Read Chapter 9 of the textbook. Select a work of art in which its purpose is to convey or engage with power or persuade.
You can find works of art in the textbook, a website listed on the ART101 Museum and Images Website.
Some examples can be found below:
Kehinde Wiley, Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps (https://smarthistory.org/kehinde-wiley-napoleon-leading-the-army-over-the-alps-2/)
Ai Weiwei, Remembering and the Politics of Dissent (https://smarthistory.org/ai-weiwei-remembering-and-the-politics-of-dissent-2/)
Jacques-Louis David, Napoleon Crossing the Alps (https://smarthistory.org/jacques-louis-david-napoleon-crossing-the-alps/)
Varvara Stepanova, The Results of the First Five-Year Plan ( https://smarthistory.org/stepanova-the-results-of-the-first-five-year-plan/ )
Provide the title, artist, date, and place of the work, embedding it if possible.
Explain the specific forms of power (individual leaders, ideologies, ethnic groups, beliefs, empires, or governments) the work is serving or challenging. For example, Jacques Louis Davids Napoleon Crossing the Alps is serving the power of Napoleon and the French Empire.
Explain the messages being conveyed in the work.
Explain how the artist uses materials, methods, and techniques, as well as symbolism and iconography to convey their message.
Reflect on the artists intentions in creating the work
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