12 pt. font, Times New Roman Pages numbered Proper organization, complete senten

12 pt. font, Times New Roman
Pages numbered
Proper organization, complete sentences, grammar, punctuation, spelling and word choice
The assignment will be submitted as a MS Word document in APA writing format.
Your focus will be on a single artist, and preferably focused on a single work of art by that artist, though other objects may be discussed comparatively.
RESEARCH is necessary, as well as a trip to the museum of your choice. If you have a slightly different type of subject in mind, you must clear this with me first.
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Sample Organization of the Paper: (further explanations and examples can be found in the Survival Guide handout)
The Introduction
Write a Short Description of the Work You Have Chosen. Include identifying subject matter or forms, setting or space, color, and medium.
b. State Your Main Argument. A thesis statement related to the overall effect or meaning of the object.
c. State (Briefly) the Ways in Which You Will Prove It.
The Main Body (a detailed description/analysis including, but not limited to, the following):
The work of art you are focusing on
Discuss the Medium, the medium’s traits, and the artist’s use of the medium
ii. Discuss the relevant formal elements (i.e.: line, shape and space, composition and relative scale,
light and color, style)
iii. Discuss the composition (i.e.: unity/variety, balance, emphasis, focal point)
iv. Discuss the relationship the formal elements and composition have to the subject’s meaning (or
overall effect).
The artist
i. Brief discussion of artist’s life and career
ii. Comparison to a few other works of art by our artist (if relevant)
iii. Comparison of his work to the work of other artists (if relevant)
The Conclusion.
Restate the Main Argument
b. Place this work of art into the big picture. Relate it to a larger issue, art-historical movement, etc.
Attach an image of the object (This can be a postcard purchased from the museum bookstore, a photograph, or your sketch.)