Internet Artist Research Worksheet

Student Name: ______Period:_____ Date:___/___/____

Artist’s Full Name ______Date of Birth: ______Place of birth: ______Date of and age at death: ______Place of death: ______Cause of death: ______

Primary type of artwork (ex: painting? drawing? sculpture? printmaking? ceramics?) ______

Media (what materials are used?): ______

Style or period of art? ______

Short definition of that style or period (search Artlex or Artcyclopedia): ______

Interesting/Personal information on the artist: ______

Cite a “quote” from the artist: ______

Name one other artist who work in this style (from the same period as the artist or working in the same style) how is the work similar? How is the work different? Artist’s Name: ______Similar______Different______Student Name: ______Date:___/___/____

Art Criticism- Choose one work of art from this artist to answer the following:

Title of the art: ______Date of art: ______Location of the art: (museum or collection) ______What is the subject matter (Describe the objects in the art)? ______

Style/form: Is this artwork realistic (as real as possible) or abstract (distorted)? ______

Discuss 3 elements of art evident in the work. Be specific! Name the elements, describe them and tell where or how the artist applied the elements to create this art. ______

Analysis: Discuss 2 principles of art evident in the work. Be specific! Name each principle and tell how the artist used it in his/her composition. ______Student Name: ______Period:_____ Date:___/___/____

Interpretation: What do you think the artwork is about? Is there a story you can tell to go with it? ______Why do you think he or she chose this subject? ______What feeling does this artwork give you and why? ______

What events in history took place during the time of the artwork that may have influenced this artist (a war, etc) ______

Judgment: Do you like this work of art? What part of the artwork is your favorite and why? ______

Do you think the artist was successful at creating this art? Why? Do you believe it could be improved in any way? How? ______

Cite “3” internet sources you used to complete this research paper. *Google.com and Yahoo.com are NOT sources!! They are search engines that direct you to your sources. 1.______2.______3.______