Category: Art

Contemporary art: whether, in what sense, and to what extent it is capable of critiquing the conditions of capitalist production. What has become of the modern, avant-gardist desire to critique, overthrow, and foment change?

Was Hitchcock a popular Surrealist, or merely someone who popularised Surrealist techniques and concepts?

Learning Goal: I’m working on a art writing question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.
I have pre-selected the artist for you. Below is the information regarding him I was provided, but other research is expected.
Vik Muniz
Vik Muniz is a Brazilian artist and photographer. Working with unconventional materials such as such as tomato sauce, magazine clippings, sugar, thread, chocolate syrup, dirt and garbage, Muniz recreates famous images from art history and pop culture, then photographs them. Muniz often works on a large scale and then he destroys the originals of his work so that only the photo of his work remains. Muniz believes that the art world should not be just for the elite. Muniz stated that he wants to change the lives of people with the same materials they deal with every day.
https://vikmuniz.net/
Instructions below:
Paragraph One: Theme and ApproachThis paragraph should be between 150-200 words.
Topic sentence: In your topic sentence, clearly state the main issue or theme the artist is working with. Do this in one sentence. Please refer to the list of key issues and themes in the previous section. Pick only one main issue or theme to write about and focus on that.
Body of paragraph: Next, describe the artist’s unique artistic approach to addressing this issue or theme. How does the artist create their work? What is the message? Introduce at least one example of the artist’s work and describe the main strategies used to convey this message. Please refer to the list of key strategies in the previous section.
Paragraph Two: Personal History and IdentityThis paragraph should be between 200-250 words.
Topic sentence: In your topic sentence, summarize the connection between the artist’s work and their personal history and identity. Do this in one sentence.
Body of paragraph: Next, describe this connection in greater depth. Provide more detail about the artist’s personal experiences and explain how they inform their art. Before you write this paragraph, you may need to do extra research to learn about the artist. Please cite your sources.
Paragraph Three: Making a Difference (Evaluation)This paragraph should be between 150-200 words.
Topic Sentence: In your topic sentence, summarize why (or why not) this artist’s work of art made a difference to you, or to your way of thinking about the issues and themes in the work. Do this in one sentence. Stay focused and don’t try to write about everything. Keep it real.
Body of Paragraph: Next, thoroughly discuss your reaction to the artist’s work and evaluate its effectiveness in more detail. Explain why you think the artist’s work is successful. Support your key points with examples and observations of the artist’s work.
It may be helpful to consider some of these factors:
You don’t need to answer all these questions. They are here to help get you thinking.
What initial ideas or feelings come to mind after experiencing the work of this artist?
Do you identify with the artist’s work? Based on your life experiences, is it personally relevant to you?
Does the work impact your way of thinking about these issues?
What is it about the artist’s work that engages you the most? The message? The way it is made? The formal characteristics?
Do you think your experience of the work is the same as what the artist intended?
rubric attatched below

Learning Goal: I’m working on a art report and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.
In order to gain a perspective of the rapid changes in early-twentieth-century society and their direct relation to the plethora of art movements, I would like you to pick one year from 1900–1920. Research noteworthy inventions, world events, and discoveries from that year and tell how you think they influenced the art movements of the 20th century (Be specific- give examples). You will also have to research the art movements of that time. Don’t tell me each invention for example like, the vacuum cleaner made cleaning faster so artists had more time to work! Think overall what was happening! Look at everything from that year and what did it do to the hearts and minds of people and artists. How did all these things affect artists and their creations? Think about the theories of those art movements and were they developed due to the changes in that year. Share your findings in an approximately three-five minute video report. You must record the screen. Write a script and include it in the video in writing. You can pause the recording to take a break, close a picture, open another one, etc.

Contemporary art: whether, in what sense, and to what extent it is capable of critiquing the conditions of capitalist production. What has become of the modern, avant-gardist desire to critique, overthrow, and foment change?

I have this assignment or discussion due and I will provide all the information and if you can finish it earlier I will appreciate it and if there is anything let me know. I uploaded a picture of a art that I choice and you can write about is “Temple of Inscriptions, 7th Century CE, Palenque.”
Discussion #4: Arts of Asia, the Americas, Africa, and the Pacific
This week we viewed objects, artworks, monuments, and architectural examples from several unique and incredibly diverse regions, from the grasslands, deserts, and tropics throughout the Asian and African continents to the plateaus, mountains, and tropical coasts of the islands in Oceania and all of the climates and geographies above in the vast spanse of the Americas. Although these works were created in completely different parts of the world and across a wide stretch of time, they share in common many aspects regarding their designs, techniques, purposes, and meanings for their respective cultures.
What’s more, many of these works also share in common the experiences of being removed from their original contexts and circulated through collections of museums and private (usually wealthy) individuals throughout the rest of the world, especially throughout collections in Europe and the United States. Given the fraught history of global colonialism in recent centuries, when more industrialized nations sought to exert control over the societies located in these regions of Asia, the Americas, Africa, and Oceania, and took advantage of this control to take possession of many local artworks and objects, should viewers of these works today be more aware of how, when, and why these works were removed from their original contexts and placed on view elsewhere? What may be the benefits, the drawbacks, and the ultimate impact of bringing the circumstances of collecting and displaying these objects into the viewing experience of them?
Your Discussion Assignment:
Select one (1) artwork, monument, or object from any of the topics we covered this week that is currently in the collection of a museum outside its original location. For example, a work from Papua New Guinea that is currently in a collection in the United States, or a work from Nigeria that is currently in a collection in England.
Explain what you think are some of the benefits of viewing this work as it is currently displayed. For example, its current display may showcase unique materials and techniques, or offer viewers examples of important ceremonial objects they otherwise may never see in person. Your explanation should answer the following questions:What is the greatest benefit of viewing the work as it is currently displayed?
How do you think collecting, displaying, and viewing this object in its current context has helped preserve the physical artwork?
How do you think the original cultures who made and used this object or artwork are highlighted or showcased to foreign audiences?
Explain what you think are some of the drawbacks or controversies of viewing this work as it is currently displayed. For example, its current display may oversimplify or obscure its original use or meaning, or may inadvertantly incur damage to the object’s materials. Your explanation should answer the following questions:What is the greatest drawback of viewing the work as it is currently displayed?
How do you think collecting, displaying, and viewing this object in its current context has hindered preservation or damaged the physical artwork?
How do you think the original cultures who made and used this object or artwork are oversimplified or miscommunicated to foreign audiences?
Provide a final reflection (just a couple of sentences) on whether you think works from indigenous cultures across Asia, the Americas, Africa, and Oceania should be displayed in distant museums and collections of typically wealthier, more industrialized nations and individuals, OR whether they should remain and be displayed in the places where they were made, and WHY.
Your discussion posts are due by 11:59pm on Thursday. In addition to your discussion post, you can earn two extra points each week by responding to the posts of at least TWO other students by 11:59pm on Saturday!
To earn credit for your Discussion, you must follow instructions for your own post and provide a response in your own words (if needed, please provide proper citation and reference info for anything borrowed or quoted from another source).

Assignment Goals:
The theme for Chapter 10 is “Social Protest and Affirmation.” As you all now know, from examples in the textbook, art happens inside and outside the the whites walls of institutions like galleries and museums. And our chapter reading provides us with many examples of different issues that have been addressed by different artist’s when it comes to topics related to social justice and the affirmation of marginalized groups. This week I want you to keep in mind that artists are humans too. Things that matter to them are based on their first-hand life experience(s). Now I realize that everyone’s life experience is a little different, but your goal is the try to put yourself in the shoes of the artists and try to see why they would make the kind of artworks in this assignment
Instructions:
1. Watch all the videos and read all linked content prior to crafting your response(s).
2. Address the questions in the Discussion Prompt
3. Provided embedded image example of artworks that help illustrate the point you are trying to make.
A. Artist Within the Art World: In Response to his Personal Life Experiences and Environment
Kehinde WileyAmerican artist, Kehinde Wiley, is a painter whose work utilizes the visual language related to 17th-19th Century Eurocentric Academic painting traditions (the Baroque, Rococo, and Romanticism among them) to explore the contemporary Black experience related to each of his subject’s personal style (particularly their clothing). In this video, Wiley discusses his background, work, process, philosophy, and art historical influences.
Please watch this 14 minute video about Kehinde Wiley’s background, work, process, philosophy, and art historical influences.

B. Artist as Educator:
Charles White
Keeping in mind that all artists are storytellers, please watch the video Life Model: Charles White and His Students, about Charles White who was an artist and educator at OTIS College of Art and Design in the late 20th century. As students, you are all part of an institutional establishment, but each individual within any establishment has the potential to create change from within.
As you watch the video, pay attention to how Charles White interacted with his students, who he felt art was for, and how he viewed the potential for a diversity of artists to carve out their own places in the predominantly caucasian Eurocentric art establishment. Consider how a single individual can impact a larger community through their own work.
C. Artist Outside a Gallery(s):
JR http://www.jr-art.net (Links to an external site.)
Using massive scale photography of the everyday underrepresented segment of society, JR’s work addresses poverty, politics and gender. Bringing social awareness to the public, JR’s work predominantly exists in the public space.
Prompt Guidelines:
Written Analysis – Post Essay Format (Due Wednesday):
Your analysis of these three artists should be evaluated in an essay format.
Part 1: Answer all of the following general questions for each of the three artists:Who is the audience for the for each of these individuals, everyone or a select few? Explain your answer.
How does/did the work of each artist relate to the issues covered in the chapter? Does their work address social justice or question the status quo? How so? Can you relate to their life experiences? If not, why do you think that is? Explain your answers.
Artists are all storytellers in one way or another, how did you respond to hearing the personal stories revolving around each of these artist’s lives?
What role do our own experiences play in the “life” of the artist’s artworks and careers? What I mean by that is, we all come to things from different places in life, so our reactions to everything are personal in some small way. Artists make work and release it into the world, after that the reactions to their work are constantly in flux. Feel free to share examples from personal experience(s) to help explain your answer.
Part 2: Now that you’ve learned about these artists, chose the one artist, from these videos, whose work resonated with you the most personally. Find a specific artwork (and embed it in the discussion) that you feel best represents this message. Include the artist, title, size, and location (if it’s a visual artwork).Address the following in your essay:
Artwork embedded, artist, title, size, location.
What is the message/goal of the art? Be specific.
How effectively does the artwork communicate it message? Provide specific examples in you answer. Does the range (the number of viewers) of audience affect this?
Do you think the artist’s success in the artwork is directly related to the size of the audience that see it, since it is about protest? Be specific.
Grammar:
All writing must utilize complete sentences that form coherent, organized thoughts and ideas, utilize proper grammar, and be completed at a college level to earn credit. I realize we live in a world of texts, emojis, and tweets and they are totally fine in other areas of your life, but in a college classroom, they just don’t provide enough information to fully explore ideas.

This assignment uses an annotated playlist called “We Insist: A Century Of Black Music Against State Violence,” created by a group of music scholars and critics. There is a webpage with a brief introduction and a paragraph of description for each song (Links to an external site.), and you can hear the music tracks through a playlist available on either Spotify (Links to an external site.) and Apple Music (Links to an external site.).
Instructions
1. Read the brief introduction (3 paragraphs) at the top of the webpage. (Links to an external site.)
2. The playlist has a total of 50 songs, divided into 4 different groups by chronology. You’ll be using 3 songs for this assignment but you must pick 1 song from each of the first three sections. In other words: Pick 1 song from the first section (“1927–1963: Witness & Resistance”), pick 1 song from the second section (“1967–1985: Black Power”), and pick 1 song from the 3rd section (“1985–2012: Policing & Protest”).
3. Listen carefully to all 3 songs, taking notes on what you notice. Read the paragraph on the webpage about each song. Optionally, you can also seek out any other information you would like to know about the song or artist, or look up lyrics online.
3. After you’ve spent some time with each song, write a paragraph about each song, answering these questions for each one:
What is your overall reaction to the song? What feelings or thoughts do you have when listening carefully to it? (The point is to answer these questions, not just to state whether or not you like it.)
How do you think the sounds in the song contribute to the effects it has on you? As in some past discussions, you must say something about the actual sounds in the song, not only the lyrics. There are many possible sounds and musical qualities that you might choose to discuss, such as timbre of voices or instruments, the song’s rhythms, how it changes over time or any other qualities you notice. We realize it is challenging to describe music, but as in past assignments, you should do your best to share comments that reflect careful listening.
Grading Criteria
To earn a grade of Complete, your response must meet the following criteria:
You address the questions listed above, with three paragraphs that reflect careful thought and listening.
It does not contain significant grammar or spelling errors, and reflects time spent revising your writing. If it has extensive grammar problems and the meanings of some statements are not clear, the TA will ask you to revise it.

Zigmunds Priede, Event Horizon, n.d., Woodcut, relief and acrylic on paper, 41 x 77″
Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Johnson County Community College
Directions
Provide a short statement of the following information:What is the percentage of completion for your core assessment?
What issues are you facing in completing this assessment?
A draft of your Core Assessment – Artwork Response Essay needs to also be submitted. Use the following to help guide your draft.
1.The Introduction. (Not necessarily in order.)
Write a Short Description of the Work You Have Chosen. Include identifying subject matter or forms, setting or space, color, and medium, artist and current location.
State Your Main Argument. A thesis statement related to the overall effect or meaning of the object. (i.e. What does this work mean?)
State (Briefly) the Ways in Which You Will Prove It. (Forecast your main points.)
The Main Body: You will describe three or four pieces of evidence from the work you’re looking at to support your thesis statement. This evidence can be from any of the following areas. You don’t need to use them all. The medium (the material the work is made with), the medium’s traits, and the artist’s use of the medium.
The relevant visual elements (i.e.: line, shape and space, composition and relative scale, light and color, style)
The composition (i.e.: unity/variety, balance, emphasis, focal point)
The subject matter, if the work is representational. (What does it picture. If there are people, how do they react to each other or the viewer.)
The relationship the formal elements and composition have to the subject’s meaning (or overall effect).

The Conclusion. Restate the Main Argument.
Place this work of art into the big picture. Relate it to a larger issue, art-historical movement, etc.

Attach an image of the object (This can be a postcard purchased from the museum bookstore, a photograph, or your sketch. Your own sketch does not need to be professional quality.)
Student submits a rough draft of at least 700 words.
This paper is NOT about research, the history of the work or the history of the artist. You can do the paper with little to no research at all. I am not looking for a history of the work, or the artist. Knowing some of the history may help you with your interpretation, but this paper is not a report about that history. While there is a category in the rubric for citations, you are not required to find things to cite.

I need this in 5 hours, not 24 hours please. Thank you!
Required Written Text in Your Own Words of 3 to 6 Sentences for Each Photograph: State the title of your photographs. Describe in your own words the psychology and mood of the portraits that you are submitting. Explain the importance and symbolism of the objects that you use. Explain how you thought about choosing the objects.
Your grade as indicated on the Rubric is based partly on your text, so therefore avoid spelling, punctuation, and grammar mistakes. I will provide the photos when the question is assigned.