Joseph Mallard William Turner Presentation and Paper Consists of TWO PARTS: Part 1 – PowerPoint Presentation – 10-15 slides Part 2 – Artist Statement/Ref

Joseph Mallard William Turner Presentation and Paper Consists of TWO PARTS:

Part 1 – PowerPoint Presentation – 10-15 slides

Part 2 – Artist Statement/Reflection Paper – 2-3 Pages – Double Spaced

You are to find an artist to research and a piece of his/her artwork to critique, preferably one you can personally see in a gallery or museum. If you can take a picture of it, please do and attach it to your paper. If you are unable to get to a gallery/museum, you may use an artwork from your textbook or from the list of online museums/galleries (list at the bottom of these directions).

The document is the Reflection Paper and a good ppt example

I’m going to use notes_writing_workshop_t5_20__3_ this as a note, and you need to fill it in Directions for Artist Research Critique & Reflection Paper
Due Date: Sunday, July 5, 2020 (by 11:59 PM)
30% of your grade
Consists of TWO PARTS:
Part 1 – PowerPoint Presentation – 10-15 slides
Part 2 – Artist Statement/Reflection Paper – 2-3 Pages – Double Spaced
You are to find an artist to research and a piece of his/her artwork to critique, preferably one you can
personally see in a gallery or museum. If you can take a picture of it, please do and attach it to your
paper. If you are unable to get to a gallery/museum, you may use an artwork from your textbook or from
the list of online museums/galleries (list at the bottom of these directions).
Part 1: PowerPoint/Keynote/Prezi Project/Google Slides – 10+ slides (it’s okay to go over 10
slides, but don’t go crazy! ? )
? Title Slide – * this slide is NOT counted in the total number of slides!
Your name
Artist’s Name
Class Time
Picture of artist or their artwork
? ARTIST INTRODUCTION
-You must cover the following 13 items in the Artist Introduction of your PowerPoint project. (All
that are applicable)
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Artist’s Full Name
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Date of & Age at Death (if applicable)
Place of Death (if applicable)
Cause of Death (if applicable)
Primary type of artwork (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Media (materials were most often used)
Style or Period of Art
Short explanation of that style or period
Short synopsis of what was happening in history during the time this artist worked/works Current events? -Influential on artist’s work?
12 Interesting/Personal information on the artist
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Directions for Artist Research Critique & Reflection Paper
13 Name 1-2 other artists who work or were influenced by this artist or this style (from the
same period as the artist or working in the same style/different period)
-How is the work similar?
-How is the work different?
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FELDMAN METHOD CRITIQUE
-You must choose ONE piece of artwork created by the artist you selected and write a complete
critique using the Feldman Method.
-Cover as many of the following items as are applicable in your PowerPoint slides – use 2+ slides
per topic.
-Provide a picture of the artwork you are critiquing
DESCRIPTION (Describe it like only YOU can see it!)
Answer as many of the following questions as possible when describing your
artist’s artwork
*****Provide a picture of the artwork*****
You may write this section with Bullet Points
Name of Artist
Title of artwork (Italicize!)
Date of artwork
Location of artwork (museum or collection)
Media used? (If known)
Dimensions/Size (if known)
What is the subject matter? (people, animals, cars, flowers, etc.)
What is the genre? (Still life, portrait, landscape, etc.)
What is the style of the artwork? (realistic, abstract, Pop Art, etc.)
How would you describe the formal elements? (Line, shapes, form, color, texture,
space/depth, value)
What sorts of things do you see happening in the work?
Add these IF they will help with your description:
Does it remind you of something else?
What things do you recognize? What things are new to you?
How is the artwork different from real life?
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Directions for Artist Research Critique & Reflection Paper
ANALYSIS (This is usually the hardest part to write!)
Write about the Elements of Art and Principles of Design and the relationships
between the subjects that you mentioned in the description.
You may write this section with Bullet Points
What is in the foreground, mid-ground, background? Where are they located?
Is there a sense of deep/space? Shallow or Deep? Describe.
What colors are used and how have they been arranged? Where are they?
What shapes are there and how have they been arranged? Where are they?
Are there any leading lines and if so, where is your eye led? Focal point?
Is there any use of contrast? If so, where?
Is there any use of pattern? if so, where?
Are there any special techniques used by the artist? (Can possibly find this through
your artist research!)
INTERPRETATION
Interpretation attempts to get at the meaning of the artwork. Use the information
learned from the above two sections in order to try and interpret what the artist
was attempting to achieve with this artwork.
You may write this section with Bullet Points
Is the artist primarily concerned with imitating nature? What tells you this?
Is the artist most interested in expressing a feeling or emotion? What tells you this?
Is the artist primarily concerned with lines, shapes, colors, and textures or with
design/composition.
Does the title of the work tell you anything about the meaning of the work? What?
What title would you have given it?
What do you think the artist was trying to say in the artwork?
Why do you think he/she chose this subject?
What areas do you notice first? Do you think there is a relationship between what you
notice first and what you notice later? If so, what is that relationship?
What story do you think is being told? Or what do you think the work is about?
How does it make you feel when you look at this picture? Why?
*****This would be a good place to add your research knowledge of the artist to help
interpret the artwork!!!!!
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Directions for Artist Research Critique & Reflection Paper
JUDGMENT
Judgment, the final step, is often the first statement that is expressed about an
artwork before it has really been examined. Judgment in that case is neither
informed nor critical but simply an opinion.
You may write this section with Bullet Points
What do you like and dislike about the artwork? Why?
Do you think the artist was or was not successful with this particular artwork? Why
or why not?
Do you think this artwork is worth sharing with others? Why or why not?
What do you think others would say about the artwork?
What do think is worth remembering about this artwork?
****What do you want us to walk away knowing about this artist and his/her artwork?
LAST SLIDE – REFERENCES
-List of resources used (you are permitted to use either MLA or APA style for this)
Big Grammar Issues to address:
-Italicize works of art
-Refer to artists by their LAST names (ex. Paul Cezanne – Cezanne or Mr. Cezanne)
-Capitalize art periods and names of people in that period (ex. Impressionism Impressionists)
ONLINE Museums & Galleries
12 Famous Museums
Google Arts & Culture
The British Museum
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Directions for Artist Research Critique & Reflection Paper
PART 2 – Artist Statement – 2-3 Pages – Double Spaced
Artist Statement – Using “A Taxonomy of Reflection” Model
Answer the following questions in all 6 Taxonomies as they relate to this artist
research critique project and to this class in general.
**This part can be written with bullet points!**
Remembering: What did I do?
-The artist I studied
-What I liked about his/her art
Understanding: What was important about it?
-Why was/is this artist important to study?
-What should others know?
Applying: Where could I use this again?
-How was this assignment similar to other assignments? (in this course or other subjects).
-Do I see connections in either content, product or process?
-Are there ways to adapt it to other assignments?
-Where could I apply this (content, product or process) to other areas of my life (personal,
school, friends, family, future jobs, etc.)?
-How would you see using it?
Analyzing: Do I see any patterns or relationships in what I did?
-Were the strategies, skills and procedures I used effective for this assignment?
-What were the results of the approach I used – was it efficient, or could I have
eliminated or reorganized steps?
Evaluating: How well did I do?
-What were we learning in this course and is it important?
-Did I do an effective job of communicating my learning to others?
-What have I learned about my strengths and my areas in need of improvement through
this course or this project?
-How am I progressing as a learner?
Creating: What should I do next? What’s my plan/design?
-How can I best use my strengths to improve?
-What steps should I take or resources should I use to meet my challenges?
-What suggestions do I have for my teacher or my peers to improve our learning
environment?
-How can I adapt this content or skill to make a difference in my life?
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Artist Research Critique PowerPoint & Paper
Scoring Rubric
##/21 = ##/100
PowerPoint
PPT (Part 1)Organization
PPT (Part 1)Amount of
Information
3
2
1
Information is very
Information is somewhat
The information appears
organized and wellorganized, but information is to be disorganized (No
constructed according not well-constructed
Artist Introduction &
to directions given
according to directions given Feldman Method
(Artist Introduction &
(Artist Introduction &
Critique and Title &
Feldman Method
NO Feldman Method
Reference slides)
Critique and Title &
Critique Headings and Title
Reference slides)
& NO Reference slides)
All topics are addressed Most topics are addressed None or less than half of
in 10+ slides
in