Southern New Hampshire University
HUM 100 Realism, Impressionism, and the Modern World Worksheet
Complete this worksheet by replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information. In the first table of the worksheet, complete the following:
1. For each era, identify an artifact that depicts one of the characteristics provided. 2. Explain which characteristic you think it represents, and why.
In the second table, address the following: 1. In the first column, identify creators from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries who you think made important contributions to art and culture in the form of humanities artifacts that impacted society 2. Identify one of the artifacts they created (in the second column) and the medium of the artifact (in the third column). Recall from Fundamentals of Human Culture that mediums can include dance, literature, sculpture, visual arts, architecture, music, performance, and so forth. 3. Explain why you believe the creator felt the need to express their ideas (in the fourth column). For example, if one of the people you chose was John Lennon, you could identify one of his songs and discuss how the song relates to examples of his social activism.
Once you have completed the second table, answer the questions at the end of the document
Part 1: Realism and Impressionism
Realism
Impressionism
Characteristics: 1. Depiction of the ordinary 2. Real-life situations 3. Shift from the ideal to the real
Characteristics: 1. The play of light in the present moment 2. Immediacy, spontaneity 3. Short, staccato brushstrokes in art
Realism Artifact
Characteristic That Realism Artifact Represents (Explain Your Reasoning)
Impressionism Artifact
Characteristic That Impressionism Artifact Represents (Explain Your Reasoning) This painting by Claude Monet represents impressionism by illustrating a sunrise over a boat port. This painting shows a moment the artist wanted to portray.I believe this painting also shows characteristics of short brushstrokes.
Gustave Courbet, The StoneBreakers
This painting by Gustave Courbet represents realism by showing a real-life situation. These two men are working in their everyday environment. It portrays their hard work by their dirty tattered clothing.
Claude Monet, Impression Sunrise
Part 2: The Modern World
Person
Artifact Created The Persistence of Memory
Medium Surrealism, Oil on canvas
Need to Express I believe the artist created this painting by Wanting to alter reality. I feel the clocks melting depicts the passing of time and wanted to show a dream state.
Twentieth Century: Salvador Dali
Twenty-first Century: Man in the Mirror Michael Jackson
Dann Huff: Guitar. I believe these Greg Phillinganes: composers wanted to Keyboards. Glen share a message with Ballard, Randy Kerber: the world that if you Synthesizers. want to make a Background vocals: difference outside of Siedah Garrett, yourself you first must Michael Jackson startwithin yourself.
In one to two paragraphs, answer the following questions:
What differences do you notice between the artifacts from each era? In the context of what you have learned in this theme, where do you think those differences stemmed from?
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