Art History Assignment

The essay about comparison and contrast of two art works

I want to compare and contrast Doug Aitken's Mirror and Robert Morris's Mirror cubes

Here is the link of the two art works:http://www.dougaitkenworkshop.com/work/mirror/
http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/morris-untitled-t01532

Instructor: Kavior Moon Writing Assignment

For this assignment, you will be writing a comparative essay on two artworks: one artwork on view at the Doug Aitken: Electric Earth exhibition and another artwork of your choosing. This second artwork could be another work on view in the Doug Aitken exhibition or a work that you have learned about during lecture or in one of the readings.

When you visit the Doug Aitken exhibition, take your time to get a sense of the entire exhibition. Select a few artworks that you are drawn to and/or puzzled by, ones that you want to explore further. Take notes on the installation of the artworks, their different components, their conceptual structures, their narratives (if applicable), your perceptual experience of them, and any other thoughts that come to mind. You may want to take photographs of the artworks to accompany your note-­-taking and for reference later.

When you return home, begin the assignment by brainstorming what two artworks you want to compare and contrast. The two artworks should relate to one another, yet fundamentally differ. (Think about the slide comparisons we have discussed in lecture, or that you've written about for quizzes.) What concept, issue, or physical material do the two artworks share? How do these artworks speak differently about their shared concern through their physical forms, spatial organization, and conceptual structure?

The assignment should take the form of an essay, with an introduction that ends with a thesis statement, multiple body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Each paragraph should be focused around one topic sentence. The body of your paper should begin with a formal description of each artwork, in terms of its visual, physical, and spatial qualities. Then, you should begin interpreting the artworks by comparing them through their shared concern. Strengthen your interpretation of the artworks by then contrasting them. Finally, conclude your paper by reinforcing your interpretations of the two artworks based on the term that they share and how they represent or carry out this term differently.

Your final paper should be 5-7 pages in length, double-­-spaced. It will be graded holistically, with a focus on the following aspects: clarity of thesis statement, vividness and coherence of artwork descriptions, logical comparison and contrast of artworks, convincing interpretations of artworks, grammar and other mechanical issues.