First Assignment
Death Photography
WATCH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jFlFCu58WI
The History of Post-Mortem Photography
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA04/hess/Emmeline/opening.html
Emmeline Grangerford’s Scrapbook website
EXPLORE:
Click on DEATH ( turn page to read)
Click on MOURNING ( turn page to read)
Click on PHOTOGRAPHY ( turn page to read)
WATCH http://youtu.be/sWukFwE9QCc
WATCH this one only
Participate in Discussion Board about Weekly Web Assignment 3
I would like students to discuss their reaction to one of the following subjects based on the artwork:
Animal rights, War or Capital Punishment.
Be sure to reference the artworks in your discussions. ( artists &artworks )
Goya Disasters of War print series
Images* from the 82 print series Disasters of War (*some are graphic )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Disasters_of_War
Andy Warhol Disasters print series
Visit
Andy Warhol’s Electric Chairs:
Reflecting on Capital Punishment in America
Scroll down and click on Read the Overview Text
http://www.warhol.org/education/electric_chair.html
Click on View the Installation ( click images to ENLARGE )
AUDIO POINTS OF VIEW
Scroll down and select two of the audio tracks . LISTEN.
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**Compare and contrast the artwork of
Warhol & Goya OR Gericault & Sue Coe.
Site specific examples in your discussion.
( 1 typed page* doubled spaced )
Submit Tuesday May 31 at 4:00pm in DROPBOX-Week 3
Things to consider: ( scroll down )
What is the focal point of the artworks?
What do they communicate to the viewer and HOW??
Discuss the idea of using a contemporary event as
a subject matter.
Discuss your response to the artworks.
How did the artist’s passion for the subject
play into the art making ?
The Artist’s research into the subject matter.
Second assignment
Watch the film NIGHT and FOG.( 30 minutes /subtitled /1955)
Write 1 page response ( NOT A SUMMARY ) and put it in the BONUS dropbox by June 1, 2011.
Worth 10 BONUS POINTS
Instructions: Enter or paste your written work and/or click “Attachments” to upload your files.
