This assignment requires you to make a close formal analysis of a single work of two-dimensional art in an art gallery (in-person or virtual visit). The notes you make (below) about this work will serve as the basis for a written analysis; you may want to print these pages out in hard copy to make […]
Research and post two images of famous photographers. The first image should depict a subject who is being treated as an object or inferior being. The second image should feature The Other in a way that recognizes the subject’s common humanity. Explain how the two photographs are visually different. Explore your ethnical responsibilities to two […]
1. Imagine yourself to be a budding photographer. Identify one portfolio review you would like to attend from the list below. Explain why this review appeals to you. Don’t base your decision on location.Look at the list of reviewers for this particular portfolio review. Identify one reviewer you would be especially interested in meeting, and […]
Discuss how artists have dealt with legacies of colonial violence. Be sure to discuss at least two artworks in detail, noting visual strategies and themes.
Describe the key assumptions underlying CAPM.
One three- to four-page paper will require all students to write a prolonged visual, formal, or iconographic analysis of a single artwork based upon original data collected from first-hand observation. This assignment is based on a virtual visit to an art museum (you are NOT required to physically visit any public spaces). Strong papers will […]
(1250 words) Contrast two of the three following works of art: Lysistrata, Symphony no. 5 in C, The Battle of Algiers. Use specific details drawn from both works of art to discuss what you consider the single most important difference between them. Begin with a clear opening statement declaring what the most important difference is, […]
Write a personal statement for Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) with a concentration in visual communications (Virginia Commonwealth University) and why you have selected that specific major and why that school in particular?
Every person has a creative side, and it can be expressed in many ways: problem-solving, original and innovative thinking, and artistically, to name a few. Describe how you express your creative side.
Post a comparison from menswear or from womenswear. Find a look from the ‘90s and its “equivalent” from the ‘70s. Consider the following: Is it the same? Was it modified? Has it been combined with “non-1970s” elements? How does the 1990s’ revival of 1970s compare with the actual fashion of that decade (1970s)?
