Does the Archaic figure borrow from ancient Egyptian sculpture? Why or why not? How does the Greek figure differ from the Egyptian style?

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DISCUSSION QUESTION

Assignment discussion:

  • Does the Archaic figure borrow from ancient Egyptian sculpture?  Why or why not? How does the Greek figure differ from the Egyptian style?
  • Does the Classical figure show an advance in naturalism? Why or why not? What did the artist do to make it more life-like?  Describe details.
  • What was considered the ideal look for figures?  Does idealism show in your examples? Why or why not?

Respond to two of your classmate’s discussion posts with additional comments on Greek sculpture changes as seen in your classmate’s examples.  Also, take his/her discussion one step further by introducing work from the Hellenistic period.  Note how Greek sculpture ideas evolved even further while describing your Hellenistic sample.

Choose a website of one competitor in the same industry (locally or globally) and compare it with your chosen company’s site. Indicate why the competitor’s website is better or worse than the chosen company’s website. Provide one competitor SWOT analysis with screenshots of their website activities.

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The project about Alsaif gallery

Know your competitors. 3 marks

  • Choose a website of one competitor in the same industry (locally or globally) and compare it with your chosen company’s site. Indicate why the competitor’s website is better or worse than the chosen company’s website. Provide one competitor SWOT analysis with screenshots of their website activities.

o What can be done by learning from your competitor’s experience?

 Conclude your report. 2 marks

Summarize the above points and include your recommendation to improve the e-commerce business.

 

 

 

 

 

Identify consequences associated with an increased life expectancy. Explain the concept of aging in place. Identify factors that affect one’s ability to retire.

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Module 4 Introduction

Module 4 explores several topics of importance to the human services practitioner. The first of these is the family and social support system of elder individuals. Longer life expectancy increases the potential for people at all stages of the life course to experience intergenerational family ties. For example, because more generations are alive at the same time, great-grandparents may live to interact with their great-grandchildren. Marital status, sibling relationships, and parent-child relationships all affect the elder’s quality of life. Family conflicts are common and can result in divorce and estrangement. Surprisingly, divorce rates among older Americans have risen. One other noteworthy trend in the family system concerns an increase in the number of grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. This trend increases the need for specialized social services because of the difficult circumstances under which most grandparents gain custody of grandchildren.

The second important topic for human services professionals who provide family services concerns living arrangements for elders. Most older people prefer to stay in their own homes as they grow old, a phenomenon known as “aging in place.” While the goal of aging in place is independent, safe, and comfortable living arrangements, many elders live alone and are far from grocery stores and medical care. This can increase the likelihood of social isolation and health problems like malnutrition, and possible premature death. While expensive, supportive housing options are more plentiful, and the trend is towards community support rather than nursing homes.

The third topic of interest to the human services professional concerns labor force participation and retirement issues. Quadagno observes that many factors affect labor force participation and retirement, including race, gender, social class, health insurance benefits, and retirement packages. Satisfaction with retirement depends on health, wealth, and where one lives. Retirees are more likely to volunteer to give back to the community.

Module Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this module, the student will be able to:

  • M4.LO1: Identify consequences associated with an increased life expectancy.
  • M4.LO2: Explain the concept of aging in place.
  • M4.LO3: Identify factors that affect one’s ability to retire.

Learning Activities & Assignments

  1. Chapter 8: Family Relationships and Social Support Systems
  2. Chapter 9: Living Arrangements
  3. Chapter 10: Work and Retirement
  4. Discussion: Social Isolation and Aging
  5. Chapter 8 Concept Review
  6. Chapter 9 Concept Review
  7. Chapter 10 Concept Review
  8. Mid-Term Exam

 

Does the Archaic figure borrow from ancient Egyptian sculpture? Why or why not? How does the Greek figure differ from the Egyptian style?

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Good, Better, Best?

This activity will help you track the evolution of Greek naturalism and aesthetic ideal during the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods.

For your initial post, choose two figures, one from the Archaic period and one from the Classical period.  These may come from your text or be found online (you may not use the three images below:

  • Samos Kouros, 6th Century BCE, Samos Archaeological Museum
  • Naukydes, Discophoros, copy after an early 4th Century figure, marble, Musee de louvre, Paris
  • Hagesandros, Polydoros, and Athenodoros, Laocoon, original 1st Century BCE, Marble Vatican Museums

Consider picking two males or two females for comparison.  Fully introduce each work with the artist (if known), title, date, material, and present location.  You may want to copy and paste the images directly into your post so that your examples are easily seen by your classmates.  Compare each work for style attributes.

As you closely examine your pair, consider the following questions:

  • Does the Archaic figure borrow from ancient Egyptian sculpture?  Why or why not? How does the Greek figure differ from the Egyptian style?
  • Does the Classical figure show an advance in naturalism? Why or why not? What did the artist do to make it more life-like?  Describe details.
  • What was considered the ideal look for figures?  Does idealism show in your examples? Why or why not?

 

Watch and Read the link below on Cezanne’s Mont-Sainte Victoire and write a brief paragraph explaining what is meant by tension between 2-d and 3-d in the work (aka flatness vs. depth). What is the formal property used by Cezanne that helps us read this abstracted version of the MSV as a landscape?

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Art history

Post-Impressionism

1) Cezanne “The Father of Modern Art”

Watch the video linked below and write a short paragraph explaining why you think Cezanne is referred to as “The Father of Modern Art.” Use at least one painting discussed in the video to support your argument. Do you think this “nickname” is apt? Why or why not?

Watch and Read the link below on Cezanne’s Mont-Sainte Victoire and write a brief paragraph explaining what is meant by tension between 2-d and 3-d in the work (aka flatness vs. depth). What is the formal property used by Cezanne that helps us read this abstracted version of the MSV as a landscape?

2) Seurat
After watching the video linked below, describe what Seurat meant when he claimed he was seeing “science” in his paintings. Include in your answer a definition of pointillism. One limitation of working in a pointillist style is the difficulty of showing movement in the painting. In what are three ways did Seurat attempt to show movement in his painting? What do you think might be another limitation to painting in a pointillist style?

3) Gauguin and Van Gogh:
Read both articles linked below and write a short paragraph wherein you explain two ways that Gauguin and Van Gogh share a similar approach in their paintings (Where. . What. . . Where? And The Starry Night) and then explain 3 ways they are different. Similarities and/or differences can include everything from subject, to expressive use of color, to application of paint (brushstroke), to how each of them viewed the world. . i.e. their particular view of utopia. Be bold and creative in your answer.

  • Cezanne “The Father of Modern Art” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsSd5jjITQA
  • Cezanne, Mont Sainte Victoire https://smarthistory.org/cezanne-mont-sainte-victoire/
  • Seurat, A Sunday Afternoon . . . https://smarthistory.org/georges-seurat-a-sunday-on-la-grande-jatte-1884/
  • Gauguin, Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? https://smarthistory.org/gauguin-where-do-we-come-from-what-are-we-where-are-we-going/
  • Van Gogh, The Starry Night https://smarthistory.org/van-gogh-the-starry-night/

Art of the Early 20th Century

1) Fauvism:
a) In what way was Fauvism radical? b) Which two artists founded Fauvism? c) How did the Fauve artists became known as Fauves and what does it mean? d) What art movements and/or artists inspired them? e) How did Matisse choose colors? f) What later movement did some of the Fauve artists contribute to?

2) Cubism
a) define “cubism” as it relates to the art produced by Picasso and Braque in the early 20th century; b) Explain the difference between Analytic Cubism and Synthetic Cubism; c) In one of the articles, Cubism is referred to as “higher truth.” What is meant by this? d) Describe the elements (painted and collage) Picasso incorporated in his Still Life with Chair Caning. How is Picasso fusing together “low” culture and “high” art in this collage painting?

3) Abstraction:
a)Define “abstract” as it relates to art. b) Who were two of the earliest artists to experiment with abstraction in painting? c) Do you like abstract art? Why or why not?

4) Futurism: Define Italian Futurism and its aims.

  • Fauvism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp0Y8Cgbg1o
  • Matisse, The Red Studio https://smarthistory.org/matisse-the-red-studio/
  • The Case for Abstraction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96hl5J47c3kKandinsky: https://smarthistory.org/kandinsky-improvisation-28-second-version/
  • Picasso Les Demoiselles d’Avignon: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/cubism-early-abstraction/cubism/v/picasso-les-demoiselles-d-avignon-1907
  • Cubism and Multiple Perspectives https://smarthistory.org/cubism-and-multiple-perspectives/
  • Picasso and the new language of Cubism https://smarthistory.org/picasso-guitar/
  • Georges Braque, The Portuguese https://smarthistory.org/braque-the-portuguese/
  • Picasso, Still Life with Chair Caning https://smarthistory.org/picasso-still-life-with-chair-caning/
  • Italian Futurism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAWjiWqPYR0

What is the hallmark of Impressionism? How did Impressionism represent a “break” from the traditional “French Academy?” In what ways was Impressionism “modern” and how did it reflect the new “modern” life?

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Art history

Realism and Impressionism

Watch and Read the links below and respond to the following:

1) Courbet, A Burial at Ornans, 1849
a) The narrators refer to this as Courbet’s “manifesto” – what do you think they mean by this?
b) Courbet’s painting represents a “break” from the traditional French Academy of painting. Describe what is meant by this and refer to specific elements of the painting to support your points.

2) Manet’s Olympia: How does Manet respond to the long history of the nude as a subject in western painting? How does he subvert the trope of the nude in this painting? What message is he conveying to his audience in this painting?

3) Photography and Impressionism
a) What is the hallmark of Impressionism?
b) How did Impressionism represent a “break” from the traditional “French Academy?”
c) In what ways was Impressionism “modern” and how did it reflect the new “modern” life?
d) How did photography affect Impressionism?
e) Explain in 2-3 sentences the shifting role of women in the Impressionist movement, both as painters and subject?

  • Introduction to Realism https://smarthistory.org/a-beginners-guide-to-realism/
  • Gustave Courbet, A Burial at Ornans https://smarthistory.org/gustave-courbet-a-burial-at-ornans/
  • Gustave Courbet, The Stone Breakers https://smarthistory.org/courbet-the-stonebreakers/
  • Manet’s Olympia https://smarthistory.org/edouard-manet-olympia/
  • Daguerre and the Invention of Photography https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/dagu/hd_dagu.htm
  • The Case for Impressionism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tw51Eh9vcw
  • Degas, Ballet Rehearsal, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAXWlfKpHN8
  • Renoir, Moulin de la Galette, https://smarthistory.org/auguste-renoir-moulin-de-la-galette/
  • Manet, A Bar at the Folies-Bergere, https://smarthistory.org/edouard-manet-a-bar-at-the-folies-bergere/

Sketch objects and spaces, then try to determine the horizon lines and vanishing points of those sketches. Use your findings to correct your sketches.

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Sketchbook Three

Observe and record how perspective works in the world around you. For practice… Sketch objects and spaces, then try to determine the horizon lines and vanishing points of those sketches. Use your findings to correct your sketches. Fill a few pages. For the sketch, … Setup a still life of 3 objects that use 1&2pt perspective. Look at the Course Announcements for help or email/text. Try to reuse your VP. Remember to always apply all that you have learned from the last week’s lesson. Submit your best sketch in Jpeg and comment to 2 peers. has to be sent to me in jpeg format

 

Identify fully your examples and include plenty of specific description as you make a case for them as cultural evidence.

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ART101 Essay (b):

The written documents that come from ancient Crete are few and provide little information regarding the religion, politics, or lifestyle of the Minoan people. Our best window into this world is through the excavated art and architecture. For this activity, you will select evidence from the palace complex (and complex it is!) to search for clues about culture.

Begin by searching online sources to locate three examples of architectural detail, wall painting, pottery, or sculpture from Knossos. An exceptional site has been created by the British School at Athens Links to an external site.. This site provides fascinating 360-degree views of rooms. (Be aware that the initial excavator, Sir Arthur Evans, made some controversial restorations to the palace. Know that what you are seeing may not be all original.) A great website for art from Knossos is that of the Heraklion Museum in Crete Links to an external site.. Painted pottery, sculpture, and frescoes will be found here. Another option for learning about Knossos is this video available through the Excelsior Library:

In the essay, use three examples as evidence for some aspect(s) of Minoan culture. You may find your material evidence indicates commerce, seafaring, or perhaps a love of nature. Maybe your sampling speaks of religion, ceremony, or costume. Be sure to identify fully your examples and include plenty of specific description as you make a case for them as cultural evidence. Illustrations are helpful.

 

Write one work that you respond to strongly visually and emotionally. Write another work of art that allows you to remain detached from the subject matter.

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Art Question

  • 1) One paragraph (minimum 100 words). Write one work that you respond to strongly visually and emotionally. The artwork is interesting or successful which you think.
  • 2) Second paragraph (minimum 100 words). Write another work of art that allows you to remain detached from the subject matter. The artwork is not compelling or not interesting or not successful which you think.

 

What societal role did the work(s) play and how do they reflect the culture or art historical period from which they come?

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Art history

Below is a list of 10 works of art. For each work of art, write a full paragraph (minimum 4-5 sentences) highlighting the significance of each work of art.

1) Caravaggio, Calling of St. Matthew
2) Jan Vermeer, Allegory of the Art of Painting
3) Rembrandt, The Night Watch
4) Bernini, Ecstasy of St. Teresa
5) Goya, The Third of May 1808
6) Gentileschi, Judith and Holofernes
7) David, Death of Marat
8) Van Ruisdael, View of Haarlem
9) Turner, Slave Ship
10) Gericault, The Raft of the Medusa

When writing your paragraphs, make sure to think about the art historical period of each work of art. Think about more than just HOW the work is made but consider the much larger and more interesting question of PURPOSE. What societal role did the work(s) play and how do they reflect the culture or art historical period from which they come?