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As art 12 students you need to demonstrate that you can describe and assess
art and discuss it in a clear and logical fashion. Essay structures are designed
to create clear and logical arguements. Thus, please discuss an art
work in depth and construct an arguement about it from one of these two topics:
Essay #1: Art and Institutions of Power
Art works made during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance were created,
at least in part, to serve the objectives of the dominant institution(s)
of their day (e.g. the Roman Catholic Church).
Selecting an artwork, space, or monument from the Renaissance or the
Middle Ages, explain how the work's aesthetics (form), symbols, and overall
content served a particular agenda.
See Example (5mb /.doc format .. missing title page)
Essay #2: Art as proponant for struggle and change.
Referencing an art work from the Neo-Classical, Romanticist, or Realist
era, demonstrate how an artwork can act as a timeless metaphor for a
particular struggle. This can be done by using the artwork as a metaphor
for a contemporary struggle. E.g. the Raft of Medussa as a metaphor for
the plight of those suffering from AIDS in Africa.
This project may necessitiate that you make yourself educated in the
art work's meaning and the conemporary issue you explore.
See example of a well written Essay:
-->Essay topic 2: Example
1, Example 2
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here for a good comparitive essay structure.
Essay Form:
- To be an essa, you need to follow a specifically worded thesis (A
thesis is the point you aim to prove in your essay body). This may
begin by stating the agenda, the instution, and the art work.
- Your essay's body should comprise of three parts. Each part and its
subparts only exist to defend the thesis -- no more, no less. Anything
that doesn't do this is lint. Conversly, if there is a point
you elude to in your thesis, there should be clear evidence backing
it in your essay's body. Thus, in this instance, the body might address
1. the institution and its agenda 2. evidence from the artwork's form
3. evidence from the artwork's content
- The essay body is not where the evidence is interpreted..
save your insights for the conclusion But do give us an indepth conclusion.
Your insights and interpretations based on evidence is most important
here.. The essay body needs to be completely free of your bias.
- Conclusions... This is the best part. this is where your voice and
authority should shine through. Please make good use of it. The aim
of a conclusion is to tie up the evidence and point to how it proves
the assertions made in the thesis. This is where the evidence is interpreted
and implications are drawn out. Put your best thoughts in here.
- length ~1000 words with citations & figures (images)
Your evidence needs to be defended with:
- Footnotes or endnotes (MLA or APA.. your choice, just be clear and
consistent)
- Illustrations / figures / pictures: If you ever meantion an artwork,
there should be a colourplate included in your essay that illustrates
your point.
See criteria for your essay format and referencing
artwork here
Use this resource for analysing
art works
See assessment rubric here
Resources:
- how to look at art handout
- Introduction on pg X in annotated ML
- Handout and links to image and reference citations.
- Library
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