Identify major works of Western and Non-Western art from the Neo-Lithic to the Post-Modern periods.

Course Objective(s):
CO1: Identify major works of Western and Non-Western art from the Neo-Lithic to the Post-Modern periods.
CO2: Identify major artists and their time periods in Western and Non-Western art.
CO4: Describe major works of art.
CO6: Analyze works of art within their social and historical contexts.
CO8: Examine an artists biography and artistic production.

Early Modern Masters: Picasso and Matisse: Exploring the Figure in Modern Art
Choose one of the following to write about:

Examine and discuss Picasso’s Early Cubist painting, Les Demoiselles d’ Avignon . Answer the following questions:
What is cubism?
What is the painting about?
What does the title mean?
Why do we see shattered forms?
Is it possible to describe it from the background?
What did this painting do for the art world? Use your art terminology to discuss it and its importance.
Does this style appeal to you, or not?

Examine and discuss Henri Matisse’s Early Expressionist painting, The Joy of Life, which was also revolutionary for its time. Answer the following questions:
How are the two significant paintings (Picassos and Matisses) different in the depiction of the human figure?
What was Expressionism about?
What is “the Fauvist vision?”
What did this painting do for the art world? Use your art terminology to discuss it and its importance.
Does this style appeal to you, or not?

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