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What is it that we communicate when we speak to one another? Often,
we share stories, ideas, or just how we are feeling. The arts use their
own language in a similar way to share ideas and the values that are
important to the society in which the artwork was made.
For your Week 2 Assignment, choose one of the options listed below to
develop your understanding of the visual arts and how they
communicate.
Option A
Research Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Théodore
Géricault's The Raft of the Medusa.
Describe each work in terms of its elements of composition--what is its
shape, color, material, and so forth.
Describe the work in terms of its symbolic significance--what was
Maya Lin's purpose in designing the memorial as she did?
Additionally, what does the work say about our society in terms of
what we value and how we choose to commemorate or respond to
national events? Answer the same questions for Géricault's The Raft
of the Medusa.
Submit your assignment in one of the following formats:
· A 350- to 700-word paper
· A 4- to 7-minute podcast or video
Option B
Compare and contrast Michelangelo's Pietà and Leonardo da Vinci's
Mona Lisa, two works from the High Renaissance.
Describe the elements of composition for each.