ART 101: Faculty Resources: Unit 4 Assignments

4.1

First, review what you have learned from the reading about the techniques of early photography. You might find the video “Early Photography: Making Daguerreotypes” a helpful review: http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/videoDetails?segid=378.

Next, replicate the challenges of early portrait photography by taking a photograph of a friend or yourself. First, take a photograph as you normally would. Then, set a timer for two minutes, and take another photograph when the timer goes off – but only if the person has not moved. If they move, even a tiny bit, restart the timer and try again.

Next, please click “create blog entry,” enter a descriptive title for your new blog post, and then type a post of at least 100 words. Your post must:

1. Include both of the images you created, labeled so the reader knows which one is the modern photograph and which one was taken after two minutes of stillness; and
2. Discuss what you learned about the challenges of early photography while creating your images. How does the expression of the person photographed change between the modern photograph and the early one? Did the person make a different facial expression when told that they would have to hold this expression without moving? What other observations about the process did you make?

To attach an image to your blog entry, first make sure that the image is saved to your computer. Then, when writing the blog, click the “Browse My Computer” under “2. Blog Entry Files” and follow the instructions. To save your images, upload them to your computer. Remember to give the image files names that will tell the reader which one is the modern photograph and which one was taken after two minutes of stillness.

To comment on a classmate’s blog entry, click “comment” underneath that entry.

This is a graded assignment. See the associated rubric for grading details (click “View Rubric” in the Blog Grade section to display the rubric).

4.2

The artistic style known as Impressionism had a huge impact on artists around the world. For example, in Latin America, many artists were influenced by Impressionism in the late 19th and early 20th century, including Francisco Oller (Puerto Rico), Joaquín Clausell (Mexico), Emilio Boggio and Armando Reverón (Venezuela), Carlos Baca-Flor and Teófilo Castillo (Peru), and Leopoldo Romañach (Cuba). Find an artist outside of France who was influenced by Impressionism. There is a list of some global Impressionists here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impressionism. You could also identify an artist, including a contemporary artist, whose work doesn’t initially appear similar to that of the French Impressionists, and explain the similarities and influence you see.

Next, please click “create blog entry,” enter a descriptive title for your new blog post, and then type a post of at least 100 words. Your post must:

1. Include an image of the work of your artist, and
2. Explain the similarities and differences to the work of the French Impressionists, and why you think the artist made these stylistic changes.

To attach an image to your blog entry, first make sure that the image is saved to your computer. Then, when writing the blog, click the “Browse My Computer” under "2. Blog Entry Files” and follow the instructions. To save your images, upload them to your computer. Remember to give the image files names that will tell the reader which one is the modern photograph and which one was taken after two minutes of stillness.

To comment on a classmate’s blog entry, click “comment” underneath that entry.

This is a graded assignment. See the associated rubric for grading details (click “View Rubric” in the Blog Grade section to display the rubric).