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TAKE-HOME PROJECT: FIELD TRIP AND RESPONSE PAPER

The
assignment is to go IN PERSON to a gallery, museum, showroom, or other
exhibition space and observe and respond to a work of art or design of
your choice that deals with color. To facilitate this, I’ve scheduled,
as you know, a field trip to The National Portrait Gallery https://npg.si.edu/home/national-portrait-gallery

during class on Thursday, February 28. The field trip is required, even if you decide to write about a work of design or fine art.

REQUIREMENTS FOR RESPONSE PAPER:Observe the art at length (30 minutes or more) in person. If
you decide to write about a work of design or fine art at another
venue, instead of at the Portrait Gallery, indicate that you were
physically there by including in your paper a selfie from the exhibition
(or in the lobby of if photography is not allowed inside). You can
write about a single work of art or design, a small group of works, or
an exhibition, but you’ll focus on the close observation of three works in particular

first one

https://smartify.org/artwork/david-hockney-snails-space-with-vari-lites-painting-as-performance

second one

https://smartify.org/artwork/mark-bradford-amendment-8

third one https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.92.173

. While viewing the work in person, make notes based on the requirements below. Later, type your notes as a response paper (3 pages). Use MLA format, and cite any sources with a Works Cited page.

Your paper must include the following, using correct color terminology (see textbook, including the glossary):

• A
  detailed description of the color structure. Discuss the kinds and
  combinations of color, including chromatic grays, muted colors, and
  prismatic colors.
• The relationship between form and content.In
  other words, how do the colors used relate to the subject matter? Do you
  think the artist/designer made good color choices? Why? What mood or
  message results from these color choices?
• Discussion of how the
  work of art relates to your own experiences with color so far and to
  your aspirations for work in color. (Suggested prompt: What specific
  aspects of this work would you like to emulate in your own work? Why?)
• Any other responses you wish to discuss.

Here are a few conventions to use when writing about art:

• Name
  the artist by full name at first mention in the paper, and provide
  birth year and (if applicable) death year in parentheses. For example:
  Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669). For living artists, you’d write, for
  example: Julie Mehretu (born 1970). After introducing the artist in this
  way, refer to her/him by last name in the rest of the paper.
• Place the title of the work of art in italics. Exhibition titles should be placed in quotation marks. Series titles are also usually placed in quotes.
• When
  you list the title for the first time, provide following in
  parentheses: year created, medium, dimensions. For example: (2014, oil
  on canvas, 14 x 11 inches). The degree to which exact dimensions are
  available will vary according to exhibitions. If you can’t find the
  dimensions, give your reader a rough sense of scale. For example, you
  could write, “This painting is about the size of a standard spiral
  notebook.”Or, “This postcard-size drawing….” For fashion and interior
  design, be as descriptive as possible so that your reader can visualize
  the work you’re discussing.