Question: How important is it to take a stand against the increasing normalisation of cosmetic surgery in late capitalism? Theoretical Reading: Heyes, Cressida (2007) �Somaesthetics for the Normalized Body�. In Self transformations: Foucault, ethics, and normalized bodies Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, HQ1190 .H494 2007 NOTES: Choose one theoritcal source and build the essay answer from there. In your essay, you must summarise the choosen theoritical major source. The suggested length of the summary of theoritical reading is approximately 400 words. Another way to look at it the summary is that this reading is your major source, or one of your major sources. The summary of the theoritical major reading should be crafted in such a way that it facilitates your overall response to the essay question. This means that I don't mind if you 'break up' or distribute the summary throughout the essay. However I also don't mind if you want to pursue a more conventional appro

Develop an Art Journal (a visual diary) The requirements are written in the attached file. I have also attached my sketches and drawings of my artwork in another file. Please help me to writing in first person (like I am the one who describe my ideas and drawings). For each of the pieces of the image please help me expand my ideas. Teacher want me to write why I get the idea and the advantages and disadvantages of the design. He also want me to write my point of view on each of them. Thank you.

Develop an Art Journal (a visual diary) The requirements are written in the attached file. I have also attached my sketches and drawings of my artwork in another file. Please help me to writing in first person (like I am the one who describe my ideas and drawings). For each of the pieces of the image please help me expand my ideas. Teacher want me to write why I get the idea and the advantages and disadvantages of the design. He also want me to write my point of view on each of them. Thank you.

*I need about 4~5 pages draft paper by anytime before Oct 25th 9:00AM* HISTORY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN History of Art & Design Fall semester, 2016 HD361/1, 2 credits Final Paper Deadlines Week 10 (Oct. 25): Draft papers due Week 14 (Nov. 22): Final papers due Interrogate an Object The final paper for this course will require each student to research and write a history of a designed object. You may choose to expand on your typology from the museum project in written format or you can propose another object of interest from design history. Using concepts from our readings, discussion, lectures, and beyond, investigate that object within its broader social and cultural context. Use both primary and secondary sources to research the ways in which your subject matter was affected by the culture from which it came. Ask yourself the following questions to help situate your subject historically: Understand the Object. Collect images of your object. Describe the basics of this object. 1. What

You are required to carry out independent research and produce a 2500 word essay written to the highest academic standards with full and complete references (reference lists will not count towards the word count). You must choose a topic from the list below: 1. All heritage is essentially dissonant. Critically assess and discuss this statement, drawing on a range of examples, what implications, if any, does this statement have for our understanding of heritage and how we might manage and conserve it? 2. What challenges does the recent emphasis on intangible heritage pose to traditional ways of thinking about and managing heritage? 3. How does an emphasis on community and civic engagement challenge the power relations behind the AHD? 4. Heritage tourism results in the commodification of the past and the ?dumbing down? of interpretive material. Discuss this statement in the context of an assessment of the relationship of tourism with

Assignment Requirements   Purpose - to research and examine works of selected contemporary arts practitioners in a Pacific context. Required to write a 1500 word, illustrated comparative essay. Needs to apply critical thinking to an investigation of art, culture and society in New Zealand and/or the Pacific region. Research includes a traditional taonga and customary practice. Term 1 provides a firm basis for the investigation of a contemporary artist and their work. (Mine was Michel Tuffery - taonga was tatau). Essay question: Is the work of contemporary Maori and Pacific art founded in tradition? Discuss with reference to specific works by an artist. Examine the artists materials, methods and themes. What cultural and social issues are being explored by the artists? Discuss the similarities and differences between customary and contemporary art practice. Essay is to presented as an illustrated essay. Support ideas with relevant quotes by the artists and brief excerpts from cri

Assignment Requirements   Assessment is by one assignment, a critical essay of 6000 words (100%) which integrates theory and practice. The assignment must include a clear structure with abstract, bibliography, appendices, and diagrammatic representation where appropriate. You must make appropriate use of journal articles, research papers and texts. The assignment should contain: Culture and Innovation in Organisations 1. A critical review of theories of the nature of organisational culture, including how it may impact on innovation, and how it may be affected by the leaders of an organisation 2. An examination of how culture influences behaviours related to innovation and change in an organisation of your choice 3. A recommendation as to strategies and actions that could be implemented (by you or by the organisation’s leaders) to enhance or create an appropriate culture Pedagogical aim and expectations: To show the strengths and weaknesses of both your understanding so tha

Assignment Requirements   • Discuss the characteristics and basic ideas of three art movements of the 20th century that have broken traditional boundaries. Analyze one work of art for each movement. Discuss each example thoroughly, its visual characteristics and meaning and how it reflects the movement. Use examples listed on Course Outline from Fauvism to present. • 2 pages in length. Instructions: Your essay should begin with an introduction and end with a conclusion. Select examples that best reflect the thesis of your essay. Select examples listed on your Course Outline from Fauvism to the present.

• Discuss the characteristics and basic ideas of three art movements of the 20^th century that have broken traditional boundaries. Analyze one work of art for each movement. Discuss each example thoroughly, its visual characteristics and meaning and how it reflects the movement. Use examples listed on Course Outline from Fauvism to present.
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Assignment Requirements   The images below correspond to the first letter of your last name. Please find and examine your sculpture. After looking at it closely, answer the questions below and submit your work as a word processed document using the hyperlink provided. Question 1: How was your sculpture created (I want you to read about the processes that create sculptures, so describe to me how the artist must have created this)? Question 2: Does your sculpture have any type of texture (a tricky question with sculptures, be careful - you have both actual and implied texture)? Question 3: Is there any iconography in your sculpture (are there any clues that would lead you to understand what this sculpture is 'about')? What are you 'reading' in this sculpture, ie, what do you think is going on or what is the artist trying to say? Question 4: Where, specifically, is the positive and negative space of your sculpture? Question 5: Is your work of art representational, abstract or

Assignment Requirements   I will upload all the instructions in the word documents, thank you so much STUDY GUIDE #5 for ROMANESQUE AND GOTHIC -------------------------------------------  

1. TEXTBOOK ASSIGNMENT: pp. 196-211, 220-233

  II. REQUIRED SLIDES (for identification on tests by period, artist, title, & date... plus, if architecture, location too):   Fig. 5.48, Romanesque, (architect unknown), Cluny Abbey III, ca. 1088-1157, Cluny, France. Fig. 6.7, Romanesque, (artist unknown), Christ in Majesty with Angels, Symbols of the Evangelists, and Saints, from San Clemente, Tahull, Spain, ca. 1123. Fig. 6.8, Romanesque, (artist unknown), Ste.-Foy Reliquary, ca. 980. Fig. 6.10, Romanesque, (architect unknown), Sainte-Foy (nave), Conques, France, ca. 1080-1120. Fig. 6.11, Romanesque, (architect unknown), Sainte-Foy (plan), Conques, France, ca. 1080-1120. Fig. 6.12, Roma