Compare the theme or purpose of a selected work of art with that of another culture.

When you complete this project you will be able to:

Identify characteristics of the work of a selected artist
Analyze the use of design principles and elements
Identify characteristics of various media
Compare the theme or purpose of a selected work of art with that of another culture
There is no final comprehensive exam. This project ties together the ideas we have addressed, and you must demonstrate through this project how you apply them. It must be completed in PowerPoint. lease select one of these 39 artists for your project. They represent a wide range of media and styles, and you are sure to find an artist to interest and challenge you.

Artists
Artist Artist Artist
Filippo Brunellleschi Lorenzo Ghiberti Piero Della Francesca
Titian El Greco Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Gianlorenzo Berlini Artemesia Gentileschi Caravaggio
Rembrandt van Rijn Jan Vermeer Pierre Auguste Renoir
Ansel Adams Mary Cassatt John Singer Sargent
Le Corbusier Eero Saarinen Alberto Giacometti
Giorgio de Chirico Louise Bourgeois Albert Bierstadt
Henry Moore Henri Matisse Paul Gauguin
Henri Toulouse-Lautrec Kathe Kollwitz Albrecht Durer
Marc Chagall Roger Shimomura Honore Daumier
Katsushika Hokusai Berthe Morisot Mies van der Rohe
Edward Hopper Jacob Lawrence Helen Frankenthaler
Edward Weston Paul Klee J.M.W. Turner

Spelling and grammar checked
Resource for research listed in MLA format
Sufficient images
Introduction and closing
Image presentation and commentary The commentary is most crucial. This is your words and ideas defending your image choices and your understanding of the course concepts. Process
So, exactly what are you going to do?

You are creating a guide to an imagined museum exhibit. Museum exhibits consist of works of art selected and arranged for a specific purpose. They aren’t just random works hung with no rhyme or reason.

Your job is to select an artist from the list above
Research this artist based on the criteria listed. Part of this research is factual, the data you gather. You should do some research on the era as well. Just as important is the research you do by examining and reflecting on the artist’s work. Go back to the museum links on the homepage or surf for newer ones that may have been expanded recently.
A highly recommended site is theartstory.org Links to an external site.. Not everyone is there, but this site should have a page for the artist plus a lot of related links to give your research a jumpstart. What is more – many of the pages on this site have a link to ‘Cite article’. This means that you click the link to Cite Article and get a citation already formatted for that page! (See the last bullet in this list)
Select 10 works that represent a theme or period. You might select works to compare and contrast. Or, the progress of artist’s work through time, reflecting maturity, descent into madness, change in politics.
Download the images.
Outline and organize material.
Write an introduction, about 150 words, describing what the exhibit is about. It should include the artist, his or her significance, time period and, if appropriate, the movement. Explain what the exhibit is about.
Then present the images with title, date and media for each, along with about 100 words per image providing personal commentary on why they were chosen and their significance (This word count does not include the required title, date, and media). This means that you must relate to a theme, the use of design, the specific use of the media, or otherwise part of the narrative as it relates to this course. Look at the example(s) for ideas on how this can be addressed.
Finally write a brief closing, summarizing what you learned and what you hope that the viewer has learned.
Proof your work. This should be a given with any submissions but it is important that you reread your work and correct grammatical, spelling and other mechanical errors.

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