Research-Visual Analysis

Homework: October 1, 2007
“Know the world is a mirror from head to foot…..” Bill Viola

Objective: The Objective of this exercise is to describe an image in the Polish Pinhole Photography exhibit using 2 D principles and vocabulary.

PART A
1. Choose one image to describe.

2. Title: __________________________________


Photographer:____________________________

3. Answer these Questions (Refer to page 126 in The Critique Handbook)

a. Immediate Response-What are your immediate responses? (These are uncensored, irrational, un-self-conscious impressions of the work; what you notice first, what stands out.)

b. Objective Description-Describe the work to a blind person.

c. Formal Matters-Use 2d Principles and Vocabulary (Refer to Vocabulary list-use 4-6 minimum words)

e. The Story It Tells-Does the work tell a story?

f. The Work in the World-How does it connect to the rest of the world/art/history?

Guidelines: -One Page minimum.
-Include Photographer and Title of Photograph
-Typed and Spell Checked.

Due: October 8, 2007 EMAIL TO: Lhpaluay@mac.com

PART B

3pm , WED OCT. 3 BRANT GALLERY
POLISH PINHOLE Curator/Artist Talk

-Post 2 paragraph (minimum) response to talk on your Blog.

Due: October 8, 2007 POST RESPONSE: ON YOUR BLOG


**If you cannot attend artist talk choose TWO photographs to describe for PART A.**