Objectives
This project is designed to assess a student’s abiity in:
- Research and writing about an artist in the classical art history timeline
- Focusing in-depth on a specific artist from an art movement within the realm of Art History
- Relating key aspects of art and art masters’ philosophies to relevant artefacts
Brief
“Always design a thing by considering it in its next larger context” a chair in a room, a room in a house, a house in an environment, an environment in a city plan.
” – Eliel Saarinen, architect
This project allows you to demonstrate your ability to compare and contrast the art philosophies and the works of famous artistic styles while applying these critiques across theoretical and practical work. In this project you will be required to:
- Work in a group of 3-5 students
- Research an artist and his/ her style
- Make an in-depth analysis on the artist and his/ her works from the following view (factors affecting the artist, and the influence made by the artist)
- The life of the artist
- Influence on the artist
- Characteristics of the artist’s work
- Influence made by the artist
You should have a view on the following aspects:
- Art
- Cultural
- Economical
- Political / Religion
Weighting
Ability towards research and critical analysis Failed to provide sufficient research material and fair analysis Sufficient research material and fair analysis.
Sufficient research with some details, good analysis. Detailed findings with sufficient analysis in some aspects (artistic, social, cultural, historical, political, regional).
Fine details on findings with appropriate academic research materials, with analysis in different aspects (artistic, social, cultural, historical, political, regional). Very fine details on findings, excellent reference materials, with in-depth analysis in all aspects (artistic, social, cultural, historical, political, regional). 20 % Verbal communication and presentation Unable to communicate in a comprehensible way. Communication is comprehensible . Communication is comprehensible and ideas are presented Communication is comprehensible, ideas are presented clearly and structured in a logical flow. Communication is comprehensible, ideas are presented clearly and structured in a logical flow , presented confidently. Communication is comprehensible; ideas are presented clearly and structured in a logical flow and confidently with all arguments delivered in a convincing way.