Analyzing a work of art- Borobudur
Introduction:
Give the title of the work, the name of the artist who created it, if known, the country and time period when it was created, and the museum, or collection, where it now is found.
Why did you select a given work or works? What interested you? How was the work displayed, and what effect did that have on your appreciation of it?
Is the work a painting, a graphic, a sculpture, or architecture? What materials were used-tempera, acrylic, oil, stone, wood, metal, ceramic, and so on. What technique was used: engraving lithography, etching, low or bas-relief, high relief, casting, carving, and so on.
Subject Matter/Iconography:
What is represented? Is it a portrait, a genre scene, a mythological or biblical scene? Are there symbols in the work?
What does it mean? If you know the source of the story-for example, the illustration of an ancient myth or a biblical story-give the appropriate citation.
What was the cultural context of the work? What meaning did it have for the people who created it?
How is the subject portrayed? What is its emotional context?
Citation: Quote three books, magazines or web sources that support your theory. You are required to have a variety of sources. Not all sources should be books nor web sources. Many of these are now available online through the NC library system. Websites should be .org. Travel guides are not legitimate sources.
Writing: Make this interesting to you, put your own experiences and opinions in it. What’s your gut feeling? Do you agree with the scholars that you cite? Write about it. Did you find that your theory is wrong? Write about it.
That being said. Do not use I in the writing. No first person writing (points will be deducted)
Length: The paper is required to be 4 pages. In addition, there will be a cover page, a bibliography page, image source page and an image page. An image of the work your paper is based on is required. It is not to be included as part of the 4 pages.
Order of pages: Cover, 4 pages, Image, Endnotes (or cite within paper), Plate Sources (Image Sources), Bibliography
Typed: double-spaced 12pt Times New Roman Font
Wikipedia is not a valid reference and will not be accepted as one. This includes images. Use of Wikipedia is an automatic 0.
