formal analysis of a work of art
Do a “Formal Analysis” of a work of art
****DO NOT WRITE ABOUT AN ARTIST'S LIFE, UNLESS IT DIRECTLY RELATES TO A SPECIFIC ART PIECE THIS IS AN ANALYSIS ****
HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT YOUR RESEARCH PAPER WILL LOOK LIKE
- TITLE PAGE
- INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH WITH THESIS AND BODY PARAGRAPH/S - DOUBLE SPACED
- BODY PARAGRAPH/S AND CONCLUSION
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
****YOU MUST INCLUDE CITATIONS: IN PARENTHESIS WRITE AN AUTHOR'S NAME AFTER YOUR PRESENT EACH SENTENCE OR PUT THE AUTHORS NAME AT THE END OF THE PARAGRAPH.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
PAPER REQUIREMENTS
• YOUR OWN RESEARCH AND IDEAS:: Your paper should result from a combination of your own research and your own reaction to your chosen piece.
• 500 WORDS: Your paper must be at least 500 words (2 pages) or more. That means you will have 1 introduction paragraph, at least 2 body paragraphs, and one conclusion paragraph
• GET CREATIVE: Get creative with your paper: include images, detailed images of techniques, include links to references or further information, use your own drawing analytics to describe an object, structure or painting
• YOU MUST CITE YOUR SOURCES USING THE MLA STYLE: Citing Sources: make sure you have at least 3 or more sources and they must be a variety. And, they must be cited properly, MLA Style.
EXAMPLE OF MLA STYLE PAPER FORMATTING
• UNDERLINE OR ITALICIZE ART TITLES: Make sure you underline or italicize the titles of art works just as you would book titles. And always provide the year of creation (usually in parentheses) immediately after the first mention of a work, e.g., “Isamu Noguchi’s Pylon (1978) clearly suggests...”
• PLAGIARISM: Avoid plagiarism at all cost. If the words or the ideas in your paper are not your own, then be sure to let me know where you got them, citing the author, the title of the source, and page number. It is very important that you give proper credit to your sources and references. A bunch of web links will not be allowed... cite them properly. Also, cite the images as well. You need at least 5 or more references from different sources, article, interview, weblink...
In order to avoid plagiarism you simply state, “According to _______, the painting was the most distinctive work in the Paris, 1868 Salon Exhibition” or “______Authors Name____ noted that the work was an complete success due to the artist’s facility using oil paint.”
• FORMAT YOUR PAPER AND SUBMIT YOUR FINAL DRAFT: use Microsoft Word or Google Documents (free software with gmail) to creative your thesis statement/outline and for your final paper.
Do
a
“Formal
Analysis”
of
a
work
of
art
****DO
NOT
WRITE
ABOUT
AN
ARTIST'S
LIFE,
UNLESS
IT
DIRECTLY
RELATES
TO
A
SPECIFIC
ART
PIECE
THIS
IS
AN
ANALYSIS
****
HERE
IS
AN
EXAMPLE
OF
WHAT
YOUR
RESEARCH
PAPER
WILL
LOOK
LIKE
-
TITLE PAGE
-
INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH WITH THESIS AND BODY PARAGRAPH/S
-
DOUBLE S
PACED
-
BODY PARAGRAPH/S AND CONCLUSION
-
BIBLIOGRAPHY
****YOU
MUST
INCLUDE
CITATIONS:
IN
PARENTHESIS
WRITE
AN
AUTHOR'S
NAME
AFTER
YOUR
PRESENT
EACH
SENTENCE
OR
PUT
THE
AUTHORS
NAME
AT
THE
END
OF
THE
PARAGRAPH.
EXAMPLE
OF
MLA
STYLE
PAPER
FORMATTING
NOTICE
THE
SOURCES
INCLUDED
IN
THE
BODY
OF
THE
PAPER
AND
BIBLIOGRAPHY
AT
THE
END:
____________________________________________________________________________
_________________
PAPER
REQUIREMENTS
•
YOUR
OWN
RESEARCH
AND
IDEAS::
Your
paper
should
result
from
a
combination
of
your
own
research
and
your
own
reaction
to
your
chosen
piece.
•
500
WORDS:
Your
paper
must
be
at
least
500
words
(2
pages)
or
more.
That
means
you
will
have
1
introduction
paragraph,
at
least
2
body
paragraphs,
and
one
conclusion
paragraph
•
GET
CREATIVE:
Get
creative
with
your
paper:
include
images,
detailed
images
of
techniques,
include
links
to
references
or
further
information,
use
your
own
drawing
analytics
to
describe
an
object,
structure
or
painting
•
YOU
MUST
CITE
YOUR
SOURCES
USING
THE
MLA
STYLE:
Citing
Sources:
make
sure
you
have
at
least
3
or
more
sources
and
they
must
be
a
variety.
And,
they
must
be
cited
properly,
MLA
Style.
MLA
CITATION
GUIDE
MLA
STYLE
FORMATTING
GUIDE
EXAMPLE
OF
MLA
STYLE
PAPER
FORMATTING
•
UNDERLINE
OR
ITALICIZE
ART
TITLES:
Make
sure
you
under
line
or
italicize
the
titles
of
art
works
just
as
you
would
book
titles.
And
always
provide
the
year
of
creation
(usually
in
parentheses)
immediately
after
the
first
mention
of
a
work,
e.g.,
“Isamu
Noguchi’s
Pylon
(1978)
clearly
suggests...”
Do a “Formal Analysis” of a work of art
****DO NOT WRITE ABOUT AN ARTIST'S LIFE, UNLESS IT DIRECTLY RELATES TO A SPECIFIC ART
PIECE THIS IS AN ANALYSIS ****
HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT YOUR RESEARCH PAPER WILL LOOK
LIKE
- TITLE PAGE
- INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH WITH THESIS AND BODY PARAGRAPH/S -
DOUBLE SPACED
- BODY PARAGRAPH/S AND CONCLUSION
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
****YOU MUST INCLUDE CITATIONS: IN PARENTHESIS WRITE AN AUTHOR'S NAME AFTER YOUR PRESENT
EACH SENTENCE OR PUT THE AUTHORS NAME AT THE END OF THE PARAGRAPH.
EXAMPLE OF MLA STYLE PAPER FORMATTING NOTICE THE SOURCES
INCLUDED IN THE BODY OF THE PAPER AND BIBLIOGRAPHY AT THE END:
____________________________________________________________________________
_________________
PAPER REQUIREMENTS
• YOUR OWN RESEARCH AND IDEAS:: Your paper should result from a
combination of your own research and your own reaction to your chosen piece.
• 500 WORDS: Your paper must be at least 500 words (2 pages) or more. That means
you will have 1 introduction paragraph, at least 2 body paragraphs, and one conclusion
paragraph
• GET CREATIVE: Get creative with your paper: include images, detailed images of
techniques, include links to references or further information, use your own drawing analytics to
describe an object, structure or painting
• YOU MUST CITE YOUR SOURCES USING THE MLA
STYLE: Citing Sources: make sure you have at least 3 or more sources and they must be a
variety. And, they must be cited properly, MLA Style.
MLA CITATION GUIDE
MLA STYLE FORMATTING GUIDE
EXAMPLE OF MLA STYLE PAPER FORMATTING
• UNDERLINE OR ITALICIZE ART TITLES: Make sure you underline or
italicize the titles of art works just as you would book titles. And always provide the year of
creation (usually in parentheses) immediately after the first mention of a work, e.g., “Isamu
Noguchi’s Pylon (1978) clearly suggests...”