PBL- Art

Rubric TOTAL 55 pts.

How is art both self-expression and a statement?
With one other person, you will now have the opportunity to show how much youve learned about how art
makes statements about something and about how at the same time is a way for the artist to express
him/herself artistically (self-expression). You and your partner will be creating a UNIQUE piece of art that fully
represents the aspects of your chosen artistic movement. For example, if you want to do a modernistic
painting, your painting must comply with the norms of modernism. If you want to do a surrealistic sculpture,
your sculpture must comply with the norms of surrealism. You will need to defend your artistic choice, so be
sure to review what was typical of your chosen movement before you begin.

For the writing portion of the assignment, you will answer the following 3 questions for each artist we studied,
as well as for your own work or art. For each answer, you must BE SPECIFIC and justify your answer. Use
SPECIFIC PIECES OF ART to justify your answer. For example, if you say Dal was a surrealist, you could
use Persistence of Memory to identify specific components of the painting that make it surrealistic. You may
choose to answer in essay format or with bullets.
Velazquez: How is his art both self-expression and a statement? What are typical characteristics of
realistic/naturalistic art? How did Velazquezs art symbolize this movement?
Goya: How is his art both self-expression and a statement? What are typical characteristics of modern art?
How did Goyas art change over time and lead him to become the father of modernism?
Dal: How is his art both self-expression and a statement? What are typical characteristics of surrealistic art?
How did Dals art symbolize this movement?
Mir: How is his art both self-expression and a statement? What are typical characteristics his art? How did
Velazquezs art symbolize this movement?
YOUR ART: How is YOUR art both self-expression and a statement? What movement are you depicting?
how does your art symbolize this movement?

20 POINTS
15 POINTS

WRITTEN PORTION

NOTES PACKET
2.5pts/side (Front/Back)
*To be considered complete, the side must
be COMPLETELY and ACCURATELY
completed with appropriate detail.

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6 pts

All 3 questions

Two questions

Two questions

None of the

are fully

are fully

are partially

questions are

answered and

answered (or 3

answered and

fully answered

leave no doubt

partially

leave great

and leave no

that the

answered) and

doubt that the

doubt that the

students

leave some

students

students do

understands

doubt that the

understands

NOT

the artist, the

students

the artist, the

understand the

20 POINTS
movement,

understands

movement,

artist, the

and how their

the artist, the

and how their

movement, and

work is

movement, and

work is

how their work

representative

how their work

representative

is

of that

is

of that

representative

representative

movement.

of that

ARTWORK
Well-Balanced composition

o
o
o

detail and/or accuracy in composition

movement.
good use of elements and principles of design
well-planned out and executed

Movement

of that

movement.

movement.

Velazquez

Students understanding of their chosen movement is very clearly evident in their artwork. There is no doubt that

Goya

they understand what art from their chosen movement should look like.
15 pts

Dal
Good, but needs more. For example.
Mir

o
o
o

add more to background

YOUR

add shading, color, shadow, texture

lack of planning is somewhat
evident.
artwork

Movement

Students understanding of their chosen movement is very somewhat evident in their artwork. There is some doubt that they
understand what art from their chosen movement should look like.
10 pts.

Week, needs improvement. For example

o
o
o

too much white space/needs more detail

poor communication of ideas
little care towards neatness or effort

Movement

Students understanding of their chosen movement is marginally evident in their artwork. There is serious doubt that they understand
what art from their chosen movement should look like.
5 pts.

Very week, needs much improvement

o
o

unchallenging/uninspired
sloppy and/or mostly incomplete

Movement

Students understanding of their chosen movement is not evident in their artwork. There is no doubt that they do NOT understand
what art from their chosen movement should look like.
0 pts.
NOT COMPLETE