What is the function of the building/space, or area where the artwork is located?

Writing Assignment 2: Art in Your Community (short paper)
Art is around us everywhere, not only in private homes, museums, or art galleries. Think of monuments in parks; sculpture, paintings, stained glass in churches; paintings or sculpture in bank lobbies or malls; murals in post offices or building exteriors; statues on school grounds; and so on.
Find a work of art in a public space in your community, such as a park, school, outdoor wall, fountain, or memorial space. (If you are in a remote place with no apparent public works of art, please think broadly: if necessary, a vehicle or architectural space might be used with these questions.)
Write a 1- to 2-page paper responding to the questions below.
● Keep in mind the material presented in Modules 1–2 (approaches to art, artists’ roles, ways of seeing; art elements and design principles).
● Use information about techniques, materials and processes from Modules 3–4.
If you use any information sources—such as a plaque mounted near the artwork, interviews, or research sources—please cite them. You’re not required to do research for this paper, but you do need to include where and how you found out specific information.
● Briefly describe the artwork:
o appearance, materials, colors (if any), size, etc.
o its location in relation to its building or site
● What is its title? What is the artist’s name? When was it made or installed?
● What is the mood or feeling conveyed by the artwork?
● Is it representational/realistic? or simplified/abstract? Or nonobjective?
● What is the subject matter or content?
● How was it made? (materials, techniques, processes)
● What is the function of the building/space, or area where the artwork is located?
● What is the artwork’s function? (decoration? storytelling? memorial? etc.)
● Do you think the artwork succeeds in this function? Why or why not?
● How does this work of art illustrate one or more of the roles of the artist, as identified in Module 1?
● Do you like this piece? Why or why not?
o Include any personal reactions or associations you have about the form or the content of the piece.
o Explain your response to the piece, correctly using vocabulary and terminology from this courseregarding art elements, design principles, media and techniques in your discussion.

Recommended—if you can find out—but not required:
● How long has the piece been there?
How was it funded: public program, private donor (individual or corporate), funded or purchased by the organization or institution where it’s located, donated by the artist, etc.

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