Week 3 forum
Printmaking and Photography
An Examination of 2-Dimensional Art
Printmaking and Photography
Fully answer one of the following topics:
Printmaking
Topic 1.) Investigate the artist Albrecht Dürer on the
internet. He is considered the finest printmaker to have ever lived. Discuss
Dürer and how his type of printmaking played a part in books and education
during his lifetime.
Describe mass production, its importance, and what it helped
foster.
Consider the world before prints and printing presses.
Demonstrate that you understand the difference between
making single prints and making books on printing presses.
Choose a print that appeals to you created by this artist.
Explain how it was made, giving details of the technique (details, not just: “a
woodcut”), and why you like it. Does it have social meaning, political meaning,
or does it serve a practical function?
Consider whether or not you could afford a print as opposed to a
painting. Be sure to answer all parts of the question. Find a web site that has reliable information
about Dürer’s prints, and include a link to the website in your post.
–Or choose–
Photography
Topic 2.) Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother, 1936. This
photograph is important on many levels, but examine it in the context of the
Farm Security Administration, discussing the FSA’s involvement. What was the FSA? Why was it important? Why do we consider this photograph a
significant art object? Explain the reason for its creation. Then think about
the photograph and answer the following:
Is it art and/or documentation, or both?Provide solid
details about what makes an image art or documentation, and defend your answer.
Find a website that has reliable information about Lange and/or this topic, and
provide a link to the site in your post for proper attribution.
