Art Creation & Reflection – Photography/Cinema
Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
· Textbook: Chapter 11, 12
· Lesson
· Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)
Instructions
This week you will use your readings from the past week as a point of departure to create your own artistic production and a reflection paper.
Part 1: Art Creation
Select a photograph or film art piece to use as a point of inspiration. Create an art piece of photography or cinematography inspired by your selected art piece. Videos should be no longer than 5 minutes and must be in MP4 format.
Note: If your art creation requires
a separate file submission, please submit in the
Art Creation Submission (Recordings) area following this assignment.
Part 2: Reflection
Write a reflection about the relationship between your art production and the inspiration piece. Include the following in the reflection paper:
· Introduction
· Inspiration Piece
· Include the inspiration photograph or cinematography within the document. Use a link in the case of cinematography.
· Record the title, artist/director, year, and place of origin.
· Briefly explain the background of the inspiration piece.
· Your Art Piece
· Include your original photograph within the document. If you selected cinematography, submit as a separate file in the
Art Creation Submission (Recordings) area following this assignment.
· Provide a title.
· Explain the background of your piece.
· Connection
· Explain the thematic connection between the two pieces.
· How are they similar and different?
· Are they the same medium? How does the medium impact what the viewer experiences?
· For photography, how do the formal elements of design compare to one another?
Original Artwork Requirements
· Methods: photo or video
· No computer-generated pieces
Writing Requirements (APA format)
· Length: 1.5-2 pages (not including title page, images, or references page)
· 1-inch margins
· Double spaced
· 12-point Times New Roman font
· Title page
· References page (minimum of 1 scholarly source)
Outcomes
CO 1: Identify the content, forms, and/or techniques of work of art (e.g., architecture, fine art, literature, and/or drama).
CO 2: Analyze the content, forms, and/or techniques of a work of art (e.g., architecture, fine art, literature, and/or drama).
CO 3: Explain the historical/cultural/social context in which a work was created.
CO 4: Classify works of art using different approaches (by discipline, genre, style, period, etc.) in order to contextualize the works and relate them to a variety of influences.
CO 5: Create an original artistic composition as an expression of the human experience.