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STEP 1: Select 3 Artworks for your Comparative Study
The artworks must:
Have comparable qualities, but not be too similar. You will need to discover a “connecting theme” for your study.
Be from different cultures and times.
Be interesting and exciting to you
Have enough credible sources for your investigation using a range research/ resources.
*How to choose reliable sources?
It is recommended (not required) that you view one of the artworks in person
*All of your personal observations and photos of the artwork should be cited as such for the date that you view the work.
Example of Step 1: Select 3 Artworks, by at least 2 different artists.
Hopper was an American Realist painter.
Hockney is a British modern pop artist.
Magritte was a Belgian surrealist painter.
Hopper, Edward. NightHawks (1942). Oil on Canvas. 84.1 × 152.4 cm (33 1/8 × 60 in.)
Art Institue of Chicago.
The Collection.
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/111628/nighthawks. Accessed 5 May 2022
Hockney, David. Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) (1972). Acrylic on canvas. 7 ft × 10 ft (2.1 m × 3.0 m)
Christie's. 12 december 2018. https://www.christies.com/features/David-Hockney-Portrait-of-an-Artist-Pool-with-Two-Figures-9372-3.aspx Accessed 5 May 2022
Magritte, Renee. La Vengeance (1939). Gouache on paper13 x 12 ¾ in. (33 x 32.4 cm.)
Lampley, Brooke. Christies, 15 November 2015. https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5945008
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