UM Art Appreciation 201-01, Spring 2016: Your End of the Semester Essay...

Your Final Essay-- A Contemporary Artist--500 words

Due in class---April 27th.

You are required to get the learning and writing center to sign-off on this essay. That means you must make an appointment with a tutor and let them to review and help revise your work. You will have access to a form you can print out and have your tutor sign. This form will be included with your final essay.

Cite your sources in MLA format. Write in 3rd person. Include a Bibliography. 2 Source Minimum.

Here is a link to their site...

http://umobile.edu/learningcenter/

I will check to see that you have done this. If you have not...

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Pick an artist from the list below. Post your last name and your choice in the comments to reserve your artist. First come--first served. If someone has picked the artist you want, you will have to pick someone else.

Artists to choose from...

Alexander Calder                       Latoya Ruby Frazier           Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven
Louise Bourgeois                       Roxy Paine                         Kevin Beasley (sculptor)
Folkert de Jong                          Patricia Piccinini                 Takashi Murakami
Jean-Michel Basquiat                Ai Wei Wei                     Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen
Yayoi Kusama                           Fernando Botero                Tom Otterness
Kara Walker                              Mark Ryden                       Antony Gormley
Anish Kapoor                             Janine Antoni                     Tara Donovan
Jo Baer                                       Ron Mueck                      Francesca Woodman
Njideka Akunyili-Crosby            Felice Varini      Zaha Hadid
Andy Goldsworthy                      Francesco Clemente         Kiki Smith
Nick Cave (Not the musician)      Mona Hatoum                    Man Ray
Gerard Sekoto                             Roy Lichtenstein                 Kenny Scharf ______________________________________________________

In 500 words--no less,

Answer the following questions...

After a short bio-introduction, describe your artist's artwork---The formal qualities—what do they typically make? If the work does not have a common style, does it have a common theme? If still no, then why not? Talk about color, composition, style, scale, mood, and media. What do you see? What materials does the artist use?
Consider the concept—the ideas, choices, and process that contribute to what the work is about. What choices or decisions did the artist make, to create this work (such as selection of materials, installation decisions, color or image choices)? Why did the artist make those choices? what are the artist's influences? Is there a theme to their work? What visual, literary, and/or historical references do you see in the work? What can this work of art tell the viewer about the artist and/or the world?

Discuss the context of the work. What are the possible intentions and motivations of the artist? How does this work fit into today's art-culture?

Who, What, When, Where and How.

This is a ACADEMIC ESSAY--not an opinion piece. Write a factual essay backed up by credible sources. Remember to cite all work that is not your own!

Here is a great presentation on the essay writing process...

Essay-structure-for-arts-students
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And lastly...

On Plagiarism...

DON'T DO IT.

I have a computer and know how to Google--just like you. I also have many sneaky professor tools that are made to catch plagiarists-- You live in the age of information...so the likelihood of getting away with plagiarism is pretty slim.

UM Art Appreciation 201-01, Spring 2016

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Your End of the Semester Essay...