in the introduction, provide a formal description of a ‘garden city’ or ‘English garden’ or ‘public park.’ (information such as: when did garden cities first get developed; what was the intended purpose of a garden city; what cities offer a garden city to the public? etc.)
Using the Describing Works of Art guide, describe in detail each park (the land used to create it; the sculptures or land art found in each park; the materials in which they were made with). Be specific.
Provide contextual information about the parks (particular time, place, culture and society in which it was produced)
(Do not just describe the sculptures for this, provide information about the makeup of each public park—what did the artist intend, how do he make use of the land).
Provide an analysis (compare and contrast) each of the parks against the other (this should be fairly easy given all the postings we have all shared about each park).
Then, in more detail, provide a comparison of two works (side by side). Provide the visual differences, the differences in materials used; the differences in meaning, etc. Example:
Lizard (Parc Guell) Animal figures (Nek Chand)
SUMMARY:
Overall, the idea is to be art historians WHICH SHOULD INCLUDE:
To do research about the subject matter;
to describe it in your paper (as though you are telling someone new about what you learned);
convey it in a manner that can be understood by someone that is learning about this for the first time;
provide contextual information and visual examples that someone can learn by; and
wrap it up by formulating your own opinion (conclusion) about what you learned through this research.
In describing works of art—
Form This means looking at the formal elements of an artwork.
• What is the medium of the work? (e.g., acrylic (or) mixed media, paper, metal, acrylic)
• What colors does the artist use? Why? Is there some order to the color?
• What kind of marks or techniques does the artist use?
• What is the surface like?
• What kinds of textures can you see?
• How big is the work? (e.g., size)
Context This refers to how the work relates to a particular time, place, culture and society in which it was produced.
• When was it made? (Year) Where was it made? (place) Who made it? (artist)
• How does the work relate to other art of the time? (compare/contrast work with works of other artists)
• Does the work relate to the social or political history of the time?
• Does the work relate to other areas of knowledge, such as science or geography?
Content The content is the subject of a piece of work.
• What is it? What is it about? What is happening?
• Is it a portrait? A landscape? Abstract?
• What does the work represent?
• The title – what does the artist call the work?
• Does the title change the way we see the work?
• Is it a realistic depiction?
• Have any parts been exaggerated or distorted? If so, why?
• What is the theme of the work?
• What message does the work communicate?
Process Looking at process means studying how the work was made and what techniques were used.
• What materials and tools were used to make the piece? (What is the evidence for this?)
Mood Mood means looking at how the artist has created a certain atmosphere or feeling.
• How does the work make you feel?
• Why do you think you feel like this?
• Does the colour, texture, form or theme of the work affect your mood?
• Does the work create an atmosphere?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/art/practicalities/analysingartistwork1.shtml
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