Foundation Art
PowerPoint Presentation #2 
Complete multimedia!  Spring term

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Select an artist and/or period that was NOT represented first semester, or propose a  professional artist of your choice (visual only) to Mr. Zimmer.  Please limit your selection of artists and/or periods to 1850 - 2002.   Prepare a 10 -15 minute PowerPoint presentation that includes: non-linear progression (buttons), sound, video, hyperlinks, images, and text that goes beyond simple appropriation from the Internet.  Your presentation should include significant names and dates, brief descriptions of the artist's technique, and important finished works.  Inform Mr. Zimmer of your topic BEFORE starting research.

Incorporate the following (any order):

• Asynchronous progression -- Create buttons that allow users to progress through the presentation in a non-linear way (see class demonstration).

• Digital images -- Digital camera, scanner and/or images from the Internet

• Audio recording -- Factor in sound to your presentation. Either capture sound from a video tape or find related sound files from the Internet. Do not exceed more than two minutes of sound during your presentation.  An audio CD playing in the background is acceptable.  Feel free to produce an audio recording of your own. Record your answer to:

  "Why is this artist/period interesting to you and why did you select the topic?" 

• Video recording -- Capture a related video clip of the artist  and/or period. Many video clips are now available via the Internet.  Do not exceed more than two minutes of video during your presentation. If a video clip is not available, consider producing a recording of your own.  Record your answer to:

"What special challenges or obstacles did the artist face and how did they overcome them?"

• Hyperlink -- Create a hyperlink to additional material about the artist.

Start early and good luck!

Topics to choose from:

1. Expressionism
2. Cubism 
3. Pop Art 
4. Romanticism 
5. Honore Daumier
6. Francisco Goya
7. Joseph W. Turner 
8. Edouard Manet 
9. Auguste Renoir
10. Edgar Degas
11. Mary Cassatt
12. Thomas Eakins
13. Auguste Rodin (sculptor)
14. Paul Cezanne
15. Georges Seurat
16. Vincent Van Gogh
17. Paul Gauguin
18. Henri Rousseau
19. Marcel Ducamp
20. Alberto Giacometti / sculptor
21. Andy Warhol
22. Mark Rothko
23. Willem De Kooning
24. Jackson Pollock
25. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner 
26. Henri Matisse
27. Joseph Beuys (German performance artist - highly recommended!) Beuys resources
28. Edward Hopper
29. Leonardo da Vinci
30. Albrecht Durer

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