write a review about a work of art from a local exhibition. Browse a list of current exhibitions and select a work of art to review. Tell whether or not you like the work of art, how it relates to a work of art from the past, and whether or not you recommend your readers see the show.
Remember, art criticism involves making discriminating judgments about artworks, both favorable and unfavorable. As you read in Chapter 5: Finding Meaning, there are several ways to interpret meaning in a work of art. It might be helpful to analyze the work of art that you select by taking one of the following approaches:
Structural criticism Deconstructive criticism Formalist criticism Ideological criticism Psychoanalytic criticism Feminist criticism
Refer to Chapter 5: Finding Meaning (https://coastdistrict.instructure.com/courses/86967/files/11698231/download?wrap=1) (https://coastdistrict.instructure.com/courses/86967/files/11698231/download?download_frd=1) for a description of each method.
Instructions: 1. Visit the website What's on Los Angeles (http://whatsonlosangeles.com/areas.html) and
browse the various museums and galleries throughout the greater Los Angeles area. When you visit a museum or galleries website, take a look at the current exhibition/s. Select one work of art from a recent exhibition that you would like to review.
2. Decide on a publication that you will be writing for. This can be a made-up publication or an actual publication like The Los Angeles Times or Art in America.
3. Write a review that is between 500-700 words and is double spaced. Include relevant vocabulary terms learned from the textbook and course modules in your review.
4. Format the review by :
Name of Publication (20pt Bold and Underlined)
10/11/21, 10:14 AM Art Review Assignment Instructions: ART105-24376 (ONL) Introduction to Art
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Title of Your Review (18pt Bold) Museum/Gallery Name (12pt Bold)
By: Your Name (12pt)
Date (12pt)
Introduction:
For this portion of your review, give information about the exhibition you are viewing. Although you are not required to go out and view the exhibition in person, you can write about it as if you did. For instance: "This Saturday I had the opportunity to visit the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to see their latest exhibition of paintings by artist Julie Mehretu." In the introduction, tell the reader who the artist/s is that you are reviewing. Tell the reader the title of the show, how long the show will be open, and the name of the museum/gallery you visited. Also include some background information about the artist and information about the artwork you will be reviewing (e.g., title, medium, dimensions). Lastly, state your thesis (i.e., your opinion) what you like or dislike about the work of art and why.
Body:
Here you will substantiate your thesis by describing specific aspects of the artwork that support your opinion. First, give a detailed description of the artwork. To help support your thesis, you might find it helpful to use one of the methods of art criticism listed above.
Also, to help support your thesis, include at least one art-historical example and explain how it relates to the work of art you are analyzing. This can be an artwork you read about in the textbook, watched in the module videos, or wrote about in the module discussions.
Also, include AT LEAST ONE image of the artwork. If possible, embed the image/s within your text otherwise, include the image/s at the end of the review.
Conclusion:
Wrap up your review by restating your thesis. Describe what this experience has taught you, and give general comments to your readers about what you hope they learn from reading your review and whether or not they should see the show for themselves.