History and emotion

The goal of this assignment is to practice your skills at describing the TEXT, CONTEXT, and SUBTEXT of a piece of art of your choice, drawn from one of the genres discussed in the course.

After choosing one artwork from one of the genres we look at (poems, paintings, dance, architecture, or music videos), describe its text and context as fully as you can. That is, describe first the formal, artistic features of the work (the meter of a poem and its choice of words, the colors and subject of a painting, its brushwork, the clothing of the dancers, and energy level of the dancing in a dance, and etc.): the TEXT.

Then move on to describe the historical features that surround the works some detail, including relevant information about the time period the piece was created, information about the artists life and work, as well as relevant info about the history of the subject matter of the works: the CONTEXT.

Finally, offer an interpretation of the piece, analyzing its meaning in light of its TEXT and CONTEXT: the SUBTEXT

This paper (times new roman, 12pt font, 1.5 spacing, should be NO LONGER THAN 4 pages.