Posted: December 5th, 2014

Mary Cassatt

Art individual project

Part 1

Choose an Impressionist painting that intrigues or inspires you from one of the following artists:

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Paul Cezanne
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Henri Matisse
Edgar Degas
Complete the following:

Identify the artist, the title of the artwork, and the date it was completed in the first paragraph.
Paste an image of the painting in your paper. Examples of each of these artists can be found in the textbook. (The images in the textbook are copyright-protected and

cannot be copied. To find the exact painting, search the Internet by the artist’s name and the title of the work. Right-click and copy the image. Open a Word document

and right-click and paste. If the image does not paste into your paper, try another image. Sometimes images are protected and cannot be copied. Wherever you do find

the image, make sure to cite your source in APA style. If you are unsure how to cite an image, this resource can help you.)
Identify the following elements and how they characterize the Impressionist style:
Color
Brushstroke
Light
Subject matter
Indicate specific areas in the painting in your explanation.
How does the Impressionist style differ from the style of Realism? Identify 3 distinct differences.
How does the Impressionist style differ from Post Impressionism? Identify 3 distinct differences.
Part 2

Create 3 photographs that exemplify each of the following styles of art:

Realism
Impressionism
Post Impressionism
Examples of each of these styles can be found in the textbook. You can manipulate your photographs with any software effects to achieve the appropriate results.

Include the 3 photographs in your paper. (Save the photos to your desktop. If you use your phone camera, you can e-mail them to yourself. Open the image and right-

click and copy. Open a Word document and right-click and paste.)

Answer the following questions in paragraph style:

Number each photo and identify the style it closely resembles. Explain why indicating knowledge of the specific elements that characterize each style.
What style of art would best be used to communicate a direct message? Explain
What style of art would evoke an emotional response? Explain.
Identify 3 examples of Realism in art or design that you see on a daily basis.
Describe a situation in which the style of Impressionism might best be used in art and/or design today?
In-text citations and a list of references are required when including or paraphrasing any idea, fact, date, or other information from the textbook or other

references.

Reference

Hume-Pratuch, J. (2010). There’s an art to it. APA Style Blog. Retrieved from http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2010/04/theres-an-art-to-it.html

This assignment will also be assessed using additional criteria provided here.

Please submit your assignment.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials. Please refer to the following multimedia course material(s):

Unit 4: Baroque, Enlightenment & Romantic Age
Unit 4: The Baroque Period
Unit 4: Impressionism
Unit 4: Post-Impressionism & Art Nouveau
Unit 4: Avant-garde
Unit 4: The Belle Époque
Grading Rubric:

Content

Demonstrates an outstanding use of appropriate, relevant, and compelling content with excellent expression of topic, main idea, and purpose.

Demonstrates exemplary knowledge or analysis of human perspectives appropriate to the assignment’s purpose and context.

45%

Critical Thinking

Demonstrates outstanding or exemplary ability to analyze assumptions and evaluate evidence, complexities of issues, and alternatives. Where required, demonstrates

outstanding or exemplary ability to use creativity and originality in problem-solving.

35%

Grammar/Mechanics

Organization is clear.

Language clearly and effectively communicates ideas and content relevant to the assignment.

Presentation and delivery are confident and persuasive (where applicable).

Audience, style, tone and perspective are consistent and appropriate to assignment.

Few if any errors in grammar, spelling, and sentence structure.

15%

APA

Demonstrates outstanding selection and use of high quality, credible, and relevant sources to develop ideas that are appropriate to the assignment.

Sources are consistently cited according to required style sheet (e.g., APA), with no errors beyond punctuation.
3 pages and 1 extra for pictures so 4 all together.

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