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Description If you have not read the PDF of the Sylvan Barnet chapter on writing an exhibition review on the previous page, go back and read that now. The arts are all forms of communication, so they need audiences. The conventional way visual artists have shared their work is to collect it and put it on display in one or more rooms, using walls, pedestals, the floor, or any manner of framing device. Once a member of the public becomes familiar with the conventions of museum or gallery display, they can begin to evaluate the way particular collections of artworks have been put together for their gaze. In this first Exhibition Review assignment you will take your new knowledge and analytic skills to a local gallery or museum exhibition, and compose an informed review. Instructions Select one of the free local exhibitions listed below to attend, then follow these steps: Take a selfie at the exhibition in front of the title wall to prove you've attended.  Take careful notes while walking through. How has the curator organized the space for your gaze and movement? Is there information about the concept of the show or the individual works? Too much information or too little? Note where the curator seems to have put works in conversation with each other. What works stand out or play supporting roles? Consider the lighting, the color of the walls or other staging elements, and the physical relationship you have with the works of art, which has been carefully created for you to experience. Draft an exhibition review that has the following elements: A title that engages the reader An opening paragraph that informs the reader on the premise of the show A thesis that consists of your argument about the value of the exhibition as a whole (not whether it was good or bad) Body paragraphs explaining the significance of what is on display (What stands out and why? Are the objects telling a story? Are they rarely seen by the public? etc); Description of the installation, The setting; High points in the exhibition and weaker choices (if there are any);  A conclusion that summarizes your evaluation Revise and proofread Submit your exhibition review with your selfie image embedded in the last page or attached in the assignment "comments The institution I chose is  Black California Dreamin': Claiming Space at America's Leisure FrontierLinks to an external site. and Tatyana Fazlalizadeh: Speaking to Falling Seeds at the California African American Museum, Exposition Park in Los Angeles. Always free. 

Description This is your first AHIS 1 Exam! You will write a 3 to 4 page formal/visual analysis paper on an ancient work from Gardner's textbook. You get to choose which one to write on. The Format is detailed below. What to choose: Select ONE WORK (painting, pottery/vase painting, 3-d sculpture, or 2-d relief sculpture) from the Dropbox Homework assignments. The images come from Gardner’s textbook. Make sure that the work dates to the date parameters of our course: ca. 9000 BCE to 100 CE. This includes: Prehistoric, Mesopotamia/Near Eastern, Egypt, or Aegean.  A formal analysis contains the following:   1] WHATS:   (This information is on the caption label.)           Title of work             Artist’s name (if listed)            Country of origin/location             Date             Medium             Dimensions   2] HOWS: This is a detailed formal analysis from careful observation and description. Explain how the elements you observe are achieved and why you think the artist chose to use them in that way.               A] PURPOSE (if known) Painting or sculpture: Did the work once serve a functional purpose, and if so, is that function still evident from looking at the work today? Was the work meant to stand alone or be part of a larger piece or ritual? Was it intended for private or public viewing?               B] SHAPE Painting or sculpture: What geometric shapes make up the composition? Are shapes used geometric or biomorphic?   Sculpture only: Is the work representational or geometrically stylized/abstract? Simple or complex? Two-dimensional relief or three-dimensional volume? Are any geometric shapes emphasized (i.e., cone, sphere, pyramid, square, rectangle, circle, etc.)? What do the shapes and/or pose imply?               C] SURFACE TEXTURE For sculpture, discuss: What is the tactile quality of the work, and how is this affected by the material it is made from? Does the surface appear rough or smooth, shiny or dull, subtle or noticeable, etc.? Does it make you want to touch it? What are the associations with the material? Does the finished surface still show the “touch” of the artist or the tools used? For painting, discuss: Is the work an example of tactile texture or visual texture? Is the surface rough or smooth, shiny or dull? Is this a result of the medium chosen? Are the brushstrokes noticeable and sketchy or smooth and hard to detect? Does that affect its mood or your response?               D] COMPOSITION: How the parts are arranged Painting or sculpture: Formal (symmetrical, centered, balanced, orderly, stable), or informal (asymmetrical, active, off-balanced)? Are the shapes and forms arranged in the picture space in a crowded or open way? Directional focus: Where does your eye first look and why? What are the dominant compositional or organizational lines used (horizontal, vertical, diagonal, circular?) What is the effect of this orientation? Are objects in proportion and correct scale to one another?               E] COLOR Painting or sculpture: (If a sculpture, first discuss where and how color is added to the sculpture, then answer the following:) What are the Hues used (name of color)? What are the Values used (lightness or darkness, brightness or intensity)? What Saturation is used (strength of the hues)? Is the color imitative of appearances in nature or more expressive of emotion (or both)? Is color used to focus your attention on any specific area of the painting/sculpture? Does color seem to be emphasized more than line? Is color a major factor in creating the mood of the piece? How? Describe the colors: bright, dim, saturated, pale, deep, dark, obscure?               F] LINE Painting only: Is the overall emphasis on line (drawing) or color? Are the lines that define the shapes and contours crisp and precise or blurred and irregular? Does the line help to define the mood? Describe the line(s) used: sinuous, curving, angular, acute, perpendicular, parallel, straight? Steep, slanted, diagonal, angled, tapering, block, bulky?               G] LIGHT Painting only: Does the effect of light seem natural or unnatural? Are there sharp contrasts of light and shadow or gentle gradations? Is the light even overall or focused (drawing your eye to one area)? Is the source of light clear and bright or dark and mysterious? What is the effect of this? Is the painting’s mood affected by the lighting (dramatic, disturbing, comforting, etc.)? Describe the way light appears: opaque, transparent, translucent, layered, glazed, reflective? How about: blended, blurred, softly lit, harshly lit, bright daylight, glowing?               H] SPACE: The illusion of depth in the picture Painting or sculptural reliefs: Is it more 3-dimensional (the illusion of a natural recession into space) or more 2-dimensional (shallow and limited). Describe how this is achieved by indicating the use of any of the various ways to indicate depth:             Overlapping             Foreshortening             Shading/modeling             Linear Perspective (parallel lines converge in the distance)             Aerial or atmospheric Perspective (remote objects are less clear than near objects)   For 3-Dimensional Sculpture - discuss instead: How does the figure interact with the space around it, e.g., active or self-contained? Was it originally meant to be seen from only one point of view or from all around? Does the pose imply rest? movement? emotion? authority. etc.? What effect does the size of the work have on you? Does the sculpture encourage you to look at it close up or from afar? Why?   I] CONTENT: Subject matter and Iconography Painting or sculpture: What is the subject matter? (describe figures, poses, actions if representational; also if the human body is the most important form in the work.) Does it tell a story (narrative) or is it more symbolic? If symbolic, what do you think the symbols mean, and are you able to interpret them? Does the work express any specific mood or emotions to you? What is the deeper iconography -- the meaning and symbolism of the subject matter?   3] WHYS:       BIOGRAPHY What, if anything, is important to know about the artist and his/her career? Can this help you understand the artwork better? ADD YOUR PERSONAL EVALUATION What is your opinion of the work? Why did you select it to discuss (what qualities appealed to you)? Do you feel the artist successfully achieve what he/she set out to accomplish (and can we know what that was)?   *****FORMAT: Papers should be typed, double-spaced, and about 3-4 pages in length. Use Times New Roman font AND 1” margins. This paper is primarily your observations so do not consult any sources for the formal analysis part. Important: Please insert a photo of the work you chose onto your Word doc. You can put it on the last page, or include it on a cover or title page. Give your paper a nifty title! The photo and title page do not count towards the number of written pages. Submit your paper to the Exam #1 link on Canvas (.pdf or .doc, .docx only) by March 22nd, 11:59 pm Pacific Time)   (You are not expected to consult outside sources, but if you do consult any research sources or websites, then you must include a Bibliography.  Your textbook must be on this list.)                           A RANDOM LIST OF WORDS THAT CONVEY VISUAL QUALITIES IN PICTURES (talk to me about words you do not understand):   Questions... Ask questions and remember that every quality is relative: How many figures are there? How large are the shapes? How varied are the shapes? the colors? How dark or brightly lit is the scene? How deep does the space seem? How thick do the figures look? Do things resemble one another or differ from one another? (For example, is there a resemblance of shapes, forms, persons, things, colors or a great deal of difference among them? Does the scene seem empty, crowded? concentrated, dispersed?   Formal elements... space, light, color, composition, texture, illumination, lighting, drawing, line, shading, detail, contour, edge, plane, frame, size (literally 2 inches tall), scale (seems monumental), hue (color), value (relative brightness or darkness of a color), form (implies a 3-dimensional volume, not simply a 2-dimensional shape), volume (the implied space occupied), mass (sense of weight of volume), gesture, movement   Use Descriptive Words in your Analysis... foreground, middle ground, background rising, falling, elevated, lowered, descending, diminishing, enlarged, stacked, level high, low, central, center, close, far, distant, marginal, peripheral, contrasting large, small, tall, short, squat, narrow, wide, thick, slim, slender, miniature, diminished,      diminutive, monumental, imposing, grand, stiff, flexible, schematic crowded, empty, dense, reduced, simple, minimal, busy symmetry, asymmetry (symmetrical, asymmetrical) projecting, receding, sloping, foreshortened, protruding intersection, overlap, contiguous, continuous, next to, beside, behind, before, in front of contrasting, complementary, juxtaposition, opposition, rhyming, mirroring sinuous, curving, angular, acute, perpendicular, parallel, straight steep, slant, diagonal, angled, tapering, block, bulky variety, pattern, ornament, ornate, complex, complicated simple, minimal, bare, empty, delicate, bold rhythm, rhythmic, spiral, curve, undulation, serpentine, staccato repetition, parallel, mirroring, doubling unique, singular, solitary, isolated circle, cylinder, cylindrical, column, cone, pyramid matte, flat, dry, dull, shiny, reflective, reflection, illumination, illuminated, brilliant, glossy,         

Description Compare and contrast the architecture of an Islamic mosque with that of a Gothic cathedral. Then, you will respond to these structures by describing to your reader an actual place that currently holds meaning for you, and why. PART 1: Write a Formal, Religious and Historical analysis of each structure. Each structure should have its own section/paragraph where you include your analyses. I find it easier to have a third section/paragraph where I compare/contrast each structure. Through your analyses, you need to answer: - How does the architecture reflect the beliefs and rituals of its worshipers? - I expect to read the word pilgrimage at least twice in your essay, relating it to each structure. Use USE A MINIMUM OF FIVE VOCABULARY WORDS to describe each structure—both the Islamic mosque and Gothic cathedral. You need to incorporate the terms into your essay in a way that clearly expresses their meaning. Some vocabulary words to use and define within the context of your writing: pilgrims, tesserae, mosaic, relief carvings, calligraphy, icon, nave, aisles, altar, arabesque, stained glass, rose window, pointed arches, rib vault, dome, minbar, minarets, mausoleum, Mecca, Allah, Muhammad, qibla, mihrab, arcades, arches, columns, axis, transept, portal, relics, rib vault, flying buttresses, stylized, mosque, cathedral, emphasis, composition, hierarchical scale, and symmetry. The Taj Mahal, which has a fascinating story and structure, but it is NOT a mosque, It does include a mosque on its grounds. PART 2: Where do you connect with yourself or a higher power in a meaningful way? Write a paragraph describing the architecture of a space that you find meaningful, even spiritual. This could be your church, synagogue, mosque, gathering place, campground or park, disco, home, etc. What aspect of the architecture encourages you to feel the way you do about the space? How does the architecture reflect your beliefs and rituals? Selected Vocabulary Terms: flying buttresses: an arch built on the exterior of a building that transfers some of the weight to the vault. vault: an arch-like structure supporting a ceiling or roof pointed arches: arches with two curved sides that meet to form a point at the apex. stained glass: colored glass used fore windows or decorative applications rib vault: an arch-like structure supporting a ceiling or root, with a web of protruding stonework. nave: the central space of a cathedral or basilica, the long axis transept: the shorter axis in a church floor plan ambulatory: the area at the far end of the nave, behind the choir and apse (contains the alter), where pilgrms circle around to visit individual chapels, may which hold sacred relics. groin vault: an architectural feature created by the intersection of two vaults calligraphy: the art of emotive or carefully descriptive hand lettering or handwriting. The majority of Islamic art is decorative and often makes beautiful use of calligraphy to show the word of Allah. Islamic art never depicts the figure of God. Human figures are not show within the holy space of a mosque. pilgrimage: journeying to holy sites where significant religious events occurred or where relics or holy objects are kept. Pilgrimage is integral to the practice of Christinaity, Islam, and Judaism. One of the five important commitments of the Muslim faith (known as the Five Pillars of Islam) is the obligation to visit Mecca once in one's lifetime...to honor the house of Allah.

Description -Kongo peoples, Nkisi Nkonde (Power Figure),19th century. Wood, nails, pins, blades; height: 44 in. (Democratic Republic of the Congo).  The Nguabu Master, Mende peoples, Helmet Mask for Sande Society (Ndoli Jowei), late 19th-early 20th century. Wood, pigment; 15 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. The Brooklyn Museum.  You're going to do a mini compare and contrast.  Please submit answers to the following questions.   What's similar about these artworks' functions and/or source of power? What's different about their functions?  For each sculpture, please describe one way that its visual form contributes to its function or meaning.  You might want to consider the materials from which the sculptures are made, the treatment and purpose of those materials, and/or pose/facial expression.

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Description Which graph shows the function below? y = (?)(x -­ 1)^2 + 2

Description solve for x and y 36x+67y=6373 98y+76x=9876

Description If point P is located at on the unit circle, what is sin ? and cos ?? A. B. C. D. If point P is located at on the unit circle, what is sin ? and cos ?? A. B. C. D. Find the value of cos 420°. A. B. C. D. Which of the following is equal to sin? A. B. C. D. What is the period of the function shown below? A. B. C. D. What is the period of the function shown below? A. B. C. D. Which of the following is equal to cos 440°? cos 620° cos 350° cos 260° cos 80° Which of the following functions is not periodic? Assume that no function has a period greater than 2?. A. B. C. D. When a guitar string is plucked, it is displaced from a fixed point in the middle of the string and vibrates back and forth, producing a musical tone. The exact tone depends on the frequency, or number cycles per second, that the string vibrates. To produce an G, the frequency is 390 cycles per second, or 390 hertz. What is the period of this function? 6/5 seconds 0.02 seconds 0.0025 seconds 11.3 seconds In a certain area of forested land, the population of rabbits R increases and decreases periodically throughout the year. If the population can be modeled by, where d represents the dth day of the year, what is the population on the 300th day of the year? 132 rabbits 220 rabbits 532 rabbits 620 rabbits

Description A boardwalk that is x feet wide is built around a rectangular pond. The pond is 30 feet wide and 40 feet long. The combined area of the pond and the boardwalk is 2000 square feet. What is the width of the boardwalk 5 feet 35 feet 10 feet 40 feet Find all solutions to the polynomial equation. x^4 + 6x^2 - 27 = 0 Find all solutions to the polynomial equation. 27x^3 + 1 = 0 Find all solutions to the polynomial equation. x^4 ­- 34x^2 + 225 = 0 x = 9, x = 25 x = 3, x = 5 x = 3, x = -­3, x = 5, x = ­-5 x = 1, x = -­1, x = 15, x = ­-15 Factor the polynomial. 3a^3 - 2a^2 ­- 5a + 9a^2b - 6ab - 15b (a + 3b)(3a + 1)(a + 5)(a ­- 5) (a + 3b)(3a ­- 5)(a + 1) (a + 3b)(3a + 1)(a -­ 5) (a + 3b)(3a ­- 5)(a + 1)(a ­- 1) Write the expression in quadratic form, if possible. a^8 + 10a^2 - 16 (a4)2 + 10(a2) - 16 (a2)2 + 10(a2) - 16 a2[(a2)2 + 10(a)] - 16 cannot be written in quadratic form Write the expression in quadratic form, if possible. 7b^5 - 4b^3 + 2b 7(b3)2 ­- 4(b3) + 2b b[7(b2)2 ­- 4(b2) + 2] 7(b2)3 -­ 4(b)3 + 2(b) cannot be written in quadratic form. Factor the polynomial completely 2xy^3 ­- 10x 2x(y ­- 5)(y2 + 5y + 10) 2x(y3 ­- 10) 2x(y3 ­- 5) cannot be factored; prime Factor the polynomial completely. 8yz -­ 6z ­- 12y + 9 (2z ­- 3)(4y ­- 3) (2z ­- 3)(4y + 3) (2z -­ 3)(4y + 3)(4y ­- 3) cannot be factored; prime z^3 + 125 (z + 5)(z ­- 5) (z + 5)(z2 -­ 5z + 25) (z -­ 5)(z2 + 5z + 25) cannot be factored; prime

Description Let’s consider the US national debt and the US population as a function of time. 1. The current population of the United States is 317,000,000. The current national debt total is $17,000,000,000. Based on these figures, use algebraic equations to calculate the approximate amount of debt per citizen. Show all of your work. 2. For the purposes of this project, assume that population growth is a linear function that grows at a steady, unchanging rate of 0.9% per year, and that debt growth is a linear function that grows at a steady, unchanging rate of 13% per year. Use the population and debt figures from #1. Show all of your work. Find the linear equation for population in slope-intercept form. Find the linear equation for debt in slope-intercept form. 3. Graph the linear equation for population growth and debt in separate graphs. Label the values of the x- and y-axes and title the graph. Show x from 0 (current year) to 30 (30 years from now). Determine what the population and national debt will be 30 years from now. Calculate what the debt per citizen will be in 30 years. Show all your work.   4. Using calculations from #1 and # 3, calculate the population, national debt, and debt per citizen in 10 and 20 years from now. Complete the table below with your calculations:   Time (years)     Debt ($)                        Population         Debt/Citizen 0                       17,000,000,000            317,000,000 10 20 30 Graph the function that shows the amount of debt per citizen as a function of time. Label the values of the x- and y-axes and title the graph. Show x from 0 (current year) to 30 (30 years from now). Identify the ordered pairs at x = 0, 10, 20 and 30 years either on the graph or below it. Is this a linear function? Why or why not?   5. If the current compound interest rate on our national debt is 8% (compounded annually), what will the national debt be in 5, 10, and 20 years? The current national debt is $17,000,000,000. Show equations for all three calculations. Please find the exact values,do not round. 6. At what point does the compound interest on the national debt double the amount from the current year? The current national debt is $17,000,000,000. Solve algebraically, and show all of your work. Find the exact value. Assume the interest rate is 8% and the interest rate is compounded annually.