Assignment
Compare/ Contrast of two art pieces.
My objects: Bijapur Fort vs. Adham Khan's Tomb
Answer the guiding questions in the essay.
Do more about physically describe the two art objects.
5 pages.
SACRED & SECULAR ART OF SOUTH ASIA Five Page Guideline for Final Research Paper
Students will select one Hindu, Islamic or Buddhist sacred or secular object.
Answer the following questions:
What are their titles?
What do they describe or depict?
What is their tone or mood?
What is their form?
Who created them?
When were they created?
Why do you think they were created as they were?
What themes do they address?
Do you think one is of higher quality or greater merit than the other(s) -- and if so, why?
IDENTIFICATION (DESCRIPTION).
What is the architectural form?
a. What is its history (who made it, when, why, etc.)?
b. Material. What is it made of?
c. Construction. How is it made (to achieve its functions)?
d. What does its design consist of?
e. What are its functions?
Intended:
Unintended:
CULTURAL ANALYSIS.
a. When and by whom is the form used? What are its appropriate contexts?
b. What function(s) or roles did it perform for its makers and users?
c. What kinds of social behavior are associated with it?
d. What does it mean for those who use it?
INTERPRETATION:
Summarize your interpretation about the significance of this form.
What ideas or experiences or conventions from my culture influence how I think about this object or what I think its importance might be?
Art Objects
I.
Name: Bijapur Fort
Year: 1599
Location: Bijapur city in Bijapur District of the Indian state of Karnataka
The fort precinct is studded with the historical fort, palaces, mosques, tombs and gardens.
Built by Yusuf Adil Shah, during the rule of Adil Shahidynasty.
II.
Name: Adham Khan's Tomb
Year: 1561
Location : Qutub Minar, Mehrauli, Delhi,
Built for 16th-century tomb of Adham Khan, a general of the Mughal Emperor Akbar.
It consists of a domed octagonal chamber in the Lodhi Dynasty style and Sayyid dynasty early in the 14th century.
These two objects are both tomb and have it's own style form certain dynasty. I chose these two objects is because they are both architecture and I can talk more about how different dynasty influences the design of the architectures.