Annotated Bibliography

So far I have three sources listed to work with and thinking of much more sources to use with my research paper.

Frank, Patrick.  Prebel’s Artform.  ninth edition 2005

This book is a good source because it can give me some background information on art history, explaining where it all began and where different type of art works originated. This source can also describe the different techniques in which artist use and why they use them on specific works.

<http://www.metmuseum.org/toah>

This website makes a good source because it explains all the Metropolitan’s publications which also provide a link for further research on various themes.

Solomon, Deborah. “Art Appreciation: Seeking A Cure For Art Anxiety.”  The New York Times
23 Apr. 2003

This article is listed as a source because it describes the confusion of people when they first look at art and how they may become anger with themselves for not being to understand the concept. The purpose of the article is to let people know that it is okay to be unsure when first viewing something new, but don’t become anger enough that you throw your embarrassment of confusion in front of actually getting a change to take the time to understand.

Blog #1

The paper I will be working on this semester is on my Introduction to Art class. This class does not require a paper, so it is a fresh start paper. This course is to help students develop the ability to see artworks in a different way. It also examines the value and understanding of art. This course is an hands on experience with required museum visits. I am suppose to look at different types of art and try to understand the concept behind them. The paper I’m writing will be based on the art forms I encounter in the museum. The museum will be my most reliable source along with the Internet and text.

In this paper will be discussing mostly the concepts behind art and what feelings it brings when you looking at them and also some of the history behind art. I want to try a different approach on this paper compared to my others. This paper will act more as an journal of my experiences in the art class, but at the same time it will still have some research behind it. There will be a variety of history included in this paper, starting from the Renaissance, through the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries down to the Postwar. 

I hope my paper turns out the way I would like it to. I am excited to be writing about something different and interesting to me. I have always been interested in art just not that talented to actually practice it, but just looking at other people works is interesting to me. I think by viewing someone else work you get to understand the artist more. You begin to view ordinarily things differently and start to develop new ideas of old things. I believe that there is an little artist in all of us and hopefully this research paper will bring out my inner artist. :-)