Overview
Using a topic from the 'Topics' list below, you will write a detailed visual analysis. The analysis must utilize all of the Visual Literacy Steps and demonstrate an understanding of the historical context of the piece.
Media Options:
Painting (Contemporary/Traditional Art)
Sculptures
Commercials
Films
Magazines/Journals
Zines
Music
Performing.
Topics:
Racialization
Gendering
Stereotypes & Tropes
Sonic Spaces
Contentious Bodies
Film (Representation or Spectacle)
Binge Worthy (Streaming or Untold Stories)
Advertising & Consumerism
Television & Representation
The Cultural Production of Pleasure
Clickbait (Social Media or The Power of the Internet)
Social Justice & Media.
Follow the following guidelines:
Content/Format
Image/Media (commercials/videos/short films should not exceed 5 minutes)
Visual Literacy steps with your analysis connection to each step (See, Look, Observe, etc.)
Image/Media (artist/photographer/brand/director’s name)
Context
Context of piece (historical/current/political/cultural).
Interpretation/evaluation/uses of the image.
Analysis
Visual reading of the image that engages with course materials and outside sources.
Effectiveness of the piece to current times.
Image/Media attached separately
*If you are analyzing a film, you will only be able to analyze a chosen 5 minute clip. Please provide a screenshot of your chosen scene.
Consider
*None of the media examples used in class can be used as your piece for analysis.
-Covers each of The Art of Seeing Art Visual Literacy Steps (Look, See, Observe, Describe, Analyze, Interpret) correctly.
-Image/Media (commercials/videos/short films should not exceed 5 minutes)
-Artist/Photographer/Brand/Director’s name: --Be specific about who the creator is.
-What Mediums are used in this piece?
-Demonstrates an understanding of course concepts (aesthetics, representation, consumerism etc.)
-Discusses the context of piece (historical/current/political/cultural).
-Visual reading of the image engages with course materials and outside sources.
-Reading discusses the effectiveness of the piece to current times.
-Discusses intersectional components of the piece.
For Reference "Moonlight "Analysis":