Art Final Project - Written Visual Analysis/ Role of the Artist
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FinalProjectInfo_UPDATE.pptxFinal Project Information
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Minnesota Art Project – SF Galleries
Final Project Review of the essay format and required content.
Include the following concepts in your paper:
FINAL PROJECT: Written Visual Analysis/ Role of the Artist
DUE: Reference the due date on Canvas- If you do not complete the final project essay you will not pass the class.
Be sure to let me know if you have any questions.
Select a twentieth {1900’s} or twenty-first-century {2000’s} and their work being exhibited at a local museum.
I recommend the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), or any other major museum or gallery that is available to you. If you plan to go to a different museum or gallery, it is required you check in with me to get approval to go to a different museum.
Once you pick the artist, include and reference the four types of investigation Process of Visual Analyze, and explain what Role (out of the four roles) your artist identifies with during their creative process and concepts presented in their exhibition. Also include a biography on the artist in the introduction of your essay. Be sure to be thoughtful with your essays conclusion, {closing paragraph}, it is best to summarize the main points, considerations and concepts covered in your essay.
If you have an Oakland library card, or sign up for one you can get 2 free tickets to SFMOMA.
Here is the information:
You can use this website- https://oaklandlibrary.discoverandgo.net/ and get 2 free adult tickets for SFMOMA.
1) Artist name - Dianne Jones
2) The name of the work – Mission Bay Facing Northeast
3) The date the work was made – June 2008
4) Size of the artwork – 96 in x 120 in
5) Materials / medium - Chromogenic Color Print
6) Technique – created with a 4x5 large format camera, long exposure
7) Does it have any apparent function – Fine Art Photography Genre
Format the images with the assessment of physical properties, review the sample included in the PowerPoint that discusses the final project requirements.
One image/artwork page per, and the other pages would be your written text.
Artist name - Dianne Jones
The name of the work – Avenal Prison
The date the work was made – May 2012
Size of the artwork – 60 in x 60 in
Materials / medium - Chromogenic Color Print
Technique – created with a 4x5 large format camera, long exposure
Does it have any apparent function - Fine Art Photography Genre
Artist name - Dianne Jones
The name of the work – Mission Bay Facing South
The date the work was made – May 2002
Size of the artwork – 50 in x 60 in
Materials / medium - Chromogenic Color Print
Technique – created with a 4x5 large format camera, long exposure
Does it have any apparent function – Fine Art Photography Genre
Essay requirements:
Double-spaced 6 to 7 pages, which includes the images and the assessment of physical properties.
One image/artwork page per, and the other pages would be your written text.
Include a biography = this involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, and death; it portrays a person's experience of major life events, focusing on their career as an artist.
Discuss 3 artworks made by the artist, include these images in your essay.
Format the images with the assessment of physical properties, review the sample included in the PowerPoint that discusses the final project requirements.
Include your bibliography, (list of sources that have been used to compile the data for your essay)include links to the websites you used when researching your artist.
1 photo of yourself and the artwork in the museum, so I know you went. It is required you go see artwork in person, the reason for this is because seeing the work in person is far better than simply viewing it on the computer.
It is required to include the Process of Visual Analyze; the four types of investigation, one of the concepts included in the contents of the course. It is prerequisite to review the information in the Introduction Lecture, from Week 1. The four types of investigation, the Process of Visual Analyze, are described below, however, it is essential to review the information covered in Week 1.
Assessment of physical properties = objective information, the facts (review the sample included in the PowerPoint that discusses the final project requirements).
PICK at least ONE of the artworks and apply the following two ways we have learned how to Visually Analysis artwork:
Analysis of visual or formal structure = discuss the visual elements or formal vocabulary, which would be used to describe the overall arrangement, composition, organization, design, or structure of the artwork. Use the vocabulary terms we have covered throughout the semester.
Identification of subject matter or conventional symbolism = Explain or identify the “subject matter” in the artwork. Also explain or identify, if any, the symbols found in the artwork. Symbols are widely recognized signs that signify a concept or idea that all members of a group (society) identify based on a common cultural understanding.
This is similar to the Bio about the artist, but different. Pick one of the artwork and apply the cultural context- like what we did with the Civil Rights Essay homework assignment. And other homework projects.
Integration within cultural context = Cultural context looks at the society the artist lived in and how their culture had an effect on their behavior and their opportunities. And how this effected their artwork and the message in their artwork.
In your essay, you must also discuss the role of the artist you have chosen. How they incorporated this part of being an artist into their creative process. The four roles of the artist are described below. It is required to review the information from Week 2 – The Visual World: Chapter 1: Discovering a World of Art.
They create a visual record of their time and place.
They help us to see the world in new and innovative ways.
They make functional objects and structures more pleasurable by instilling them with beauty and meaning.
Artists give form to the immaterial—hidden truths, spiritual forces, personal feelings.
It is also required to have a thoughtful conclusion, {closing paragraph}, should summarize, in your own words, reflecting on the main points, considerations, and concepts covered in your essay. This is one of my favorite parts to read, hearing your thoughts on what you learned from your essay and the artist you researched.
Berkeley Museum:
The UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive: 2155 Center St, Berkeley, CA 94720
$11 Non-UC Berkeley students, disabled. Wednesday – Sunday 11am- 7pm https://bampfa.org/
Divine Women, Divine Wisdom
June 26, 2019–May 24, 2020
This exhibition seeks to explore the feminine image and the female role in the great traditions within a particular region of Asia.
Strange
August 21, 2019–January 19, 2020
The exhibition goes well beyond the strictly historical bounds of the Surrealist movement itself to explore art from many cultures and time periods.
Two Taras, Nepal, 18th century; gilt copper repoussé; 11 3/4 in. high (each); on long-term loan to BAMPFA from a private collection.
René Magritte: Duo, 1928; ink on paper; 19 1/4 x 23 1/4 in.; BAMPFA, purchase.
Oakland Art Museum:
1000 Oak Street, at 10th Street, in Oakland, Ca W-Th 11am-5pm, Friday 11am-9pm Sat-Sun 10am-6pm
Seniors (65+) & Students (with current ID) = $10.95 - https://museumca.org/
No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man October 12, 2019–February 16, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3knnUHdVfM
Marvel at the spectacular artwork and large-scale installations from one of the most widely-celebrated cultural events in the world when No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man takes over OMCA in Fall of 2019. Each year the weeklong Burning Man event attracts over 70,000 people to Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. Participants create and build Black Rock City, a temporary metropolis where experimental art installations—some ritually burned to the ground—are the centerpiece for innovators, makers, and a burgeoning artistic community. The exhibition will illuminate the values of Burning Man through its guiding Ten Principles: Radical Inclusion, Gifting, Decommodification, Radical Self-reliance, Radical Self-expression, Communal Effort, Civic Responsibility, Leaving No Trace, Participation, and Immediacy.
Oakland Galleries:
Johansson Project Art Gallery (510) 444-9140 2300 Telegraph Ave Oakland, Ca
All Exhibitions are FREE and Open to the Public.
https://johanssonprojects.com/
ProArts Art Gallery
150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland CA 94612
All Exhibitions are FREE and Open to the Public.
SFMOMA – https://www.sfmoma.org/
Open Friday through Tuesday 10 a.m.–5 p.m. and Thursday 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Closed Wednesday
Signs and Wonders
The Photographs of John Beasley Greene
August 31, 2019–January 5, 2020 - Floor 3
When the young archaeologist-photographer John Beasley Greene (American, born France, 1832–1856) set out for Egypt in 1853, the fields of both archaeology and photography were still in formation. Their development was bound up with the intense competition between Britain and France to impose colonial rule and open trade markets in northern Africa, as well as the parallel intellectual rivalry to acquire and systematize knowledge of ancient Egyptian culture. Greene was one of the first to use photography in the pursuit of archaeology, meticulously recording the carved hieroglyphics covering the ancient Egyptian monuments.
San Francisco Museums and Art Galleries:
SFMOMA -https://www.sfmoma.org
De Young Museum - https://deyoung.famsf.org
Legion of Honor - https://legionofhonor.famsf.org/
Contemporary Jewish Museum - https://www.thecjm.org/
Asian Art Museum - http://www.asianart.org/
Yerba Buena Art Center - https://www.ybca.org/
Minnesota Street Project - http://minnesotastreetproject.com/
Galleries at 49 Geary- these are galleries that are free in San Francisco near the Powell Bart station:
http://www.scottnicholsgallery.com
You can do more research to find another space if you do not want to visit any of the
museums or galleries I have mentioned.
Let me know where you are thinking of going so I can approve the space,
ensuring it will enable you to meet the requirements of the final project.
Thank you-
Keep me posted with any other questions regarding the final project.
Interesting Links:
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13846538/the-bay-area-art-scene-in-2018-it-could-be-worse
https://www.7x7.com/11-powerful-women-in-art-san-francisco-2530585489.html
http://theexchangesf.com/1275-minnesota-sfs-new-art-hub/
Learning is a journey! I hope this final project takes you on a journey to learn about an artist of your choice. Use the information covered in this course to describe and express what you have gained from studying the contents we covered over the semester.
