[Solved] Translating an Image

Assignment Prompt & Instructions

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**## TranslatinganImage.docx**

In this activity, you will apply what you have learned about the basic artistic elements in subunit 4.1.  You will select a realistic artistic composition and reduce it down to its most basic artistic elements.

· First, select a piece of artwork from the list of provided repositories/sources of artwork, and save an image of the artwork to your computer.

· The artwork you select should be "realistic," so choose a photograph or a photorealistic painting, most likely. Otherwise, please choose an artwork that incorporates many of the artistic elements you learned about in subunit 4.1.

· Next, use a computer program like Microsoft Paint or use pen/pencil and paper to re-create a simplified version of the image.

· Your new image should distill or reduce the original composition into its most basic art elements, that is, points, lines, shapes, and shading.

· Then save your new image or take a photograph of your new image and save that to your computer.

· Upload both saved files to using the file upload box below the text box.

· Finally, in the text box, provide a few sentences about what image you chose and your experience of reducing the image down to its basic art elements.

· Be sure to include a line indicating the Terms of Use and/or copyright information for your work!

Art Resources

·
[ART 21Links to an external site.](http://www.pbs.org/art21/index.html): Includes interviews with major contemporary artists, studio visits and explanations of their work

·
[Google ImagesLinks to an external site.](http://www.google.com/imghp): A comprehensive search engine for images

·
[ArtcyclopediaLinks to an external site.](http://www.artcyclopedia.com/): Good general art site, mostly image links to museums:

·
[Mark Hardin's ArtchiveLinks to an external site.](http://artchive.com/ftp_site.htm): Great link with alphabetical listing of artists, mostly contemporary and historical European

·
[Art History LinksLinks to an external site.](http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html): An amazing collection of links specific to sites related to the practice of art history, many are written, not visual, information

·
[Cities and Buildings CollectionLinks to an external site.](http://content.lib.washington.edu/cities/): Over 5000 architectural images maintained by the architecture department at the University of Washington

·
[Web Gallery of ArtLinks to an external site.](http://www.wga.hu/index.html): Good reference for lots of art history images

·
[Saatchi Gallery, LondonLinks to an external site.](http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/): Cutting edge contemporary art, plus a site where any artist can post their work

·
[The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DCLinks to an external site.](http://www.nga.gov/): Our national art museum

·
[Seattle Art MuseumLinks to an external site.](http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/)

·
[Museum of Modern Art New YorkLinks to an external site.](http://www.moma.org/collection/): A treasure trove of modern art

·
[Metropolitan Museum of ArtLinks to an external site.](http://www.metmuseum.org/): Extensive collection database from many cultures and time periods

·
[Islamic art collectionLinks to an external site.](http://www.lacma.org/islamic_art/ian.htm): An extensive collection of Islamic art from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

·
[Museum of Fine Arts, BostonLinks to an external site.](http://www.mfa.org/tours/package.asp?id=48602): An extensive digital collection with text information

·
[Currier Museum of ArtLinks to an external site.](http://www.currier.org/): A smaller museum in Manchester, NH with a fantastic collection, much of it online

·
[Henry Art GalleryLinks to an external site.](http://henryartcollections.org/main.php?module=objects): The art repository of the University of Washington. An extensive image database and excellent search system

·
[National Galleries of ScotlandLinks to an external site.](http://www.nationalgalleries.org/index.php/collection/online_az/4:322/results/0/597/): Extensive collection of artwork from many cultures and

· time periods

·
[ARTstorLinks to an external site.](http://ezproxy.everettcc.edu/login?url=http://www.artstor.org/): Nearly one million images here. For access to this site, please check with your campus library or public library

·
[CAMIOLinks to an external site.](http://ezproxy.everettcc.edu/login?url=http://camio.oclc.org/): 95,000 images of all kinds. For access to this site, please check with your campus or public library

·
[SmarthistoryLinks to an external site.](http://www.smarthistory.org/): Smarthistory.org is a free and open, not-for-profit, art history textbook. We use multimedia to deliver unscripted conversations between art historians about the history of art

·
[Tibetan Book of the DeadLinks to an external site.](http://explore.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/show/dead): Literature and Artwork on Prayer, Ritual, and Meditation from the Religious Traditions of Tibet, India and Nepal. Special Collections Department at the University of Virginia Library

·
[Day of the Dead CelebrationLinks to an external site.](http://www.inside-mexico.com/featuredead.htm): History and images from the Mexican “Dia de los Muertos” celebration.

·
[Frank Gehry sketchesLinks to an external site.](http://www.arcspace.com/studio/gehry/index.html): Initial sketches of building design ideas by architect Frank Gehry

·
[African Art: Death and RebirthLinks to an external site.](http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/chapters/kml/KMG1.html): Sculpture images and text describing ritual beliefs from African cultures. Other themes included

·
[Burke MuseumLinks to an external site.](http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/collections/ethnology/index.php): Artwork database from their ethnology collections. Administered through the University of Washington

·
[All Together NowLinks to an external site.](http://www.inbflat.net/): A digital collaborative and interactive music project

·
[AIDS Quilt Information WebsiteLinks to an external site.](http://www.aidsquilt.org/about.htm)

·
[What is a Print?Links to an external site.](http://www.moma.org/interactives/projects/2001/whatisaprint/flash.html): Interactive tutorial on printmaking processes, with images. Created by the Museum of Modern Art, New York

·
[Edvard Munch MuseumLinks to an external site.](http://www.munch.museum.no/work.aspx?id=17): Image database for many of Munch’s paintings and prints

·
[Nuxalk Sun MaskLinks to an external site.](http://www.ufobc.ca/Supernatural/NativeLegends/mask.htm): Image and context for the
_Mask of the Sun_ from British Columbia Nuxalkculture

·
[Bradshaw FoundationLinks to an external site.](http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/lascaux/index.php): Excellent source for images and information on prehistoric rock art, Cycladic figures, the Pyramids, ancient temples and geometric signs

·
[The Art StoryLinks to an external site.](http://www.theartstory.org/index.html): Movements, Artists, Theory and the Progression of Art History

·
[Francis Bacon EstateLinks to an external site.](http://www.francis-bacon.com/): A website devoted to the images and explanations of the important and idiosyncratic English painter

·
[Mayan TemplesLinks to an external site.](http://learningobjects.wesleyan.edu/palenque/): An excellent site for historical information about the Temples of Palenque in Mexico

**## TranslatinganImage.docx**

In this activity, you will apply what you have learned about the basic artistic elements in subunit 4.1.  You will select a realistic artistic composition and reduce it down to its most basic artistic elements.

· First, select a piece of artwork from the list of provided repositories/sources of artwork, and save an image of the artwork to your computer.

· The artwork you select should be "realistic," so choose a photograph or a photorealistic painting, most likely. Otherwise, please choose an artwork that incorporates many of the artistic elements you learned about in subunit 4.1.

· Next, use a computer program like Microsoft Paint or use pen/pencil and paper to re-create a simplified version of the image.

· Your new image should distill or reduce the original composition into its most basic art elements, that is, points, lines, shapes, and shading.

· Then save your new image or take a photograph of your new image and save that to your computer.

· Upload both saved files to using the file upload box below the text box.

· Finally, in the text box, provide a few sentences about what image you chose and your experience of reducing the image down to its basic art elements.

· Be sure to include a line indicating the Terms of Use and/or copyright information for your work!

Art Resources

·
[ART 21Links to an external site.](http://www.pbs.org/art21/index.html): Includes interviews with major contemporary artists, studio visits and explanations of their work

·
[Google ImagesLinks to an external site.](http://www.google.com/imghp): A comprehensive search engine for images

·
[ArtcyclopediaLinks to an external site.](http://www.artcyclopedia.com/): Good general art site, mostly image links to museums:

·
[Mark Hardin's ArtchiveLinks to an external site.](http://artchive.com/ftp_site.htm): Great link with alphabetical listing of artists, mostly contemporary and historical European

·
[Art History LinksLinks to an external site.](http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html): An amazing collection of links specific to sites related to the practice of art history, many are written, not visual, information

·
[Cities and Buildings CollectionLinks to an external site.](http://content.lib.washington.edu/cities/): Over 5000 architectural images maintained by the architecture department at the University of Washington

·
[Web Gallery of ArtLinks to an external site.](http://www.wga.hu/index.html): Good reference for lots of art history images

·
[Saatchi Gallery, LondonLinks to an external site.](http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/): Cutting edge contemporary art, plus a site where any artist can post their work

·
[The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DCLinks to an external site.](http://www.nga.gov/): Our national art museum

·
[Seattle Art MuseumLinks to an external site.](http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/)

·
[Museum of Modern Art New YorkLinks to an external site.](http://www.moma.org/collection/): A treasure trove of modern art

·
[Metropolitan Museum of ArtLinks to an external site.](http://www.metmuseum.org/): Extensive collection database from many cultures and time periods

·
[Islamic art collectionLinks to an external site.](http://www.lacma.org/islamic_art/ian.htm): An extensive collection of Islamic art from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

·
[Museum of Fine Arts, BostonLinks to an external site.](http://www.mfa.org/tours/package.asp?id=48602): An extensive digital collection with text information

·
[Currier Museum of ArtLinks to an external site.](http://www.currier.org/): A smaller museum in Manchester, NH with a fantastic collection, much of it online

·
[Henry Art GalleryLinks to an external site.](http://henryartcollections.org/main.php?module=objects): The art repository of the University of Washington. An extensive image database and excellent search system

·
[National Galleries of ScotlandLinks to an external site.](http://www.nationalgalleries.org/index.php/collection/online_az/4:322/results/0/597/): Extensive collection of artwork from many cultures and

· time periods

·
[ARTstorLinks to an external site.](http://ezproxy.everettcc.edu/login?url=http://www.artstor.org/): Nearly one million images here. For access to this site, please check with your campus library or public library

·
[CAMIOLinks to an external site.](http://ezproxy.everettcc.edu/login?url=http://camio.oclc.org/): 95,000 images of all kinds. For access to this site, please check with your campus or public library

·
[SmarthistoryLinks to an external site.](http://www.smarthistory.org/): Smarthistory.org is a free and open, not-for-profit, art history textbook. We use multimedia to deliver unscripted conversations between art historians about the history of art

·
[Tibetan Book of the DeadLinks to an external site.](http://explore.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/show/dead): Literature and Artwork on Prayer, Ritual, and Meditation from the Religious Traditions of Tibet, India and Nepal. Special Collections Department at the University of Virginia Library

·
[Day of the Dead CelebrationLinks to an external site.](http://www.inside-mexico.com/featuredead.htm): History and images from the Mexican “Dia de los Muertos” celebration.

·
[Frank Gehry sketchesLinks to an external site.](http://www.arcspace.com/studio/gehry/index.html): Initial sketches of building design ideas by architect Frank Gehry

·
[African Art: Death and RebirthLinks to an external site.](http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/chapters/kml/KMG1.html): Sculpture images and text describing ritual beliefs from African cultures. Other themes included

·
[Burke MuseumLinks to an external site.](http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/collections/ethnology/index.php): Artwork database from their ethnology collections. Administered through the University of Washington

·
[All Together NowLinks to an external site.](http://www.inbflat.net/): A digital collaborative and interactive music project

·
[AIDS Quilt Information WebsiteLinks to an external site.](http://www.aidsquilt.org/about.htm)

·
[What is a Print?Links to an external site.](http://www.moma.org/interactives/projects/2001/whatisaprint/flash.html): Interactive tutorial on printmaking processes, with images. Created by the Museum of Modern Art, New York

·
[Edvard Munch MuseumLinks to an external site.](http://www.munch.museum.no/work.aspx?id=17): Image database for many of Munch’s paintings and prints

·
[Nuxalk Sun MaskLinks to an external site.](http://www.ufobc.ca/Supernatural/NativeLegends/mask.htm): Image and context for the
_Mask of the Sun_ from British Columbia Nuxalkculture

·
[Bradshaw FoundationLinks to an external site.](http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/lascaux/index.php): Excellent source for images and information on prehistoric rock art, Cycladic figures, the Pyramids, ancient temples and geometric signs

·
[The Art StoryLinks to an external site.](http://www.theartstory.org/index.html): Movements, Artists, Theory and the Progression of Art History

·
[Francis Bacon EstateLinks to an external site.](http://www.francis-bacon.com/): A website devoted to the images and explanations of the important and idiosyncratic English painter

·
[Mayan TemplesLinks to an external site.](http://learningobjects.wesleyan.edu/palenque/): An excellent site for historical information about the Temples of Palenque in Mexico