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?)
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Media (what materials are used?): ________________________________________
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Style or period of art? ___________________________________________________
Short definition of that style or period (search Artlex or Artcyclopedia):
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Interesting/Personal information on the artist:
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Cite a “quote” from the artist:
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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: ____________________________________________________________
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Different_________________________________________________________________
Student Name: _____________________
Date:___/___/____
Art Criticism- Choose one work of art from this artist to answer the following:
Title of the art:
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Date of art:
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Location of the art: (museum or collection)
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What is the subject matter (Describe the objects in the art)?
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Style/form: Is this artwork realistic (as real as possible) or abstract (distorted)?
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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.
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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.
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Student Name: _____________________
Period:_____ Date:___/___/____
Interpretation:
What do you think the artwork is about? Is there a story you can tell to go with it?
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Why do you think he or she chose this subject?
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What feeling does this artwork give you and why?
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What events in history took place during the time of the artwork that may
have influenced this artist (a war, etc)
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Judgment:
Do you like this work of art? What part of the artwork is your favorite and why?
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Do you think the artist was successful at creating this art? Why? Do you believe it
could be improved in any way? How?
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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.
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