Orientation in Art course
VIEW THE 5 WORKS OF ART THAT YOU CAN CHOOSE 1 FROM TO WRITE ABOUT
https://nmsu.instructure.com/courses/1163068/pages/paper-1-works-of-art-to-choose-from
• You will submit your paper as a PDF to Canvas by midnight on Friday, October 4th.
Your first paper will be a visual analysis based upon your observations and interests in one of the 5 works of art provided.
This written assignment is based upon what we've learned so far with Section 1: Elements and Principles.(click to review the Elements and Principles). Refer to the lectures if you need help finding artists or movements to research. A few things to think about when writing:
- How are the Elements and Principles being utilized in the work(s)? - How do the elements create the principles, specifically? - How do the established principles affect the viewer's interaction with the piece? - How do the visual elements/principles set a mood or tone for the work? - How do they interact with the conceptual aspect of the work?
SPECIFICATIONS FOR ASSIGNMENT:
· You must write in an academic and professional tone,
· Do not use first person("I" "me" "my") or second person ("you" "your") perspective - you must use 3rd person perspective.
· 3-4 pages of text, typed - double spaced.
· 12 pt, Times New Roman
· You must save your file as a PDF and upload to Canvas
· Save your paper as "LastName_FirstName_AssignmentTitle" - ex: Lamb_Bree_Paper1
· ALL ILLUSTRATIONS AND CITATIONS WILL BE INCLUDED ON A SEPARATE PAGE AT THE END OF YOUR DOCUMENT AND ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE 2-3 PAGES OF TEXT.
Include:
· Reference to the chosen work of art
· Bibliography (You must use reputable internet sources - do NOT use Textbook or Wikipedia. This is an exercise in research, so go to the library or log into JSTOR (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. with your NMSU id. Books and electronic journals are good. This is an exercise in research.)
· Citations - You need to acknowledge all sources of information - footnotes, appendix at back of paper or in text citing is OK. NO citations will translate into NO points for this paper. Failure to acknowledge sources is academic fraud and cheating! Reference http://lib.nmsu.edu/plagiarism (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.