Art Paper #1

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ARTS 1301: REQUIRED WRITING ASSIGNMENT -‐ WORKSHEET TO ASSIST IN WRITING YOUR PAPER

• In Houston, there are several museums located in the museum district near downtown such as the Museum of Fine Arts and the Menil Collection. At the MFAH you can tour the Beck Building or choose the Menil Collection for its smaller more personal setting. Your MFAH tour will take you from ancient Greek and Roman sculpture to early 20th century painting. A tour of the Menil Collection will explore Surrealism, Modernism and ancient artifacts and you should plan to spend no more than 2 hours visiting either institution. The museum websites are http://www.mfah.org & http://www.menil.org. Check there for information about hours, directions and parking. The MFAH is closed on Mondays – except for Monday holidays and is free on Thursdays. The Menil is always free and is open Wednesday through Sunday and both museums have café’s if you need a break.

• Online students who do not live in Houston: email me and I will find a museum or gallery for you to visit.

ASSIGNMENT: Choose TWO ARTWORKS CREATED IN A DIFFERENT ERA/TIME on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Menil Collection in Houston or an appropriate Fine Arts Museum/Gallery. Your task is to compare and contrast two artworks. See Chapters 1.1 through 1.10 for a discussion of the visual elements and principles of design. You might want to choose one work you like and one you are not sure about or choose two paintings with different styles or techniques.

Analyze the works of art you have chosen and complete this form. You will need a pencil (NO INK IN THE MUSEUM, PLEASE), this handout, and you may want to bring your textbook. Once you have completed the handout, you will then compose a two-‐page paper using the information you recorded along with other interesting elements from your visit. This is a very standard compare and contrast paper and it should include correct grammar and spelling. The length of the paper needs to be 2 pages (minimum) of writing, maximum of 4 pages. Your paper needs to address the 5 listed portions of this handout. **The paper should be in a MS Word document format (.docx or .doc)

****OUTSIDE SOURCES need to be cited, either in the document or in a works cited page. -‐-‐Information that is taken from the placard from the museum also needs to be cited.

***Submit your paper through the TURNITIN LINK & The Required Submission assignment by the posted due date in the Calendar.

àFollow the instructions below as an outline for your paperß

Use this handout as a guide for recording information and composing your paper. Do not submit this form as your written

assignment.

INCLUDE A COVER PAGE OF YOUR INFORMATION AND IMAGES OF THE TWO WORKS (IF AVAILABLE)

Thesis Statement should address compare/contrast of:

ARTIST #1_______________________________ TITLE_____________________________________ MEDIUM_________________________________ DATE_____________________________________ SIZE (INCHES)__________________________ LOCATION_______________________________

ARTIST #2_______________________________ TITLE_____________________________________ MEDIUM_________________________________ DATE_____________________________________ SIZE (INCHES)__________________________ LOCATION_______________________________

Body Paragraph #1 of your paper should address: VISUAL ELEMENTS: Analyze the way the artists use the various visual elements in the work. Try to be specific. Is the color naturalistic or exaggerated? Are lines, colors or shapes used? Is the work characteristic of a particular region, style or culture? Note: Not all of the elements listed will apply to all artworks. Do not include any opinions in this section. Opinions go in the conclusion.

SUBJECT: Who or what is represented? Artist#1_______________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Artist#2_______________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________

COMPOSITION: Describe the arrangements of the elements/principles. (Some of theses will apply: Line, Light, Color, Texture, Shape, Space, Emphasis, Scale Proportion, Rhythm, Unity, and Variety)) #1_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ #2_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________

CONTENT: Representational, Non-‐objective, or Abstract #1_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ #2_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________

BALANCE: Symmetrical? Near Symmetrical? Or Asymmetrical? #1_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ #2_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ CONTRAST: In color? Value? Materials? Etc. #1_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ #2_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Body Paragraph #2 of your paper should address: CULTURAL CONTEXT: Through direct observation, in what culture or country was the artist living when the work was produced? Where is the artist from? How might that have influenced how the work looks? What else was going on that might have influenced the work? If you use outside sources, including the museum placard, you need to cite the source.

#1_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ #2_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________

Body Paragraph #3 of your paper should address: ERA/TIME OF CREATION: Through direct observation, what conclusions can you reach about the artist’s time period and his or her views of their world? Some things you might want to consider: spirituality, politics, economics, race or ethnicity, gender or gender identity, ecological issues, materials and process. If you use outside sources, including the museum placard, you need to cite the source.

Body Paragraph #4 of your paper should address:

SIMILARITY/DIFFERENCES: Do the two works share any similar ideas, approaches to subject or use of materials?

Conclusion Paragraph #5 of your paper should address:

COMMUNICATION: What do you think the artists are trying to communicate in their work? This is the only place to state your opinion and your own conclusions about the work.

#1____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ #2_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________

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