Reading Art – Understanding Iconography

Assignment: Reading Art – Understanding IconographyUnderstanding iconography, the symbolic meaning underlying images, is one aspect of visualliteracy. Visual literacy and understanding the roles of the artist deepens one’s appreciation of artin general. The Week One assignment reinforces concepts presented in Ch. 1 & 2 regardingartists’ roles and understanding art.7? Review Ch. 1 & 2 of A World of Art.? Review the multimedia: Reading Art – Understanding Iconography multimedia:http://corptrain.phoenix.edu/sites/art101r4/index.htmlo Choose two works of art.o Refer to the resources listed in Appendix B and Ch. 1 & 2 in A World of Art. In addition,you may use other sources in your search for examples of artwork.o Be sure at least one of your selected art works contains specific icons and/orsymbols that you can write about.? Write an essay that includes the following:o A brief explanation of the four roles of the artist as discussed in Ch. 1o An explanation of how and why each of your examples exemplifies one or more of thoseroleso An explanation of the use of specific icons or symbols in at least one of your examples