art homework

For the Final Paper:

Using one work of art from one of the four museum worksheets you have completed, write a paper on that work of art.

5 Pages.

12 point font

Double Spaced

Indentations and images do not count towards the total length of the paper

MLA works cited including 4 sources at least one should be a text other than your textbook

Works cited does not count toward the total length of the paper.

 

DESCRIBE THE ARTWORK, including the following information as available:

· Name of the artist, if known,

· Title and date of the work

· Medium or media used, edition (if a print), approximate size

· Subject matter (narrative, landscape, portrait, still life, etc.)

 

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN YOUR DISCUSSION:

· An analysis of the artwork. Discuss the art, not the artist! You should only include biographical information about the artist  if there is some unique bit of information that informs your discussion of the artwork.

· Appropriate art vocabulary should be included. Use your textbook.

· A discussion of methods and media. Refer to your textbook or the study guides as necessary.       For example, how is a bronze sculpture created? Can you tell from the appearance if the artist added patina after the casting?       Is a pottery piece hand-built or wheel thrown? How does the artist apply paint, consider brushstrokes?

· Discuss form and context. Consider the style of the artist; compare it to other artists from the book or that style. What are the similarities? What are the differences? Does the artwork have any relationship to events or other art of the time period?       Is it particularly innovative?       Does it have a function or narrative?

· Discuss the visual elements. Identify the most dominant 2 or 3, name them, and explain how the artist uses them. Then do the same with the principles of design. For example, don’t just say “balance is a dominant principle in this work” and then move on. Describe the type of balance and how the artist achieved it.