Select 1 Museum from the provided list below and select 1 Artwork located in the selected Museum to be the subject of your OUTLINE and Research Paper
Approved List of Museums:
1. LE LOUVRE, PARIS, FRANCE
2. THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA
3. THE BRITISH MUSEUM, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
4. THE UFFIZI GALLERIES, FLORENCE, ITALY
5. THE STATE HERMITAGE MUSEUM, ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA
6. THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE
7. THE VATICAN MUSEUMS, VATICAN CITY, ITALY
8. THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART (MOMA), NEW YORK, USA
9. THE PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN
10. THE RIJKSMUSEUM, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
Mandatory Research Paper Outline Elements:
I. Introduction
Artist (What person or group made it?)
Date (When was it made?)
Location (Where is the work of art now? Must be located in a Museum from the provided list)
Technique and Medium (What materials is it made of?
Biographic Information about the Artist
II. Description
Art Elements (write about at least 3 Art elements):
Line (straight, curved, angular, flowing, horizontal, vertical, diagonal, contour, thick, thin, implied etc…)
Shape (what shapes are created and how)
Light and Value (source, flat, strong, contrasting, even, values, emphasis, shadows)
Color (primary, secondary, mixed, complimentary, warm, cool, decorative, values)
Texture and Pattern (real, implied, repeating)
Space (depth, overlapping, kinds of perspective)
Principles of Design (write about at least 3 Design principles):
Unity and Variety
Balance (symmetry, asymmetry)
Emphasis and Subordination
Scale and Proportion (weight, how objects or figures relate to each other and the setting)
Mass/Volume (three-dimensional art)
Rhythm
III. Analysis
Describe how the work is organized as a complete composition:
How is the work constructed or planned (i.e., acts, movements, lines)?
Identify some of the similarities throughout the work (i.e., repetition of lines, two songs in each act).
Identify some of the points of emphasis in the work (i.e., specific scene, figure, movement).
IV. Interpretation
Describe how the work makes you think or feel:
Describe the expressive qualities you find in the work. What expressive language would you use to describe the qualities (i.e., tragic, ugly, funny)?
Does the work remind you of other things you have experienced (i.e., analogy or metaphor)?
How does the work relate to other ideas or events in the world and/or in your other studies?
V. Judgment
Judging a piece of work means giving it rank in relation to other works and of course considering a very important aspect of the visual arts; its originality.
Is it a successful artwork?
Criteria: What criteria do I think are most appropriate for judging the artwork?
Evidence: What evidence inside or outside the artwork relates to each criterion?
Judgment: Based on the criteria and evidence, what is my judgment about the quality of the artwork?
VI. Conclusion
Overall “user-interface” experience (online Museum)
Suggested improvement to your online Museum experience
Overall thoughts and impressions of selected Artwork and artist
