The document provides a summary of songs from the 1980s and discusses strategies for analyzing art, including Visual Thinking Strategies. It lists songs from 1987, 1989, and more strategies/tools for reading art. It provides examples of sample test questions about color theory, ideologies in images, Renaissance art, and describes the Visual Thinking Strategies method of analyzing images in a group by asking open-ended questions.

1. Songs&of&the&Day&
“It’s&the&End&of&the&World&as&We&
Know&It”&
by&R.E.M&
from&1987&album&Document)
)
“Rhythm&NaDon”&
by&Janet&Jackson&
from&the&1989&album&Rhythm)Na/on)1814&
)

2. Songs&of&the&Day&
“Sweet&Child&o’&Mine”&
by&Guns&N’&Roses&
from&1989&album&Appe/te)for)Distruc/on)
)
“Here&Comes&Your&Man”&
by&Pixies&
from&the&1989&album&Doli:le&
)
&

3. &More&strategies&/&tools&for&reading&and&analyzing&
art.&Specifically,&VTS.&
&&
&Sample&test&quesDons&
&
& &Look&at&images&in&an&art&historical&context&to&
understand&the&significance&of&history&and&social&
connecDons.&&Art&does&not&exist&in&a&bubble.&&
&
&QUIZ&#3&
Today’s Schedule

4. In&color&theory,&this&term&defines&colors&that&are&next&to&
each&other&on&the&color&wheel&and&readily&harmonize&and&
blend&together.&
a) Analogous&
b) MonochromaDc&
c) Complimentary&
d) Neutral&
&&
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Sample Test Questions

5. According&to&Sturken&&&Cartwright,&images&are&used&
within&all&cultures&to&construct&widely`accepted&
systems&of&belief,&which&are&also&called:&
a) ideologies &&
b) religion &&
c) poliDcal&parDes&&
d) theories&&
e) cultural&norms&
&&
&&
Sample Test Questions

6. TRUE&or&FALSE&
&
Renaissance&art&was&concerned&with&the&illusion&of&
reality.&
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Sample Test Questions

7. &An&educaDonal&method&of&analyzing&images&–&used&with&small&/&large&
groups.&&
&&
What&is&going&on&in&this&artwork?&Jumps&straight&to&interpretaDon.&
&
What&do&you&see&that&makes&you&say&that?&Connect&what&you&are&
assuming&/&interpreDng&with&VISUAL&FACTS.&
&
What&more&can&we&find?&&Return&to&the&artwork&to&find&more&–&should&
spend&Dme&with&an&artwork.&
&
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Visual Thinking Strategies

8. .&&
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What&is&going&on&in&this&artwork?&&
What&do&you&see&that&makes&you&&
say&that?&&
What&more&can&we&find?&&&
Visual Thinking Strategies
Untitled (The Father)
from the series ‘Beneath the Roses’
Digital carbon print
Visual Thinking Strategies

9. .&&
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What&is&going&on&in&this&artwork?&&
What&do&you&see&that&makes&you&&
say&that?&&
What&more&can&we&find?&&&
Visual Thinking Strategies
Roman Ondak
Measuring the Universe
2011
Visual Thinking Strategies