and for what purposes based on the works of art presented in Chapter 1. Reading:

Goals and Objectives: To arrive at a definition of art by considering who makes art and for what purposes based on the works of art presented in Chapter 1. Reading: Carefully read Chapter 1, paying close attention to the works of art used as examples of the concepts covered in the chapter. Assignment Instructions: Choose two of the following concepts covered in this chapter to use as your titles for each of the two analyses required for this chapter. Each analysis must address a specific, different concept and students must demonstrate understanding of how their selected works of art clearly illustrate the chosen specific concepts, repeated before each of the analysis required: • Art gives us pictures of deities or helps us conceive of what divinity might be. • Art embodies the customs, beliefs, and values of the culture that uses it. • Art entertains, communicates emotions and aesthetics of an individual artist. • Visual form, sculpture and three-dimensional pieces, are created from costly materials in order render large scale, strong, lasting historical symbols, sometimes lasting for thousands of years. • Art is an expression of our human response to the world and while some is realistic or made “from life, other works come from memory or reflections on life, like poems. Using your own words, explain how your selected artwork embodies the concept you selected, and repeated as your title for each analysis. Describe specific details, both obvious and subtle, from within the artwork image to support your comments. Explain how at least one of the Art Elements and/or Design Principles (explained Chapter 2) were used by the artist/s to help convey meaning to viewers. For example, how would a black and white photograph impact the ways in which viewers understand the artist’s intentions? Why would one use black and white in any work of art, as opposed to full color? Important Notice: You must explain how at least one of the art terms, which you explained in your Chapter 2 assignment, functions within and is used by the artist/s to help convey meaning the viewer in each future analysis, in order to earn full credit. Note: Students must underline the specific term/s used in each analysis. A “Personal Responses” paragraph should follow each analysis, where you express your personal reactions to, perceptions of, and insights into each selected work of art. Answer the questions, for example: • How does the work make you feel? • What are you reminded of? • What do you think were the intentions of the artist/s? • What value is the work to viewers? Additional Instructor’s Note: What is art? Art is strictly a human phenomenon, and there is no one definition, which can be applied to all time and all people or places. Some animals make tools, but they do not consider the aesthetics of (how to increase the beauty of) their tools. For example, they do not consider carving a beautiful handle or decorating them with jewels. None except human beings make art to better understand their life experience or to communicate some idea about the world to other human beings. You must repeat the topic or specific concept assigned at the beginning of each of your analyses. Please follow the same formatting illustrated in the “Exemplary Student Examples” in order to fulfill all requirements and earn the most points possible. Also, use the “Guidelines for Writing about Art” document to help elaborate each analysis, and make sure you describe not only the obvious but also the subtle details in each work which support your analyses in order to meet the minimum requirement of 10 sentences for the analysis portion of the assignment. Use the grading rubric provided for this assignment as your guidelines and review the Exemplary Student Examples in order to develop an in depth response and earn the most points possible for your efforts. Each analysis portion of this chapter assignment must meet the minimum requirement of 10 sentences, excluding your personal responses, reactions, perceptions, insights, etc. for each artwork image you select for analysis. The titles of all works of art of must be in italics or “quotation marks”. Give the title of the artwork and either the artist’s name or the name of the culture in which the art was produced if there is no artist name. Information about each image in our textbook can be found in the credit lines next to the images in the textbook. Submit your completed Assignment here. Please see attached Grading Rubric for details on how this assignment will be graded.