Experience+Encounter+Connessione


 * Experiential Encounter**: Connessione

CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER

FIELD TRIP
77 East Randolph / 78 East Washington

=Visit the //New Narratives: Contemporary Art from India// on the 4th floor.=

Recognizing the growing world presence of India, this exhibit focuses on contemporary art rather than its past art. Its independence in 1947 has influenced contemporary Indian artists as they reconcile its history to its present. Let’s look at the definition of narrative and the activity and the posting.

c.1450, from M.Fr. narratif, from L.L. narrativus "suited to narration," from L. narrare (see [|narration]). The noun meaning "a tale, story" is first recorded 1561, from the adjective. Narrator first attested 1611; in sense of "a commentator in a radio program" it is from 1941. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
 * **narrative** (adj.)

//noun// ||
 * 1. ||
 * a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious. ||


 * 2. ||
 * a book, literary work, etc., containing such a story. ||


 * 3. ||
 * the art, technique, or process of narrating: //Somerset Maugham was a master of narrative.// ||

//—Synonyms// 1**.** chronicle, tale. Narrative, account, recital, history are terms for a story of an event or events. Narrative is the general term (for a story long or short; of past, present, or future; factual or imagined; told for any purpose; and with or without much detail). The other three terms apply primarily to factual stories of time already past. An account is usually told informally, often for entertainment, with emphasis on details of action, whether about an incident or a series of happenings. A recital is an extended narrative usually with an informative purpose, emphasizing accuracy and exhaustive details of facts and figures. A history, usually written and at some length, is characterized by a tracing of causes and effects, and by an attempt to estimate, evaluate, and interpret facts. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) //Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.//


 * Don’t read the accompanying explanation for any of the artworks until you have observed the piece first.
 * Don’t read the accompanying explanation for any of the artworks until you have observed the piece first.

== == ==“Looking Inward: Narratives of the Self”== # Examine the two pieces, Gulammohammed Sheikh’s **//Book of Journey’s 1996//** and Jayshree Chakravarty **//Personal Space 2003//**. # Select two other works from the “Looking Inward: Narratives of the Self” portion of the exhibit. Spend a minimum of five minutes observing one portion of the piece.
 * 1) Jot down in your book everything you notice: color, texture, composition, etc.
 * 2) Write down your interpretation of the piece. What is the artist saying?
 * 3) How does the piece relate to the idea of narrative?
 * 4) Has the artist created a self-portrait of him/herself?

“Looking Outward: Contemporary Observations”

 * 1) Select two works from “Looking Outward: Contemporary Observations”. Spend a minimum of five minutes observing one portion of the piece. # Jot down in your book everything you notice: color, texture, composition, etc.
 * 2) What observations has the artist made about daily rituals, politics and the ironies of living in the 20th century?
 * 3) What is your interpretation of the piece? What is the artist saying?
 * 4) What do you understand about modern India as a result of looking at this piece of work? ||


 * **Wikispace response**: In the spirit of Connessione, synthesize your responses to the above questions into a posted written response of 300-500 words that discusses how we as a class can make a connection between the material and experiences we have had this quarter. In other words, what kind of assignment can we create that would work for us? For you? Be sure to sign your name.

Respond to one other posting. ||