CSUS Spring
23 Art IB: Visual Analysis and Contextualization Paper (15%)
Key Images: (pick one)
1.
José de Alcíbar, Sor Maria Ignacio de la Sangre de Cristo, c. 1777, México,
oil on canvas, Museo Nacional de Historia, Mexico City
2.
Krishna and Radha
in a Grove, c.1780, opaque watercolor on paper, Victoria & Albert
Collection
3.
Suzuki Harunobu, Two
Lovers Playing a Single Shamisen, 1768-1769, woodblock print (nishiki-e);
ink and color on paper, Minneapolis Institute of Art
4.
Caravaggio, Calling
of St. Matthew, c.1599-1600, San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome
5.
Giambologna, The Rape
of Sabines, 1579-83, Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence
6.
Jean-Honoré
Fragonard, A Young Girl Reading, c.1770, National Gallery of Art
7.
After Tang Yin, Scholar
Admiring Autumn Scenery, ca. 1525, Chinese
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
8.
Portrait of Queen
Idia (Mother of King Esigie), Empire of Benin, early 16th century, ivory,
Metropolitan Museum of Art
9.
Unknown artist,
Casta Painting: Xibano and Spaniard Produce Tornatras (De Xibano, y Española,
produce Tornatras), mid 18th century, Mexico, Denver Art Museum
10. Unknown artist, Coconut-Shell Cup (Coco chocolatero), Mexico or
Guatemala, 17th-18th century, Furnishings; Serviceware, Polished and engraved
coconut shell and silver, LACMA
11. Petrus Christus, A Goldsmith in his Shop, 1449, Metropolitan Museum of
Art
Instructions for Final Paper
> Your final paper should include a Visual and a Contextual
analysis, roughly 1.5 pages for each section.
Part One:
>Basic Visual Analysis
Include a Visual Analysis, as well as
basic info on the work (artist, title, year, culture, materials) to
complete this section.
See Writing Studio Visual Analysis in Supporting
Documents module for more detailed info.
Part Two:
>Contextual analysis definition:
In art, contextual analysis essentially places a
work of art in context and analyzes what it represented in its time period and
based on the artist’s personal experiences.
Include a Contextual
Analysis of your work alongside its artist.
Please look over the Art
Research Worksheet and focus on the following topics:
What does it mean?
· Connected
to what culture or movement
- What time period and/or group of
artists did your maker or artist worked with? - What culture did they belong to?
- What events are coinciding this
work?
· Style
- What style of art does your
maker or artist’s work belong to? - Does your maker or artist’s
style fit into their time period? - Are they typical? Unique?
· Possible
purpose
- Is there a reason your maker or
artist made their work? - or/Is there deeper meaning in
the artist’s or maker’s work? - or/ Is your artist storytelling
in their work? - or/ What does your maker or
artist reference? - or/Intended audience?
Part 3:
Compile your findings in a 800-1000 words typed, double
spaced essay in paragraph form, with a standard font of Arial, Calibri, or
Helvetica, etc.
Must
utilize course lecture information as one (not all) of your sources for
contextual analysis.
Please
review your notes, slides, and readings to further your understanding.
Citation:
Wikipedia is
a place to start but it is not a source.
Use CSUS
online library, Smart History webpage, encyclopedic or museum
sources for historical or artistic information.
Please use
the Chicago manual style of citing your sources (where you gather
your information) and forming your bibliography (list of sources).
To cite
lecture, use CSUS Art IB Spring 2023, Module (ex. Baroque), slide
( #) or lecture date.
To cite your
reading from Smart History, scroll to the bottom of the page to see
author’s information.
>>Example:
https://smarthistory.org/royal-academy-france/
bottom of
webpage you will see this info.
If you have any other
questions on citations, please view the Supporting Documents module
first, and then ask me.
Speaking as a
success story here, consult the Writing Center on campus if you feel you
need some help with planning, clarity, or strengthening your writing.