English for Visual Arts

Themes: 

• Artist biography: 18th century, 19th century, 20th century 
• Art around the world: Pop culture, Subculture, Fashion, Performing arts, etc. 
• Art piece analysis: Style, Composition, Symbols, etc. 
• Modern art: British Pop art, Use of technology and social media, Rise of art fairs, etc.
• Feminist movement and contemporary art 
• Art history: from The Classics to The Impressionists
• Art education and psychological development

Questions: 

1. The definition of ‘good’ art
2. Why art disciplines are necessary for school programmes? 
3. The role of visual arts in the formal curriculum
4. Why is art education undervalued around the world? 
5. Is graffiti a kind of art? 
6. Is computer game a kind of art? 
7. In what ways does art influence our everyday life?
8. Japanese manga as an art form
9. Influence of Japanese art on Vincent van Gogh
10. The everyday applications of visual arts, e.g. in ads, textbooks, interior designs, packaging
11. What made some European cities centres of art in modern history?

References

https://essayshark.com/blog/100-art-essay-topics-for-your-excellent-paper/

https://gradesfixer.com/page/4/?s=visual+arts

Design slides like academic paragraphs using PEE: 

• Point – As the title of your slides 
• Evidence – As the points of your slides 
• Explanation – As your speech in the presentation 

Make the evidence visual: 

PowerPoint is a visual medium; its purpose is to help an audience visualise what the speaker is saying. The purpose of a presentation should not be information transfer, it should be about enabling understanding and encouraging further action or research. 

The best way to make your slides more visual is to use images and diagrams as the evidence to support or illustrate your main point (your slide title). For example, if you want to show the results of a survey, pie charts or line charts are useful figures to display such information. 

Microsoft has offered several templates for academic presentation. They are available at this link.