Final+Exam+21st+Century+Art

= = =21st Century Art = Art has come full circle and we are now in an age where new tools have become embedded into the art that is made. Media may include things like video, adobe Illustrator, mac computers, iPads or other experimental, technology-based media. People are still making art, but it is taking new forms and influencing the way we think. The places that we see art might include a gallery or museum or more likely will be flickering across our computer screen. Exhibits might display works on iPads instead of canvases and galleries could include theaters set up for viewing performances or in some cases they might even invite the viewer to partake in the art. Participatory art has become very popular in the 21st century as everyone wants to take part.

Much has changed. Women are accepted almost equally to men. Art is more global with artists from diverse cultural backgrounds (China, South America, Native America and African America) breaking through the Euro-White centric art world barriers. The themes and subjects of their art is different too.

For your exam you will be exploring a sampling of artists who are actively pursuing art careers in the 21st century. Many of them got their starts back in the 1970s-90s, but their work is distinctly 21st century because it utilizes this new approach to art making (global themes, participatory for the viewer, technology driven, alternative display spaces).

Choose 3 artists from the website, watch the videos about them and read the details on who they are as artists.
=@http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists=


 * 1) Create a wiki page and name it **yourlastname-exam** and I will link your name to the page.
 * 2) Design the page so it looks good, use appropriate fonts, sizes and colors and make it look good.
 * 3) Remember to save often so the wiki doesn't crash and lose your information. Maybe do all your writing on Pages first and then copy and paste. Don't save your photos into the Pages doc as they won't copy over, instead follow step 4.
 * 4) Remember to save a photo you right click and copy it to your desktop. It might be helpful to create a folder called exam. (Right click on the desktop and say new folder and name it).
 * 5) List the names of the 3 artists you chose to learn about on the Wiki page.Make them bold and easy to see. Consider using Headline font.
 * 6) Write a 3-5 sentence synopsis of their life and artwork.The biography part should refer to facts that relate to their art making.
 * 7) Write 2-3 sentences to discuss the media and techniques used by this artist and explain how you think that media/technique is "21st century". Base your explanation of the above definition of 21st century art.
 * 8) Post an image of each artist and one-two images of their work (embed video if appropriate).
 * 9) On the wiki post a link to the videos and pages about the artists you chose. Make sure you link it. (To link you highlight the text and click the link image in the edit box and choose non-wiki link).
 * 10) Use one other resources besides the Art 21 site to research your artists. Check to see if the artist has their own website. **You may only choose artists from the Art 21 website!**
 * 11) **Compare and contrast** each of the three artists to an artist from another century that we've learned about in the class. Explain how you think their work is similar to that artist and how they've been influenced by the past artist. Be specific and detailed in your analysis. You may use your notes to help you and you can also use the wiki content to help you recall artists from the past units. This section should take another 2-4 sentences to complete per artist so 6-12 sentences total!
 * 12) <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">LASTLY....Explain why you chose these artists. What appealed to you about their work and their style? How will their art inspire your own art making or your own life?
 * 13) <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">REMEMBER YOU ARE DOING ALL OF THE ABOVE 3 TIMES, ONCE FOR EACH OF THE 3 ARTISTS YOU CHOSE.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">You may also find this site helpful for research. You can search the artist database to see if there is anything on the artist you've chosen. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">@http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/1960-2010-Age-of-Post-Colonialism.html

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Please remember to site your sources, by providing a list of links at the end of your page. This includes siting sources of videos or photos that you embed on your wikipage. Make sure your links are linked.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Class List (Make your page right away and let me know so I can link your name)

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Andrew B <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jacob P <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sam S. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ariana W <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Megan W <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Brooke B <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Brooke C <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Makayla <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fernando <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Megan P <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Megan B <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Talia H <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Olivia <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kate D <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kate K <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Makenze <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lauren S <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Summer

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">ARTISTS CHOSEN SO FAR Marina Abro.... Mark Dion Arturo Herrera Bruce Nauman Walton Ford Maya Lin Charles Atlas Mark Bradford Cai Guo-Qiang Fred Wilson Paul McCarthy Allan McCollum Laylan Ali Shahzia Sikander Ursula Von Rydingsvard Tim Hawkinson Kiki Smith Cindy Sherman Andrea Zittel Sardh Sze Do Ho Suh Tabaimo Allora and Calzadillo David Altmejd kara Walker Matthew Barney Ellen Gallagher William Wegman Eleanor Anthin Catherine Opie Robert Adams Ai Wei Wei El Anatsui John Baldessari Oliver Herring Nancy Spero Judi Pfaff Beryl Korot Janine Antoni Robert Mangold Kerry James Yinka Shonib... Ann Hamilton Jenny Holzer John Feodorov Raymond Pettibon Catherine Sullivan