How and Why is this a significant work of art?

Select a piece art from the one of the artists on the PBS program “Art21” (Link listed below) The artwork can not already have been used in the book or covered in other assignments. Check in the books index to confirm that your selected art or architecture is not in the textbook. Include an image of the chosen artwork in your paper. Write a three part 1000-word formal analysis on this selected artwork. The paper should be in MLA Format and all research should be sighted. Due in assignments labeled Formal Art Analysis.Art21 Artist Link: Art21Guidelines for a Formal Analysis of ArtUse this sheet as a guide when writing your formal analysis paper. Consider the following when analyzing a work of art. Not everything applies to every work of art, nor is it always useful to consider things in the order given. In any analysis, keep in mind the following: How and Why is this a significant work of art?Part I – General InformationSubject Matter (Who or What is Represented?)Artist or Architect (What person or group made it? Often this is not known. If there is a name, refer to this person as the artist or architect, not “author.” Refer to this person by their last name, not familiarly by their first name.)Date (When was it made? Is it a copy of something older? Was it made before or after other similar works?)Provenance (Where was it made? For whom? Is it typical of the art of a geographical area?)Location (Where is the work of art now? Where was it originally located? Does the viewer look up at it, or down at it? If it is not in its original location, does the viewer see it as the artist intended? Can it be seen on all sides, or just on one?)Technique and Medium (What materials is it made of? How was it executed? How big or small is it?)Part II – Description and FormThis is the key part of your paper. It should be the longest section of the paper. Be sure and think about whether the work of art selected is a two-dimensional or three-dimensional work.What does it look like? Is it a representation of something? Tell what is shown. Is it an abstraction of something? Tell what the subject is and what aspects are emphasized. Is it a non-objective work? Tell what elements and Principles are dominant.Art ElementsLine (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)Time and MotionPrinciples of DesignUnity and VarietyBalance (symmetry, asymmetry)Emphasis and SubordinationScale and Proportion (weight, how objects or figures relate to each other and the setting)Mass/Volume (three-dimensional art)RhythmFunction/Setting (architecture)Interior/Exterior Relationship (architecture)Part III – Opinions and ConclusionsThis is the part of the paper where you go beyond description and offer a conclusion and your own informed opinion about the work. Any statements you make about the work should be based on the above analysis.In this section, discuss how and why the key elements and principles of art used by the artist create meaning.Support your discussion of content with facts about the work.General SuggestionsPay attention to the date the paper is due.Follow standard MLA Format.No more than 10% of your paper can be quotes.Always italicize or underline titles of works of art. If the title is long, you must use the full title the first time you mention it, but may shorten the title for subsequent listings.Use the present tense in describing works of art.

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