Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapter 3, 4 Jacobus, L. A., & Martin, F. D. (2022). The humanities
through the Arts (11th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. [[VitalSource Bookshelf
version]]. Retrieved from
vbk://9781264360215
Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)
Initial Post Instructions
Select the work THE GREAT WAVE painted by Hokusai in our textbook, and write a response that analyzes the art through the lens of a descriptive critic, an interpretive critic, and an evaluative critic. What different things would these critics have to say? Use the following guidelines:
Descriptive Critic: Address at least 3 different elements of art and/or principles of design.
Interpretive Critic: This will require research so that you can understand the subject, meaning, and intent of the work.
Evaluative Critic: Use the standards of perfection, insight, and inexhaustibility (as described in the text).
Excerpt from class textbook:
“Ink and Mixed Media: The great Japanese artist Hokusai was prominent in the first half of the nineteenth century in the medium of woodcuts, using ink for his color. The process is extremely complex, but he dominated in the Edo period, when many artists produced brilliantly colored prints that began to be seen in Europe. French painters in particular found great inspiration in the brilliance of the work. The Great Wave, Hokusai’s most famous work (Figure 4-6), is from his project Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji. Here the mountain is tiny in comparison with the roiling waves threatening even smaller figures in two boats. The power of nature is the subject matter, and the respect for nature may be part of its content” (Jacobus & Martin, 2022, p. 63).
Jacobus, L. A., & Martin, F. D. (2022). The humanities through the Arts (11th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. [[VitalSource Bookshelf version]]. Retrieved from vbk://9781264360215

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