Art

This review will be for The little shop of horrors – 2009 UK tour from youtube. This should take you to the right one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g43417ID1go The rest of the assignment description I’ve copied and pasted, follow it as close as you can. Preparation Prior to attending the performance (or watching the show online), read a theatre review on the website of one of the following major national newspapers: Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, or Washington Post. You should not look for a review of the exact production you are going to see. Instead, you should look for a review of the same genre of performance. Your goal is to consider the standard way in which professional performances are reviewed. You should keep this in mind as you attend the theatre performance you have selected for this course and as you prepare to write your own review of it. In the works cited section at the end of your written assignment, you will include the citation for the review you read. Your task for this assignment is to write a review of the theatrical performance you attended (or viewed online). With the exception of the performance information you will list at the top of your paper, your paper should be in essay format. There should be no headings or text from the prompts included in your paper. Your responses must follow the order of the prompts as outlined below, with clear paragraph breaks to show that you have followed the prompts in sequence. Your responses to the separate prompts should NOT be combined into one lengthy paragraph. While you will not be graded on word count or page length, your responses must include specific detail and thoughtful analysis. The expected length of a paper that meets rubric requirements is more than 1 page, but no more than 2 pages. Examine the rubric below to see how your paper will be graded. Please include the following in a list as shown below. This information should be left-aligned. Performance Title Date you attended the performance Place or location of the performance Name of the playwright (in this format: John Doe, playwright) Name of the director (in this format: Jane Doe, director) Name of the group or company who put on the performance In essay format, respond to the following prompts. Your responses must follow the order of the prompts. You must include clear paragraph breaks to show when you have finished your response to one prompt and begun responding to the next. First, give a summary of the plot. This summary should be a brief paragraph.  Second, give a review of the plot or script. Consider: Does the plot make sense? Is it easy to follow? interesting? surprising? too predictable? If you attended the play with other people, you may include their opinions here, especially if they disagree with you. What is the play’s message or theme? This section should be a brief paragraph. Third, briefly discuss the realism of this theatrical production. In the context of what you read in pages 35-42 in Chapter 1 of Edwin Wilson’s The Theater Experience, consider the realistic and nonrealistic elements of this performance. Your response must reference this section of Wilson’s text with a direct quotation and include correct in-text citation. This section should be a brief paragraph. Fourth, give a review of the performance. Your review should include the following topics, in the order shown below. This should be the longest portion of your paper, a hearty one or two paragraphs in length. Make it interesting—it should NOT read like a list! — Performers How were the actors? Did they perform their roles believably? Was there an actor who was particularly good or bad on stage? Be sure to distinguish between actors and characters; a good actor can portray a bad character very well. — Set How did the set add to or detract from the performance? — Costumes How were costumes used in this performance? What was their effect? — Performance space In what sort of space was the play performed? What was its effect? — Acoustics or music Evaluate the effectiveness of any music used in the performance, and the acoustics of the performance space. — Fellow audience members How did your fellow audience members act and/or react during the performance?   Fifth, give an overall review and recommendation. End your review with an overall review of the performance. What were its strengths and weaknesses? Would you recommend this performance to others? For which groups of people would this performance be appropriate and enjoyable? This section of your paper should be a very brief paragraph. Works Cited Close your paper with a works cited section. Your works cited should include a citation for the newspaper review you read at the beginning of the assignment as well as Wilson’s text, which you referenced in the third paragraph of your paper.

Write a descriptive analysis and comparison of two paintings or two sculptures from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Artwork 1: Fragments of a Marble Statue of the Diadoumenos, 69-96 CE, Roman copy of an original attributed to the Classical Greek sculptor Polykleitos Artwork 2: Antonio Canova, Perseus with the Head of Medusa 1804-06, Italian Neoclassicism Or you can choose the second pair Artwork 1: Simone Martini, Madonna and Child, c. 1326, Late Medieval period, Italy Artwork 2: Fra Bartolomeo, Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, c. 1497, High Renaissance, Italy

Prepare a presentation about a sacred place in mythology; for example, the Oracle at Delphi or the Mahabodhi Temple. This place may or may not currently exist. Imagine this presentation is like a travel guidebook—letting someone from outside of the culture know what he or she should expect to find if they were to visit the mythical place. Create a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with detailed speaker notes. The use of images is encouraged. Ensure you include: An explanation of the mythological origins, history, and functions of the place A description of any sacred objects and attributes associated with the deities and mythological origins of this place and the symbolism of these objects as used by contemporary people and cultures For example, Apollo’s snake and lyre or Buddha’s bodhi tree A comparison of this place to those that serve similar functions in other cultures For example, mountaintops, temples, burial sites or memorials, and so on An explanation of the relevance of this place and these objects in contemporary culture—consider the following questions: What significance do these places or things hold in the minds and emotions of the people? How do these places or things connect to mythological stories from that culture? What is the role of place and the associated objects? A list of the most important facts to know about the surrounding culture, such as: Etiquette and dress to follow when visiting What these facts tell us about the culture that gave rise to the myth Format your images, citations, and references according to APA guidelines.

Make sure you follow the instruction. Create your own exhibit digitally via presentation software (Prezi, PowerPoint). Your exhibition should respond to Amy Tucker’s chapter “The Museum as Context”, and a title slide/image with approximately 150 – 200 words should explain how your exhibition does this. You can design your exhibition around a particular artist, movement, style, period, theme, or formal element (such as color). The “exhibition” must combine images and text, and you are required to research your chosen artworks in order to write texts that reflect the historical context and iconographic/symbolic content of the chosen works. Each image must have an appropriate title/caption (see your textbook for the appropriate way to caption an image). The text for each image should be approximately 150 words. Finally, you must submit a bibliography of works cited for the exhibition text. Online sources are strictly prohibited, you must use academic sources.

n this journal you will go beyond class material and explore art theft. Given the enormous value (cultural, political, and financial as well as aesthetic) of artworks today, it should come as no surprise that many have been the target of art thieves. These include Leonardo daVinci’s Mona Lisa, Edvard Munch’s The Scream, and the relief sculptures from the frieze of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, now in the British Museum in London. But if you prefer to address an art theft not listed here, you are free to present it in your blog instead, doing independent research. Consult the following articles. Lord Elgin – Saviour or Vandal? Art’s Great Whodunit: The Mona Lisa Theft of 1911 http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1894006,00.html Stolen’Scream’ Painting Recovered After 2 – Year Search Scream Stolen from Norway Museum http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3588282.stm For your journal select one of the artworks listed above. If you prefer, present your own choice of a famous art theft! Describe the factual circumstances of the theft answering questions such as: Who stole the artwork and why? What were the circumstances of the theft? Is there an ongoing controversy regarding the theft? Was the artwork recovered? If so, did the theft impact the value of the artwork and in what way? 2. Critically analyze the differences between “ordinary crimes”, for example, a bank robbery (or any other lucrative crime) and art thefts. Address questions of motives, justifications, benefits, problems, etc. Why would any criminal choose art theft over any other crime? You may speculate but your answer should also be based on the material provided in the videos. Reminder: Make sure your journal contains an introductory sentence about the topic and a conclusion. And remember that all assignments are written to the uninformed reader.

Select one of the following artists: Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael to write an essay to describe the art in Renaissance. Requirement: Minimum two pages double spaced essay. The letter size should be #12. essay should include at least one artwork from the artists. essay should include your own description of the artwork. essay should include information about the changing of the purpose of art from Medieval time to the High Renaissance. essay should include the information on how artist’s social status changes affect the artist’s creativity.

This must be a real speech, using real people, real stories, and an imagined real audience. The writing will include getting everyone’s attention, perhaps using the fork on the glass technique, which will be included in your writing and the video performances. Introduce yourself to the wedding guests. Keep the focus on the bride and groom, not you. You could do it in threes, beginning (past story) which might include how you know them, when you met them, middle (present story) this might include your present relationship, end (future wish) what you wish for them and you may want to use a quote. You may choose to use a story, a story that exemplifies how great one or both of them are.

Virtually visit a Museum or Gallery of Fine Art and write an essay on your experience. In the essay describe your virtual visit to the museum. Select at least 1 work of art from the collection that you respond to and/or like (it might be a good idea to choose a more popular work that has Internet or book references). You must provide the following information on the work selected: Artist, nationality, life dates Title, date Media Credit line Location in Museum (e.g. American gallery, sculpture garden) Describe the work of art physically (as if you are describing it to a friend who hasn’t seen it). Include information on the composition, the formal elements and subject matter. Use terms that you learned in class when appropriate. Also consider questions such as: What do you think the artist’s intention was? Do you think he/she succeeded? Next, describe why you like or dislike this work of art? (For example, is it aesthetically pleasing? Do you like or relate to the subject matter? Does it evoke any emotion? what aspects of color theory does it use? how does it sit in space, or use space(visual space), review visual elements module for this vocabulary)

Purpose: This assignment is to explore the representation of power in the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean region. The ancient civilizations of this region were noted for their great battles and powerful rulers. This assignment will explore how power is represented in art through statues, mosaics, sculptures, and architecture. Learning outcomes: • compare and contrast how power is represented visually in ancient art and architecture • compare and contrast how symbols are used in ancient art and architecture Criteria for Success: Two artworks, labeled and clearly visible with 5 bulleted items in columns under each picture explaining how the idea of power is represented in the examples you provide. Task/ Directions: • Post two artworks from two different cultures from the textbook, from this chapter. • You will create two columns and a bullet list under each picture explaining how the idea of power is reflected in your two examples. • Be sure to include the name of the works. • Talk about how the body is represented (if it’s pictured in your work), specific events, or even religious practices as a way to display power. • Upload a file or picture of your assignment which will include two columns with lists of at least 5 sentences or bullet ideas on each side AND two pictures).

Looking at the image Barbershop by Jacob Lawrence. It is such a great piece to learn how to analyze or break down the visual components of the work. To formally analyze a work of art will help you appreciate the work at a deeper level. Getting some background information can help you gain more insight into the work but it is not necessary to do the analysis of the formal composition. The first thing to do is take in the overall image and then, literally describe in detail to yourself what you see… What’s the subject matter? what colors do you see, how do you respond to the shapes or what elements are repeated, etc…The description will inform your process of analyzing the work. There are four IMPORTANT types of lines that are present within this work. List what they are and give specific examples from the work for each type to support your answers. The artist depicted spatial depth using various techniques. List three ways spatial depth is depicted and give a specific example from the artwork for each technique to support your answers. The texture is implied in the work. Explain how the texture is implied by giving 2 specific examples from the work to clarify your answers. What color scheme do you see within the work? Please give specific examples from the artwork to support your answers. The principle of contrast is present within the work. Please give specific examples from the artwork to show 2 different ways contrast is present and explain the impact. What type of unity is present? How it is created? What kind of balance does the work have and how is it created? How is the main focal point created? Are there other areas of emphasis? There are many patterns within the work due to the different elements that are repeated to create a specific pattern within the work? What kind of rhythm is created from this?