Art Creation: Music/Dance/Poetry (ANSWERED

QUESTION

Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapter 9, 10
Lesson
Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)

Instructions

This week you will use your readings from the past week as a point of departure to create your own artistic production and a reflection paper.

Part 1: Art Creation

Select a poem, musical piece, or dance piece to use as a point of inspiration. Create a work of poetry, lyrics, music, or dance, inspired by your selected art piece. Video or audio recordings should be no longer than 5 minutes and must be in MP4 format.

Note: If your art creation requires a separate file submission, please submit in the Art Creation Submission (Recordings) area following this assignment.

Part 2: Reflection

Write a reflection about the relationship between your art production and the inspiration piece. Include the following in the reflection paper:

Introduction
Inspiration Piece
- Include the inspiration poem, lyrics, or recording of musical or dance piece within the document. Use a link in the case of a recording.
- Record the title, artist/author/composer, year, and place of origin.
- Briefly explain the background of the inspiration piece.
Your Art Piece
- Include your original poem or lyrics within the document. If you selected a musical or dance piece, submit as a separate file in the Art Creation Submission (Recordings) area following this assignment.
- Provide a title.
- Explain the background of your piece.
Connection
- Explain the thematic connection between the two pieces.
- How are they similar and different?
- Are they the same medium? How does the medium impact what the viewer experiences?

Original Artwork Requirements

Methods: typed poem or lyrics, or recording of musical or dance piece
No computer-generated pieces

Writing Requirements (APA format)

Length: 1.5-2 pages (not including title page, text of inspiration piece, or references page)
1-inch margins
Double spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Title page
References page (minimum of 1 scholarly source)

ANSWER

Art Creation – Music/Dance/Poetry

The Pillar of Fame

The following poem was written by Robert Herrick (1591-1674) in England.

Fame’s pillar here at last we set,

Out-during marble, brass or jet;

Charmed and enchanted so

As to withstand the blow

Of overthrow;

Nor shall the seas,

Or Outrages

Of storms, o’erbear

What we uprear;

Tho’ Kingdoms fall,

This pillar never shall

Decline or waste at all;

But stand forever by his own

Firm and well-fixed foundation

Background Information

Robert Herrick treasured fame and honor and hoped to become a famous poet. In the poem, he depicts fame as a pillar (Martin and Jacobus, 2019). Pillars often remain standing even when the buildings are ruined. Like the pillars, Herrick hoped his poems would withstand and last longer than physical objects, such as brass, marble, etc.

My Art Piece: Departing Whispers (Title)

Title: Departing Whispers

Today,

I listen to whispers.

Whispers which tomorrow-

will be silent. Listen! The crystal is –

breaking. The noble giants are departing.

They stumble forward into darkness. Winds run.

Small twigs rigid with exertion move half-dazed.

Like newly-discharged patients, they screech.

But tomorrow will be silent. The house in

Which ancient life resides will be vacant.

Listen! Lest tomorrow be silent. ____

There will be no place for birds to sit

No place for the insects to hide.

Tomorrow will be empty

Tomorrow will be silent

No more whispers.

Nothing but

Solitude.

and

Quiet.

Background of the Poem

When you are near a forest, you will hear sounds from insects, birds, frogs, trees etc. The whispers mentioned in the poem refer to those forest sounds. I narrate how these sounds will disappear in the future due to deforestation. Once the forest is empty, there will be no more chirps, croaks, or trilling from the birds or insects: only silence.

Connection

Both poems are lyric, i.e., they communicate the poets’ feelings about something they value. Herrick valued fame, while I value the environment. We both use poems to communicate our feelings towards these valuable things.

The similarity between the two poems is their visual structure. Herrick shaped his poem to resemble a pillar because he portrayed fame (the subject matter) as a pillar. My poem talks about deforestation; therefore, I shaped the poem in the form of a tree. The difference between the poems is the subject matter. Herrick’s poem talks about fame, while mine focuses on the potential aftermath of deforestation.

The two poems are the same medium. The primary medium of poetry is spoken language. The medium impacts the audience’s experiences by intensifying the language (Martin & Jacobus, 2019). Poets can use literary details such as imagery, symbolism, irony, and diction to intensify their language and increase participation (Nassar, 2017). Herrick’s poem and mine use some of these literary details to enrich experiences. Imagery and symbolism in Herrick’s poem relate to the pillar. The pillar denotes the enduring power of fame. My poem uses the word house to denote the forest, while the noble giants refer to the trees. I also use imagery, e.g., the twigs move with exertion half-dazed like newly discharged patients, meaning that the forest is already weak. Herrick uses personification “But stand forever by his own Firm and well-fixed foundation” (Martin & Jacobus, 2019). Likewise, my poem also uses personification, e.g., the noble giants depart from the house, etc.

References

Martin, F. D., & Jacobus, L. (2019). Humanities through the Arts. McGraw-Hill Education.

Nassar, E. P. (2017). Wallace Stevens: an anatomy of figuration. University of Pennsylvania Press.