ART 101 Week 1 Discussion

ART 101 Week 1 Discussion 1 | ashford university

Week 1 - Discussion 1

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

Refer to the assigned reading from the textbook and required videos as examples of how to interpret works of art.

Explore the National Gallery Virtual Tour (Links to an external site.) or Panoramas | Musée du Louvre (Links to an external site.). As you investigate the museum using the virtual tour, you can learn more about the individual art works by clicking on each individual work and then by clicking on “more” or “more information.” As you explore, reflect on the items below, and share your answers within your discussion post.

·         We often envision a painting when we think of art, though there are many different forms and categories of art. Based on your reading of “Introduction: What Is Art History?” from your textbook, identify the various categories of art on exhibit at this museum.

·         Share an example of one work of art, including the category of the art work, that you found particularly interesting and share your initial interpretation and reaction to it. Include the URL to the work of art in your post as well as the reference entry for the work of art.

Some works of art may be as simple as a gold coin with the face of a prominent leader from historical times, as explained in your textbook (Kleiner, 2017). Identify an item you are exposed to or use daily, other than a coin that might someday be perceived as art. Explain why this might someday appear in a museum.

Your initial post must be at least 200 words in length.

Review several of your classmates’ postings. By Day 7, respond to at least two of your classmates by examining the same works of art they examined. Provide your reflection on the work, and consider how it is similar or different from their interpretations.

Cite your sources as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.) guides on Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) and Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.). For works of art, follow the basic modified APA style reference entry format in the APA Style Reference Entries for Artwork  Download APA Style Reference Entries for Artworkdocument.