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You will be responsible for answering this question with the required number of examples and historical periods.

Textbook: Gardner’s Art through the Ages: A Global History, Enhanced Edition, 16th Edition, 2020.

Prior to the Midterm covered:

Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Northern Europe

Late Medieval Italy and the Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy

Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy

Mannerism in Italy and High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe

Renaissance Architecture in Italy 

The Baroque in Italy & Spain

The Baroque in Northern Europe

Subsequent to the Midterm covered:

The Rococo

Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Photography

Impressionism, Post-impressionism, Fauvism, Edo Japan

Modernism in Europe & America

Modernism and Postmodernism in Europe & America

Contemporary Art Worldwide

SAMPLE ESSAY:

Question: What is one of the more important trends in contemporary art? Give an example.

Contemporary art is the general term for a new advanced art period, like Renaissance, the art style of this period firmly returned to realism and figuration. Artists of this period pay more attention to how the human body can be presented. Moreover, there are some related art forms being presented in the artworks. Such as sacral art, minimalist art, and conceptual art. The most important is its two characteristics. Plurality and hybridity (Prof. Zervigon). In my mind, the plurality and hybridity show more new work styles and the new possibility of artistic expression. Under the influence of these two characteristics, the artworks of a period will have more new creations combined with the previous works, and also have a more free and more comprehensive representation of feminism.

In Kehinde Weliey's works "Napoleon leading the army over the Alps" in 2005, we can see the picture evokes the Jacques - Louis David 's painting. This is a painting of postmodernism, due to Wiley is African American there are different voices and perspectives in this work. This representation reflects not only artistic innovation but also social progress and racial change in society. He used his paintings to express his desire for racial equality and his dissatisfaction with the correction of racial discrimination. "Napoleon" was a symbol of power at that time, and Wiley wanted to use this form, "Black people", which was different from other works, to describe Africans' social roles and their contributions to society. This painting reflects more on the meaning of combining the old works with the new works and the importance of hybrid.

In Shirin Neshat's "Allegiance and wakefulness" in 1981, the operations of this work are different from general drawing. This is a photograph. This photo is obviously a work of feminism, but it also reflects the image of the Muslim religion. Among Muslims, the female foot is a private part, which, along with the presence of the gun in the photo, gives a powerful visual impact. To rethink the work, this female artist used this picture to express the social roles and their social status of women in society. The combination of religion and freedom further shows the neglect of the role of women in the old society. This photo has brought different levels of reflection on gender and religion to both men and women in different classes and ages. In Neshat's own words, "I was deeply invested in understanding the ideological and philosophical ideas behind I Islam, most of all the origin of the revolution and how it had transformed my country" (Gardner, P.1012). She wants to imply that the philosophical ideas of Islam and female beauty and racial pride under the cover of Islam through artistic transitions. This photo has a plurality in art and has a significant influence on religion.

These two works of art bring people a clear understanding of contemporary art. At the same time, these works also let the plurality and hybridity become the characteristic of contemporary art. It impacts the different fusions of art and lifestyles; the new possibility of artworks, the new possibility of society.

Please respond to the following question in 400-500 words. Your short essays should be well-organized, thoughtful analyses that engage the course material. Your responses must discuss specific works of art/architecture and provide ample visual evidence from the textbook to support your argument. Use the lecture notes and textbook for support, but you do not need to consult outside sources. Your response will run through TurnItIn software, so be sure to cite the textbook, when necessary.

1. Over the course of the five hundred years we have studied this semester, the representation of subjectivity in portraiture has changed drastically. Please choose four examples and discuss the changing approach to subjectivity by considering not only aspects such as realism and style but also qualities such as the implied movement/activity of the sitter, the gaze, attributes, etc. At least one of your examples (but no more than two) must be from before the first half of the semester (prior to the midterm). You may analyze how the different concepts of subjectivity relate to the culture/society in question. Your four examples must come from four different stylistic periods. Each of the four examples must be identified by artist, title, date, medium, and cultural/historical period.

Calling of Saint Matthew, Caravaggio (Ch24, 24-17)

Martyrdom of Saint Philip, Jose De Ribera (Ch24, 24-26)

Basket of Apples

Mont Sainte – Victoire

2. Over the course of the five hundred years we have studied this semester, representations of the human body have changed drastically. Throughout the semester, we have examined the depiction of the human body in a variety of media, such as painting, sculpture, and photography. Please choose four examples and discuss the changing modes of showing the human body by considering qualities such as medium, realism, movement, etc. in relation to the culture/society in question. Your four examples must come from four different stylistic periods (with at least one, but not more than two, coming from the first half of the semester) and one must not be a painting. Each of the four examples must be identified by artist, title, date, medium, and cultural/historical period.

Merode Triptych

Deposition

Elevation of the cross

Martyrdom of Saint Philip

3. Over the course of the semester, we examined a range of artistic approaches to the representation of three-dimensional space. Where some artists attempted fully naturalistic illusionism, for example, others rejected illusionistic space entirely. Please choose four examples to discuss how different artists, societies, and/or movements approached the representation of pictorial space. Your four examples must come from four different stylistic periods. Your examples should address how the cultural and/or philosophical contexts shaped these artistic approaches to illusionism. At least one (but no more than two) must be from the first half of course (prior to the midterm), and each of the four examples must be identified by artist, title, date, medium, and cultural/historical period.