Humanities Test-Out 02 – Visual Art

Competency

Develop a vocabulary for criticizing, evaluating, and describing works of art.

For this assessment task, you are asked to act as an art critic and analyze a series of works. When art critics discuss art, they describe art works in terms of style and medium. Art critics interpret meanings of art and make judgements of a work’s validity to the importance of a piece in the larger context of art history and culture. Art critics also evaluate art in the context of aesthetics.

Please watch the presentation below as a refresher on this deliverable’s content. The presentation will not tell you everything you need to know to pass this test-out, but it should serve as a refresher.

Assessment 2 PPT

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Competency
Develop a vocabulary for criticizing, evaluating, and describing works of art.

Instructions

For this competency, you will assume the role of a critic. View each piece of work listed below and analyze it as a piece of art, identifying key elements of the work and using terminology common to the discipline. Using a few concise paragraphs for each piece, your analysis should discuss each work as a critic would and include, using the proper vocabulary, what you think the work is about.

Grading Rubric (for each response)

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Category

Not Submitted

No pass

Competence

Proficiency

Mastery

Elements

Not Submitted-0

Does not identify key elements of the piece of art-1

Identifies the key elements of that piece of art.-2

Identifies the key elements of that piece of art and explains them.-3

Identifies the key elements of that piece of art and explains them, referencing other works of art.-4

Vocabulary

Not Submitted-0

Does not use the vocabulary common to that field of art.-1

Uses the common vocabulary of that field of art.-2

Uses the common vocabulary of that field of art with explanation.-3

Uses the common vocabulary of that field of art with a detailed explanation.-4

Subject/Movement

Not Submitted-0

Does not offer an explanation as to what the piece is about or the movement the piece represents.-1

Explains what the piece is about or the movement the piece represents.-2

Explains what the piece is about or the movement the piece represents in detail.-3

Explains what the piece is about or the movement the piece represents in detail, referencing other works of art.-4

Coverage

No pieces discussed.-0

Pieces discussed, but not enough detail provided.-1

Pieces discussed, and details provided.-2

Pieces thoroughly discussed, and insightful details provided.-3

Pieces thoroughly discussed, and insightful details provided, making reference to additional works.-4

Humanities Test Out
Assessment 2 – Visual Art

The Art Critic
An art critic analyzes and interprets art and then forms an evaluation of it.
Art critics are different from art historians in that they use their knowledge of the history of art to evaluate a piece’s validity in the context in which it was made—whether it is a good example of a movement (for example, Cubism) or not and why.
An art critic’s opinion may stir debate, but it is rooted in knowledge of the history and the movement that the piece is from.

Visual Arts – Key Concepts
All art is a form of imitation of life
Whether it is realistic or not
Represents inner reality and exterior reality
Art imitates reality, but is also an addition to reality – it is something newly created

Visual Arts – Key Concepts
When we discuss art, we talk about:
– Style – a movement (i.e. Classical, Renaissance, Modern)
– Medium – the material(s) used to create it
– Color – how it is used as representation
– Line – how it contributes to the composition
– Artist intention/meaning of the piece

Visual Arts – Key Concepts
Visual Arts generally include:
– Drawings
– Painting
– Textiles
– Sculptures
– Digital/Multimedia Art
– Architecture
– Photography
-Performance/Installation Art