For this assignment, you are to visit the MFAH Sculpture Garden (click for map link) on your own time.*It is open daily, 9am to 10pm; admission is free. You will inspect carefully the following works:Auguste Rodin, Walking Man (1905, cast in bronze 1962)Henri Matisse, Back I (1909, cast in bronze 1963), Back II (1913, cast 1979), Back III (1916-17,cast 1963), Back IV (c. 1930, cast 1964)Ellsworth Kelly, Houston Triptych (1986)You are to do no outside research for this paper other than to read/watch the assigned readings and videoslisted on the syllabus for learning modules 11 and 12. I recommend completing all the related reading andviewing before your visit and then reviewing whatever seems most relevant to you in light of your visit.You are welcome to refer to assigned readings in your paper.This assignment is designed to give you a quality, in-person experience with important works of modernsculpture from the time period we are studying, in a way that accommodates the safety precautions we allshould be taking at this time. Please bring a mask with you during your visit. And if you have time, takethe opportunity to check out nearby works of art in the MFAHs Isamu Noguchi-designed sculpturegarden. Better yet, bring a buddy! I hope you will find the experience of spending time outdoors on themuseums beautiful, quiet campus to be comforting and rejuvenating.Your 5-page response paper should attend to the following questions/prompts, comparing/contrasting howeach work of art relates to the question:1. How is the human figure portrayed (if at all)? How does the human figure exist in or occupy space?2. How would you describe the relationship each sculpture establishes between artwork and viewer?3. What makes these sculptures modern?4. How do these works collectively tell the story of the development of modern sculpture?You dont need to compose a thesis statement or orient your writing toward a central argument, but yourwriting should be formal, clear, and organized. You may refer to yourself in the first-person.Formatting requirements: Times New Roman 12-point font with 1-inch margins all around.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzbsZD0zTPshttps://www.arttube.nl/en/videos/from-rodin-to-bourgeois-sculpture-in-the-20th-
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