26 Feb Find a work of art to answer the following questions
Give a short description of the work:
· Is it realistic, abstract or non-objective?
· What does it depict? What colors are used?
· What artistic role does it play? Does it take on more than one role? Review the different roles discussed in subunit 1.4 to help you decide.
· Provide the title, date and artist’s name. Make sure your source has all of this information.
· What medium is used (painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, photograph or digital image, video, installation or performance)?
· What artistic category (subunit 1.5) does it fall under?
Part 2
View the three works of art from the hyperlinks below.
They are all from different time periods and cultures. Notice how each one has a repeated formal element similar to the others.
· What style and category does each work belong to?
· Do these similarities have ties to an ordinary meaning between them, or do you think the meaning of each work is separate from the others? Why or why not?
· What cultural, religious, or other considerations do you consider when defining your answers?
· Write at least one paragraph to explain each work of art.
Here are the images to view:
· ‘ Totem PoleLinks to an external site.’ https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/totem_poles/
