AP Art History 2014 Summer Assignments

Introduction Chapter-Why Do We Study the History of Art? Assignment #1

Define the following terms using the cornell notes handout. It is also helpful to draw diagrams, illustrations, etc. along with your notes for memorization. color wheel hatching Naturalism ziggurat Formalism Aesthetic secondary color asymmetrical balance icon Terra-cotta style patron Portraits Still life landscape Trompe-l’oeil Representational Balance

Assignment# 2 Assignment #3

formal elements figurative modeling iconographic stylized Idealized naturalistic Garbha griha primary colors saturation Stupa achromatic nonrepresentational shading value crosshatching plane complementary color

Program non-figurative tertiary color Abstract romanticized realistic ground plan Content circumambulation intensity Chromatic hues plane of relief Picture plane symmetry illusionistic Composition

After reading the introduction chapter pages 1-13, create an outline highlighting significant points related to the study of art. (Long Essay) No more than two pages in length. Single or double spaced is acceptable. Organize your essay into four paragraphs. Your goal is to gain complete knowledge of each of the works of art so that you are prepared to discuss/respond to the two thirty minute essay questions in the AP exam. Essay Question:

Assignment #4 Assignment #5

Just as history in general seeks to understand the past through its documented events, so the history of art seeks to understand it through works of art. These works are not only “persisting events” but documents recording the times that produced them. Use three works of art and discuss how each one represents their culture; one an architectural structure, another, a painting and finally a sculpture. Plus, one of your choices must be from a non-western culture. Design a short list of questions related to your reading assignments and/or course. Create flash cards for the following images using 4”x6” index cards. Each card should contain vocabulary associated with the image, period, theme, historical background. On the top of the blank side of each card write (1) the title of the work, (2) the culture it represents (Sumerian, Akkadian…), (3)the date (year in which it was created), and (4) its scale and media. On the front side of the card 1

cut/paste color image of artwork. Begin to familiarize yourself with these images and their history.

Theo van Doesburg, study for composition (The Cow)

God as Architect (God Drawing the Universe with a Compass)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Arrangement in Black and Gray

Vincent Van Gogh, Self Portrait before his easel

Meret Oppenheim, Fur-covered Cup, Saucer, and Spoon

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Jan van Eyck, The Virgin in a Church

Joseph Wright of Derby, The Corinthian Maid

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Tower of Babel

Leondardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa

Constantine Brancusi, Bird in Space

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Taj Mahal

Bodyguard of the emperor Qin

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Chapter 1-Prehistory Assignment #1

Read pages 14-29 from the textbook packet I provided you. Define the following terms using the cornell notes handout. It is also helpful to draw diagrams, illustrations, etc. along with your notes for memorization. sculpture in the round ware low relief passage grave cairn carved kiln Trilobed Monoliths Cromlech

Assignment# 2 Assignment #3

relative dating modeled abstraction capstones dolmen Sunken Polychrome Parapet Menhir Tenon

post-and-lintel construction henge relief sculpture incising corbeling Pigment Façade Necropolis Dolmen trilithons

After reading the chapter, create an outline highlighting significant points related to Prehistoric art. Answer the following five questions each in short essay form. Two paragraphs will suffice. 1. What changes occurred between the Paleolithic ('Old Stone Age') to the Neolithic ('New Stone Age') period? 2. Explain why calling a prehistoric figure a "woman" instead of "Venus" frees us to think about the object in new and different ways. 3. Refer to at least three works of art in explaining how Paleolithic works of art show an aesthetic sense. 4. What evidence is there that some megalithic monuments, such as Stonehenge, may have had a relationship to celestial events in the calendar? 5. Compare any prehistoric work to something that is created in present day.

Assignment #4 Assignment #5

Design a short list of questions related to your reading assignments and/or course. Create flash cards for the following images using 4”x6” index cards. Each card should contain vocabulary associated with the image, period, theme, historical background. On the top of the blank side of each card write (1) the title of the work, (2) the culture it represents (Sumerian, Akkadian…), (3)the date (year in which it was created), and (4) its scale and media. On the front side of the card cut/paste color image of artwork. Begin to familiarize yourself with these images and their history.

Cave of Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc

Hall of Running Bulls (Lascaux) 5

Venus of Willendorf

Cave Paintings (Altimira, Spain)

Woman from Brassempouy (France)

Stonehenge

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When creating your flashcards on 4” x “6 index cards, they should look like this:

Front (Image on the Front)

Back (Information on the back, including Period, style, etc.)

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Writing About Art in Essays Contextual analysis (Questions to ponder when asked to do this): How does your artwork reflect the culture that produced it? Consider some aspect of the social, cultural, political, technological, religious, or economic circumstances of the time period. One of the following questions would be a good starting point.     

What is the subject matter of the art work? For what purpose was it created? How does the work reflect the historical era in which it was produced? Where was the artwork meant to be seen? How would the setting affect our perceptions? What role(s) do patrons and or audience play in the creation of the work?



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Scoring Criteria for the Art History Essay 45-50

Advanced

40-44

Proficient

35-39

Basic

30-34

Below Basic

Analysis is clearly written and well organized. Contains full and thoughtful discussion of time period, theme, and artist. Analysis and commentary were thoughtful and placed the work in proper historical and/or cultural context. Analysis is clearly written. Contains some good discussion of time period, theme, and artist. May lack full analysis, or elaboration in one of the areas. Analysis and commentary were somewhat thoughtful and placed the work in proper historical and/or cultural context. Analysis is superficial. Lacks development and sufficient discussion of time period, theme, and artist. Some areas lack clarity. Original commentary and analysis lacking. Analysis is flawed and/or unclear. Lacks clarity and purpose.

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AP Art History Cornell Notes Name: Subject: Introduction Chapter Main Idea

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AP Art History Cornell Notes Name: Subject: Introduction Chapter Main Idea

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AP Art History Cornell Notes Name: Subject: Chapter 1-Prehistory Main Idea

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AP Art History Cornell Notes Name: Subject: Chapter 1-Prehistory cont.’d Main Idea

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