Tuesday, August 4, 2009



Due Friday Week 6
Handed out – Week 3
Tertiary 1000 -1500 words T&A 20%
Compare and contrast the graphic design by the modernist El Lissitsky with the post modernist (after 1980) David Carson using description, analysis interpretation and judgment. Discuss the relationship of the artworks to modernism and post modernism in graphic design and the design elements and features of the works.


Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge (1919) El Lisitsky



David Carson




Accredited Students please write 2 x A4 pages. Using Description, Analysis, Interpretation and Judgement. Discuss each of the artworks copied on the sheet.

· Description, describe it as though the reader was unable to see it but you want to give them as clear an idea as possible. Include title, artist’s name, date, techniques & material used.
· Analysis, discuss design features like composition, style, ideas, use of text, repetition, what the proportions within the work are and the size of the work etc. Remember our theory or read the text listed below.
· Interpretation, discuss the meaning of the work, what was the reason for making the artwork, and is there any unintended message? Does it relate to any social, political or stylistic period?
· Judgement, based on your observations discuss the degree of success of the work, and the ideas behind the magazine cover.


Resourses
HIRSH E.P. Writing about Art
WESTON .N. Kaleidoscope of Modern Art
FELDMAN Varieties of Visual Experience
Please insure that you include citations and a bibliography with your work. Particularly from the above sources

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