Art 1000 f

Topics will vary by week. Be sure to include relevant vocabulary and analysis of specific artworks as they apply to the topic. When analyzing artwork always describe what you see, analyze visual elements and design, interpret meaning, and evaluate within cultural and expressive context. Use citations where appropriate.
Reply to at least one classmate each week. Replies should focus on constructively offering suggestions to improve the original post, pointing out strengths, and explaining what you found most interesting or revealing about the topic. Remember netiquette.
Food and shelter provide basic needs, but they also feed us spiritually through their beauty and design. As you go through your week, notice where this is happening in your own life. Does your meal look delicious before you eat it? Do you enter or observe buildings or rooms that give you a certain feeling just entering or passing by? Maybe there are certain objects you use in the kitchen, or serve food on that are sentimental or handmade.
Discuss the ways in which art and ritual are linked. “Ritual” refers to a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order. Consider how the consumption of food or the use of shelter is experienced in a number of prescribed steps. For instance, we might begin a meal with an appetizer, continue it with an entrée, and complete it with desert. What observations can you make about the general design of objects used for each of these parts of the meal? Likewise, how are various spaces designed for function? It can be simple but meaningful, it can be something no one else would find pleasing but you. Write about why you chose what you did and how it is part of your life. Analyze the color, shapes, textures, design, function of space (if it is a space) and how it makes you feel as a result. Take some photographs of your meal and describe how art is a part of it. **Provide at least two images as examples and discuss them in your observations.
Use the LibGuide if you need to do some additional research. Start with reference and move toward more specific sources such as books and articles. Remember that reference librarians are available to help you use the databases and help you find the information you need. You can call, chat, or visit with a reference librarian. Information on how to contact library staff is included in the LibGuide.