HUMN303 Week 8 Discussion: Interdisciplinary Works
Initial Post Instructions
For the initial post, select and address one of the following options:
Option 1: Choose a work to discuss from one genre that interprets a work from another genre.
- Include the title, artist, and description of both works.
- Examine how the artist of the second work captured the subject or story of the first.
- Support your point(s) with a statement from the second artist that discusses the influence, reasoning, or interpretation of the original work on the second work.
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Option 2: Choose a work that is interdisciplinary (incorporates two or more disciplines), such as Hamilton from our lesson this week.
- Include the title and artist(s).
- Examine the genres that are intermingled to create the work.
- How effective is the blending of genres in the work?
- Why do you think the artist used different disciplines in the work?
- Support your point(s) with a statement from the artist and one from a critic.
Option 3: Choose a work of art from any genre that depicts or tells the story of a real life event from any time period, such as The Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon and the Coronation of Empress Joséphine on December 2, 1804 by Jacques Louis David.
- Include the title and the artist and some background of the event.
- What is the relationship between the work of art and the event?
- Did the artist depict the event accurately?
- Does the artist make changes regarding the event? If so, why do you think the artist made these changes?
- Examine the artist’s message in the depiction.
- Support your point(s) with a statement from the artist.
Follow-Up Post Instructions
Respond to at least one peer. Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification.
SOLUTION HUMN303 Week 8 Discussion: Interdisciplinary Works
Hello Class,
Option 3: Choose a work of art from any genre that depicts or tells the story of a real-life event from any time period.
The Titanic was the world’s largest luxury liner before sinking on April 15th, 1912 off the coast of Newfoundland. The Titanic struck an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the ocean. There were more than 1,500 people who died that night from the sinking. Max Beckmann was inspired by the events to make the painting Sinking of the Titanic. In his painting, Beckmann depicts the struggle to survive by focusing on the lifeboats (Saint Louis Art Museum, n.d.). Beckmann didn’t change anything in his painting after he finished the painting. Although the painting shows the Titanic in the background, it doesn’t show how the Titanic sank. The ship’s placement and iceberg almost just make it look like the ship is passing by this group of people struggling and drowning rather than the ship snapping in half due to its sinking. The painting captures the panic and desperation very vividly regardless of the Titanic not being near. Beckmann mentions “I paint and try to develop my style exclusively in terms of deep space, something that in contrast to superficially decorative art penetrates as far as possible into the very core of nature and the spirit of things.” (Panero, 2024)…
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(FINAL ANSWER) HUMN303 Week 8 Discussion: Interdisciplinary Works