Week 8 assignment: essay – interrelationships reflection apa format | Applied Sciences homework help
- The Sensation show was described as shock art. Ofili’s use of naked female bot- toms and dung in a portrait of the Madonna shocked many people. Why would it have been shocking? To what extent is shock an important value in art? Would you agree with those who said Chris Ofili’s work was not art? What would be the basis for such a position?
jac16871_ch03_042-057.indd 54 12/8/17 8:11 PM 55 BEING A CRITIC OF THE ARTS 4. Would Chris Ofili’s painting be shocking if people were unaware that he painted some of it with elephant dung? Would people be less alarmed if they knew that in Africa such a practice in art is relatively common? Does any of this matter in mak- ing a judgment about the painting’s success as a work of art? What matters most for you in evaluating this painting? EXPERIENCING The Polish Rider 1. Does knowing The Polish Rider was probably painted by Willem Drost instead of Rembrandt van Rijn di- minish your participation with the painting? Does the fact that it was painted by a student negatively af- fect your evaluation of the painting?
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