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ALRDIGE STATE HIGH SCHOOL Picasso and Cubism Essay
TASK: Construct an essay response of 600-800 words explaining Cubism through the description of Pablo Picasso’s two works ‘Les Demoiselles d’ Avignon’ and “Still Life with Chair Caning’. (Your essay should include three quotes that are correctly referenced, a bibliography and a copy of the artworks discussed labelled with the artists name, title of the work, date, size and media.) ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
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Use the following as an aide to the construction of your essay response: PARAGRAPH ONE – CUBISM Define what Cubism was. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What year did Cubism start? What year did it end? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ In what country did Cubism happen? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Who were the main Cubist artists? (Using only their surnames is fine) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What were the main characteristics of Cubist art? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What was Analytical Cubism? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What was Synthetic Cubism? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Write a sentence explaining that Picasso created two Cubist paintings titled ‘Les Demoiselles d’ Avignon’ and ‘Still Life with Chair Caning’. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What three things had an influence on the development of Cubism? How did each influence Cubism? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ SELECT A QUOTE TO INCLUDE IN THIS PARAGRAPH Write your quote below and reference it correctly, e.g. (Smith, 1997, p.34): (When you write your rough draft for this paragraph, include the quote in a logical place within the paragraph) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ PARAGRAPH TWO - PABLO PICASSO Write a sentence explaining that Pablo Picasso (along with Georges Braque) developed Cubism. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What year was Picasso born? What year did Picasso die? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What country was the Picasso born in? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What Country did Picasso lives in for most of his life? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What people influenced his artwork? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What art styles influenced his artwork? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ List the different art styles Picasso explored throughout his career. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What three art movements did Picasso and Braque influence? (See your Cubism research notes to answer this question) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ PARAGRAPH THREE ‘Les Demoiselles d’Avignon’ 1) Write a sentence that explains that Pablo Picasso painted the artwork titled ‘Les Demoiselles d’Avignon’. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What size is the painting? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What is the media used to create the painting? (Media means what materials were used to created the artwork) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What year was the painting made? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Write several sentences describing the painting. (i.e. What is the painting a picture of?) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What style of Cubism was Picasso exploring when he painted ‘Les Demoiselles d’Avignon’? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What does the title ‘Les Demoiselles d’Avignon’ mean in English? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Explain the story behind the painting. What was the painting about? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What features in the painting are characteristic of Analytical Cubism? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ SELECT A QUOTE TO INCLUDE IN THIS PARAGRAPH Write your quote below and reference it correctly: (Perhaps include a quote that either describe what the painting is of, OR, explains why the picture was painted.) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ PARAGRAPH FOUR ‘Les Demoiselles d’Avignon’ Write a sentence outlining that the paragraph will be about the elements of art and how they have been used in ‘Les Demoiselles d’Avignon’. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What are the main lines in the painting? (Select from: curving, horizontal, diagonal, zig zag, vertical, spiral) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What is the effect of the lines on the painting? (e.g. happiness, anger, excitement, tension, fun, bold, calm) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What are the main shapes and forms used in the painting? (Select from : Rounded, angular & blocky) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What is the effect of these shapes and forms? (e.g. create movement, still, peaceful, alert, strong, energetic) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What are the main colours in the painting? Is there a colour scheme? (e.g. complimentary, harmonious, monochromatic, warm, cold) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What is the effect of these colours? (e.g. sombre, passionate, dramatic, cheerful) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What tones are evident in the painting (Select from: light, mid, dark) Where are they found? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Does the painting have real or simulated texture? Describe the type of texture (e.g. rough, slimy, smooth) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What is the effect of this texture on the painting? (e.g. calm, aggressive) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Write a concluding sentence summing up the key points of the paragraph. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ PARAGRAPH FIVE ‘Still Life with Chair Caning’ 1) Write a sentence that explains that Pablo Picasso painted the artwork titled ‘Still Life with Chair Caning’. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What size is the painting? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What is the media used to create the painting? (Media means what materials were used to created the artwork) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What year was the painting made? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Write several sentences describing the painting. (i.e. What is the painting a picture of?) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What style of Cubism was Picasso exploring when he painted ‘Still Life with Chair Caning’? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Why did Picasso paint the artwork ‘Still Life with Chair Caning’? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What features in the painting are characteristic of Synthetic Cubism? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ SELECT A QUOTE TO INCLUDE IN THIS PARAGRAPH Write your quote below and reference it correctly: (Perhaps include a quote that either describe what the painting is of, OR, explains why the picture was painted.) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ PARAGRAPH SIX ‘Still Lfie with Chair Caning’ Write a sentence outlining that the paragraph will be about the elements and principles of design and how they have been used in ‘Still Life with Chair Caning’. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What are the main lines in the painting? (Select from: curving, horizontal, diagonal, zig zag, vertical, spiral) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What is the effect of the lines on the painting? (e.g. happiness, anger, excitement, tension, fun, bold, calm) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What are the main shapes and forms used in the painting? (Select from : Rounded, angular & blocky) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What is the effect of these shapes and forms? (e.g. create movement, still, peaceful, alert, strong, energetic) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What are the main colours in the painting? Is there a colour scheme? (e.g. complimentary, harmonious, monochromatic, warm, cold) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What is the effect of these colours? (e.g. sombre, passionate, dramatic, cheerful) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What tones are evident in the painting (Select from: light, mid, dark) Where are they found? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Does the painting have real or simulated texture? Describe the type of texture (e.g. rough, slimy, smooth) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ What is the effect of this texture on the painting? (e.g. calm, aggressive) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Write a concluding sentence summing up the key points of the paragraph. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ PARAGRAPH SEVEN – CONCLUSION Write a concluding paragraph summarizing the key points of the essay. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ BIBLIOGRAPHY 1) Write the bibliography for your essay below. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Directory: Supportandresources -> Formsanddocuments -> Documents -> Curriculum -> Subjects%20and%20programs -> The%20arts -> Visual%20Art The%20arts -> Aldridge state high school performing arts department Documents -> English, Mathematics, Science, sose and hpe Visual%20Art -> Alrdige state high school Subjects%20and%20programs -> Senior physical education Subjects%20and%20programs -> Senior physical education Download 142.5 Kb. 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