William Rainey Harper College Art Reflection Essay

Complete an essay reflecting upon the significance that the learning activities for this week have had on your personal, professional, intellectual, or spiritual growth. The content-related topic of these writings will be determined by the author, however the sincerity and quality of the content will be of the greatest importance. Give examples and find relations between what you’ve learned and current events and/or modern life, for example. Please compose your writing as a separate document and proofread it carefully before submitting it. Copying and pasting your prepared text into the appropriate text window is more efficient for the reader than accessing attached documents. You may edit your work after posting. The essay should be no less than 250 words.

learning activities for this week

21 The Modern World: 1800-1945

Neoclassicism and Romanticism
Realism
Manet and Impressionism
Post-Impressionism
Bridging the Atlantic: American in the 19th Century
Into the 20th Century: The Avant-Garde
World War I and After: Dada and Surrealism
Between the Wars: Building New Societies
THINKING ABOUT ART: Presenting the Past
ARTISTS: Henri Matisse
ARTISTS: Pablo Picasso

22 From Modern to Postmodern
The New York School
Into the Sixties: Assemblage and Happenings
Art of the Sixties and Seventies
Art since the Eighties: Postmodern World?
ARTISTS: Jackson Pollock
ARTISTS: Andy Warhol
ARTISTS: Alice Neel
THINKING ABOUT ART: The Guerrilla Girls

23 Opening Up to the World
THINKING ABOUT ART: Visual Culture