Art appreciation homework
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artist_perception.docxArtist Perception - Art and You
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Perspective:
We cannot overlook the role photography has played in the development of the field of Art History and arts education as we know it today. While it was once traditional for European painters to copy the great works of the "masters" in museums, photographs provided another option. Now, many American artists study and may copy photos of original works in their own homes and studios and rarely see "masterworks." Photography is a fine art in its own right, and photographic imagery is often appropriated "as is" for modern creations. Pablo Picasso's collages ushered in a new era when he chose to incorporate printed newspapers and advertisements into some of his major works. We cannot deny, however, that photographs separate us from what's real. Photographs are not always good substitutes for the "real thing." Why visit a museum when there are hundreds of "virtual galleries" available with the click of a button? Is art simply visual imagery, or is seeing or participating in art an essential human experience?
Assignment: For your Module 7 Artists Perception assignment, consider the following questions in a written narrative of 500 – 600 words. To receive full points, you must quote comments and information you found in the "Gallery Walk" forum in support of your point of view. The "Gallery Walk" discussion posts are "Primary Source" materials that you should take advantage of when explaining your point of view. When you quote a student, be sure you identify them and cite our discussion forum in a "Works Cited" section. (Note that primary and secondary source materials were discussed in the an earlier module's Writing Skills Development page.)
Do not simply answer these questions. Use them as the basis for your short essay response paper.
1. When we base our arts education on photographs and reproductions of works of art, can we ever completely understand the importance of art in any given era or culture?
2. Why must some art be seen in person to be fully understood? Why won't photographs suffice?
3. What work of art would you like to visit in your lifetime and why?
4. What can we learn from knowing artists personally and discovering their unique perspectives?
5. Does art fulfill a basic human need?
Basic Information for all AP Submissions:
Create a "Works Cited" section that lists your various sources in MLA Style format at the end of your minimum 2-paragraph AP. Be sure you have properly cited any direct quotes you use in support of your own writing. For help with MLA Style citations, visit the suggested links in the ART 110 Research Guide or in our course home page's Links area. All Artist Perception assignments in this course require that you include at least one relevant, properly captioned and cited image file in your document.
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