What in your view is the most moral thing for that person to do in that dilemma?

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Articulate a specific dilemma in a situation faced by a particular person based on the topic of Euthanasia The situation can be real or fictional.
Summarize the dilemma.

Define any needed key terms associated with the dilemma.

Analyze the conflicts or controversies involved in the dilemma.

Revise and rewrite based on any feedback you received in your previous draft (week three). Reference and discuss any professional code of ethics relevant to your topic such as the AMA code for doctors, the ANA code for nurses, etc.

State whether and how your chosen topic involves any conflicts between professional and familial duties or conflicts between loyalty to self and loyalty to a community or nation.

What in your view is the most moral thing for that person to do in that dilemma? Why is that the most moral thing? Use moral values and logical reasoning to justify your answer

What aesthetic value does the work have? How does it reflect the human condition? How does it relate to your life?

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Controversial Art and Censorship
Although controversial art is not a topic exclusive to the 20th and 21st centuries, the distribution of information regarding controversial art has increased with the proliferation of media.

Choose an example of a controversial work of art from the 20th or 21st centuries from any discipline of the humanities (music, literature, sculpture, film, television, etc.). Then, address the following:

Identify the work and the medium.

Based on your example, to what extent does this work of controversial art make a social contribution?

What aesthetic value does the work have? How does it reflect the human condition? How does it relate to your life?

Has this work ever been censored? If so, explain the circumstances.

Are governments ever justified in censoring art? Why or why not?

Examine some of the influences of this work of art.

Argue whether or not this work should be considered art. Explain why using terms learned in this course.

Include an accompanying statement from the artist(s) and a statement from a critic to support your points.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

Examine the effect that you think this class could have on your career and personal life.

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As we learned in Week 1, there is a difference between being educated and simply trained. The purpose of education is not only to determine what someone can do, but also what kind of person they become as a result of their education.

Studies in the humanities will advance the communication skills, empathy, self-awareness, judgment, and professionalism of students, and they help students with becoming skilled at the social and cultural context of working with people.

In addition, studying the humanities can help students in the following ways:

Literature can introduce students to life situations with which they may not be familiar.

Drama can teach oral communication.

Philosophy can teach skills of analysis and argument.

Art, literature, drama. and music are expressions of human creativity, and taking part in some form of artistic activity, either as reader or viewer, is part of what makes us human.

For this assignment, choose a work of art that made an impression on you during this course. Then, address the following:

Include an image of or link to the work.

Identify the artist, the title, date completed, and the medium.

Explain how learning about the work will help you in your life and career. Consider the context in which the work was created and the meaning of the work.

Explain how one or more specific disciplines (literature, drama, philosophy, art, music) influenced you.

Examine the effect that you think this class could have on your career and personal life.

How does the medium impact what the viewer experiences?

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Part 1: Art Creation

Select a photograph or film art piece to use as a point of inspiration. Create an art piece of photography or cinematography inspired by your selected art piece. Videos should be no longer than 5 minutes and must be in MP4 format.

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 the inspiration photograph or cinematography within the document. Use a link in the case of cinematography.

Record the title, artist/director, year, and place of origin.

Briefly explain the background of the inspiration piece.

Your Art Piece

Include your original photograph within the document. If you selected cinematography, submit as a separate file in the Art Creation Submission (Recordings) area following this assignment.

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?

For photography, how do the formal elements of design compare to one another?

 

 

How is a spiritual being shown in art? What symbols are used to convey divinity?

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Citing images from the corresponding chapter, how is a spiritual being shown in art? What symbols are used to convey divinity?

What your research has unearthed that gives greater insight into the work you have chosen to write about.

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Then, write a paragraph (3 in total) on each of the following. This will form the initial body of your paper.

1. Key aspects of the topic you have chosen

2. What others have said in support of the topic/work from your library research

3. What your research has unearthed that gives greater insight into the work you have chosen to write about.

What are the objects, persons, and general shapes within its composition? If it is an architectural monument, what are the parts or spaces it is composed of?

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Select a work from a local museum, architectural monument or the artworks exhibited in a local gallery or municipal building. (Remember, you must get the approval of the instructor.)

When you visit the chosen artwork or monument, allow adequate time to view it and take notes. You may consider taking digital photos if allowed for further reference and inclusion in your project. A second visit is strongly recommended.
Make sure that you read the gallery or exhibition label and if it is an architectural monument, the dedication plaque or any other on-site marker providing relevant information. It is strongly suggest that you either might digital photograph the work to include in your written work or that you ensure that a copy of the work is represented in your paper or an internet link provided to it.

Visit a museum, art gallery or monument. Provide the title and date of the art object or monument and the name of the artist or architect and where it is located. Select a topic and summarize the overall appearance of the object or monument in a paragraph that will be the foundation of your paper. View the artwork or monument from as many perspectives as possible. Give the details related to the art object or monument and the name of the artist or architect. You will need to revise this paragraph if you use it as the introduction to your paper, as it will need to tell the reader just what you intend to accomplish in your paper.

Think about answering the following 6 questions in relation to the work and your topic:

What is the form or genre of art that you see in front of you—painting, drawing, sculpture, monument as architecture, etc.?

What are the media—paint, clay, stone, steel, etc.—used in its creation? What are the techniques—tools and processes—used in its creation?

What is the size and scale of the artwork or monument in relationship to a person, a building, or other works of its kind?

What are the objects, persons, and general shapes within its composition? If it is an architectural monument, what are the parts or spaces it is composed of?

Select a work from a local museum, architectural monument or the artworks exhibited in a local gallery or municipal building. (Remember, you must get the approval of the instructor.)

Describe the formal visual elements in the artwork in front of you: line, perspective, shape, mass, texture, time, space, color, and light. Remember that some of these may not be applicable to the chosen subject of your paper.

Describe the basic principles of design in the artwork or monument in front of you: balance, scale and proportion, unity and variation, focus, emphasis and subordination, rhythm, and pattern.
If the object is a two-dimensional work of art, answer the following questions:

What are the most distinctive features or characteristics of the artwork?
Are the forms in the piece realistic or abstract? Does the piece represent one style or does the artist mix the two?

What is the effect of the particular medium or media used? How does it affect the viewer’s impression?
If the piece is a three-dimensional work of art, answer the following questions:

What are the most distinctive features or characteristics of the artwork or monument?

What is its function? How does its form complement its function?

In what setting is it placed? How does the setting affect its appearance?

Is the piece representational or abstract? Does the artist explore forms or space within forms?

If it is an architectural monument, how do people move throughout the structure? Are there significant accommodations or limitations to this movement?

What role does light play?

Remember that some of these may not be applicable to the chosen subject of your paper.

Describe the basic principles of design in the artwork or monument in front of you: balance, scale and proportion, unity and variation, focus, emphasis and subordination, rhythm, and pattern.

If the object is a two-dimensional work of art, answer the following questions:

What are the most distinctive features or characteristics of the artwork?
Are the forms in the piece realistic or abstract? Does the piece represent one style or does the artist mix the two?

What is the effect of the particular medium or media used? How does it affect the viewer’s impression?

If the piece is a three-dimensional work of art, answer the following questions:

What are the most distinctive features or characteristics of the artwork or monument?

What is its function? How does its form complement its function?

In what setting is it placed? How does the setting affect its appearance?

Is the piece representational or abstract? Does the artist explore forms or space within forms?

If it is an architectural monument, how do people move throughout the structure? Are there significant accommodations or limitations to this movement?

What role does light play?

Who is your audience for this exhibition? How do you plan to appeal to your intended audience?

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What is the theme for this exhibition? Here are list of ideas to help you: Impressionism, history of women in art, printmaking, African art, exploring identity in art, early American art, etc. Make sure your theme is broad enough that you can find examples, but not so broad that you have too many works to choose from.

For example: Printmaking (A VERY large pool of work to choose from) vs. contemporary silk screen rock posters (a smaller, more specific pool).

Step 2: Selecting works

What works of art are you going to include in your exhibit that best illustrate your theme?

To find works of art to include, you will use the Metropolitan Museum of Arts online collection.

Step 3: Think of your audience

When designing your exhibition, always keep your viewer in mind.

Who is your audience for this exhibition? How do you plan to appeal to your intended audience?

Step 4: Design choices

The design of your exhibition will influence how the viewer walks through, views, and understand the works of art.

Question 1: Do you plan to display the art salon style or with a center line? Why?

Center Line

The institutional standard

Artworks are hung with the center of the artwork hitting between 54” and 62”

• Artworks are hung from ceiling to floor and fill the entire wall.

Question 2: Which of your chosen works will act as the anchor piece? (Look above at the vocabulary for help).

Question 3: What is the exact order you would like your viewers to see your 8 chosen works?

Step 5: Informing your viewers

Lastly, viewers need to understand the context and theme of your exhibition. Many curator do this by writing introductory text that is placed on a wall near the start of entrance to the exhibit. You will also write labels for the works in the exhibit.

Write the introductory text for your exhibition. It must be 6 sentences long. Keep in mind, you are writing this text with your intended audience in mind.

 

Summarize the events that can contribute to conflicts in terms of the preservation of art.

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1. What does the reading mean by “cultural heritage”? How does this relate to art?

2. Why do you think it is important to preserve cultural heritage?

3. What is the role of art museums and private collections? How do

4. Summarize the events that can contribute to conflicts in terms of the preservation of art.

5. On your own, research NAGPRA. What is it? Why was it created? What is the goal of the law?

6. Define repatriation. Why is it important?

7. Find an example of a work of art being repatriated and discuss the specifics.
Next, watch the following videos that explain a day in the life of an art museum curator:
Day at work : art curator on YouTube
The extraordinary world of art: How to curate an exhibition
Then answer these questions
1- What is a curator?
2- What is their job/role within an art museums

What do you notice first when you look at the work(s)? Why?

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Tell what you see (the visual facts).

• What is the name of the artist who created the artwork?

• What kind of artwork is it, what medium is it?

• What is the name of the artwork?

• When was the artwork created?

• List the literal objects in the painting (trees, people, animals, mountains, rivers, etc.).

• What do you notice first when you look at the work(s)? Why?

• What kinds of colors do you see? How would you describe them?

• What shapes can we see? What kind of edges do the shapes have?

• Are there lines in the work(s)? If so, what kinds of lines are they?

• What sort of textures do you see? How would you describe them?

• What time of day/night is it? How can we tell?

• What is the overall visual effect or mood of the work(s)?