Explain how the artist or architect arranges and uses various features in order to create meaning.

Research Project Phase 3: Brainstorming ideas, outline and three paragraphs

Using the instructions in the Research Paper Instructions and based on the topic you have chosen and submitted, brainstorm ideas and conduct research from our eLibrary. Then, write 2 well-crafted paragraphs on each of the following (4 paragraphs in total);

1. Examples of how your research adds depth and breadth to your understanding of the work and the author of the work

2. Example of applying your research to implement a change in one’s personal or professional life

Instructions
The primary aim of this project is the formal analysis of an artwork, e.g., a painting in a museum, or an architectural monument, e.g. The Washington Monument, as a research paper of between 800 and 900 words as the outcome. The word count is a guideline but will definitely factor into the final assessment and grading of your project.
The formal analysis requires

Description of the overall appearance of the selected artwork or monument,
Description of the type of media and techniques involved in its creation,
An opinion on its value as an aesthetic object.
Comments on the individual visual elements and design aspects and brief explanation of the role of each element in the composition of the artwork or monument.
The primary objective of this part of the paper should be to explain how the artist or architect arranges and uses various features in order to create meaning. Your research of the work would involve the work itself as well as the person who created it.