FAH101 ARTS 4 pages double spaced

FAH  101-­‐-­‐2015   Second  Writing  Assignment   Due  November  19  at  10:10  a.m.     Purpose   This  assignment  is  designed  to  build  upon  the  skills  that  you  employed  in  the  first  paper,  where  you   learned  to  look  carefully  at  a  work  of  art  and  to  translate  your  visual  responses  into  descriptive  and   analytical  language.  There  are  two  major  differences  in  this  second  assignment:  (1)  you  will  now  apply   those  skills  to  the  task  of  comparing  and  contrasting  two  different  works,  stating  a  clear  thesis  about  the   nature  of  this  relationship,  and  (2)  we  now  ask  you  to  locate  your  observations  about  the  two  works   concretely  in  history.  This  means  that  you  will  have  to  consult  secondary  sources  to  identify  how  the   subject  matter  and  form  of  the  works  are  related  to  particular  developments  in  the  world  in  which  the   maker  was  working.  How  can  you  attribute  the  differences  or  similarities  between  the  works  to  the   broader  patterns  of  history  and  biography?     Format   The  paper  should  be  no  more  than  5  pages,  double-­‐spaced  in  12-­‐point  font,  with  normal  margins.     Include  your  name,  student  number,  and  TA’s  name  on  the  paper.  Proofread  carefully  for  grammatical   and  spelling  errors.   You  must  cite  any  sources,  using  notes  or  parenthetical  in-­‐text  citations  in  the  Chicago  style  (see   http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html  for  guidance).  You  must  consult  and  cite   at  least  two  sources.  These  sources  must  be  books  or  articles  (in  print  or  online)  available  through  the   University  of  Toronto  library  catalogue  (http://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca).  For  help  finding  sources,   explore  the  library’s  “Art”  Research  Help  page:   http://resource.library.utoronto.ca/a-­‐z/subject.cfm?subject=10.   Please  include  an  image  (i.e.,  a  photograph  or  a  detailed  illustration;  ensure  that  your  flash  is  turned  off   when  taking  photos  in  the  gallery)  of  each  work  at  the  end  of  your  paper.  Caption  each  image  with  a   figure  number,  the  name  of  the  artist,  the  title  of  the  work  (in  italics),  and  the  date  of  the  work.       The  Works   Select  two  works  currently  on  view  at  the  University  of  Toronto  Art  Centre  (UTAC).  The  works  may  be   from  the  same  or  different  exhibitions.  The  exhibitions  currently  on  view  are:   Rocks,  Stones  and  Dust  (on  view  until  December  18)   BMO  First  Art!  Exhibition  (on  view  until  December  18)   On  Location  (on  view  until  November  14)   The  Art  of  Devotion  (ongoing  exhibition)     Practical  Information  

University  of  Toronto  Art  Centre  (UTAC)   University  College,  University  of  Toronto   15  King's  College  Circle   http://www.utac.utoronto.ca   Opening  Hours:  Tuesday  through  Saturday,   12:00  p.m.–5:00  p.m.   Wednesday,  12:00–8:00  p.m.   Admission  is  free.  

Justina  M.  Barnicke  Gallery   Hart  House,  University  of  Toronto   7  Hart  House  Circle   http://www.jmbgallery.ca   Opening  Hours:  Tuesday  to  Saturday,  12:00   -­‐  5:00  pm   Wednesday,  12:00  -­‐  8:00  pm   Admission  is  free.

Advice  on  Compare/Contrast  Papers   [adapted  from  the  City  University  of  New  York  writing  centre]     In  many  beginning  Art  History  courses,  and  in  more  advanced  ones  as  well,   you  will  be  asked  towrite  a  paper  in  which  you  make  a  comparison  and   contrast  between  two  works.  This  type  of  essay  usually  requires  a   substantial  comparative  judgment  of  the  two  works,  which  will  function  as   your  thesis.     One  option  for  a  thesis  statement  for  this  kind  of  comparative  essay  could   be  based  on  how  you  see  the  two  works  in  relation  to  each  other  and  to   some  aspect  of  the  human  condition,  or  culture,  or  history.  It  could  be,  for   example,  that  both  artists  painted  peasants  working  in  a  field,  but  one   painting  suggests  the  oneness  of  humans  and  nature,  perhaps  because  the   figures  appear  to  be  an  integral  part  of  the  field  in  which  they  are  working,   while  the  other  painting  emphasizes  the  separation  between  humans  and   nature.  The  evidence  you  provide  for  your  thesis  will  include  your   interpretation,  analysis,  and  description  of  the  characteristics  of  both  works,   and  must  at  all  times  relate  to  your  thesis.  For  example,  if  you  are   discussing  horizontality  or  verticality,  you  need  to  first  accurately  and   clearly  describe  these  elements  in  both  works  and  then  evaluate  how  these   visual  orientations  demonstrate  the  validity  of  your  thesis  concerning   humans  as  a  part  of  nature  or  separate  from  it.     Do  not  divide  the  paper  into  two  discrete  sections:  avoid  a  discussion  of   one  work  of  art  followed  by  a  discussion  of  the  other.  Instead,  each   paragraph  can  include  discussion  of  both  works  in  relation  to  a  particular   element  or  a  well  thought-­‐out  combination  of  elements,  such  as  color  and   texture.  The  point  of  comparison  or  contrast  that  each  paragraph  makes   must  support  the  point  of  your  paper,  your  thesis.