Art History Research Project/ Photography
Name ______Period______Artist’s______
Biographical Info:
Typed – 12 font – into a paper format, work cited page with 3 min. sources
1. Place/date of birth:
2. Place/date of death:
3. Primary type of artwork (ex: painting? drawing? sculpture? printmaking? ceramics)
4. Media (what materials are use?):
5. Style or period/date of art (Surrealism, Renaissance, etc)?
6. Short definition of that style or period (see Artlex or Artcyclopedia):
7. Interesting/Personal information on the artist
8. Three other artists who work in this style (from the time period of the artist - orcontemporary artists working in this same style). How is the work similar? How is the work different?
9. Any famous inventions of the time (writing, wheel, telephone, etc):
10. Biography Resources (minimum of three -use authoritative sites and books). Include author, title, date, URL (for sites), publisher (for books), and page numbers.
IMAGES (find a portrait or photograph and three works art) For each image: these are the 6 images on your project.
1. Title:
Date: Media: Size:
Location (museum/collection):
URL/ site name (or book source if scanned):
2. Title:
Date: Media: Size:
Location (museum/collection):
URL/ site name (or book source if scanned):
3. Title:
Date: Media: Size:
Location (museum/collection):
URL/ site name (or book source if scanned):
4. Title:
Date: Media: Size:
Location (museum/collection):
URL/ site name (or book source if scanned):
5. Title:
Date: Media: Size:
Location (museum/collection):
URL/ site name (or book source if scanned):
6. Title:
Date: Media: Size:
Location (museum/collection):
URL/ site name (or book source if scanned):
Critique:
The one pieces of art you are re-creating and answer the following questions:
1. What is the subject matter?
2. Explain the reason you notice the thing you mentions in ? 1 and what else do you see.
3. Why does the thing you mention in? 2 seem important?
4. What leads your eye around from place to place?
5. What tells you about the style used by the artist?
6. What seems to be hiding in this composition?
7. Why do you think this was partially hidden?
8. Imagine the feelings and meaning this artwork represents?
9. What titles could you give this artwork?
10. What other things interest you about this artwork:
11. Genres. Is this a still life (group of things)? A portrait (a painting, drawing or sculpture of a person)? Or a landscape/seascape/cityscape (picture of the land/water/city)? Other (explain)?
12. Style/form: Is this artwork realistic (as real as possible)? Abstract (distorted reality)? Non-objective (as far from reality as possible)? Symbolic? Functional? Other (explain)
13. Description. Identify the sensory qualities (art elements). Can you identify a color scheme? Why do you think the artist might have chosen the colors she/he did? Do they make sense? What kind of lines did the artist use? How does the texture add to the work? etc.
14. Discuss the formal properties - use of design principles.
15. Interpretation. What do you think the artist was trying to say? Why do you think he/she chose this subject?
16. What feeling does this artwork give you and why?
What part of the artwork is your favorite and why?
17. Judgment: Defend this as a work of art using one of the theories of aesthetics (or combination): Art as Realism - Art for Formal Properties - Art as Expression - Art as Functional
Paper Rubric: /30 pt.
Paper includes information from the handout, general information
Paper includes information about the processes and techniques use by the artist and time period.
Paper includes information about 1 pieces of artwork with the material and includes titles, medium, etc. about the piece of artwork (the one you re-created). (Make sure you cite)
Paper includes information about the other 6 artworks and some information about each one. (Make sure you cite)
Paper ends with your feelings about the work, the elements and principles of design.
Paper includes your judgment that is meaningful. (Don’t want to hear, I like it because… or I don’t like it because… need more).
Paper is typed, 12 fonts, double spaced, name, date, and period on the top right hand corner.
Work cited page is typed at the bottom of your paper – have a minimum of 3
2D: Puzzle/ Photography Rubric: /30
You recreated an image by the artist you have
You got creative on how you created the photograph
You got creative on how you designed your puzzle piece
You mounted the image on the puzzle
Puzzle piece was not bent or ripped. Good Craftsmanship
Used class time wisely and cleaned up your area each period.
3D/Ceramics: Sculpture Rubric: /30
You recreated a piece from the artist
Showed Creativity
Used materials correctly
Used class time wisely
Cleaned up after your self