MYE 2013 EXAM PREP... updated!

1. Review your Elements and Principles of Art.  Read through the posts above and make sure you understand how to talk about all the Elements and Principles and what their use can mean.

2. Read through the HISTORY OF ART.  Try to be clear on the various art concepts: Realism, Surrealism, Abstract, Impressionism, Expressionism, etc and a few examples of artists that do each.
3. Read through the posts above.  Make sure you understand the Themes: Portraits, Culture/Society, Ideas and Imagination.   

4.  Look at the following pictures and be familiar with them.  I have posted 13 pictures.  8 of these pictures will be on the exam.

GOOD LUCK.  :) 

FIGURES

Urban Cosmetics by Tony Leano

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The Accuser Suddenly Intervened by Neil Manalo

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Ginger Tea by Anita Magsaysay

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Lang Kacang by Bayu Utomo Radjikin

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Mother and Child by Ng Eng Teng

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Self Portrait by Affandi

Assignment #4 MYE 2013 PRACTICE TWO

Answer three questions:  One from Section A, one from Section B and one additional question from either section.

REMEMBER:  EACH QUESTION NEEDS 10 GOOD POINTS

Section A: Structured SINGLE WORK Questions

Answer all of the parts (a-c) of each question you choose.

1.  Buffaloes from the Field to the Town by Montien Boonma  1998 Installation of unhusked rice, sacks, straw, horn, stools.  Life size.  [Figure 1]
a) Describe the theme of this installation.
b) Discuss how the artist has used the materials.
c) Do you think this installation can carry a message to the public more effectively than other art forms?

2. Spy Lens by Lucia Hartini  1989 Oil on Canvas 145x145cm [Figure 2]
a) Describe the composition of this painting.
b) Comment on the artist's use of colour and tone.
c) How does this work show influence from both Surrealism and Realism?

Section B: Structured COMPARISON Questions

Answer all of the parts (a-c) of each question you choose.

3. Indian Women by Liu Kang 1965  Oil on Canvas 119x85cm [Figure 3a]
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    Workers in a Canteen by Chua Mia Tee 1974 Oil on Canvas 89x126cm [Figure 3b]
a) Compare the composition and subject matter of these paintings.
b) How have the artists used colour, tone and brushwork?
c) What does each work suggest about relationships between the people who are depicted?

4. The Thinker by Auguste Rodin 1880 Cast Bronze 180x108x141cm [Figure 4a]
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     Meditating by Ng Eng Teng 1989 Cast Bronze [Figure 4b]
a) Compare the treatment of the human form in both of these sculptures.
b) Discuss the artist's choice and use of materials.
c) In your opinion, which of these two sculptures is the most effective?  Give reasons for your choice.

FIGURES

Figure 1 Buffaloes from the Field to the Town by Montien Boonma  1998   Installation

Figure 2  Spy Lens by Lucia Hartini 1989 Oil on Canvas

Figure 3a Indian Women by Liu Kang Oil on Canvas

Figure 3b  Workers in a Canteen by Chua Mia Tee 1974  Oil on Canvas

Figure 4a  The Thinker  by Auguste Rodin  1880  Cast Bronze

Figure 4b  Meditating by Ng Eng Teng 1989  Cast Bronze