1. *Put away all supplies other than your sketchbook & a pen or pencil.
ROMANTICISM & SPIRITUALITY
ART HISTORY LESSON
*Put away all supplies other than your sketchbook & a pen or pencil.

2. WHAT IS SPIRITUALITY? WRITE YOUR DEFINITION IN YOUR SKETCHBOOK

3. WILLIAM TURNER Romantic landscape painter
Atmospheric effects, painted with the idea of Sublime in mind
Sublime: adjective describing a concept, thing, or state of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual value; or something awe-inspiring.

4. LOST IN THE THICK SENSUALITY OF THE PAINT, BUT BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER SEE A FOOT, LEG, SHACKLE AND CHAINS – THIS IS PLACED IN THE FOREGROUND TO BE CLOSEST TO US
THIS SCENE IS BASED ON A POEM – CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP THREW THE SLAVES OVERBOARD SO HE COULD CLAIM INSURANCE – COULD NOT COLLECT INSURANCE MONEY UNLESS THEY DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES RATHER THAN BY WEATHER INFLICTED DEATH
“it’s thin mass is written upon the sky in lines of blood….”
THE STORM IS COMING FOR THE SHIP – JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED – PUNISHMENT BY NATURE (sublime)
SLAVERY IS AN ACTIVE POLITICAL CAUSE DURING THIS TIME (British outlawed slavery in 1833 in their colonies, America did not outlaw until the Civil War)

5. The Slave Ship (Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying, Typhoon Coming On), by JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER, Oil on canvas
LOST IN THE THICK SENSUALITY OF THE PAINT, BUT BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER SEE A FOOT, LEG, SHACKLE AND CHAINS – THIS IS PLACED IN THE FOREGROUND TO BE CLOSEST TO US
THIS SCENE IS BASED ON A POEM – CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP THREW THE SLAVES OVERBOARD SO HE COULD CLAIM INSURANCE – COULD NOT COLLECT INSURANCE MONEY UNLESS THEY DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES RATHER THAN BY WEATHER INFLICTED DEATH
“it’s thin mass is written upon the sky in lines of blood….”
THE STORM IS COMING FOR THE SHIP – JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED – PUNISHMENT BY NATURE (sublime)
SLAVERY IS AN ACTIVE POLITICAL CAUSE DURING THIS TIME (British outlawed slavery in 1833 in their colonies, America did not outlaw until the Civil War)

6. Lessons the figures to heighten the storm, Vivacious brushwork, Power of nature - Associations to Napoleon about to lead his troops across the St. Bernard pass. The snowstorm expresses not the power of the individual, but the vulnerability in the face of nature’s force and power.
Hannibal was the General for the ancient North African city of Carthage – Punic Wars TURNER SAW A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PUNIC WARS AND THE NAPOLEONIC WARS DURING THIS TIME

7. Snow Storm: Hannibal and His Army Crossing the Alps, by JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER, Oil on canvas
Lessons the figures to heighten the storm, Vivacious brushwork, Power of nature - Associations to Napoleon about to lead his troops across the St. Bernard pass. The snowstorm expresses not the power of the individual, but the vulnerability in the face of nature’s force and power.
Hannibal was the General for the ancient North African city of Carthage – Punic Wars TURNER SAW A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PUNIC WARS AND THE NAPOLEONIC WARS DURING THIS TIME

8. SOME THINK THE WANDERER IS FRIEDRICH HIMSELF, OTHERS THINK IT IS A Colonel who fought against Napoleon. RUCKENFUGEN TECHNIQUE: MAIN IS FACING AWAY FROM US – PUTS THE FOCUS ON NATURE.

9. Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog, by CASPAR FRIEDRICH, 1818. Oil on canvas
SOME THINK THE WANDERER IS FRIEDRICH HIMSELF, OTHERS THINK IT IS A Colonel who fought against Napoleon. RUCKENFUGEN TECHNIQUE: MAIN IS FACING AWAY FROM US – PUTS THE FOCUS ON NATURE.

10. # OFF 1-4 TO BREAK INTO GROUPS

11. SMALL GROUP ACTIVITY: SPIRITUAL METAPHORS
ON MY CALL - YOUR GROUP WILL HAVE 1 MINUTE TO COME UP WITH AS MANY SPIRITUAL METAPHORS FOR THE PLACE OR OBJECT LISTED ON THE NEXT SLIDE (EX: SKY = HEAVEN)
ONCE COMPLETE, ON MY CALL-YOU WILL HAVE 1 MINUTE TO USE YOUR DEVICE TO ADD TO YOUR LIST.
YOU WILL WANT AS MANY AS YOU CAN GET WRITTEN DOWN! YOUR SUCCESS IN THE GAME WE ARE ABOUT TO PLAY DEPENDS ON THE # OF METAPHORS YOU HAVE! WE ARE TALKING FINAL EXAM EXTRA CREDIT HERE!
Spirituality is a broad concept with room for many perspectives. In general, it includes a sense of connection to something bigger than ourselves, and it typically involves a search for meaning in life. As such, it is a universal human experience—something that touches us all

12. CREATE A LIST OF SPIRITUAL METAPHORS FOR THE FOLLOWING PLACES OR OBJECTS:
SKY
SUN
MOUNTAIN
BODY OF WATER (I.E. OCEAN/LAKE)
TREE
FIRE
MIRROR
WIND

13. GAME ON!!
GAME RULES:
SELECT 1 PERSON IN YOUR GROUP TO PLAY THE THE BOARD.
EACH PLAYER # IS YOUR GROUP #.
PLAYER 1 WILL WRITE DOWN 1 METAPHOR ON THE BOARD, THEN PLAYER 2, PLAYER 3, AND FINALLY PLAYER 4.
METAPHOR CAN NOT BE REPEATED & MUST TRULY BE A SPIRITUAL METAPHOR.
EACH PLAYER GETS 1 TURN BEFORE ROTATING ORDER OF PLAYERS.
1ST PLAYER WHO CANNOT WRITE A METAPHOR WILL BE OUT.
PLAY WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THERE IS ONLY 1 PLAYER LEFT STANDING.
THIS GROUP WILL BE AWARDED THE POINT.
AT THE END OF THE GAME, TEAM WITH THE MOST POINTS RECEIVES EXTRA CREDIT ON THEIR FINAL EXAM!! THAT’S INCENTIVE!

15. IN YOUR SKETCHBOOK - WRITE YOUR ANSWERS / THOUGHTS TO THE QUESTIONS ABOVE.

16. THEME: PERSONAL IDENTITY IN SPIRITUALITY
FINAL EXAM INSTRUCTIONS & REQUIREMENTS:
THEME: PERSONAL IDENTITY IN SPIRITUALITY
USING THE GUIDING QUESTIONS ON THE NEXT PAGE, YOU WILL ADD AN ELEMENT OF YOUR CHOICE TO YOUR LANDSCAPE PAINTING.
YOUR ADDITION SHOULD CREATE PERSONAL MEANING & EXPRESSION OF SOMETHING IMPORTANT IN YOUR LIFE.
IT CAN BE SCULPTURAL, PAPER MACHE, COLLAGE, DRAWING, ETC. - THINK OUT OF THE BOX (detailed instructions on last slide).

17. SKETCHBOOK ASSIGNMENT
IN YOUR SKETCHBOOK, ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS ON THE FOLLOWING 2 SLIDES IN DETAIL.
THESE QUESTIONS WILL ASSIST YOU IN BRAINSTORMING FOR YOUR FINAL EXAM PROJECT.
A GRADE WILL BE TAKEN ON YOUR PARTICIPATION, THOROUGHNESS, CREATIVITY (thinking outside of the box with your final project idea), & THE QUALITY OF YOUR CONCEPTS.
SKETCHBOOKS WILL BE CHECKED UPON OUR RETURN FROM THANKSGIVING BREAK.

18. FINAL EXAM PREP … GUIDING QUESTIONS:
WHAT ARE SOME EXPERIENCES THAT HAVE IMPACTED AND / OR CHANGED YOUR LIFE? IN WHAT WAY? POSITIVELY OR NEGATIVELY?
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED FROM THESE PERSONAL EXPERIENCES?
HOW HAVE YOU CHANGED AS A PERSON DUE TO THESE EXPERIENCES? …..OR EXPLAIN WHY NOT?
HOW DID EACH EXPERIENCE IMPACT / CHANGE YOUR WORLDLY OUTLOOK?

19. FINAL EXAM PROJECT PREP:
BRAINSTORM YOUR IDEA (USE THE GUIDING QUESTIONS TO LEAD YOU)
DECIDE THE MEDIUM YOU ARE USING FOR THE ELEMENT YOU ADD TO YOUR PAINTING (i.e. sculpture, paper mache, collage, drawing, etc.)
WHAT IS THE REASON / PURPOSE FOR SELECTING THIS MEDIUM FOR YOUR ADDITION?
IS THIS MEDIUM ONE THAT WILL ASSIST IN PORTRAYING THE INTENT, STORY, OR MESSAGE OF YOUR ARTWORK? IN WHAT WAY?
WHAT IS YOUR CONNECTION BETWEEN YOUR EXPERIENCE & YOUR ORIGINAL PAINTING (you must write a true reason here...take this seriously! Your grade depends on it!)
WHAT AREAS FROM YOUR ORIGINAL PAINTING DID YOU SELECT TO REVISE & WHY?
FINAL PROJECT DUE DATES: 12/14/16 & 12/15/16