+1 862 207 3288 ARH 102: Renaissance to Contemporary Art
Assignment: Museum or Gallery Attendance
Due Sunday, March 27. Submit via Canvas or as a print copy in class.
The assignment is worth 100 points—THIS IS NOT EXTRA CREDIT; IT IS REQUIRED!
For this assignment, you are required to visit the Phoenix Art Museum and tour the exhibition of Michelangelo: Sacred and Profane. Masterpiece Drawings from the Casa Buonarotti. You will also need to visit at least one other gallery within the museum. Please answer the following questions and submit them, along with your admission sticker if possible, for credit.
Be sure to bring a pencil and this worksheet to the museum. You will need them!
Museum details: As an MCC student, your museum admission is free; just show your MCC id at the front desk. The museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. It is open Wednesday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.. Thursday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. On the first Friday of each month, the museum is also open from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.
PART ONE: General Observations
1) List the time and date you visited the museum:____________________________________________
2) Describe your first impression of the building and the space. What did you observe as you walked around the museum? What struck you as interesting, disturbing, inspiring, dull or surprising?
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PART TWO: Michelangelo: Sacred and Profane Exhibition
3) As you walk around the Michelangelo exhibition, consider the space in which it is displayed. How did the curators (the people who designed the exhibition) organize the space? How are the drawings arranged? How do the color, light and room size affect your experience of the art?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4) Look carefully at one of the figure studies or drawings of heads. How does the artist create a sense of three dimensions? Do you think he studied the figures by observing a model or looking at other art? Why do you think so?
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5) Choose one of the drawings, and try to sketch it here or on another sheet of paper. You do not need to do a professional drawing, but try to include detail and some shading. This should take you at least 5-10 minutes. As you draw, make sure that you are allowing other museum visitors to see Michelangelo’s work.
6) How effective, enjoyable, or informative was the exhibition? If you had designed it, what would you do differently? What would you incorporate?
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PART THREE: Other Exhibits in the Museum
7) In another part of the museum, explore the art on display. Choose one that you are particularly interested in. List the artist, title and date here:
8) What medium (material) did the artist use to create the work you chose? How did the artist use the medium (in thick splotches, with thin, precise edges, with a soft effect)? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
9) How is the work you chose similar to or different from the Renaissance art we have studied in class?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10) The museum functions as an exhibition space, but also a place for people to learn and explore. What things do you notice that might help a range of people enjoy the museum and learn from it? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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