This document outlines the criteria and instructions for an assignment involving analyzing two artists from a cultural and visual perspective. It will be presented in the format of a Pechakucha, which is a 20 slide, 20 second per slide presentation. Criteria includes demonstrating knowledge of the artists' cultural and historical contexts, making visual connections between their works, providing conclusions, and following instructions. Key concepts are defined for culture, context, and the Pechakucha format. A list of artists is provided from which two must be chosen, without being from the same context. An exercise is described where cultural and visual connections between the two artists must be established. Resources, a word count for conclusions, presentation date, and deadline for

2. Criteria
 Criteria A Knowledge and Understanding: Research
and contextual/cultural connections.
 Criteria B Application: Visual connections and
presentation.
 Criteria C Reflection and evaluation: Conclusions and
references
 Criteria D: Following instructions and time
management.

3. Key Concepts
 Culture:
“The concept of culture I espouse. . . is essentially a
semiotic one. Believing, with Max Weber, that man is
an animal suspended in webs of significance he himself
has spun, I take culture to be those webs, and the
analysis of it to be therefore not an experimental
science in search of law but an interpretative one in
search of meaning.”
Clifford Geertz

4. Key Concepts
 Context:
The facts or circumstances that surround an event or
situation. Contexts that might have a social, political,
religious or economic focus.
IB MPY Arts Guide

5. Key Concepts
 Pechakucha:
Is a presentation style in which 20 slides are shown for
20 seconds each (six minutes and 40 seconds in total).
The format, which keeps presentations concise and
fast-paced, powers multiple-speaker events called
PechaKucha Nights (PKNs).
www.pechakucha.org

6. Choose two artists…
(They cannot be from the same context)
 Nadín Ospina
 Esther Mahlangu
 Oswaldo Guayasamín
 Cheri Samba
 Rómulo Rozo
 Katsuchika Hokusai
 Carlos Jacanamijoy
 Willie Bester
 Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María
de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruíz y Picasso
 Zhang Xiaogang

7. Exercise
 According to the key concepts, choose two artist
from the list and establish cultural or contextual
connections between them (like period, social,
economical or political circumstances…).
 Establish at least three visual connections regarding
to theirs art works (like use of color, compositions,
media or techniques…).
 Build up a Pechakucha: in this case, it will be 10 slides
per 5 minutes, mainly with more images than text (at
least 85%).

8. Resources
 Internet, TVS library data bases, books, articles…
 It must be the corresponding citation per each
resource, according to APA system (even the
images).

9. Bonus track
 There must be an accompanying text with the
conclusions of the exam (exactly 300 words).
 The Pechakucha will be presented on Wednesday
March 5th.
 The conclusions and the presentation must be send
on Friday February 28th at 12:05.

10. Good luck…