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On the midterm exam, you discussed two images separately and then compared and contrasted them in a separate section. Think of this final paper as

drawing those three parts together in one paper. You will still discuss each image separately and you will still have a separate section for your

comparison.

The only differences here are:

1. You will have a unifying introduction and conclusion that draws your paper together.

2. You will use outside resources to support and enrich your information, etc.

Here is what your paper should look like

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Introduce the images

Develop a thesis statement;

this tells the

CULTURAL ooNrrExrr: reader what the paper is going to be about.

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What was going oh historically? Matisse share similar influences and some similar

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Other artists/art movements influential? Just like

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Fully discuss first image in terms of its cultural

STYLE context and stylistic significance.

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Medium?

Materials? Just like

Theme? What’s the work about? PART ii on

How does the artist use color? Shape? the Midterm;

Line?

Representational? Non Objective? Fully discuss second image in terms of its

(use relevant Vocabulary!) cultural context & stylistic significance. (sidebar)

CONNECT CONTEXT AND Just like

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differences in the artists’ beliefs and goals.

If the historical period is significantly similar or

RELATE TO THE SPECIFIC IMAGE! different, discuss that as well.

How does the image reflect the Consider basic formal differences: such as

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example of its art movement? em

Conclusion; tie back into the thesis.

e.g. As we can see from this analysis, while Picasso and Matisse

were both influenced by Cezanne and African art, and while both

artists wanted to emphasize the 2-dimensional nature of the

canvas, their artistic goals led them to create very difierent

works of art.