Art Application
Step 1

Choose two works, from different artists, from the LISTEN to the Experts Table media presentations and find still images of the artworks online to save to your computer. In an MS word document include both images (1 MB each max). Under each image write the following:

Step 2

1. The title of the work and the artist. (Titles of artworks are capitalized and always italicized or in quotation marks.)

2. Describe what you see in the artworks that you can name. If you see un-namable shapes or objects (abstract objects), describe their colors, line quality, texture, shadows, variety, etc.

3. Which Essential Element or Principle of Art is most obvious to you in each work? (The LISTEN module has the content area for understanding the Elements and Principles of Art.)

4. What are the mediums the artist used? (Painting, sculpture, installation, video, photography, ceramics etc.?)

5. According to the artist or expert talking, what is the meaning of the artwork?

6. Which element or principle of art do you see that the artist uses to help convey that interpretation?

7. Compare and contrast one element or principle in the artworks you chose – how are they similar and different?

Step 3

What changed in your understanding of each artwork after your observation and analysis? Save your edited word document on your desktop/hard drive.

Step 4

Upload your Word document here.

Listen to the Experts Table: Principles C:UsersDANIELDesktopKoonsReadyMades.jpg

Three Ball 50/50 Tank, 1985

C:UsersDANIELDesktopGoya_The_Third_of_May.png

Goya The Third of May 1808, 1814

Listen to the Experts Table: Elements

C:UsersDANIELDesktopMatisseRedStudio.jpg

Henri Matisse Red Studio, 1911

C:UsersDANIELDesktopWeemsFromHereISaw.jpg

Carrie Mae Weems

From Here I Saw What Happened and I Cried, 1995

Step 1

Choose two works, from different artists, from the

LISTEN to the Experts

Table

media presentations and

find still images of the artworks online to

save to your computer.

In an MS word document include both images (1

MB each max). Under each image write the following:

Step 2

1.

The title of the work and the artist. (Titles of artworks

are capitalized

and always italicized or in quotation marks.)

2.

Describe what you see in the artworks that you can name.

If you see

un

–

namable shapes or objects (abstract objects), describe their colors,

line quality, texture, shadows, variety, etc.

3.

Which

Essential Element or Principle of Art is most obvious to you

in each work? (The LISTEN module has the content area for

understanding the Elements and Principles of Art.)

4.

What are the mediums the artist used? (Painting, sculpture,

installation, video, photo

graphy, ceramics etc.?)

5.

According to the artist or expert talking, what is the meaning of the

artwork?

6.

Which element or principle of art do you see that the artist uses to

help convey that interpretation?

7.

Compare and contrast one element or principle in th

e artworks you

chose

–

how are they similar and different?

Step 3

What changed in your understanding of each artwork after your observation

and analysis?

Save your edited word document on your desktop/hard drive.

Step 4

Upload your Word document here.

Step 1

Choose two works, from different artists, from the LISTEN to the Experts

Table media presentations and find still images of the artworks online to

save to your computer. In an MS word document include both images (1

MB each max). Under each image write the following:

Step 2 1. The title of the work and the artist. (Titles of artworks are capitalized

and always italicized or in quotation marks.)

2. Describe what you see in the artworks that you can name. If you see

un-namable shapes or objects (abstract objects), describe their colors,

line quality, texture, shadows, variety, etc.

3. Which Essential Element or Principle of Art is most obvious to you

in each work? (The LISTEN module has the content area for

understanding the Elements and Principles of Art.)

4. What are the mediums the artist used? (Painting, sculpture,

installation, video, photography, ceramics etc.?)

5. According to the artist or expert talking, what is the meaning of the

artwork?

6. Which element or principle of art do you see that the artist uses to

help convey that interpretation?

7. Compare and contrast one element or principle in the artworks you

chose – how are they similar and different?

Step 3 What changed in your understanding of each artwork after your observation

and analysis?

Save your edited word document on your desktop/hard drive.

Step 4 Upload your Word document here.