Disccusion

Learning Goal: I’m working on a art question and need the explanation and answer to help me learn.

Can anyone help me this question

Purpose

In this course, you are required to be a part of an online community of learners who collectively interact, through discussion, to enhance and support the performance of each other. Part of the assessment criteria for the course includes evaluating the quality and quantity of your participation in the discussion forum.

This assignment reviews your skills of visual analysis, and allows you to consider both style and context.

Directions

You are invited to reflect on the nature of art and its fundamental principles. Two types of art are offered for a debate: Representation versus Abstraction; and the idea of context is presented (the time and place in which the artwork was created).

Watch two video-talks:

1. Art and context: Monet’s Cliff Walk at Pourville and Malevich’s White on White – YouTube
2. Representation and abstraction: Millais’s Ophelia and Newman’s Vir Heroicus Sublimis – YouTube
3. Then choose two artworks from Google Arts & Culture Click on the left menu bar. You may choose by clicking on the “Themes” or “Artists” from the left menu bar.
4. Find an example of representational art and one abstract work.
5. Click “Reply” to post one (1) initial post worth 25 points.
   • Write a three (3) paragraph minimum essay
     • List the a) title, b) artist, c) date and d) medium of the works. Please also copy and paste links to the artwork 3 Ways to Copy and Paste a Link – wikiHow
     • Use these two works as examples in your essay to support your opinions and ideas about representation, abstraction, and context in art.
     • Identify which type of art (representational or abstract) is more appealing to you and why. In your opinion, what major quality constitutes Art? How important is the context in appreciating and understanding an artwork?
     • Listen attentively to the experts in the videos and learn from their informed discussion on how to analyze and critique a work of art. Build your essay on the points they bring up in their talk and share your own take on the subject. Feel free to agree or disagree with them and your classmates but base your case on valid points and arguments.
     • Take into consideration material of the course content,including your chapter reading material and OERs for this assignment.
     • Reply to ONE other classmate. Your response post is worth 5 points.
       • Please try to choose a post that differs in ideas and opinions from your own initial post.
       • Demonstrate more depth and thought than simply stating that “I agreeâ€� or “You are wrong” in a minimum of one (1) paragraph post.

     Note: You won’t see others’ postings unless you post your own.