Art and Architecture

Visual artists sometimes create a work based on a past work of art. Eduard Manet created Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (1883) based on Marcantonio Raimondi's The Judgment of Paris (c. 1488-1530). Yasumasu Morimura created Portrait (Twins) (1988) based on Eduard Manet's Olympia (1863).

Sometimes the artist's agenda is political, satirical, or imitative, andsometimes the artist chooses this way to challenge established aesthetic values.

Choose a work of visual art, in this same spirit, that was created between 1870 and 1930, anywhere in the world, which resonates with you personally.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper discussing how you would transform this image to make a strong personal statement using one of the following contemporary visual arts media:

Photography

Film

Video

Computer-based media

Include the following information about the original work of art:

Explain the influence of new technologies (above) on the visual arts.

The name and nationality of the artist

The media that was used

Title of the original art work

The date it was created

A full verbal description and visual analysis of the work

The aesthetic movement it represents

The message it was intended to communicate

Include the following:

Describe in detail the work you would create

How you would create it

The media, process, and materials you would use

What your work would look like

The message it would communicate

Where it would be displayed

Who would see it

Explain fully how the message you intend relates to the message that was intended by the original artist.