You must choose one of the three photos and descriptively critisize them in three paragraphs NO OUTSIDE RESEARCH IS PERMITTED FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT WHATSOEVER! HEADING [Not included in word count]: State the artist’s name, work title, and other relevant information—as modeled above—for your chosen work.
PARAGRAPH ONE [75-100 words]: What might this painting mean? In other words, based solely on your study of this work, what is its possible content? Your response to this question should focus on what YOU logically think this work may mean. This paragraph requires interpretive criticism and should not include any opinion about the work’s value or quality.
PARAGRAPH TWO [75-100 words]: How is this meaning revealed? In other words, how do you believe this work’s form transforms its subject matter into content? Your response to this question should focus on ONE significant aspect of the work’s form. This paragraph requires interpretive criticism and should not include any opinion about the work’s value or quality.
PARAGRAPH THREE [50-75 words]: Does this work clearly inform us about its subject matter? In other words, do you believe that it demonstrates strong insight? Why? Your response should be based on your previous paragraphs. This paragraph requires evaluative criticism and may include your opinion about the work’s value and/or quality regarding insight. Photos will be attached .Absolutely NO outside research is permitted for this assignment! should not include any ideas from, quotations from, or paraphrases of the course material.
Introduce your chosen work by using the artist’s name and properly-punctuated title, as modeled in the prompt. After doing so, you may simply refer to your chosen work as “the work” or “Picasso’s painting” (for example).
