attached is ALL the material you will need to do this analysis essay

900 words (word count needs to be shown at the end)

 For this post, select one work of art (architecture, literature, music) that has NOT been already analyzed or extensively discussed in the course readings or videos...part of the fun in learning about art is in DISCOVERING it!  You are required to make one post to conduct both a formal and contextual analysis or your chosen work.  Then, you will compare it to the work you selected in Module 1 AND to any other work in Module 1 that was analyzed by another student in this class.  This will give you THREE works to discuss in this assignment:

• One work of art you select from the mediums we discussed in this module (architecture, literature, or music) in which you conduct a formal and contextual analysis with social angles.

• You then compare the work you chose in this module (architecture, literature, or music) with the work you chose in module 1 (two-dimensional art or three-dimensional art).  This comparison will be a brief compare/contrast/ways of seeing between the two works.

• Last, you compare the work you chose in this module to any other work analyzed in module 1 by a peer.  Again, this comparison will be a brief compare/contrast/ways of seeing between the two works.

This process expands your skills of doing a contextual analysis by comparing works to each other.

In a narrative format, the post should contain the following elements:

• Define and Identify: Brief information about the artist and work.  For example, birth/death dates, place of birth or work, where work is displayed, name of work, medium of work, context for creation of work.  

• Experience and Appreciation: For example, where you found the work (website, another book, museum), what made you select the work, what about this work speaks to you.

• Observe and Analyze: Use and underline three terms that were introduced in the module to observe/analyze your chosen work.  Add any other relevant information to improve your paper.

• Critique and Compare: Compare your work to similar pieces or to examples used in the book.  Consider the impact of the work on a particular social angle and/or the evolution of the media.  Consider the impact of experiencing the work on your general outlook on the medium or appreciation of art.

• Apply Social Angles AND Context: Identify at least one social angle from the list below that can be observed or analyzed as part of the work.  Address how the social angle is connected to the work.  Plus, a thorough contextual analysis of the historical, cultural, and social implications should be discussed.

  • • race and ethnicity,

    • gender and sexuality,

    • class and highbrow/low,

    • colonialism, postcolonialism, place and regionalism,

    • nature (environment, ecology) and culture,

    • memory, history, generational identity,

    • food culture, and

    • body and mind

Students will be expected to define, identify, and apply at least three terms (underline them so I can quickly find them) from the module in the post. Make sure to underline the terms so that I can quickly identify them.  College-level writing and mechanics are expected; however, the purpose of this assignment is to move from experiencing art to analyzing art to evaluating art. Make sure to include a references section at the end of every post, even if you only cite the lecture video. All in-text citations and references should be in MLA.

Terms:

Architecture terms -

1. structure

   1. post and lintel

   2. arch

   3. cantilever

   4. bearing wall

   5. skeleton frame

2. building materials

   1. stone

   2. concrete

   3. wood

   4. steel

3. compositional elements

   1. line, repetition and balance

   2. scale and proportion

   3. context

   4. space

   5. climate

4. human context

   1. controlled vision and symbolism

   2. style

   3. apparent function

   4. dynamics and interactivity

   5. scale

Music terms –

1. classical form

   1. mass

   2. cantata

   3. oratorio

   4. art song

2. choral and solo voice

3. instrumental style

4. opera

   1. grand opera

   2. opera comique

   3. opera buffa

   4. operetta

5. jazz forms

6. popular music forms

7. compositional elements

   1. sound

   2. rhythm

   3. melody and harmony

   4. texure

Literature terms –

1. fiction

2. poetry

3. compositional elements

   1. point of view

   2. appearance and reality

   3. character

   4. tone

   5. plot

   6. theme

   7. symbols

   8. language, structure, sounds

   9. facts and anecdotes

The work I selected in Module 1 (Saturn Devouring his Young):

I chose this piece because of what mental state Francisco Goya (the painter) was going through in his lifetime.

A piece of work someone else (Dan Nguyen) selected in Module 1 (painted by Van Gogh):

Van Gogh also went through a lot in his life time: depression and so forth due to what happened to him in his lifetime.