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Cougar Meets Cougar is an artwork of Jonathan Yoerger

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For this written assignment students will use the entirety of the SCAD Atlanta campus and find a single piece of artwork that appeals to them. The artwork should be one piece hanging on the walls. The student will then analyze, interpret, and evaluate the work. Students should utilize as much of the art vocabulary as possible. The writing should include an image of the piece along with information from the title card, such as title, artist, and year.
Vocabulary: Line, Space, Texture, Shape, Form, Color, Emphasis, Unity, Scale, Proportion, Balance, Rhythm, Pattern, Value, color, monochromatic, analogous, complementary, triadic, hue, warm, cool, Pattern, Tessellation, Texture, Tactile Texture, Visual Texture, Emphasis, focal point, subordination, contrast, isolation, placement, visual tangent, texture, tactile, visual, actual, implied, verisimilitude, trompe l’oeil, value, light, dark, high key, low key, value scale, shape, volume, mass, naturalism, distortion, abstraction, organic, geometric
DESCRIBE IT
What kinds of things do you see in this art piece? What words would you use to describe this artwork? How would you describe the lines in this picture? The shapes? The colors? Look at the artwork for a moment, what observations can you make about it? How would you describe artwork to a person who could not see it?
RELATE IT
What does this remind you of? What things do you recognize in this artwork? What do these two pieces of artwork have in common? What interests you most about this work of art?
ANALYZE IT
What objects seem closer to you? Further away? What can you tell me about the colors in this piece? What color is used most? What makes this piece look crowded? Is the work realistic or abstract? What question(s) would you ask the artist about this work if they were here?
INTERPRET IT
What title would you give to this work? How did you decide on that title? What other titles could you give the work? What sounds could this work make? What do you think this work is about? How did you come up with your idea?
EVALUATE IT
What makes this work 'good'? What is troublesome about this work? What would you do with this work if you owned it? What is worth remembering about this work of art?

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Description
“Cougar Meets Cougar,” is an artwork of Jonathan Yoerger. This is a painting illustrating the combination of, perhaps, two cougars- one that is an animal and the other, a human being. The painting is quite impressive. It depicts a cougar lying on its belly, with some form of humanoid elements of a woman beneath it, lying facing up. This can be evident from the legs, thighs, and shoes worn from the protruding legs on the sides. At the back of the cougar are two lips and one head, perhaps the head belonging to the cougar. Then there are what seems to be arrows falling onto the body. There is also a humanoid hand that is trying to pull off the arrows from the body of the cougar. In the entire mess, there are birds perched upon the arrows, perhaps oblivious of the painful experience that the two cougars are experiencing.
Relation
This picture reminds of the fashion of Hong Kong, which was represented by Animal print. Fashion has ever changed. I remember when people used to wear animal print skirts. These skirts were not only beautiful but they were also very fashionable. The picture also depicts the AMC accessories of Asia.
Analysis
This is an acrylic on canvas piece of painting. One major characteristic of such a kind of painting is that it is only visible from one side. Yoerger’s image has unique characters. It exhibits pop culture and consumer culture. Yoerger has a B.FA illustration and M.F.A in painting in SCAD. The works of Jonathan have been exhibited throug...
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