Questions and Topics We Can Help You To Answer:
It is a comparison and analysis of two works of art. It does NOT require a visit to a museum as art is everywhere! Art is everywhere!!
Address the following in your paper:
1) Identification – Provide Identifying details for each work (10 points = 5 points for each work):
◦ Artist: Who was the artist?
◦ Title of the work: What is the title of the work?
◦ Date: When was the work created?
◦ Media: How/with what was the work created?
◦ Location: Where is the work from your area displayed? For the work from your text, please also include the page number.
2) Description – What does each work look like? (100 points = 50 points for each work):
◦ Describe the subject matter of each work, in detail, using terms from the “How Do We Talk About Art?” section of the Introduction chapter of our text. Identify and discuss 5 formal elements of art (line, shape, color, balance, texture) in detail, for each work. For instance, don’t just tell me there were lines in the work, tell me what kind (straight, curved, horizontal, diagonal, thick, thin, implied, etc.) and tell me how they affect the composition.
3) Compare and Contrast the two works (70 points):
◦ Compare and contrast the work to a similar one in your text. For example, if you choose a portrait of a leader, find one in your text; if you choose a building, like a church, find one in your text to compare.
◦How are the works similar and how are they different? Is the message or function the same? Is the intended audience different? Do they look alike or not?
◦Discuss such things as subject, symbolism, message, purpose (aesthetic, social commentary, propaganda, etc.) and effectiveness of the works.
Important Guidelines
Format
◦ Organize this material into a 4-5 page paper.
◦ The paper should be double-spaced with a 1” margin and type size should not exceed 12 pts.
◦ Art History, as a discipline, utilizes the MLA style.
Sources
◦ Always cite your sources!
◦ Please read the document, “NO PLAGIARISM”
Submission
◦ Remember to proofread!
