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The Term Paper will be organized through an object-based exploration of the content and composition of 3 artworks from the 20th century Modernist/Contemporary periods organized by a specific art movement covered in the class. Select 3 paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, photographs, and/or new media that further the discussion of your topic and that interest you. Your choices are limited to the material covered in the course ranging from 1900 to the present.
Art Movement
Select an art movement from the 20th Century to Contemporary periods.
Provide an overall description of the art movement you selected and iconic artists of that movement.
Choose 3 individual artists and discuss the content and composition of each of their artworks including brief biographical information, their intentions, process, artistic practice, technique and materials.
Discuss how the artists and works you selected demonstrate the movement and style in which they work and their legacy in the context of modernist and contemporary art history.
The paper will be a MINIMUM of 4-7 pages in length and include a numbered and alphabetized MLA style bibliography citing sources beyond your own interpretations or class notes. This includes information from the textbook and museum labels or websites from which you have paraphrased ideas written by others. Sources are to be noted using parentheses after the sentence or paragraph in which they are referenced. Direct quotes may be used minimally to support your interpretations, but cannot be longer than two sentences or represent a majority of the text. Visual analysis of the composition of an artwork should be made from your own observations.
The paper will be double-spaced, typed in Times New Roman/Arial 12-point font with 1” margins and include a cover page with your as well as a works cited page and captioned reference images of the artworks at the END of the paper. The image captions will include the artwork information and the gallery names or numbers in which each work is located. The first page of text should simply begin with the title of your paper centered at the top in bold, then a double space, and then your introduction paragraph. At this point, each text page should have your last name with the page number at the upper right corner. Only text pages are numbered.
The paper must be complete and written in the required format. Papers that are late or do not follow these guidelines will be graded with deductions (-5 each). Term papers will be submitted through Blackboard SafeAssign and must be original to and written within the context of this course.
Your paper should demonstrate what you learned about the artists, art movements, vocabulary and terms discussed in the class.
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Part I. Introduction
a. Develop a title based on the Art Movement that you selected for your term paper topic.
b. Name the title (in italics), date, and artist of each of the works that you will discuss in the paper.
c. Compose an introductory statement that describes how these works demonstrate your thesis.
Part II. Content and Visual Analysis
a. Name the Title (in italics), date, artist, medium/material, and the period, movement or style of the artworks you are discussing.
b. Tell me why you chose the work and describe and or explain the content in terms of the narrative, subject, concept, or intention of the artist and how it demonstrates your thesis.
c. Visually analyze the composition of the artwork by discussing relevant formal elements, principles of design, and vocabulary terms that we discussed in class.
d. Compare and contrast the artwork with the next object that you are discussing or relate the work to an artwork or concept that we discussed in class.
Apply Part II to each artwork
Part III. Conclusion
a. Re-introduce your thesis statement or topic.
b. Concluding thoughts or realizations that you may have had about the artwork, artists, or your overall impressions of the paper.
c. Discuss new ideas do you may have about the art and artists you examined and consider which types of artwork would you like to view in person and how that experience may enhance your understanding of the artworks overall.
Include MLA style citations at the end of your paper.