Art Creation & Reflection – Sculpture, Painting, or Drawing

Week 3 Assignment: Art Creation & Reflection – Sculpture, Painting, or Drawing

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• Due:  Friday 11.59pm


• Points 150


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Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

• Textbook: Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6


• Lessons: Week 1, 2, 3


• Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)

Instructions

This week you will use your readings from the past two weeks as a point of departure to create your own artistic production and a reflection paper.

Part 1: Art Creation

Select one of the visual art pieces from Chapters 1-6 or the lessons from Weeks 1-3 to use as a point of inspiration. Create a painting, sculpture, drawing, or work of architecture inspired by your selected art piece.

Part 2: Reflection

Write a reflection about the relationship between your art production and the inspiration piece. Include the following in the reflection paper:

• Introduction


• Inspiration Piece
  
  
  
  • Include image.
  
  
  • Record the title, artist, year, and place of origin.
  
  
  • Briefly explain the background of the inspiration piece.
  
  
  
  


• Your Art Piece
  
  
  
  • Include image.
  
  
  • Provide a title.
  
  
  • Explain the background of your piece.
  
  
  
  


• Connection
  
  
  
  • Explain the thematic connection between the two pieces.
  
  
  • How are they similar and different?
  
  
  • Are they the same medium? How does the medium impact what the viewer experiences?
  
  
  • How do the formal elements of design compare to one another?
  
  
  
  

Original Artwork Requirements

• Methods: paint, watercolor, pencil, crayon, marker, collage, clay, metal, or wood (Check with your instructor about other methods you have in mind.)


• No computer-generated pieces

Writing Requirements (APA format)

• Length: 1.5-2 pages (not including title page, references page, or image of artwork)


• 1-inch margins


• Double spaced


• 12-point Times New Roman font


• Title page


• References page (minimum of 1 scholarly source)

Grading

This activity will be graded based on the W3 Art Creation & Reflection Grading Rubric.

Course Outcomes (CO): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5