1. Select two artworks at a local art museum or center for your assignment. List the title of each work, the artist, the date of the artwork, and the name of the museum or gallery where the work can be found on a cover sheet.
2. Plan to take a photo of the artwork, if permitted, during your visit to the museum.
To receive full credit for your paper you will need a photo of you at the museum.
For each artwork complete the following:
1. Give a description of the content.
2. When and where was the work done?
3. Describe briefly the historical context.
4. Describe the Medium.
5. What attracted you to the work?
6. What personal meaning do you find in the work you have chosen?
7. What do you feel are it's universal messages?
8. Discuss the design elements and compositional elements most relevant to this artwork.
(Line / Shape / Color / Value / Texture / Spatial Illusion) (Compositional Elements ¬ Formal /
Informal ¬ Focal Point(s) ¬ Eye Lines ¬ Balance) (This is an important part of the assignment. Use the ArtTalk format.)
9. Address each topic area fully using at least 24 different terms that have been covered in the course or terms that are found in your text for this discussion. Underline the terms.
1. This paper should be typed, three ¬ four pages (full pages) not including the cover sheet.
Use font size 12, standard margins spaces.
2. Organize your paper discussing each artwork separately. Use 24 terms correctly without being repetitious. 3. Title each section.
4. Spelling counts.
5. Use paragraphs to organize topic areas.
6. Present thoughtful discussions that do not repeat information that you have already covered.
7. Document any sources used.