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Online Courses Home Greetings Syllabus Assignments 1 Graduate Students

16. Fauvists were called "wild beasts." What is Fauvism? Write a reflective essay. Tell me who your favorite artist of this movement is and why. Site three paintings from great Fauvist master in your essay

17. Create a fauvist self portrait. You can choose to render the picture and scan it, or take a digital photo to send. You can also choose to create a portrait using photo editing software. Save your image as a JPEG.

18. Go to http://www.artbma.org/flash/F_conekids.swf. Henri Matisse used many props in his work. What kind of props would use to tell me something about your self. Create a still life drawing or painting in the style of Matisse. Scan it or take a digital photo to send. This assignment may also be done with photo editing software.

19. Go to http://www.artbma.org/flash/F_conekids.swf. Create a poem using patterns colorful language in response to a painting or something you have learned about this Matisse.

20. What is Cubism? Write a reflective essay. Tell me who your favorite artist of this movement is and why. Site three paintings from great Cubism master in your essay.

21. Go to http://www.mrpicassohead.com/. Create an original Picasso master piece. E-mail your work and comment on your experience using this site.

22. Research Picasso's Guernica, http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/a_nav/guernica_nav/main_guerfrm.html . How come this famous work was controversial? You may choose to write a reflective essay, create an original lesson plan suing this painting, or create your own mixed media collage putting a modern day spin on this painting. Scan it or send a digital picture. This assignment may also be created in photo editing software.

23. Go to http://www.beardenfoundation.org/education/activity.shtml and click on Modern Art Destination. Click on the forward arrows to take the children's tour of the museum. Click on the art work to learn more. Write a reflective essay or lesson for integration in your classroom of experience. You may also choose an activity to send to me.

24. What is Mexican Mural Painting Movement? Write a reflective essay. Tell me who your favorite artist of this movement is and why. Site three paintings from great mural master in your essay.

25. Diego Rivera was considered to be revolutionary. How was this reflected in his work? Write a reflective essay and site your references.

26. Frida Kahlo was considered to be one of the first Surrealists. How did she use symbolic imagery in her self-portraits? Write a reflective essay or create an original self portrait in the style of Frida Kahlo. Scan it or take a digital photo to send. You may also use photo-editing software to complete this project.

27. What is Expressionism? Write a reflective essay. Tell me who your favorite artist of this movement is and why. Site three paintings from great Expressionist master in your essay.

28. What makes you scream? Edvard Munch is famous for his painting, "The Scream." Write a lesson plan, reflective essay or create your own original artwork using this painting. Here are some lesson plans that you could follow: http://www.learnnc.org/lessons/CathyCrumpler5232002762 , http://www.kinderart.com/arthistory/munchscream.shtml , http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/elem/Breannie-artPE.htm

29. What is Pop Art? Write a reflective essay. Tell me who your favorite artist of this movement is and why. Site three paintings from great Pop Art master in your essay.

30. Create a lesson plan, cartoon photo-edited or original piece of Pop Art in your favorite artist's style of this movement. Send it as a scanned piece or digital photo.