Visual Arts Compositions
Each term you will need to complete a thoughtful multi-paragraph composition. Each
composition should have 3 - 5 paragraphs of 3-5 sentences each. Included are
questions to help guide your thoughts. Also view some of the powerpoints at
anchorart.blogspot.com
Term 1 /15 Due: Sept. 24
The connection between God and Art.
Consider the following questions:
Why is God pleased when we create art?
What are some examples from the Bible to suggest that God enjoys art?
Does art need to be religious (portray religious figures/scenes) for us to enjoy it?
For God to enjoy it?
What kind of art would displease God?
Term 2 /15 Due: Nov. 26
What is art? View the powerpoint presentations on anchorart.blogspot.com on ‘What is
art?’ and come up with your own definition of what make art.
Consider the following questions:
What materials can an artist use to create art? We tend to think of painting,
sculpture, drawing, etc., but what about other materials? Is there anything that
cannot be used to create art?
What about architecture and decorative art? Are they in the same category as
painting, drawing and sculpture, or would you define them differently?
View the website: http://www.understandingduchamp.com/ . Consider the works
of Marcel Duchamp. Are these works art? Why or why not?
How have changes of what is art changed through time? What makes art good or
bad?
Should the definition of what is art be assessed more on personal preference or
judgment of the elements?
Does great art only come from talent, or can the skills to create great art be
learned?
Term 3 /15 Due: Feb. 4
Art in different cultures. View some of the powerpoint presentations of art from different
cultures on anchorart.blogspot.com, or do your own research
How do artists preserve and reflect the beliefs and traditions of their culture?
What types of art do you see represented? What type is predominant?
Are there differences in style between cultures? Purpose? Meaning?
What are similarities between the arts of different cultures? Differences?
Term 4 /15 Due: April 22
Personal Feelings about Art. Review the powerpoint presentations on ‘What is Art?’
What theme appeals to you the most? Is it the Human Form, Natural World, or
Spiritual World? Why does it appeal to you?
What type of visual art appeals to you the most? Is it drawing, painting, prints,
sculpture, architecture, or decorative art? Why does it appeal to you?
What tools of the artist appeal to you the most? Is it colours, lines, shapes,
space, etc.? Why do they appeal to you?
Careers Related to Visual Arts ad agency account management
archivist
The following lists is provided to aid you in art materials supply
researching careers in visual arts. They do artist's representative or agent
not purport to be comprehensive or arts councils and funding agencies
exhaustive. (community, provincial, national)
facility management (e.g., gallery,
Administration museum, exhibit space)
marketing and promotion
media management author/editor (fine art and other print
museum curatorial personnel materials)
packaging and design journals
retail display space management newspapers
visual arts departments in magazines
educational institutions biographies
historical
Design and Creation academic
broadcast journalism
advertising industrial
architecture (landscape, building- curriculum
commercial, residential) publicity/promotion
art restoration communications specialists
cartography
commercial and retail (packaging
and design)
engraving
fashion and wardrobe
film, video, television (camera,
editing, post-production, animation,
programming)
fine arts (e.g., painting, sculpture,
film, photography, textiles, pottery,
jewellery)
freelance design and illustration
industrial design
interior design
journalism (e.g., cartoon)
print production (e.g., layout)
technical illustration and imaging
(e.g., medical)
theatre design (e.g., sets, special
effects)
Teaching
private studios
public and private schools
colleges and universities
conservatories
recreational and community centres
training for commercial artists (e.g.,
in-house)
Therapy
colour therapy
psychology
Writing and Criticism