Is a relationship to previous research made clear? Is the literature review comprehensive?

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Purpose: Students will select a published, peer-reviewed research study related to their research topic in order to write a critique of the overall study and discuss the implications for art therapy research and practice.

Tasks: The critique must include the following elements:
Objective, research question, and/or hypotheses: What is the main purpose of this study? What is the justification for studying this topic? What is the identified research gap?

Literature review: Is a relationship to previous research made clear? Is the literature review comprehensive?

Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods? Single-subject design, randomized, exploratory? What is the justification for this type of design for studying the objective? Has a foundation for the theories been provided? How does this design inform art therapy theory and/or practice? (short description how they conducted study)

Sampling: Who were the subjects or participants for this study? How were they recruited? What are the advantages and disadvantages to consider in interpreting the findings?

Instrumentation (if applicable): Were the instruments (measures, scales, assessments…) well explained? Was the rationale for their use justified?

Procedures: What did the researchers do to find their answers? How were these procedures related to the study’s objective?

Validation: What steps did the researcher(s) take to offer assurance that the procedures addressed credibility and/or internal validity? (do they recognized the? why in this way? Why they think this is successful)

Data Analysis: What did the researchers do to analyze and making sense of data?
(HOw they study the data, procedures)

Implications: What are the major findings? How is this study relevant to student’s research interest?

Study limitations: Are the study’s limitations clearly outlined and described?
Author’s/Researcher’s authority: What qualifications does the author/researcher have to investigate this topic?

What suggestions would you make about the prose style and about the author’s lexical choices; how would you improve the syntax and sentence structure?

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Two 100-word commentaries on two different Response Papers. You should pick two responses to discuss at 100-word length. After seeing the exhibition, what do you think the review could have emphasized more or less? As an “editor,” what comments or queries would you have about the show or the works in it? What suggestions would you make about the prose style and about the author’s lexical choices; how would you improve the syntax and sentence structure? keep the commentary at the level of ideas, not personal attack.

Write a review on Guggenheim / Knotted, Torn, Scattered: Sculpture after Abstract Expressionism

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Write a review on Guggenheim / Knotted, Torn, Scattered: Sculpture after Abstract Expressionism

What influence did the artists Giotto and Claus Sluter have on the Gothic period? Be specific.

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Part 1: Examine plates #1 and #2. What defines these pieces as Romanesque? Think about style, subject matter, and function.

Part 2: Examine plates #3 and #4. What influence did the artists Giotto and Claus Sluter have on the Gothic period? Be specific.

Write a new book review with the changes that she has asked in mind.

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Academic Style : Chicago Manual
read the full text of your selected book Omar Kholeif, Goodbye, World!: Looking At Art in the Digital Age. Berlin: Sternberg Press, 2018.. Your review should not exceed 1500 words. Follow the instructions for writing a book review offered in the two articles include in part 1 of this assignment, and write your review in the format of the two reviews you analyzed.

Write a new book review with the changes that she has asked in mind.

In what ways have Graphic Designers made contributions to life/society during restrictions?

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The covid-19 pandemic has affected everyone’s lives. In what ways have Graphic Designers made contributions to life/society during restrictions?

What evidence does the author use to construct the argument? How is it used to build the argument?

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Read the article once, indicating the parts which answer the questions below. Avoid highlighting passively. Rather, underline and/or bracket important sections and annotate to explain how and why the section underlined is relevant.

Submission :In 2-3 pages (12 pt font, 1.5 spacing) you will answer the following Article Analysis Questions:

1.What is the main argument? Arguments are typically composed of parts, an “umbrella” question which is broken down into parts.

Explain what the main argument is and break down the main parts in a few bullet points.

2.What evidence does the author use to construct the argument? How is it used to build the argument?

What are the main conclusions?”

We do not need to use any outside sources, it just an article review/ analysis based on the given questions.

Briefly introduce relevant background information for the artist, artistic movement and historical context

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Your assignment is to write a 3 page formal analysis of one of the following artworks on view at the Art Institute of Chicago. Briefly introduce relevant background information for the artist, artistic movement and historical context (you can look on the AIC’s website for this information or read relevant sections in your class textbooks). Then you will proceed to the formal analysis, which will comprise the bulk of your paper.You should footnote any information that is not common knowledge. You should use the Sylvan Barnett guide (in the Files section on Canvas) for help in writing your formal analysis. Your paper should have an introduction (with a clear statement of your thesis that addresses a “why?” or “how?”) and a conclusion. You will be graded on the quality and development of your formal analysis skills, organization and writing skills. If you have questions, please ask your T.A. for help.If you are able to visit the AIC and view the artworks in person, that’s great.In that case, you will view the artworks on AIC’s website. Either way, have your Sylvan Barnett guide handy and be prepared to take notes on what you are observing. Sometimes it also helps to make a sketch of the artwork.PAPER – REQUIREMENTS 3 pages, double-spaced, normal margins & font, number the pages I do not want you to include any quotations in your essay. However,if there is any information that you include in your essay that you found from an outside source (including wall label text), then you will need to phrase that information entirely in your own words, and also cite your source in a footnote or endnote (no “in-text citations”!). You will also need to include a “Works Cited” page at the end of your essay. Make sure that it adheres to standard format such as MLA or Chicago Manual of Style.  Also attach a color image of your artwork.**DUE WED. MARCH 24**
CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ARTWORKS:AIC MODERN WING 3RD FLOOR: Robert Delaunay, Champs de Mars: The Red Tower, 1911/23, oil on canvas Gino Severini, Festival in Montmartre, 1913, oil on canvas Vasily Kandinsky, Painting with Green Center, 1913, oil on canvas Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, The Apparition of the Seven Deadly Sins to Eulenspiegel, 1923-24, oil on canvas Francis Picabia, Edtaonisl (Ecclesiastic), 1913, oil on canvas Suzanne Duchamp, Broken and Restored Multiplication, 1918-19, oil and silver paper on canvas Salvador Dali, Inventions of the Monsters, 1937, oil on canvasAIC MODERN WING 2ND FLOOR: Mark Rothko, No. 2/No.7/No. 20, 1951, oil on canvas David Hockney, American Collectors (Fred and Marcia Weisman), 1968, acrylic on canvas Richard Hamilton, Towards a Definitive Statement on the Coming Trends in Men’s Wear and Accessories (c): Adonis in Y-Fronts, 1962, oil and collage on panel Eric Fischl, Slumber Party, 1983, oil on canvas Barbara Kruger, We Will Not Become What We Mean to You, 1983, gelatin silver print Jean-Michel Basquiat, Boy and Dog in Johnnypump, 1982, acrylic, crayon and spray paint on canvas Takashi Murakami, Mr. Pointy, 2011, acrylic on canvas

Explain the subject you chose and why it’s worth exploring in the Humanities

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In a 750-1200 word essay:

Explain the subject you chose and why it’s worth exploring in the Humanities
Describe each of your selected examples, including 1) information about its creator; 2) its historical or cultural context (how it fits into a historical period’s or a specific culture’s attitudes, events, etc. Think about what else was going on in the culture and history when the piece was created); and 3) link to the example of an embedded image with a citation in the paper where you write about each example.
Use at least one specific interpretative tool, concept, or method from the course to explain each of your selected examples. You should use a different tool, concept, or method for each example, so you should use at least three different tools in your paper.
Assess the effectiveness or impact of each representation. In other words, how well did the representation present the subject? How effective was it? What impact did this representation have? What specific elements of the representation lead you to your conclusions?
Provide a correctly formatted paper, complete and proper citations for any references you consult, using MLA format

How does each sculptor establish the gender of his figure? Does Rodin achieve more in terms of gender identity by leaving some of the original marble unfinished?

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Compare Michelangelo’s “David” (Figure 5-8) with Rodin’s “Danaïde” (Figure 5-9). How does each sculptor establish the gender of his figure? Does Rodin achieve more in terms of gender identity by leaving some of the original marble unfinished?