Artworks that Reflect on Human Relationship to Animals
Discuss four artworks, created by four different civilizations, that reflect on human’s relationship to animals. (Midterm paper).
Prompt: Discuss four artworks, created by four different civilizations that we have studied, that reflect on human’s relationship to animals. You must describe and analyze the artworks with special attention to how the animal(s) (animal hybrids, and/or human animal hybrids) and humans are rendered and how the humans and animals interact with one another. What greater message does each artwork reveal about the values/beliefs/customs of the civilization responsible for its production?
Artwork selection: Read the prompt carefully and select the artworks you write on thoughtfully. Each of the four artworks you select for discussion must be taken from a different Chapter PowerPoint posted to a course module (be sure to double check the PowerPoints as each one contains only a selection of artworks from a textbook chapter). We have covered Chapters 1-6. Properly identify each artwork discussed (include the title and date from the PowerPoint). Your discussion of the artworks must include descriptions and analyses of the formal properties and content, in addition to what is known about the context in which it was created.
References: Your paper must be phrased in your own words and it should build on information found in the textbook and course assignments (successful papers will not include text copied and pasted from course assignments, but instead consist of new text generated for this assignment). You may conduct additional research, but only reference the following credible sources: books, scholarly articles, museum websites, and Khan Academy.
Formatting guidelines: Your paper must be at least 3 full pages of text (and no more than 4 full pages of text) and contain an introduction with a thesis statement, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. It is to be typed in Times New Roman 12 point font and double-spaced, with one-inch margins. If you quote or closely paraphrase, please keep it to a minimum, and include proper citations in MLA or The Chicago Manual of Style format. Attach a bibliography to the end of your paper. Proofread your work for typos and grammatical errors. You do not need to upload reproductions of the artworks.
I have attached the four pieces of art work from the powerpoints that can be used!
