ART101/102: Fall 2017
Extra Credit Assignment
Art I.R.L
DUE as a hard copy or email ([email protected]) on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17 (final exam date). Any electronic submissions must be received before 7pm.
Directions: This assignment aims to help you begin noticing the artwork that surrounds you in the real world. These artworks do not have to be fine art but can be anything hanging on the wall in your parents or neighbors house or even your friends tattoo. Anything that has been placed in the context of art (like being hung on a wall or put on a pedestal) or any art that has been placed within popular culture (like an Andy Warhol on a t-shirt) is fair game.
Pick ONE instance of art in real life and write one paragraph (2 4 sentences) describing the image and one paragraph (2 4 sentences) describing its context and any of your personal observations about the context. Include an image of the artwork IRL at the end of the paper.
For example, maybe you went to the doctors office and there was a print of Claude Monets Water Lillies on the wall. Your first paragraph would be to say WHY you think the print was of a Monet painting (brief formal analysis) and your second paragraph would be about the experience or context of the artwork (doctors office, funny smells, placed next to a Scholastics magazine, etc.).
Another example would be a stranger wearing an Andy Warhol t-shirt or seeing a Frida Kahlo purse at the store. Look around and youll be surprised by how many familiar images there are surrounding you.
If you decide to choose something that is a SYMBOL (such as the Nike logo) you must justify your decision. Your assignment is then to argue that this is a work of art and to place the object within the context of art.
Each instance of Art IRL is worth 10 points. You may submit UP TO 3 instances of Art IRL for a total possible extra credit of 30 points.Type of paper Other
Subject Art
Number of pages 2
Format of citation MLA
Number of cited resources 3
Type of service Writing
Instructions will be uploaded later.








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