Comparing and Contrasting a main painting with a secondary, use of art words and research (1000 words) 4-5 pages
Need help with my Art & Design question – Im studying for my class.
Once youve observed your artwork and taken notes on your observations, you will write your paper. It must be a minimum of 1000 words. This is a research paper. Your research and observations should be illuminated by the class lectures and readings as well as outside sources (Internet sites, scholarly journals, books, etc.) Remember to properly credit your sources.
A typical paper will spend the first part giving background about the artist and the style/movement to which your selected artwork belongs (ie. Renaissance art). In the next part of your paper you will describe your artwork from the museum in detail using terms learned in class (ie. sculpture in the round, complementary colors, etc.). You will first describe the form and then address the content (iconography, narrative, etc.). You may also want to talk about the artworks significance how it may be a political statement or shows an innovative style, for example.
In the rest of the paper you will compare/contrast the artwork to an artwork that has been discussed in our class (either in my Lectures or in the textbook). You should select a work of art that is more similar than different (in terms of similar time period and/or similar iconography). You will discuss how the works are similar and then how they are different, mentioning at least 3 ways they are the same and 3 ways they are different. You should write at least one page for this comparison (five paragraphs). Remember, the best comparisons have more similarities than differences. The comparison can be from either Unit 1 or Unit 2.
The paper should be double-spaced and 12-point font in either Times New Roman or Arial and a minimum of 1000 words. Your paper must include a Works Cited page at the end.
1. Minimum 1000 words (only the body of the paper counts toward this word count – not the title, your name or Works Cited).
2. Your selected museum artwork is a work of Western art created between 1350 CE. – the present.
3. A comparison artwork from class is included. Talk about 3 ways the comparison is the same and 3 ways it is different.
4. Works Cited page is included at the end of your paper. Include a minimum of 3 outside sources (other than the Lectures and the textbook).
- 20 points for thorough description of the chosen artwork using at least 5 vocabulary terms correctly
- 20 points for thorough comparison/contrast to an appropriate artwork studied in class
- 20 points for thorough research of selected work of art
- 10 points for presentation, organization, clarity and grammar
- 10 points for Works Cited page with minimum of 3 outside sources
- 10 points for meeting the minimum number of words
