Week 5 project 5b

Contains a title: Saint Juan Diego

Contains a web link to the actual piece (art, photo, architecture, pottery, etc.) http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Juan-Diego.jpg

Contains a brief paragraph of reference to components A and B, how you came across this piece, how it connects to your study of humanities: As a widower, Juan Diego was prone to long periods of silence. He walked every Saturday and Sunday to church, and on cold mornings, like other members of his Indian tribe, wore a woven cloth called a tilma, or ayate made with coarse fibers from the maguey cactus for cotton was only used by the upper class Aztec.

Contains the following analytical elements:

Observation: What do you see in the artwork? I see Saint Juan Diego on his knees praying to the lord. I see some writing above him and a really beautiful sum behind his head. I also see clouds, mountains, and some barrels. What is the subject of the work? Saint Juan Diego What is the work made of? This art is made of paint. What techniques (colors, lines, shapes, textures) does the artist use? I can that the artist uses paint and maybe some charcoal. He also did some shading that I can see, and I think that he did an amazing job.
What is the artwork about? This artwork is a picture of Juan Diego praying.

Judgment: What led you to choose this work of art? I chose this artwork because I think that it looks beautiful and shows how Juan Diego personiality. What do you think or feel about this work? I feel that I can relate to this artwork because when praying is very serious and it shows that in the painting. Why do you feel this way? I don’t know when it comes to praying to our Gods, we don’t play around we are really passionate about it.

Questioning: What would you like to know about this work? I would really like to what did he really use in his artwork?