Artist Showcase
13460Artist Showcase
[WLOs: 4, 5, 6] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
For your Artist Showcase final paper, you will showcase the work of an artist of your choosing. In this showcase, you can discuss the life of and cultural influences on this artist. Additionally, you will discuss five of their works of art, explaining the important elements of each work and the cultural influences on the art.
You may choose any artist for this assignment if you can find at least five artworks by that artist, and you can find the required information about that artist’s work and their life to complete the assignment. You may choose an artist and artworks you have previously discussed in class.
For this assignment, you will create an illustrated paper. In an illustrated paper, you must provide the images of the artworks and other images that you might find important to include within the body of the paper.
Prepare
Prior to beginning work on this assignment,
Read Chapters 10 and 11 from the course textbook, Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and MeaningLinks to an external site..
Read all instructions carefully.
Review your Artist Showcase Preparation assignment from Week 3 and the feedback that your instructor left for you. You can find information about how to review your instructor’s feedback by reviewing this video: Accessing Your Waypoint Feedback.Links to an external site.
Make your choice of artists for this assignment and locate five artworks by that artist. You may draw from images that you find in the textbook or a website listed on the ART101 Museum and Images Websites Download ART101 Museum and Images Websitesdocument.
If needed, review how to insert images into Microsoft Word from the webpage Insert PicturesLinks to an external site..
If needed, review how to caption images in Microsoft Word from the webpage Insert a caption for a pictureLinks to an external site..
Reflect
As you gather your thoughts to begin this assignment, recall why you chose the artist that you did. What about their artwork did you find particularly interesting or intriguing? While researching the artist, what did you find that most influenced their work? Consider the points that you think are most important to make in your paper and make a note of them before you start on your paper.
You will explain important factors in the artist’s life that affected their work and discuss the main elements of the artist’s style. In addition, you will provide five artworks by the artist, discussing the main elements of the artworks that demonstrate the artist’s personal style and highlighting features of the artworks that indicate the features of the movement they are associated with. You will also explain at least one contextual factor that shaped the work.
Write
For your Artist Showcase final paper, review any course resources that are relevant to your chosen artist’s artwork, and then locate at least three credible sources that provide details about the artist, their art, and their life. The UAGC Library’s ART101: Week 5 Artist Showcase AssignmentLinks to an external site. webpage is a helpful source of information, as is the ART101 Museum and Images Websites Download ART101 Museum and Images Websitesdocument.
Once you have completed your research, write a 6–8-page research paper, including
an introduction with a distinct thesis statement that serves as the main idea of your paper.
a discussion of the artist’s background as it affected their artwork, including when and where the artist lived at important points in their life. Include events that were important to the artist’s development as an artist and events that can be seen as turning points in the artist’s career.
an explanation of the movement that the artist is associated with and why they are associated with it.
an explanation of the important elements of the artist’s personal style.
an examination of five of the artist’s works of art (works of art that you have already examined in this class may be used again). To do so,
Summarize how the media (materials), methods, and subject are significant to that period and region, using appropriate art terminology.
Summarize how political, social, and other applicable contextual factors are reflected in each work of art.
Discuss your artist’s use of symbolism, iconography, or metaphors in their works, or, if none are present, explain how that is related to the artist’s movement and/or personal artistic style.
Incorporate an image depicting each work of art within your discussion of that art piece. Please insert these images using the tools to do so in Microsoft Word as explained on the webpage Insert PicturesLinks to an external site. (failing to do so will impact your formatting), and make sure that each image is captioned correctly using the Insert a Caption for a PictureLinks to an external site. webpage for guidance. Make sure that any internal citations discussing your artist’s artwork are properly cited. For help with creating citations and references for artworks, please refer to APA Style: Artwork ReferencesLinks to an external site..
an assessment of how your artists’ work relates to their society.
a conclusion that summarizes the main points of your paper and restates your thesis.
The Artist Showcase final paper
must be at least 6 to 8 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
title of paper in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
student’s name
name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
course name and number
instructor’s name
due date
must utilize academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
must be organized into multiple paragraphs, including an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
APA Citations of incorporated evidence as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site..
A separate APA formatted reference page. See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
must use at least three credible sources in addition to the course text.
The UAGC Library’s ART101: Week 5: Gallery Design ProjectLinks to an external site. webpage provides guidance for finding credible sources.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view this Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
Carefully review the Grading RubricLinks to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your Assignment.
Please write the paper over the artist Hieronymus Bosch if possible.
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