Visit a virtual gallery or museum and choose a work of art to critique(5-7pages)
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ARTH300TermPaperOutline.docxARTH 300 Term Paper Outline
Introductory Paragraph:
Introduce your two works of art (title in italics, artist, date, medium). Thesis statement: why is this a relevant comparison?
Body:
1. Visual Analysis of work A: identify content, subject matter, function….and discuss the Visual Elements and Principles of Design:
e.g. (line, shape, color, etc. = Visual Elements) -> vocab = complementary colors, vertical line, etc.
P of D work A (balance, rhythm, scale, proportion, etc.) -> vocab = symmetrical balance, naturalistic proportion, etc.
2. Visual Analysis of work B: identify content, subject matter, function….and discuss the Visual Elements and Principles of Design:
e.g. (line, shape, color, etc. = Visual Elements) -> vocab = complementary colors, vertical line, etc.
P of D work B (balance, rhythm, scale, proportion, etc.) -> vocab = symmetrical balance, naturalistic proportion, etc.
3. Comparison of how artist A and artist B utilize the Visual Elements and Design Principles similarly or differently, to achieve a certain content.
ARTH 300 Term Paper Outline
Introductory Paragraph:
Introduce
your
two works of art (title in
italics
, artist, date, medium). Thesis statement:
why is this a relevant comparison?
Body:
1.
V
isual Analysis of
work A:
identify content, subject matter, function….
and dis
cuss t
he Visual
Ele
ments
and Principles of Design
:
e.g
.
(line, shape, color, etc.
= Visual Elements
)
-
> vocab = complementary colors, vertical
line, etc.
P of D work A (balance, rhythm, scale, proportion, etc.)
-
> vocab = symmetrical balance,
naturalistic proportion, etc.
2.
V
isual Analysis of
work
B
:
identify content, subject matter, function….
and dis
cuss t
he
Visual Ele
ments
and Principles of Design
:
e.g
.
(line, shape, color, etc.
= Visual Elements
)
-
> vocab = complementary colors, vertical
line, etc.
P of D work
B
(balance, rhythm, scale, proportion, etc.)
-
> vocab = symmetrical balance,
naturalistic proportion, etc.
3.
Comparison
of how artist A and artist B
utilize
the Visual Elements and Design Principles
similarly or differen
tly, to achieve a certain content.
Conclusion: why was this relevant? What further lines of inquiry can we follow, based on this
comparison? Open this up to broader issues
–
e.g. social issues, climate change, conflict, gender
issues, class issues, power structures, etc.
Think about big issues today, and relate how your
comparison fits into this broader category.
Art is the outward
expression o
f the human
condition. How does your comparison relate to
this
?
ARTH 300 Term Paper Outline
Introductory Paragraph:
Introduce your two works of art (title in italics, artist, date, medium). Thesis statement:
why is this a relevant comparison?
Body:
1. Visual Analysis of work A: identify content, subject matter, function….and discuss the Visual
Elements and Principles of Design:
e.g. (line, shape, color, etc. = Visual Elements) -> vocab = complementary colors, vertical
line, etc.
P of D work A (balance, rhythm, scale, proportion, etc.) -> vocab = symmetrical balance,
naturalistic proportion, etc.
2. Visual Analysis of work B: identify content, subject matter, function….and discuss the
Visual Elements and Principles of Design:
e.g. (line, shape, color, etc. = Visual Elements) -> vocab = complementary colors, vertical
line, etc.
P of D work B (balance, rhythm, scale, proportion, etc.) -> vocab = symmetrical balance,
naturalistic proportion, etc.
3. Comparison of how artist A and artist B utilize the Visual Elements and Design Principles
similarly or differently, to achieve a certain content.
Conclusion: why was this relevant? What further lines of inquiry can we follow, based on this
comparison? Open this up to broader issues – e.g. social issues, climate change, conflict, gender
issues, class issues, power structures, etc. Think about big issues today, and relate how your
comparison fits into this broader category. Art is the outward expression of the human
condition. How does your comparison relate to this?
