Reference no: EM132328521 , Length: 5
Visual , Historical, and Comparative Analysis Art
Theme: Nature
Artist's Name: Thomas Cole
Title: The Oxbow
Style movement: Romanticism
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 130.8cm by 193cm
Date: 1836
Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Origin: United States
Paragraph 1) Introduction- perfected your argument, artwork ID's and contemporary work/social construct.
I. Introduction This section of the comparative analysis will introduce readers to the works you have selected to analyze.
A. For each work, identify the artist, the title (in italics), the date, the medium, the dimensions, the cultural origin or period of creation, and the current collection.
B. What is your main argument/thesis statement about the relationship between your selected works and their shared theme?
Paragraphs 2/3) Introduce each artist/context individually with no discussion of your theme/form yet. Example- Vincent Van Gogh was born in... During this time,... Post-Impressionism became popular due to...
Paragraph 4) Comparative formal analysis to prove your theme (what you see). This is a formal analysis will be the only time you discuss form in this paper. . Focus on how your theme is proven by a breakdown of the formal elements only- no context here.
Paragraphs 5/6) Comparative contextual discussions proving your theme using history/culture (including history of style) not form/technique (what you see),
Paragraph 7) Using your third contemporary construct/artwork to prove how your theme continues today and reflects similar contextual motivations to your central pair. Your theme must be the same, rather than reflect a difference in our culture today. You will need to research your third choice as you did your main pair to prove this connection.
5) Be sure to include your Works Cited page (list of sources), images, and in text citations. For help with citations, please see my Research and Sources announcements. Must have at least 4 sources. Websites would be great.
6) Please include a thesis statement in your introduction. See the “What is a Thesis Statement?”
What is a thesis statement? A thesis statement is a necessary component of academic writing that acts as a roadmap for your reader.
Typically located in the introductory paragraph, a thesis should be one or two sentences in length. It should contain a brief synopsis of your topic so that your audience can assess, almost immediately, what your point will be and how you will make it.
Example of a poor thesis:
Otto Dix and Rembrandt, separated through time, both created portraits of doctors that glorify the field and their respective styles.
What is wrong with this thesis? If your reader is left with a multitude of questions then the thesis is not specific enough. What styles? What periods? Where? How do they glorify the field? Why should this comparison be made? Etc.
Example of a proper thesis:
Otto Dix’s disturbingly hyperrealistic portrait Dr. Mayer-Hermann, from 1926, exemplifies the stylistic characteristics of Neue Sachlichkeit and its respective period of war-torn shock, yet the changing appreciation for portraiture and the profession become evident when compared to Rembrandt van Rijn’s naturalistic clarity in the Portrait of Dr. Arnold Tholinx, from 1656, and economically prosperous Baroque Amsterdam.
Why is this thesis successful? With this thesis, I highlighted all of the essential elements that I will use to prove my point in this paper. Even without attaching the images or providing you with context for the styles/periods, key words elucidate the paper’s purpose (hyperrealistic, war torn shock, disturbing, portraiture, profession, naturalistic, clarity, economically prosperous, etc.).
Also, please note that you should always avoid the personal "I" in your academic writing:
For example, instead of: "I will write about Otto Dix's..." I left out the personal I and instead let the argument stand: "Otto Dix’s disturbingly hyperrealistic portrait..."
1. Analyze the formal characteristics and historical context of creative works from the Baroque period and beyond
2. Analyze creative works from the Baroque period and beyond for their influence on the expression of social and cultural conditions, issues, and the human experience
3. Analyze the relationship between creative works from the Baroque period and beyond and their historical themes and settings
4. Articulate well-reasoned arguments regarding the relevance and role of the humanities in contemporary culture and society
Prompt The purpose of this final project is to evaluate your knowledge of the skills necessary for performing a visual and contextual analysis of two works and to measure your application of these techniques as you relate the works to real-world relevance/popular culture/ideas/concept
I. Introduction This section of the comparative analysis will introduce readers to the works you have selected to analyze.
A. For each work, identify the artist, the title (in italics), the date, the medium, the dimensions, the cultural origin or period of creation, and the current collection.
B. What is your main argument/thesis statement about the relationship between your selected works and their shared theme?
II. Visual and Historical Analysis This section will provide a visual and historical analysis in which you will analyze the physical characteristics in each work as well as the connections of each work to its historical and cultural context.
A. Explain how each of your two selected works reflects the social or cultural identity of its day. Support your response with examples.
B. What influence have your two selected works had in the shaping of social or cultural identities?
C. What influence have your two selected works had on a modern or contemporary expression of the identified shared theme? Support your response with examples.
III. Comparative Analysis In this section, you will compare and contrast your two selected works.
A. What formal characteristics are similar between the two works? What characteristics are different? Be sure to reference specific aspects of each work.
B. How did each respective culture’s traditions and ideologies influence the two works you have selected? Be sure to use examples to support your response.
C. How does each work represent its particular social, historical, and cultural climate? Be sure to use examples to support your response.
IV. Parallels In this section, you will introduce a third creative work and explain how that work parallels the relationship between the two works previously selected.
A. How do the shared historical themes and settings tie your two previously selected works to your work from popular culture?
B. Discuss how the theme is still relevant today, utilizing the popular culture work you selected to support your response.
V. Conclusion In this section, you will discuss the relevance and value of studying works of art and cultural artifacts with regard to their influence, relevance, and impact on modern and contemporary culture and practice.
A. What is the value of challenging perceived notions of historical, cultural, and social identity? How do the humanities, as a discipline, help us understand this? Be sure to justify your response.
B. How does our understanding of social and cultural practices of the past impact how we conduct ourselves socially and professionally in the present? How do the humanities, as a discipline, help us understand this? Be sure to justify your response.
C. What is the responsibility of the artist to society, especially in terms of shaping our understanding of ourselves and the world in which we live? How do the humanities, as a discipline, help us understand this? Be sure to justify your response.
Guidelines for Submission: Your comparative art analysis essay must be 3 to 5 pages in length (in addition to a cover page and references) and should use 12point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. It must be written in MLA format and include at least four scholarly sources cited in MLA format.
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