Survey of Art

1) Pick one of the two questions below and write a 1 to 2 page (double-spaced) response. This portion of the assignment is worth 30 points. I would like you to include things that you can visually see as well as information from your reading. You may not use outside sources.

A) Compare and contrast the The New York Kouros and the Warrior from Riace. In your essay be sure to discuss why they belong in the period they do.

B) Compare and contrast the The Warrior from Riace and Laocon . In your essay be sure to discuss why they belong in the period they do.

C) Discuss the architectural innovations of the Colosseum and the Pantheon.

2) For question 2 you pick 1 of the 3 options below. This portion of the assignment is worth 20 points.

A) I would like you to find 5 images (each worth 4 points/ 20 points total) that show either how we incorporate Greek or Roman Architecture in the United States (if you are from another country, you may use examples from your home) You may take images off line or take your own pictures. If you take pictures off line, please be sure to cut and paste the web address. With each image please write a short explanation of why you choose it, and how it relates to those examples in your book. Be sure to use the proper terminology when discussing your images, i.e. the building has Ionic capitals. The images must be of something from the 18th century forward. The assignment is to see how the ancient world has had an impact on the modern world. I will not accept images of ancient monuments.

B) Watch one of the following movies and describe in a one page essay how it relates to the art, architecture, mythology and/or history that you have been studying: Clash of the Titans (the new or old version), Troy, 300, Alexander the Great, Gladiator, Spartacus, Cleopatra (with Elizabeth Taylor).

C) Watch a documentary regarding ancient Greece, Rome or the Middle ages (it must relate to art, architecture, archaeology and/or history). In a one page essay describe how it relates to what we have been reading about, and what you found most interesting about the documentary. {Note: if you chose the documentary option for the previous assignment you must choose either a or b.} Tell me which documentary you watched.