Rosencranz and Guildstern

PART ONE: Looking at your Favorite Work of Art

Find your favorite work of art—any work of art that interests you—and then use your newfound vocabulary to describe its form, interpret its content, and evaluate its success. Make notes below, then type it when you get home. USE ONLY YOUR OWN WORDS! DO NOT COPY LABEL INFORMATION!

DESCRIBE FORM (using categories, visual elements, design principles learned in class)

My favorite artwork was the “Bust of a Man”. The first reason I loved it is because it is from Syria. It is a sculpture of a man till his chest. The sculpture reminded me of the Syrian men.  The label of the sculpture has that this man was a trader. The sculpture does remind me of Roman Sculptures, but he does look as the middle east men as I used to live there I know how the descriptions of their faces and personalities. The Sculpture is very Representational, which can see the face of the eastern trader very well.

INTERPRET CONTENT (what do you think it all means?)

The sculpture of “Bust of a Man” is a eastern trader is Syria. The sculpture makes me remember the dignity the eastern men had. This Sculpture is strong; when I saw this sculpture I wished I would have knew this person because he looks very calm and respectful, and kind.

EVALUATE SUCCESS (is this successful? Why or why not?)

Yes, the sculpture is successful because it represents the men in the east. We all know that trader are mostly rich people, but the traders in the east can be rich and middle class people. The man looks like a normal trader man. I used to live in the Middle East, and the men with dignity would look like this sculpture. The “Bust of a Man” looks like a very serious and kind man.

PART TWO: Looking at the Dallas Museum of Art

1. Find the European galleries on the 2nd floor of the museum. Look around and answer the following questions:

• Is this a prime or valuable location? How much space, relative to the rest of the museum, is dedicated to European art?

The Europeans Art is in a valuable location. The European art is on the whole second floor. There is much more European Art in the world, and what is in The Dallas Museum of Art is a part of them.  

• Are the galleries spacious and roomy?

The galleries are spacious and roomy. The staff at the Dallas Museum of Art organized it in away every piece of Art has its personal place.

• Are the objects cluttered together or spaced apart?

 Every piece of Art are spaced a part in a way that each one has its own importance.

• What color are the walls? Is the lighting sufficiently bright?

The walls in the European Art floor are somehow white with very calm light that is put   on each piece of Artwork.

• Are the object labels in good condition? Are there artist names on the labels?

  Every piece of Art has a label, which are in very good condition. Almost every piece of Art has the artist name written on the labels.