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Paper Instructions:

will write an 4 full pages compare-and-contrast research paper that investigates how two works of art from different period styles illustrate a particular theme in art. 
The pair you choose must be : compare an example of Abstract Expressionism with an example of Photo Realism

1）Abstract Expressionism( Mark Rothko）

key characteristics:  
Expressing artist's feelings and experiences
Exploring unconscious self; "collective unconscious"
Metaphor for existential struggle to assert one's identity
Influences: Surrealism, Cubism, Expressionism, Hans Hofmann
Large scale; "all-over"

2）Photorealism， 20th Century Art .(Audrey Flack )
is a painting style in which the artists used photographs as their sources and mimicked photographic processes to construct their paintings.
key characteristics :
Still lifes
Symbolic objects; women's experiences, passage of time
Used projected photographs as starting point
Highly saturated color
Influence of Dutch vanitas paintings


Organization:
Structure your paper so that it covers the following elements:
1)Introduction, including a thesis statement.
This is the main point of your essay and tells your reader what you are going to cover in the body of your essay: the stylistic and cultural connections between the two works of art.
2)A full discussion of your first image, including its cultural context and stylistic significance.
3)A full discussion of your second image, including its cultural context and stylistic significance.
4)A full discussion of the similarities and differences between the two works. What makes this a good comparison? Discuss the basics: medium, scale, subject, use of line, light, color, etc. Also, analyze things like: the artist's goals, approaches, historical contexts, etc.
5)Conclusion: It should tie back into the thesis.
6)Works cited page following MLA formatting standards

Sources:
at least three additional sources