PURPOSE
One of the most important skills a human being can learn is to evaluate as objectively as possible. The goal of this assignment is for you to reflect on art work and try to evaluate it objectively using some standard criteria before adding your own thoughts and opinions of the art work.
This assignment supports the following General Education Objectives:
- Students will critically evaluate information
- Students will effectively communicate.
This assignment supports the following HUM 220 Course Objectives:
- Students will recognize interdisciplinary connections.
- Students will use information to evaluate aspects of the human experience in different contexts.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Select one of the following artists below and find one piece of artwork to critique. Provide a link to the work of art in the first paragraph of your analysis.
- Critique this work of art using the five-step process found in Module 1. Write at least 5-8 solid, college-level sentences for each step. Please address each step by listing your critique as #1…, #2…, #3…, and so on.
- Artists to select from:
- Andy Goldsworthy, a British creator of outdoor sculptures in Scotland.
- Langston Hughes an African American Harlem Renaissance poet of the 1920s.
- Angelique Kidjo, an internationally famous Beninese singer–songwriter.
- Cui Ruzhuo, a Chinese ink wash painter of landscapes and calligraphy.
- Annie Leibovitz, an American photographer known for her portraits of celebrities.
ART CRITIQUE STEPS REMINDER
- Describe the work of art in your own words, using descriptive vocabulary and objective point of view, suspending judgment. If it is a visual art, explain what you see. If it is drama or film, give a short plot summary. If it is music, state what you hear. Be thorough in your description but do not ramble.
- Give some details about context that might relate to the meaning of the work. Say something about the artist, or about the period in which the art was created. How do these details add to the artwork’s impact and its meaning? How is society/culture/history reflected in the artwork? (You will need to conduct a bit of research to answer this question. Use credible, preferably scholarly, sources and cite your sources.)
- Examine the quality of the work. What specific things about it make it seem well done or poorly done? Again, be thorough in your examination, but do not ramble.
- Consider the human value of the work. What is the artist conveying about life—specifically about S.O.N.G. (Self, Other, Nature and God)? What does the work help you to better understand?
- Explain the personal value of the work. How is it significant to you? Provide details to support or explain this opinion.
SPECIFICATIONS
- Use Formal Standard Written English, including proper spelling and grammar.
- Use formal, academic tone.
- Use MLA formatting and documentation, both in-text and Works Cited page.
- Formatting Requirements:
- Put your name and assignment title clearly at the top of the document.
- Use one-inch margins on all sides.
- Use a standard font and size e.g, Arial 11, Times New Roman 12, Courier 12
- Save as a Microsoft Word® document, a PDF, or “rich text format” (.rtf) file.