PLEASE NOTE:

Students who are continuing with the second semester of Art of the Western World will be responsible for completing a research paper of 8-10 pages on a topic relevant to this semester of the course. Be sure to choose a topic that interests you. Below are some suggestions. You will need to discuss your topic with me before you begin working on it.

There are several good web sites which can give you assistance in this project. Do not hesitate to use them.

http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/PlanResearchPaper.html         Papers: University of Wisconsin Writer's Handbook    

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/index.htmlResearch
Writing Research Papers: A Step-by-Step Procedure: Purdue University
   
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.htmlStyle Sheet (Columbia Online Style): how to cite electronic sources
   
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/Documentation.html The Writing Center--Documentation Guide: U. of Wisconsin

    TOPICS for RESEARCH PAPER

Trace a THEME through Western Art (ie: Last Judgment, War)
Discuss the development of a TECHNIQUE over time (ie: Printmaking)
The Evolution of PORTRAITURE
Concept of PORTRAITURE in Western art
The Emotional Aspect of ROMANTICISM
The Intangible Quality of ENGLISH LANDSCAPE Painting
The Effect of JAPANESE ART on Impressionism
Art to Protest SOCIAL INJUSTICE
Art that Elevates the COMMONPLACE
GENRE themes in art
Distortion in EXPRESSIONISTIC Art
IMPLIED MOTION in Art
Various concepts of SPACE in Painting
Content in NON-OBJECTIVE Art
Same MEDIA - Different TECHNIQUES
COLLAGE as a Contemporary Art Form
MULTIMEDIA in the Twentieth Century
KINETIC Sculpture
Art That is CONTROVERSIAL
"The Single MOST PERFECT Work of Art I Know"
The Art of VIOLENCE
"Just What is Modern About MODERN ART?"
LUSCIOUS Paint
"ANYTHING is Possible"
LITERATURE as a Source of Art

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