Compare & Contrast Response Paper Goals of this Assignment: Select one set of works from the list below

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Compare & Contrast Response Paper

Goals of this Assignment: Select one set of works from the list below. Describe the works, analyze the visual elements and principles of designs used in each work, interpret the content/meaning, and evaluate the success of the works discussing similarities and differences in the two works using at least 6 vocabulary words from class. Finally, describe your own personal reactions to the work and its successes or failures.

Formatting (10 Points): All components of the paper should be double spaced using a 10 – 12-point font. Please include the word count at the top of the page – 600 word minimum. You may use the headings below and fill in your responses in place of the descriptions of my expectations. This paper will run through the Turnitin Originality Check.

1. Describe the Works (10 Points Total):

Image Identification: Begin by filling in the information below for each work (5 Points).

Artist: Title: Date:

Medium: Dimensions:

Museum/Gallery, Current Location:

Country/Culture: Period/Style:

Image Description: (5 Points).

Now, describe each work and how they relate to each other. If there are figures, describe what they look like, what they’re wearing, what they’re doing, and the interaction of the figures in relation to each other and objects within the composition. If there are objects, landscape, or architectural elements within the composition describe those things as well. Ask yourself: “What do you see?” As you describe one work, think about the similarities and differences between the two and discuss those. (5 Points) No research needed – just tell me what you see.

2. Formal Analysis (20 Points): Provide a brief description of the major visual elements and design principles used to create each work. Elements of design include color, line, shape, texture, value, mass, space, time, and motion. Principles of design include the use of unity, variety, balance, emphasis, contrast, repetition, rhythm, scale, and proportion. List the way each artist uses these elements and compare how they are similar or different. For example, is any specific figure the focal point? How do you know that figure is the focal point? Does the arrangement of objects create lines or implied lines that act as directional forces emphasizing that figure as the focal point? Do color or value contrasts create emphasis on that figure as the focal point? How? Use at least 6 vocabulary words that we have learned in class and highlight them in bold or underlined text in your description. This is based on observation.

3. Iconography & Interpretation (20 Points): Based on what you see, what do the formal elements mean? What symbols are created and how are they used? Explain the message or meaning of each work (i.e. content) based on the observations you have made. Start with observation – what conclusions can you reach based on what you see. Write about what you think that the artist is expressing or trying

 

 

to emphasize in the works. Discuss similarities and differences in both subject matter and the artist’s approach to representing the subject.

4. Context & Expression (20 Points): Give a brief summary of the culture that produced each work, this may include the time period, location, and any social/economic/religious circumstances surrounding the work or artist. Consider how the artist may have expressed any powerful personal meanings, insights or concerns. This may require some research. Please be sure to cite any sources in a bibliography.

5. Decision/Judgment (20 Points): This step uses form and content to assert an opinion. Ask yourself: “Is the work successful?” No one can ever tell you what to like or dislike so your opinion might be favorable or unfavorable. Either way, you must back up your judgment with a reasoned and logical explanation. Consider the information you gathered in the earlier steps and come to a conclusion that you can defend. You may also describe your personal reactions to each work here.

Compare & Contrast Response Paper Options:

1. Raphael: Alba Madonna vs. Mary Cassatt: Young Mother, Daughter and Son

 

 

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2. Jacques-Louis David, Kehinde Wiley, Napoleon Crossing the Alps Napoleon Leading the Army Over the Alps

 

 

 

3. Auguste Rodin, The Three Shades vs. Jacob Lawrence, Panel 58 of

‘The Migration Series’: In the North the Negro had better educational facilities

4. Artemisia Gentileschi vs. Käthe Kollwitz: Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting

 

 

• 2. Formal Analysis (20 Points): Provide a brief description of the major visual elements and design principles used to create each work. Elements of design include color, line, shape, texture, value, mass, space, time, and motion. Principles of desi...
• 3. Iconography & Interpretation (20 Points): Based on what you see, what do the formal elements mean? What symbols are created and how are they used? Explain the message or meaning of each work (i.e. content) based on the observations you have made....
• 4. Context & Expression (20 Points): Give a brief summary of the culture that produced each work, this may include the time period, location, and any social/economic/religious circumstances surrounding the work or artist. Consider how the artist may ...