Diego Rivera Mural Assignment

Introduction – Task – Process – Evaluation - Conclusion

Introduction

Murals are a great way for a city or town to beautify its bleak and sterile walls. Although these giant paintings bring joy to many passers by, not many people know who created them. The focal point of this assignment will be to acknowledge one of the greatest mural painters, Diego Rivera, and the works of his that are right under our nose.

Task

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has decided to do a retrospective on the murals of Diego Rivera, that are located within the city of San Francisco. You have been given the task to research and locate these fine works of art.

Process

· You are to work in a group of two or three people. Your group will be responsible for 1) choosing a Diego Rivera mural that is located in San Francisco. 2) Research the particular mural, and show an image of it. 3) Design a map to show how to get to the mural. 4) Give some general background on the artist, Diego Rivera. Here are a few web links that will help to get you started : www.riveramural.com & http://www.sanfranciscoart.edu/dr.htm .

Evaluation

	1	2	3	4	Your Score
Creativity/ Originality	Does not express originality or creative thought	Expresses some originality or creative thought, but does not always meet requirements	Displays some originality or creative thought while keeping in mind the task at hand	Displays a lot of creativity and original thought; keeps in mind task at hand but is not afraid to experiment
Fundamentals	Has difficulty demonstrating basic line, shape, and design; works of art do not demonstrate facility with basic skills	Has some difficulty demonstrating basic line, shape, and design; works of art demonstrate some knowledge of basic skills	Demonstrates confidence with line, shape, and basic elements of design; is able to create acceptable works of art with this knowledge	Demonstrates mastery of line, shape, and basic elements of design; is able to use this knowledge to create exemplary works of art
Art Literacy	Displays little to no understanding of the visual arts	Displays basic understanding of the visual arts through discussion and application	Displays good understanding of the visual arts through discussion, application, and some interpretation	Displays excellent understanding of the visual arts through discussion, application, and sound interpretation
Applied Knowledge	Is unable to put into practice skills and theories based on discussions, readings, and observations	Has little ability to put into practice skills and theories based on discussions, readings, and observations	Has some ability to put into practice skills and theories based on discussions, readings, and observations	Has excellent ability to put into practice skills and theories based on discussions, readings, and observations
Art History	Displays little to no ability to retain information about the history of art; little interest and does not participate in class discussion	Displays some ability to retain information about the history of art; demonstrates some interest and participates in class discussions around topics of interest	Displays solid ability to retain information about history of art; interested in class discussions and activities that focus on historical knowledge	Displays excellent ability to retain information about history of art and applies it regularly in class discussion and activities

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Conclusion

· I hope you enjoyed this assignment. You should now have a better understanding of the artist, Diego Rivera and his murals, which grace the walls of San Francisco. I also hope you have a greater appreciation for all mural work, weather it was done by a fine artist or a graffiti artist. Look around you, there is art everywhere.