DUE: NO LATER THAN JULY 26

Your mission: Pretend you are the Curator [someone who organizes art exhibitions] of a major art museum. Design a virtual art exhibition of art works which you believe illustrate a particular theme. The theme can be as imaginative as you like, but THINK CAREFULLY about which images you choose for the exhibition. Choose a minimum of 12 paintings, sculptures, photographs, or other art forms that you feel would make a good, well-organized exhibition. NOTE, YOU SHOULD CHOOSE WORKS FROM VARIOUS TIME PERIODS AND CULTURES. For each work you choose, I would like you to tell me the most important characteristics of the style or culture of each image you choose. Tell me why you believe the image to be, for example, from the Baroque or from the Romantic Period or from the Renaissance.

POSSIBLE THEMES: Animals in Art; Images of Birth/Death in Art; Self-Portraits; Images of the Family in Art; Art as Propaganda; The Influence of Classicism; Children in Art; Images of Science and Scientists in Art; Images of Warfare; Images of Love and Romance; The Theme of the Hero/Heroine in Art... Get the picture? The possiblilites are endless--These are just suggestions--Come up with your OWN idea. Please feel free to see me if you are having problems coming up with your 'virtual exhibition'.

EACH WORK MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY: Artist's Name (if known); Title of Work, Year; Medium; and Location; Time Period or Style (for instance, Dutch Baroque, French Impressionism; Cubism, etc.). THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO COMPLETE THIS ASSIGNMENT: 1) Create a photo album of your 'Virtual' art exhibition, accompanied by your TYPED material. Assemble the images you feel would best fit your theme--from library books (xeroxed--not torn out!) or downloaded from the internet (clear images, please). Along with each image, include a written explanation of why you felt the image would be good to include in the exhibition--why it fits the theme you've chosen. Choose at least 12 images. FOR THOSE BRAVE SOULS: 2) CREATE A VIRTUAL PHOTO ALBUM. Tripod.com allows individuals to create their own webpages, including "photo album" pages. [My website uses these pages; just click on the example below.] After registering with Tripod.com, you can download images into your photo album very easily. You can obtain these images (AT LEAST 12) from the internet (I've included a link below which features many websites with art images). If you have access to a scanner, you can also scan in and save the images you choose, which you can then import to your Tripod.com Photo Album. When you find an image you think would fit your theme, right click on the image and save it. After choosing all your images, you can import them to the Photo Gallery which Tripod.com has set up. Along with each image you can type in the information about the image, as well as your explanation of why you included this work and how it fits the theme of your exhibition. After you have completed your assignment, you can email the website address to me. It's much simpler--and painless--than it sounds! Keep in Mind that your online "Virtual Gallery" must also be accompanied by written material, and NOT just a collection of images. If you are interested in doing the assignment 'online', please let me know and I'll be happy to show you how. For an example of a Virtual Art Exhibition, Click on the link below: |