PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY OverviewDuring the semester we have studied the formal elements of art, the relationship between form and content, how iconography creates associative meaning, and the role of media in society. We have applied these concepts in our analysis of how a work of art is composed and designed to create meaning/produce emotions/challenge the viewer/provoke questions. For the this assignment I want you to engage with these ideas and apply them through analysis to works of your choosing. Regardless of which assignment you choose, you should have a clear thesis that engages with one of the ideas we’ve discussed in class: The relationship to the art market or commerce (is this created for the art market? for the popular market? or not for money?)Conceptual art vs. craft (is this art? what defines art? what is the difference between a skilled photograph and art?)Representation of race or gender (does the image undermine or reinforce historical constructions of race or gender?)The relationship between aesthetics and meaning (if the image is beautiful, is the subject matter also beautiful? Or is the image ugly with beautiful subject matter or vice-versa? How does this sympathy or tension effect our viewing experience and understanding?)The role of iconography (how are familiar symbols used to create meaning or challenge our preconceptions)For the this assignment you
are no longer limited to using course texts if you want to learn more about the artist/work of art. However, you should not be writing a report on the artist/work of art. Any additional information you use should be clearly cited and used in support of your visual analysis and argument only. Visual Analysis: Any Work of ArtWrite a visual analysis like you did for the first assignment. Select a work of art from a museum and write a visual analysis. You may select any work of art. You should have a clear thesis that is supported through detailed and descriptive visual description and analysis that looks at the relationship between form and content using the tools of formal analysis we studied at the beginning of the semester. You should include an image of the work of art, the artist, titled, date, media, size, and museum.Specifications:• The essay should be 4 pages, 12 point font, double spaced.• You must include an image of the work of art and label it: Artist, Title (Date) materials, size, (Location)Some museums with good websites:Metropolitan Museum of Art met https://www.metmuseum.org/Museum of Modern Art https://www.moma.org/Museum of Fine Arts Boston, https://www.mfa.org/Art Institute of Chicago https://www.artic.edu/National Gallery of Art, DC https://www.nga.gov/National Gallery of Art, London https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/(If you want to use another museum, feel free to explore)