Art On Blackboard
Title
Name of class
Professor’s name
Date
I. Term Paper - Basics
A. Purpose: It is intended to develop ability to analyze a work of art and employ critical thinking and written communication skills.
B. It combines background research with personal visual analysis of an art object. (See Basic Guide to Analyze Works of Art on Blackboard).
C. Note some objects in the museum similar to the ones we study and appear similar, not identical. (The illustrations in the text can serve as helpful comparisons, but don’t make the mistake of writing the paper on the figure in our text since they differ in significant details to the examples in the museum).
II. Term Paper – details
A. Describe …show more content…
the object
A.1. Artist (if known)
A.2. Civilization or period – Ancient Roman
A.3. Title – Statue of the Aphrodite of Knidos
A.4. Date – 2nd century A.D
A.5. Accession number – 1981.11
A.6. Location – Found in the Gallery 152 in the Art Institute
A.7. Medium - Sculpture
A.8. Composition
A.9. Subject matter
A.10. Physical characteristics
A.11. Appearance
A.12. Etc.
B. Consider and discuss the object
B.1.
Aesthetic terms
B.2. Functional terms
C. Consider the purpose of the object in its society
D. Include brief background on the culture and period in which the work was produced. (Background information should be relevant to help your readers understand the object).
D.1. Explain how it relates to its historical context.
D.2. (If artist is known, explain how the work fits into his/her career development and its historical context).
E. Relate the work to the styles of other relevant art from the period(s) that we are studying. (If your object is Roman, can you relate it to other examples of Roman art? Does it have similar characteristics or are there differences, etc.? Comparing your example to specific examples related art works will make your argument more effective).
E.1. Your visual analysis should be based on the work in the Art Institute, but you can compare it to other versions of this famous statue.
III. Include your own personal visual analysis of the work
A. A visual analysis analyzes how the artist has used the visual elements of art (color, form, line, space, texture, light, composition) to achieve the appearance and message of his/her work. (See Basic Guide to Analyze Works of Art on …show more content…
Blackboard).
A.1.
What ideas are communicated by the object? (For instance does a crucifix evoke empathy for Christ’s suffering or does it celebrate his triumph over death? How are various visual elements and compositional devices employed by the artist to convey this impression?).
A.2. Use your visual analysis to explain characteristics of art of a period or culture
A.3. Explain the ideas communicated via this visual means.
A.4. Discuss only visual elements and compositional design elements that are relevant to your object.
B. Consider how the form of the work is related to its purpose in society (i.e. connected with burial rituals, to arouse devotion, to glorify a ruler, etc.).
IV. Emphasis should be given to your own analysis of the work.
A. Your background research should help you better understand the artist 's or the culture 's particular use of the visual elements.
B. How does the use of these elements reflect the ideas of the period?
C. (See Barnet for advice on how to analyze and discuss a work of art. Review the chapters you already read (see week 1 assignment) and read Chapters 8-9, 11-13 (9th and 10th edition.). See Barnet, pp. 46-49 (10th ed.) for a very helpful explanation of what a formal (visual) analysis is and how a description and analysis
differ.
V. Illustrations
VI. Bibliography
Name of class
Professor’s name
Date
I. Term Paper - Basics
A. Purpose: It is intended to develop ability to analyze a work of art and employ critical thinking and written communication skills.
B. It combines background research with personal visual analysis of an art object. (See Basic Guide to Analyze Works of Art on Blackboard).
C. Note some objects in the museum similar to the ones we study and appear similar, not identical. (The illustrations in the text can serve as helpful comparisons, but don’t make the mistake of writing the paper on the figure in our text since they differ in significant details to the examples in the museum).
II. Term Paper – details
A. Describe …show more content…
the object
A.1. Artist (if known)
A.2. Civilization or period – Ancient Roman
A.3. Title – Statue of the Aphrodite of Knidos
A.4. Date – 2nd century A.D
A.5. Accession number – 1981.11
A.6. Location – Found in the Gallery 152 in the Art Institute
A.7. Medium - Sculpture
A.8. Composition
A.9. Subject matter
A.10. Physical characteristics
A.11. Appearance
A.12. Etc.
B. Consider and discuss the object
B.1.
Aesthetic terms
B.2. Functional terms
C. Consider the purpose of the object in its society
D. Include brief background on the culture and period in which the work was produced. (Background information should be relevant to help your readers understand the object).
D.1. Explain how it relates to its historical context.
D.2. (If artist is known, explain how the work fits into his/her career development and its historical context).
E. Relate the work to the styles of other relevant art from the period(s) that we are studying. (If your object is Roman, can you relate it to other examples of Roman art? Does it have similar characteristics or are there differences, etc.? Comparing your example to specific examples related art works will make your argument more effective).
E.1. Your visual analysis should be based on the work in the Art Institute, but you can compare it to other versions of this famous statue.
III. Include your own personal visual analysis of the work
A. A visual analysis analyzes how the artist has used the visual elements of art (color, form, line, space, texture, light, composition) to achieve the appearance and message of his/her work. (See Basic Guide to Analyze Works of Art on …show more content…
Blackboard).
A.1.
What ideas are communicated by the object? (For instance does a crucifix evoke empathy for Christ’s suffering or does it celebrate his triumph over death? How are various visual elements and compositional devices employed by the artist to convey this impression?).
A.2. Use your visual analysis to explain characteristics of art of a period or culture
A.3. Explain the ideas communicated via this visual means.
A.4. Discuss only visual elements and compositional design elements that are relevant to your object.
B. Consider how the form of the work is related to its purpose in society (i.e. connected with burial rituals, to arouse devotion, to glorify a ruler, etc.).
IV. Emphasis should be given to your own analysis of the work.
A. Your background research should help you better understand the artist 's or the culture 's particular use of the visual elements.
B. How does the use of these elements reflect the ideas of the period?
C. (See Barnet for advice on how to analyze and discuss a work of art. Review the chapters you already read (see week 1 assignment) and read Chapters 8-9, 11-13 (9th and 10th edition.). See Barnet, pp. 46-49 (10th ed.) for a very helpful explanation of what a formal (visual) analysis is and how a description and analysis
differ.
V. Illustrations
VI. Bibliography