Art 3: Assemblages

Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Dieppe), 1958, Museum of Modern Art

In your sketchbooks, please list the unique characteristics associated with this style of art (analysis). Then, pick one assemblage by Joseph Cornell to critique.

1. Describe: List the title of the work and describe details.
2. Analyze: What grabs your attention? What kind of materials are being used?
3. Interpret: What is this artwork all about?
4. Judge: What does this work teach you? How can you use what you've learned in your work?

Websites (feel free to look up assemblages on your own, too):

• http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/cornell/
• http://www.wa-digital.com/LeoKaplan/index.html
• http://www.artchive.com/artchive/C/cornell.html
• http://www.guggenheimcollection.org/site/artist_works_32_0.html
• http://altpick.com/spot/binkley/index.php

Pattern and Rhythm Powerpoint