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CONTENT: WHERE DO WE FIND ART: THE GALLERY & MUSEUM
Where Do We Find Art: The Gallery, you will be introduced to an influential American Street Artist, Shepard Fairey (50). Fairey is known for his wheat-paste murals and iconic posters depicting political figures and concerns, offering Fairey more of a street-art activist title. He is well-known for his portrait of President Barack Obama, which is included in the Hope poster. As well as, WWF Wrestler, Andre The Giant, when Fairey created an image of the Giant, entitled Andre the Giant Has a Posse. Because of the success of Fairey\’s artwork, he formed a tagline called OBEY®.
To begin this assignment, view a video of Fairey’s first major show in a gallery, Shepard Fairey (Links to an external site.) (5:05) which was filmed at the beginning of Fairey’s career. Art or Not, is also a theme we will be discussing throughout the course, is it art or is it not? Fairey is often referred to as an “outsider artist,” which we will discuss in a module towards the end of the course. If you do not know the term “outsider artist” please feel free to look it up so that you are mindful of this art term in the future. The video also shows the trajectory of Fairey’s artwork over time, and all the people interviewed in the video discuss his direction in art from their own unique point of view. In addition, the discussion includes how and when Fairey was recognized and when he was able to commodify his art.
Please take notes while watching the video and once you have completed the video, then you should answer each question below fully and explain in detail each response in a minimum of 150 words. Please make sure to incorporate terminology discussed throughout the video and do not skip any of the questions. Enjoy your time reflecting on the video as this is your first part of the orientation assignment.
For the second portion of the assignment, enjoy taking a virtual tour to complete the assignment (click on The Palmer Art Museum Link below and search current virtual exhibitions, they change frequently) of our very own Penn State Art Museum on main campus, The Palmer Museum of Art, a different place where you can find art than that discussed with Shepard Fairey’s art. Learning from observation will be crucial, and also incorporating art terminology in your writing is a skill of art criticism, which is a significant component of this course. We want you to be able to discuss art by using art terminology as an art curator would. You will create a discussion of a minimum of 250 words analyzing the artwork from the outside and the inside of the art piece. Please follow the directions in the resource links portion below.
The combined assignment below is a 400-word minimum, please read each guided prompt.
ASSIGNMENT: WHERE DO WE FIND ART: GALLERY &THE MUSEUM
Gallery Guided Prompts/Questions 150 words using detailed terminology: Please include questions in your response and also follow writing guidelines posted on the class Canvas homepage page and the syllabus.
Is art political? Describe your position based on the video and what you observed.
What are some of the topics discussed that Shephard Fairey tackles throughout this video? Explain.
What kind of art is Shephard Fairey creating? Explain.
Why does Shepherd Fairey attract the youth culture with his art? Explain why.
What is your opinion of Shephard Fairey’s work as it’s presented in the video?
OUTSIDE & INSIDE THE ARTWORK
Choose ONE two-dimensional work of art from the Palmer Museum Collection (cite the work and provide an image if you can by naming the artwork, the artist, and date it was completed). The prompts below are identified as (outside) and (inside) knowing where in the artwork how you are in answering that prompts from that position. Please take your time and imagine yourself outside and inside the artwork and how you describe in much descriptive language your experience in the prompts below, please copy and paste the questions and respond underneath the question.
Museum Guided Prompts/Questions 250 words using detailed terminology: Please include questions in your response and also follow writing guidelines posted on the class Canvas homepage page and the syllabus.
(Outside) What do you notice first?
(Outside) Artists use the elements of design to construct works of art. They are the basic building blocks that all artists use. They include things like form, line, shape, value, texture, and color. These elements also have qualities like geometric shapes, curvy lines, red, blue and yellow colors, and high contrast. What elements of design do you see in this work and how are they used?
(Outside) Is there an energy present in this artwork? How is it depicted?
(Outside) What is the mood of the artwork? How does it make you feel?
(Outside) What is the central theme or concept behind this piece? Does the artwork have a narrative (tell a story)? If so, what is that story, if not what do you think it means?
(Inside) How does the image change because you are imagining how it looks from a different point of view?
(Inside) What is it like to walk around inside of it?
(Inside) What do you see and how does it make you feel?
(Inside) Are you able to touch things from this point of view? If so, what is that like?
(Inside) How would you describe the feelings that you have about the artwork from the inside looking out to another person who can’t see it?
ASSIGNMENT RESOURCE LINKS
You will first visit The Palmer Museum of Art through this site and take a virtual tour through the Palmer Museum of Art, click on current virtual exhibitions of your choosing, include title of exhibition along with your responses.
SHEPARD FAIREY LINK (Links to an external site.)
THE PALMER ART MUSEUM LINK (Links to an external site.)
ART TERMINOLOGY GLOSSARY (Links to an external site.) (terms to use)
DESCRIPTIVE WORDS TO CRITIQUE ART (Links to an external site.) (terms to use)
DESCRIBING ART TO THE AVERAGE PERSON (Links to an external site.) (terms to use)
This will be a pass/ not pass assignment (400 words minimum for Galleluvry & Museum Prompt responses).