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Question: TMA 02 Part 1 Art History 86%
In not more than 300 words, write a descriptive account of Harmen Steenwyck’s: Still Life: An Allegory of the Vanities of Human Life ( Illustration Book, Colour Plate 10), paying particular attention to the organisation and lighting of the composition and to the effects of tone and colour.
TMA 02 Part 2 Literature
Read John Keat’s Sonnet, “When I have fears that I may cease to be” ( resource book 1, A39). In not more than 300 words, write an analysis of the sonnet basing your response on the questions below.
1. Comment on the use of repetition. (e.g. “when”, “before”, “never”.)
2. What is the relationship between the octave and the sestet?
3. What part do the different rhymes, including the final couplet, play in conveying the meaning of the sonnet?
TMA 02 Part 3 Music
For this part of the TMA you will need to listen to Track 10 on the TMA CD. You will hear the “First Tableau: The Shrovetide Fair” from Petrushka by Stravinsky. Listen to the track a few times and then answer the question below in up to 300 words on continuous prose.
How does Stravinsky combine the elements of music, introduced to you in Unit 3, to establish the atmosphere of the fair?
TMA02 Part 4 Philosophy
Answer these questions in not more than 300 words in total.
1. Here are some claims. If possible, give a sound argument for each claim. Where this is not possible, give a valid argument anyway. Do indicate those cases where you believe your argument is sound.
A.) The Queen is a mother B.) The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain
C.) The earth is flat. D.) Eating people is wrong.
E.) Oranges are not the only fruit.
Answer: Harmen Steenwyck illustrates an eclectic mix of objects in this fine oil painting. The objects are placed close to the picture plane, as within reach of the spectator, drawing the eye from left to right as the clustered objects increase in height. This suggests that this is the way that Steenwyck wanted the spectator to view them.
His skilful use of light draws us to the principal object, the illuminated skull, bringing out the richness of its golden colour whilst depriving the hollows of the eyes to add depth. Many of the objects have spherical parts to them that again are highlighted through the use of light. Steenwyck manipulates light and shade through gradual transition to form the illusion of their roundness....(short extract)
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- Subject: Introduction to Humanities
- Course: A103
- Level: Degree
- Year: 1st
- Mark: 86%
- Words: 1200
- Date submitted: January 13, 2009
- Date written: February, 2004
- References: No
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 95
