Art History II: From the Early Modern to the Contemporary

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Assignment 1.1 Written Assignment 1 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Course Number: ART103 Course Title: Art History II: From the Early Modern to the Contemporary Instructor: Romain, Valerie Email Address: vromain@lasallecollegevanco uver.com Communication Channel: Omnivox: Mio Please visit https://lci- lcvancouver.omnivox.ca/Login/ Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2fi ntr to access Mio and Lea. Handout: Week 1 Submission due: Week 2 Weighting: 2.5% out of a 100%

Learning Outcomes: • Investigate relationships between formal elements in art and their thematic,

historical, cultural, and/or ideological context.

• Demonstrate a basic understanding of art historical terminology.

• Apply visual evidence to support ideas about artwork in various media through discussion, written, studio, and other assignments.

• Recognize common currents and contrasting characteristics of different periods and art movements.

Assignment Description: You will write a short essay to increase your ability to form connections between the art/design of the historic past, the present, and the future, expressing your own opinions and conclusions.

Assignment Brief (specifics):

• Research either social/moral concerns or the aesthetic concerns of contemporary design that were also reflected in historical art styles.

• You are assigned a current (within the past 25-30 years), specific example from your design discipline that expresses that concern (for example, the lobby of a hotel; a designer’s couture collection; a line of décor from a design firm).

• In your short essay, you will compare and contrast the concerns of the past with current trends and concerns as seen in your example.

o Tell the reader how that concern is still relevant today. o Examine how the artist/designer of the 21st century interacts with history

and what our responsibilities or debts are to the art/design of the past.

• DON’T WRITE A REVIEW ABOUT THE HISTORICAL STYLE/PERIOD. If you do, you’ll get a failing mark.

• Your writing should be your opinions, conclusions, and/or reflections, expressed in your own words. You must defend your opinions and assertions with the current real-world example of design.

• There is no need to quote any other source.

• IF YOU DO NOT WRITE ABOUT THE ASSIGNED TOPIC, YOU WILL GET A MARK OF ZERO (0).

Pick one of the following concerns: AESTHETIC or SOCIAL/MORAL

• The Superficial (Rococo): excessively decorative surfaces; luxury,

decadence, entertainment, frivolity

• The “Greater Good” (The Enlightenment; NeoClassicism): moral design

to improve life and humanity.

Write 1-2 pages that clearly and completely express and explain in detail

• A concise description of your chosen contemporary design (creator,

title, date, location, etc.)

• A summation of the aesthetic or social/moral concern this design

reflects.

• How this concern is expressed in your chosen contemporary

design.

• Why you believe this concern is important in your creative discipline

today (important to the designer, the audience, the consumer or

end-user, the discipline itself)

• How that contemporary design is similar to and/or different from

examples from the historical period (appearance, material, use,

audience, etc.).

• Import 3 or more images onto the second page of your essay that

illustrate your assertions. Cite your source(s) for these images in

captions (URL is fine).

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Assignment 1.1 Written Assignment 1 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Assignment X

Required textbook: (Name of Book) Suggested Reading: (Name of Books) Suggested websites/blog: (Name of Sites) Required Software:

• Adobe Acrobat Reader

• Adobe InDesign

• Adobe illustrator

• Adobe Lightroom

• Adobe Photoshop

• AutoDesk 3ds Max

• AutoDesk AutoCAD

• AutoDesk Revit

• Design Manager

• Google

• Google Scholar

• Kerkythea

• Lumion

• Microsoft Word

• Microsoft Excel

• Microsoft PowerPoint

• Microsoft Teams

• Pinterest

• Podium

• Trimble SketchUp

• V-Ray Referencing style: APA (American Psychological Association) Values of LCI Education:

• Commitment

• Initiative

• Quality

• Sharing

• Mutual Consideration

Evidence of Learning/Deliverables:

• Submit a short essay

o 2 pages maximum

o double-spaced

o 12-pt font

o include image(s) of art/design relevant to your essay

o submit as PDF only to Lea

Presentation:

• No oral presentation is required.

Naming Conventions for Assignment Submission:

• All submitted assignments should be named in a similar fashion

• i) Course nr ii) quarter: iii) assignment type iv) student surname,

name v) student ID and vi) program of study

CourseNr_Quarter_AssignmentX_StudentSurname_StudentName

_StudentNr

• Example:

o ART103_SP22_A1.1_Romain_Valerie_000001.PDF

• Please note, if a student’s work cannot be identified by the

instructor, they will receive 0% for the assignment. Students

always need to follow the naming convention when handing in

assignments.

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Grading Scale:

Letter GPA Percentage %

A 4.00 88 - 100 %

A- 3.7 85 - 87 %

B+ 3.4 82 - 84 %

B 3.00 78 - 81 %

B- 2.7 75 - 77%

C+ 2.4 72 - 74 %

C 2.00 68 - 71 %

C- 1.7 65 - 67 %

D+ 1.4 62 - 64%

D 1.00 55 - 61%

F 0.00 0 - 54%

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Grading Criteria/Rubric:

• Liberal Studies Core

- Knowledge, understanding & Application; Academic research &

communication; Criteria 1 by Liberal Studies Instructor; Criteria 2 by

Liberal Studies Instructor; Graphic, Written & Oral Communication

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IF YOU DO NOT WRITE ABOUT THE ASSIGNED TOPIC, YOU WILL GET A MARK OF ZERO (0).

EVALUATION BREAKDOWN

0 pt 10pt 20pt 30pt 40pt 50pt

CON- TENT

Essay does not explain why you believe this concern is important in your creative discipline today AND Does not explain how this concern is expressed in existing, contempo- rary design compared to the historical period

Essay does not explain why you believe this concern is important in your creative discipline today OR Does not explain how this concern is expressed in existing, contemporary design compared to the historical period

Essay unclearly and incompletely explains why you believe this concern is important in your creative discipline today Explains unclearly and incompletely how this concern is expressed in existing, contemporary design compared to the historical period

Essay partly explains why you believe this concern is important in your creative discipline today Explains partly how this concern is expressed in existing, contempo- rary design compared to the historical period

Essay mostly explains clearly why you believe this concern is important in your creative discipline today Mostly explains clearly how this concern is expressed in existing, contemporary design compared to the historical period

Essay clearly and completely explains why you believe this concern is important in your creative discipline today Explains clearly and completely how this concern is expressed in existing, contemporary design compared to the historical period

WRI- TING

More spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, paragraph, or vocabulary errors than error-free writing

Spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, paragraph, or vocabulary errors present seriously impede the legibility and understanding

Spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, paragraph, or vocabulary errors present but don’t seriously impede the legibility and understanding

No spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, paragraph, or vocabulary errors.

ILLUSTR ATIONS

Not included

Sufficient and clear photos of contemporary design included as examples of your assertions.

FOR- MAT

First page, page numbers, font, spacing, margins are incorrect throughout

First page, page numbers, font, spacing, margins as described in Specifications

TOTAL

/100

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