Modern Art History Response Essay

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Final Paper Guidelines:

• Stapled, hard copies required.

No late exams . No Makeup exams. No extended deadline.

• You must properly cite all sources using the Chicago Manual of Style. Limit your citations to the assigned course Readings or other academic resources.

• Woodbury University policy clearly states that plagiarism is strictly prohibited.

 

Turn in your assignment on May 6, 2019 via Turnitin. Essays should be between 900 and 1,000 words.

 

You are required to include images in your essay. Whenever you describe a work of art at any length, as you begin, ideally your reader should be able to see a reproduction of it (you choose the size) on the same page as your description (do this just once; no need to reiterate). Place a caption (in 12-point font) below the image stating the artist’s surname (only), the title of the work (in italics), and its date.

 

Final Paper Question:

Read Clement Greenberg’s “Avant-Garde and Kitsch” (1939), T.J. Clark’s “Clement Greenberg’s Theory of Art” (1982) and Michael Fried’s “How Modernism Works: A Response to T. J. Clark” (1982). Read All Three of Them .

 

Write a response to one or multiple of the three influential essays. What are their interpretations and definitions of modernist art? Do you agree or disagree with the authors? Why? And most importantly, how can you formulate your understanding of the key features of modernist art with help from the three essays?

 

Incorporate three to five artworks from fauvism, expressionism, cubism, futurism, constructivism, Dadaism, surrealism, modernist architecture, art in the Third Reich, Mexican muralism, and Japanese modernist movements (such as mavo) to demonstrate your argument.

 

Final Paper Formatting Guidelines – Chicago Manual of Style

 

1. Heading: The heading goes in the upper right corner of the first page of your exam and should look like this:

 

Your Name

ARTH 204 – Midterm Exam

Spring 2019

Date

 

2. Formatting:

12-point font for the main text, footnotes and illustration captions

Times New Roman

1” page margins

Insert page number at the top right corner of each page

Heading is single-spaced, the entire body is DOUBLE SPACED

Need help?

Chicago Manual Style: http://www.docstyles.com/ctslite.htm

 

3.  When you cite a book or article in your essay…

You must always specify your exact source by means of a footnote placed at the bottom of the page. The footnote should be formatted like the example below & at the bottom of this page.

 

Example: Part of the difficulty in representing Mameluke figures in painting was that Mameluke society was ethnically so diverse. As Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby has pointed out, “Mamelukes came from throughout Eurasia and Africa and spoke many languages, among them, Arabic, Armenian, Greek, Turkish, Flemish, Italian, German, and French.”[footnoteRef:1] [1: Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby, Extremities: Painting Empire in Post-Revolutionary France (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2002), 108.]

 

Footnote (at the bottom of the page, 12-pt font):

Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby, Extremities: Painting Empire in Post-Revolutionary France (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2002), 108.

 

4. When you cite a work of art in your essay….

You must always specify exactly which work you are referring to by means of a footnote placed at the bottom of the page. In art history, referencing particular works of art normally includes the artist’s full name, the title of the work, the date, the medium and the location –

 

Jacques-Louis David, The Oath of the Horatii, 1785, oil on canvas, Paris, Louvre

 

5. Bibliography: You are not required to supplement your essay with a Bibliography.

Dance Questions

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1. Explain why the dancer, choreographer and audience member are all equal partners in the event when talking about a live dance concert. What does each of the three bring to the production experience? Alternatively what can each of the three gain from the experience? Speak to the choreographers traits, the dancer’s training, and the audience’s member’s understanding and etiquette.

Identify major figures and events to highlight the development of court ballet, ballet d’action, romantic ballet, classical ballet, contemporary ballet, and neo-classical ballet. How is contemporary ballet similar and different from classical ballet? Specifically, what is the difference between contemporary ballet and modern dance?

Modern Dance evolved from the early 1900’s to a current dance form today. Define it’s beginning process, the major dance figure’s and their individual styles. Identify the mid-century evolution of modern dance including major dance figures, and what changes occurred. How is modern dance different today? What makes it so different from ballet? jazz dance? tap dance?

The social dances of the 1980’s reflected many important issues of the time and how they affected society. What were these dances? Where were they found? Among which groups were they popularized? How did these dances affect society at the time? Who were some of the major artists of this era and what influences did they exert? With the rise in the popularity of reality dance television today where is social dance headed?

What are the differences and similarities between World Dance/Ritual Dance and Folk Dance? How do they relate to specific cultures? What part do rituals play? What are the contemporary influences upon these dances? What are the positive/negative ramifications of these influences? What part does having an audience and/or participation play in the presentation of these dances?

What are the steps in the production process of a dance concert? What is the beginning point of the process? What other factors are important and who makes those decisions? Speak specifically regarding the choreographer, dancer, and the logistics/issues of the actual performing space.

What importance does the artistic director have regarding the success of the dance company? To whom does the artistic director answer? What are the artistic and business duties and decisions that an artistic director must make? What is the relationship of the artistic director to each of the following: the board of directors? support staff? artistic collaborators? other choreographers? dance companies?

What is the current status of dance in the American student’s education? What is the feeling of dance educators towards the rights and privileges of students to a dance education? Speak to the similarities and differences in dance education in grades K-12 and higher education. What role does creative movement play in the public education system? Why is teaching a popular profession for the dancer? What are the most common types of dance teachers?

What is the historical development of jazz dance and tap dance through American history? How did they originate? Who were some of the influential artists in the development of jazz dance and tap dance and what was their significance? What were some of the famous musicals that helped signify the development of these dance forms? How would you define jazz dance and tap dance? What characteristics are similar and different regarding these two dance forms?

Western Civilization: The Last Voyage Of Columbus

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CRITICAL BOOK REVIEW FORMAT:

Your review will be graded on the following categories:

*Opening Paragraph– a brief description of the nature of this assignment is required,

specifically what are your expectations going into reading & reviewing this book.

1.) AUTHOR WRITING STYLE AND BOOK ORGANIZATION – 30 POINTS

A. How interesting to read was the author’s writing style?

B. How easy to understand was the author’s writing style?

C. Describe how the book was generally structured, was it done in a straight topical, a straight chronological or a combination of the two, topical/chronological structure. Did the way this book was generally structured help you the reader stay focused on this book’s information?

2.) AUTHOR = Main Source Person(s) POINT OF VIEW – 40 POINTS

A. Explain in full detail the book’s main theme(s).

B. Explain how well the author supported the book’s main theme(s).

C. Outside of the main theme(s), give two other opinions, any kind of noticeable likes or dislikes about the people, places & events of this book’s subject matter, the author revealed in writing the book you are doing your assignment on.

D. Explain how well the author supported their opinions outside of the main theme.

3.) SUMMARY SECTION- 30 POINTS

A. Describe at least one good point and at least one bad point of this book.

B. How appropriate was this book for this particular history class?

C. Tell me something you learned from reading this book that helped you better understand the society we live in today.

· Each of these questions are worth 10 points apiece. I will evaluate your answers in Sections 1, 2, & 3 (its Main Body) using the following criteria:

A. Fully Explained Opinions

B. Grammar, Sentence and Paragraph Structure

C. Topic Organization

Separate Title Page : This page does not count as part of your reviews Main Body.

Any review turned in without this title page will receive a 5-point reduction penalty.

A. Center of the Page- Book Title & Author(s) Name(s)

B. Bottom Right Hand Corner- Student Name, Instructor Name, Course Title & Semester