Art
Art Analysis
The Task: For this project you are required to respond to one of the topics or issues presented within Garry Emery’s paper ‘Various Notes’ (PDF). Your response should include a researched consideration of the issue as presented by Garry. In your response you should include an analysis and critique of how your ‘partner designer’ would […]
Modern religious buildings
What are some examples of modern religious buildings that are similar in style or share features with classical and neo-classical architecture like the Pantheon, Maison Caree, St. Pauls Cathedral in London or the La Madaleine?
Art about 16th-century Renaissance and the later 18th-century Enlightenment
You learned about the 16th-century Renaissance and the later 18th-century Enlightenment—periods of human history that are often described as returns to intellectualism and classical ideals. Write an essay that charts the commonalities between these historic periods. In short, you should link the cultures of the 16th and 18th centuries by highlighting shared ideas and traditions […]
How does art shape culture?
Review “Thelma Golden–How Art Gives Shape to Cultural Change,” Ch. 9 and 11 of Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art, and the Week Five Electronic Reserve Readings. Write a 200- to 350-word summary responding to the following: How has art, in the context of the social justice movements of the twentieth century, challenged, and shaped American […]
