Written Narrative
Directions for the Narrative
Write a narrative that is at least 650-800 words in length (you are welcome to write much more), using at least 12-pt font. This paper should compare and contrast your work to a Fantastic artist’s work discussed in the online chapter. Some suggestions to help you begin writing are listed below. For further assistance on how to write a narrative paper, please reference the additional resources included in the Course pages under “Writing a Narrative“.
Compare and Contrast Your Work to a Fantastic Artist’s Work
- Identify the artist (Independent, Dada, or Surrealist) and the work that you have selected to review.
- Indicate when the work was created and what medium was used.
- Provide some historical background of the artist and the fantastic movement you have selected to discuss.
- Conduct personal research of the artist and artwork you are discussing in your narrative. It’s crucial that you learn more about the artist than what is provided on the course website and reflect that knowledge in your writing.
- Explain what you find especially interesting, inspiring, or disturbing about this artist’s work.
- Discuss how the artist’s work relates to the ideas and goals of your own work.
- Explain how you made your artwork and what techniques, materials, and concepts you used.
- Explain the story behind your work (why you created it, your influences, the memories attached to the work).
- Discuss the formal and conceptual aspects of both artworks (subject matter, form, and content) using at least 7 vocabulary terms from the assigned reading. Make sure to type vocabulary in ALL CAPS.
- Follow the intro, body, and conclusion format to organize your writing. Tips on structuring your narrative can be found in the Course Orientation under “Creating an Outline”.
- Make sure to cite all of your sources (books, internet, etc) in a Works Cited/Bibliography page at the end of your narrative. You should have at least (3) reliable, scholarly sources such as books, art magazines, as well as online museums, art publications, etc. Wikipedia is not encouraged as one of your main sources. In order to get credit for the “citing” portion of the grading rubric, you must list all of your researched sources in the Works Cited/Bibliography section of your paper (even if you didn’t include any quotes from those sources in your writing). Please see directions on how to cite books and online sources in the Course Orientation.
- Include your narrative’s word count at the end of your paper (ex: Word Count: 767 words).
- Finally, thoughtfully select a meaningful title for your assignment.
2. Note the amount of images required: total of 3 1 overview of the artwork and 2 additional detail close-ups. You are welcome to submit more. Check out tips on photographing your artwork under “Documenting your Artwork” page in the Art Making in Art 10 section of the Course Orientation. https://courses.aanda.psu.edu/art010/node/1953Links to an external site. 3. Be sure to integrate at least 7 vocabulary terms from the assigned Art Fundamentals reading (Ch 2). Support your terms with specific examples in your own words, so that they sound natural in your writing. ( I would provide a picture of the vocabulary to use 4. Conduct additional research (read the online content and then explore the artist/movement that interests you further). Note the Art 10 Filed Trips for specific source suggestions (found under “Additional Art
