Discuss the importance of Western influence on 20th-century Chinese art, focusing on the issue of “influence and response
Discuss the importance of Western influence on 20th-century Chinese art, focusing on the issue of “influence and response
8 Page Final Paper Assignment
Topic/Subject (the “what”): Discuss the importance of Western influence on 20th-century Chinese art, focusing on the issue of “influence and response.” (1) Define “influence” and “response.” (2) Discuss the Chinese stylistic response to the influence of modern western art. (3) Consider how the style of Chinese art changed due to Western influence, demonstrated in your case analysis. (4) Think about the social, cultural, and even mentality changes in your case study, and pay attention to the changes of style in accordance with the subject matter of artwork.
Method (the “how”): To discuss this subject, choose one work of art by a 20th-century Chinese artist from our class PPT, and apply the theories of “influence” and “response” to your case analysis. Please find the relevant theories and references in the following two essays:
(1) this essay provides further information on the “theories”:
(2) this essay offers a grand narrative of “western influence and Chinese response” with some specific cases, which are for you to use as examples:
With your research, you MUST go beyond the above two reference sources, which should be listed at the end of your paper.
How to write the paper?
Comparison: Since this assignment is about influence and response, your paper MUST be comparative, comparing western artworks and a Chinese art work. Based on your close reading of the chosen Chinese work, you can first compare the style, find out the commonalities, similarities, and differences in relation to the subject of the selected work. Then, discuss the significance of your findings. For this comparison, you need to do extensive research, such as looking into the relevant works in Western art. Which Western art work/s to be used for comparison? It comes from your research.
Viewpoint: With the comparison, you must make a point, which could be an issue for debate or argument. You MUST offer sufficient analyses of the chosen artwork and convincing interpretations to support your opinion.
Title: Although I give you the subject to discuss, you give your paper a title that directly states your topic/opinion and approach. Don’t title it “Final Paper,” and don’t use the same title of the artwork as the title of your paper. If you wish, you can use a subtitle to indicate “what” and “how.”
Note: As for your research, you could consult with and quote from other scholars and provide clear reference information. Since there are lots of materials online, you MUST strictly follow the instruction about the “subject” (what) and “method” (how). Otherwise, an off-topic paper could be considered suspicious and then have difficulty to pass.
Suggestions for composition:
a. Introduction: state your subject/topic, identify the issue, and state your method (approach), 1 page;
b. Main text: develop your discussions step by step, make an argument based on your close reading of the artworks (case analyses), 6-8 pages;
c. Conclusion: draw an opinion/idea from your discussions. There should be a correspondence between the Conclusion and Introduction, such as questions (in the Introduction) and answers (in the Conclusion), 1 page.
Reminder/suggestions:
1. To make your writing clear, you may give headings or sub-headings to each part of the main text, indicating what you discuss in that part;
2. List about 5 keywords in mind, indicating your topic and sub-topics. When you conceptualize and write the paper, always keep the keywords in mind, and ask yourself if you have gone astray from your topic which is indicated by the keywords.
Requirements:
a. Length: 8-10 pages, double space, plus illustrations and reference page.
b. Illustrations should be attached to the end of the paper, do not insert in the text.
c. Style: scholarly research paper, academic writing.
d. Reference: 5-10 items, in MLA, Chicago, or APA style.
Grading:
a. Do you have an opinion/s regarding the “what” and “how” of this assignment? 25%
b. Is your opinion supported by sufficient and convincing case analyses and interpretations of the work of art? 25%
c. Does your paper demonstrate your seriousness with research and writing? 15%
d. Is your writing clear enough in presenting your opinion (clarity)? 15%
e. Is the writing well organized (compositional structure)? 15%
f. Do you have other problems, such as quotation/reference and illustration, etc.? 5%
ChaptGPT and plagiarism won’t pass.
Materials:
The PDF PowerPoints CA PP 9 & CA PP 10 have the information on the subject.
The PDF titled “Meta Art History Introduction to a Narratological Study of Art” is a essay that provides further information on the “theories”
The PDF titled “Modern Chinese Art Narrativizing Western Influence and Chinese Response in the Modern Era” is an essay that offers a grand narrative of the “western influence and Chinese response” with some specific cases, which are for you to use as examples
The picture is the pages in the book with the info needed. When citing the paper the title of the book is “Richard Barnhart, James Cahill et al. Three Thousand Years of Chinese Painting. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1997”
*I also added the sample paper to use as a reference*
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