Creative art Essay

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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.
  • MLA format
  • 1000 words or 4 pages max, not including works cited page
  • You must use a minimum of 2 sources.
  • Paper must include a “works cited” page for all sources.

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