Based on your reading in Chapters 14-15 in Living with Art, respond to the TWO questions below. Then for each question, respond to one of your peers. Your responses should be “mini-essays” ranging from 175-300 words per question.
In prepartion for this Discussion Board, be sure to review the Power Point, “How to Write a Comparison”. This mini-lecture will help you in responding to any of these questions.
In responding to the questions for each discussion board, you are expected to select specific examples of art works from the text book to illustrate and support your points—these supporting examples of art works should be different from those that the author of the course text uses when discussing similar themes or issues. Include the artist, title and page number of the each work of art you use. You may also find images of art works on the internet. If you do so, include the link and source information.
Comment on at least two of your peers’ posts; please remember to indicate to whom or to which post your peer comments are directed. Comments should be substantive, with supported critical analysis. Supported means offering specific examples of art or quotes, or historic information to support your ideas. Include citations for your sources.
Try looking in other chapters of the course text, even those that are not assigned; you will find a wealth of images throughout the book. It should be part of your learning experience in this course to learn to LOOK at works of art and to see not only what the experts see, but also to experience a work of art for yourself and to discover what you find there.
Also, remember that if you copy or paraphrase word or ideas from the text or other sources, make sure that you follow appropriate procedures for crediting those sources. Put any quoted text in quotation marks “” and follow it with the source in parenthesis (). Citing incorrectly will reduce your grade and may be considered plagiarism. You must cite your sources in MLA format at the end of each response. Review announcements on how to cite correctly.
from the text or that do little more than repeat other students’ posts will not receive high marks. Originality and critical thought are the goals here.
linked item Week Two Discussion
Part I: Distinguish between the Paleolithic and Neolithic Periods in terms of time and cultural developments. Compare and contrast specific examples of artifacts, practices, and systems of belief. Discuss why art survives or does not. Include the four reasons Getlein cites for how art survives, giving an example of art work from both the Paleolithic and Neolithic Periods that meet one of these requirements. What types of art work or materials would not likely survive? How might this affect our opinion of a culture?
Part II: Describe the shift in the Roman Empire that created Byzantium in the East and what would eventually become Europe in the West and explain the impact of this political, religious, and social split on the art produced in these regions in this era. Provide specific examples of particular works of art or architecture to illustrate your points. Second, trace the subsequent development of art in the East and the West from the Early through the High and Late Middle Ages by citing specific works of art or architecture and describing characteristic features these works exemplify. Be sure to include the each of the following terms in your discussion:
animal style
Carolingian
Romanesque
Gothic
Deadlines:
Thursday evening: Initial response
Saturday evening: Respond to two peers (100+ words per follow-up post)
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