Research Paper

Art Appreciation

Research Paper

(Analytical & Critical Essay)

Length: 5 pages as text, double spaced, 12 point font of Times, plus at least 3 visual supplements (e.g. copies from published pictures or Internet)

Outline

I. Introduction

II. Background

1. Development: Time line of basic artistic influences and cultural context.
2. Motivation: The artist’s intentions and purposes.

III. Body:

Using three art works – early, middle, and late examples – of the artist’s work, describe and analyze his/her use of the following in the three works;

1. Style
2. Visual structures and organization
3. Subject matter
4. Materials and processes

IV. Conclusion:

What innovations or new ideas did the artist bring to the art world? What other artists have been influenced by his/her work?

V. Bibliography

You must reference the following:

• A World of Art (textbook)
• At least one art article found in an art journal or a general newspaper
• At least two books found in the Slide Library, University Library, or other Libraries