Due
as part of Portfolio 2 on May 4
DETAILS ON FIELD TRIP:
On Wednesday, April 20, we will visit a local art
gallery, Fountain Street Fine Art, located at 59 Fountain Street in Framingham,
approximately 2 miles from campus. For directions, visit the gallery’s website
at fsfaboston.com;
their phone number is 508-879-4200.
The morning class will meet at the gallery at 9 AM;
the afternoon class will meet at the gallery at 3 PM.
We will meet inside the entrance door to the
gallery; please do not go to our classroom on campus.
Bring a notebook, pen, and this direction sheet.
First we will be given a tour of the exhibit on
display inside the gallery. Then you will select two works of art to refer to
for the project and take whatever notes you need.
The field trip will also include a visit to an
artist’s studio located in the same building as the gallery.
The morning class can expect to be finished at
approximately 10:30 AM; the afternoon class can expect to be finished at
approximately 4:30 PM.
If for any reason you miss this field trip, you will
be marked as absent for the day AND you will be responsible for visiting the
gallery on your own and completing the project as assigned.
DIRECTIONS FOR WRITTEN
ASSIGNMENT:
Select two
(2) of the artworks on display in the gallery, and answer the following questions
about them. Each answer must be a carefully considered, clearly developed
thought consisting of at least 3 complete sentences. Answer all 10 questions
separately for each artwork.
Give the
title of the artwork and the name of the artist who created it, and respond to
the questions below:
1. Describe
the artwork in detail.
2. Rename
this artwork, and explain why you would give it this title.
3. Describe
the sounds you would expect to hear in the background of this artwork.
4. If
there is a person visible in this artwork, what might that person say to you,
and what makes you think this? If there is no person in this artwork, what
might a person who “lived” here look like and what might they say to you?
5. What
are the main colors in this artwork, and why do you think the artist used these
colors?
6. What
is the overall mood of this artwork, and what about it creates this impression?
7. What
idea or concept do you think the artist wanted to communicate with this
artwork?
8. What
do you think this artwork reveals about the artist’s life, and what matters to
her/him as a person?
9. What
would you ask the artist about this artwork, if you could meet her/him in
person?
10. Why
did you select this work of art to write about?
This
project must be printed out and turned in as part of your portfolio.
Hand-written or emailed projects will not be accepted.
GRADE WILL
BE BASED ON:
Responses to all questions are
imaginatively considered and clearly expressed.
Each answer consists of three
complete sentences.
Effort spent on project.
