Monday, August 31, 2009

Always darkest before the dawn

Essay Guidelines COLOR AND DESIGN THEORY

For those of you who did not receive the handout passed out in class, here are the G-lines:

Read the short essay on David Ireland by Greg Borman
Consider the following questions.  Apply your discoveries to your essay due 9/03.

How does Borman begin the essay?
What does Borman write about in the middle of his essay and how does he conclude?
How does the author introduce the exhibition, the main subject fo the essay?
What does the author think Ireland is doing in constructing his sculptures and installations?

Key Points to remember:
Include the gallery, artist’s name, title of work, year, materials used in the introductory
paragraph.

Include a bibliography of at least 2 sources. Site your source properly. Failure to do so
may appear as plagiarism.*

Describe what you see.

Imagine you are writing this essay to someone who has not seen the art.

You must discuss the work in terms of the Principles and Elements of Design.

The words “I like” should not be included in your essay.

Just by choosing to write about the art, it is clear that you find it interesting, therefore it is
more important that you explain WHY you find it appealing, strange, beautiful, etc.

EVERYONE MUST VISIT THE IDEA CENTER TO HAVE THEIR ESSAY REVIEWED.
FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN INCOMPLETE FOR THE ASSIGNMENT.
*PLAGIARISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND WILL RESULT IN AN F.