Study Sheets
Broadcasts 57-61

Broadcast 57 - Painting Sampler

Broadcast 58 - Monet, Debussy, Wright
Class objective: students learn about two Impressionists, a painter (Monet) and a musician (Debussy). In the second section of class students see major works by Frank Lloyd Wright and learn important features of Wright's work.

1. Impressionism is one of many ways to express reality. What type of reality does impressionist painting capture?
2. The composer Debussy also was interested in creating or describing "atmosphere" in his music. Briefly list some of the features of Debussy's music.
3. An early 20th Century architect that was also inspired by the arts of Japan was Frank Lloyd Wright. What are some features of his work that reflect Japanese influence?

Broadcast 59 - Notesheet and KEY: The Japanese Culture

Broadcast 60 - Inside... Van Gogh
Class objective: to see connections between the life and work of Van Gogh. To consider the work of Van Gogh through the elements of design and principles of visual art.

1. As you listen to the first part of this class, jot down phrases that describe Vincent Van Gogh.
2. List some phrases that describe Van Gogh's Woman of Arles.
3. In what way was Van Gogh a "scientific" painter?
4. Like other Impressionists, Van Gogh was inspired by Japanese art. List some of the qualities of VG's work that link him with Japanese painters.
5. Define expressionism. In what way is expressionism a type of realism?
6. Edvard Munch's style was much like Van Gogh's. In what way was Munch's personal life also full of turmoil?
7. Sketch The Scream. Label or list some of the attributes of The Scream that are shared by the paintings of Van Gogh.
8. Many of the painters of the 19^th Century are interested in "Making it New." Who was Charlotte Perkins Gilman and how did her art form "make it new?"
9. From The Yellow Wallpaper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman-
   1. A scene that I clearly recall from The Yellow Wallpaper is...
   2. Gilman is interested in showing the mental breakdown of a 19^th century housewife. What do you think Gilman believes caused this breakdown?

Broadcast 61 - "Making it New"
Class objective: Art from 1900-Present breaks or redefines the conventions of the past. This class considers the way The Ballet Russe, Picasso, and Rodin made new forms of art in the early 20th Century.

1. The painters of the Renaissance used linear and atmospheric perspective to give an illusion of depth and space. The artists of the late 19^th century were interested in a "new reality." How did Monet portray reality in a new way?
2. Explain this passage: "art changes, but it doesn't get better."
3. In the early 19^th Century, a brilliant group of Russians changed the face of dance. Tell the role of each of the four artists below: (Add to this list throughout the class)
   • Igor Stravinsky
   • Sergei Diaghilev
   • Mikhail Fokine
   • Vaslav Nijinski
4. Picasso's career would span most of the 20^th Century, and would include many different styles. In what way did he express an interest in dance during the era of the Ballet Russe?
5. What is the origin of the word "dada?" or "dadaism?"
6. Use the 4-step Process below to analyze Dali's "Persistence of Memory."
   
   1. Describe: Tell exactly what you see
   2. Analyze: Use the elements/principles to reflect upon the art form
      (Here they are: color, texture, space, line, value, shape-form)
   3. Interpret: Consider the following:
      • What is the artist trying to say?
      • What caused the artist to say it?
      • What is the historical milieu that surrounds the work of art?
      • Why was the work of art created in this particular style
   4. Judgment: How successful or important is the work of art?