Art Essay 4 Pages

REQUIREMENTS

• Write a 3 page research paper including two of the artwork/artist pairs below, ONLY.
• Use at least 1 bullet point from each of the 3 Methods of Analysis (see below). Again, not three bullets from the same method.
• Your interpretation of the Methods of Analysis MUST be based on the descriptions in Chapter 4, and I will be using those definitions/descriptions when grading your work.
• MLA format- http://www.easybib.com/guides/citation-guides/mla-…
• 1000 words or 4 pages max, not including works cited page
• You must use a minimum of 2 sources, not including your textbook.
• All papers must include a “works cited” page for all sources. Plagiarized work will result in an automatic 0% on the research paper.

Again, plagiarized work will result in an automatic 0% on the research paper.

Excellent Optional Resources:

• Khan Academy
• Smart History

ARTISTS AND ARTWORKS
Sandro Boticelli’s, Birth of Venus
Artemesia Gentileschi, Judith and Holofernes
Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles de Avignon
Jean-Honore Fragonard, The Swing
Gianlorenzo Bernini, Cornero Chapel with the Esctacy of St.Teresa
Eduard Manet, Olympia *For more analysis look into Titian’s Venus of Urbino
Jan van Eyke, The Wedding Portrait
Isenheim Alterpice, Matthias Gruenwald
Jose-Clemente Orozco, An Epic of American Civilization

METHODS OF ANALYSIS

1. Content Analysis

• Subject Matter
• Iconography

2. Historical Context

• Context for the creation of artwork
• Physical surroundings
• Method of encounter

3. Writings About Art

• Modern Criticisms
• Ideological Criticisms
• Psychoanalytic Criticisms
• Structuralism

• Post structuralism
• Deconstruction
• Feminist Criticism