ARH1000 MODERN WORLD POWERPOINT PAPER

• Choose any piece of art shown in the Modern World: 1800-1945 Powerpoint PDF that was shown during class and has been uploaded to the files section of Canvas.
• IMPORTANT: You MUST embed into your document, or upload separately, an image of the piece of 2D art you are discussing.

IMPORTANT: Do not rely on any source material as I want to know only YOUR thoughts on the artwork.

A.) JUDGEMENT:

Once you find an interesting piece of art, describe in detail why you chose this piece of art and why it is interesting to YOU detailing what YOU like or dislike about the work. Again, do not rely on any source material as I want to know YOUR thoughts on the artwork.

B.) DESCRIPTION:

Describe what you see:

- overall size and shape

- describe the color palette, in other words, how many colors have been used, many or a few?

C.) ANALYSIS:

- is your eye drawn to any particular area of the art piece?

- is there an element that stands out in the composition?

- does the artwork look flat or does it give a feeling of depth or space?

- where might the artist have stood while creating this piece of art in relation to the subject(s)?

D.) INTERPRETATION:

- what kind of mood or feeling do you get from the piece of art?

- if you could imagine yourself within the piece of art, how would you feel, what sounds would you hear?

- why do you think the artist choose this particular subject?

- describe what the artwork represents to you

RULES FOR COMPOSITION AND WRITING:

- demonstrate original writing using standard written English, including accepted standards of grammar and punctuation

- use critical thinking skills to develop a clear, focused thesis and content that fulfill the purpose of the assignment

- maintain a style, tone, and language appropriate for an academic audience

- provide coherent, organized support for ideas using relevant, specific details and concrete examples

- develop a written analytical response to an outside text and be able to credit the source using accepted standards for academic writing

- understand and avoid plagiarism as defined in the Palm Beach State College Student Handbook

- do NOT rely solely on Google or Wikipedia for this research; use the PBSC library online resources

- save the paper as a PDF file and title it YOURLASTNAME_YOURFIRSTINITIAL_FINAL.pdf

- PLACE YOUR FULL NAME CENTERED AT THE TOP OF THE PAPER

- under your name, place the title of the piece of art and the artist's name centered on the paper