Week 1 Project
Artistic Change in
Sculpture
Relative to human history, the period covered in this week’s
study is long. During this lengthy span of years, not only did people change in
appearance, but the way they lived also changed radically. What we have found
of their art and architecture also demonstrates an evolution in these areas.
Using your eBook, find one example of sculpture from each of
the following periods: Paleolithic, Neolithic, and Bronze OR Iron Age.
View these sculpture pieces carefully. Capture an image of
each of the three sculptures and place them in chronological order, from oldest
to newest, in this template. Then, using information from your textbook,
lectures, and other appropriate academic sources, provide the following regarding
each image:
The title of the work, its location, the materials used to
create the work (if known), and the date.
A brief assessment of the visual properties you observe.
Describe the types of lines, shapes, colors and textures (actual and perceived)
the artist has used.
An analysis of the formal structure of each piece. What is
the meaning or importance of how the artist has arranged, organized, or
structured the visual elements in the image?
The natural subject of each piece. Based on your textbook
reading and Internet research, are there any details that have a symbolic
meaning? If so, what?
A five- to seven-sentence paragraph that discusses the
cultural context of each work, based on what you have learned through your
textbook reading, the online lectures, and Internet research. What do the
images tell you about the culture and the people who created them?
List of references, including the specific websites where
you found the images.
