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Assignment: Visit an exhibition and conduct research and write an art review on a Hong Kong artist's work

Wk 2-6: 
Visit an exhibition in Hong Kong
Pick one artist's work Ho Sin Tung(hosintung@gmail.com) - On Utopia
Do research on it
Interview the artist/ curator via email
Open a blog

Wk 8-9
Interview Questions (at least 10)
List your sources of information

• the theme of the art work utopia
• the form of the art work map/ drawing
• the medium of the art work paper mainly
• the background of the artist if it is related to the art work losing something important (maybe a man@@)
• the cultural background of the art work
• the social background of the art work
• any reference to the art history

Your comments

• How would you interpret her/his art work?
• Do you like her/his art work? Why?
• If it is relevant, compare her/his work with another artist's work.  not relevant and no time
• The other important information.

Wk 9-12

Give feedback to 5 blogs

• Do you agree with your classmates'comment? Why?
• How would you comment the artist's works?
• Provide more relevant information to your classmates

Each of them not less than 100 wds

Wk 13-14

Final presentation of 10 minutes, Q&A of 5 minutes (09:27, Nov 29, 2012)

Submit the power point in class

Prepare some questions for class discussion

Wk 15

Submit final art review of 1000 words through Blackboard (Dec 16, 2012)

The content

• Description of the art works
• Analyze the form of the art works
• Interpret the meanings of the art works
• Discuss the merit and the demerit of the art works
• the background of the artist, when did s/he create the art work, what was the social situation at that time and how these similar type of art works?
• Analyze the style or special treatment of the art work, are they the same as or different from the other artists which create similar type of art works?
• Sis the art work inspired by other artists, art or cultural theories, social events or the artists'pesonal life experience?
• Did s/he just repeat what others do and what the theories say? Is there any innovative point of view?Is there any creative elements? Is the craftsmanship good or not? Please use examples and pictures to explain.