Art History - Art Appreciation Examination

Art  Appreciation  

Instructions:    This  exam  will  be  posted  for  6  am  on  Friday,  3/27,  and  due  by  11:59   pm  on  Friday,  3/27.    You  may  use  the  text,  the  lesson,  notes,  resources  and  the  wiki   discussions  for  your  responses.      

The  exam  consists  of  only  2  image  comparisons.    Please  select  one  image   comparison  from  either  group  1,  2  or  3.    Your  second  image  comparison  should  be   chosen  from  a  different  group.    For  instance,  if  you  choose  image  comparison  3A,   you  cannot  select  image  comparison  3B.  

Please  answer  ALL  the  questions  listed  under  the  comparison  you  choose.    Each   comparison  is  worth  50  points  with  each  of  the  questions  under  the  images  worth   10  points  each.    Each  comparison  should  be  in  essay  format  and  only  1  page,  double   spaced.    Choose  your  words  carefully,  avoiding  repetition  of  ideas.    The  whole  exam   should  be  only  2  pages.  

Images:    The  images  are  included  in  your  exam  and  they  can  also  be  found  in  your   textbook.    Please  remember  that  reproductions  always  look  different  than  the   originals  and  the  color  of  the  image  in  the  textbook  might  be  different  from  the  color   of  the  image  in  this  exam.    If  in  doubt,  trust  the  image  in  the  textbook  first.    Be  aware   of  the  scale  of  the  actual  artwork  as  well.  

Plagiarism:    Be  very  careful  to  use  your  own  words.    If  you  need  to  quote  a  source,   please  make  sure  to  make  note  of  it.    Please  see  the  tutorial  on  plagiarism  (on  the   home  page  of  Blackboard),  if  you  haven't  already.    SafeAssign  is  used  to  measure   originality.    A  plagiarized  exam  will  receive  an  F  and  be  turned  in  to  the  University   for  them  to  pursue  their  own  course  of  action.  

Group  1A:    

  Ansel  Adams,  Clearing  Winter  Storm,  Yosemite  National  Park,  CA.  1944  

  Julia  Margaret  Cameron,  Paul  and  Virginia.  1864  

  What  are  the  similarities  and  differences  in  these  images  in  terms  of  the:  

• elements  of  art?   • principles  of  design  (composition)?   • subject  matter  (iconography)?   • Media?   • Technique?  

• Group  1B:  

  Henri  Cartier-­‐Bresson,  Place  de  l'Europe  Behind  the  Gare  St.  Lazare,  Paris.  1932  

  Margaret  Bourke-­‐white,  Louisville  Flood  Victims.  1938  

  What  are  the  similarities  and  differences  in  these  images  in  terms  of  the:  

• elements  of  art?   • principles  of  design  (composition)?   • subject  matter  (iconography)?   • Media?   • Technique?  

Group  2A:  

  Michelle  Kaufmann,  mkSolaire  Home,  2008  

  Louis  Sullivan,  Wainwright  Building,  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  1890-­‐91  

  What  are  the  similarities  and  differences  in  terms  of:  

• form?   • function?   • Cultural  significance?   • Architectural  innovation?   • Building  technique?  

Group  2B:  

  Notre  Dame  de  Chartres,  Chartres,  France,  1145-­‐1513  

  Hagia  Sophia,  Istanbul,  Turkey,  532-­‐535  

  What  are  the  similarities  and  differences  in  terms  of:  

• form?   • function?   • Cultural  significance?   • Architectural  innovation?   • Building  technique?  

Group  3A:  

  Head  of  an  Akkadian  Ruler,  c.  2300-­‐2200  BCE  

  Head  of  Constantine,  c.  312  CE  

What  are  the  similarities  and  differences  in  terms  of  the:   • elements  of  art  and  principles  of  design  (composition)?   • subject  matter  (iconography)?   • Media?   • Technique?   • Cultural  significance?  

Group  3B:  

  King  Menkaura  and  Queen  Khamerernebty,  c.  2490-­‐2472  BCE  

  Kouros,  c.  580  BCE  

  What  are  the  similarities  and  differences  in  terms  of  the:  

• elements  of  art  and  principles  of  design  (composition)?   • subject  matter  (iconography)?   • Media?   • Technique?   • Cultural  significance?