In secondary research, students may use secondary source material (academic articles, etc.) in order to explore, explain, or justify parts of their original analyses.
Cultural influences on Pablo Picasso’s work | The impact of immigration on an artist’s work | ||
Picasso: individual genius or cultural thief? | What is the impact of transcultural experience on the art of Gu Xiong? | ||
An investigation of the extent to which selected images in Picasso’s work may have been appropriated from other cultural sources. | An investigation into the effects of migration, from China to Canada, on a selected artist’s work. |
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Even students doing primary research will still need to reference secondary sources. These may include established artistic interpretations or criticisms, biographical and/or historical information.
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Writing the Essay
Beyond individual interpretations, students should also demonstrate awareness of other issues surrounding the artworks they study such as:
Relevant outcomes of this analysis should be integrated into a well-substantiated argument.
The emphasis of the EE should always be on written analysis, interpretation, evaluation and the construction and development of a sound argument.
Visual Reference Material
It is required that students include visual references to any artworks they discuss, provided it is relevant to the analysis or argument. Images should be appropriately presented and acknowledged and should appear in the body of the essay, as close as possible to the first reference.
In order to promote personal involvement in the EE, the use of local and primary sources should be encouraged wherever possible. (i.e. a picture of the artwork taken by the student themself). In the case where students do not have access to the artwork they may rely on high-quality reproductions or images.
Students are expected to evaluate critically the resources consulted during the process of writing the EE by asking themselves the following questions:
It’s important to:
I knew I wanted to write a Visual Arts EE because I loved learning about art history. I’d previously enjoyed analysing artworks for an academic competition, so I wanted to take that interest further through my IB work.
For a Visual Arts EE, you can write about virtually any topic using any approach. This intimidated me because I had NO clue what to write about. So, I looked at what sort of questions have been addressed in past essays. I’ve compiled a few popular approaches here for you:
I began by researching various movements in art history, followed by looking into art from different countries and cultures. Then I dove into specific aspects of artwork such as lighting and lines. Finally, I researched artists I liked. This last step was the most important to me because it was what I found most interesting.
I circled my favourite topics and looked for connections between them. For example, I liked Edward Hopper’s artwork, which relies heavily on lighting and coincides with my fascination for American history and art. One of the questions I came up with was: “How does the use of lighting in Edward Hopper’s work evoke emotion in his audience?” Through making further connections, I shortlisted three other subjects I was eager to study—colour in Munch and Hopper’s paintings, sensuality and controversy of the Vienna Secession, and emotions in post-Chinese Cultural Revolution art.
My supervisor urged me to choose a question that was both challenging and personally fulfilling. Though I found the Hopper question interesting, I was familiar with Hopper’s work and could answer it before even writing the EE. Upon reflection, I realized I wanted to use an artistic lens to explore an aspect of my Chinese background I’ve never learned about before. Thus, my final question was: “How have contemporary Chinese artists’ responses to the Cultural Revolution evolved from 1976 to the present day?”
In the end, I thoroughly enjoyed the Extended Essay process from start to finish, especially the synthesis of academic research and first-hand data collection (I surveyed 300 people and interviewed a gallery owner!). My findings also helped inform my IB Visual Arts pieces.
The brainstorming process might seem overwhelming because there are just so many topics to choose from! Create mind maps, discuss your ideas with others, and only shortlist topics that you really like—you’ll soon find that you have a direction. And remember, it’s okay to change your question later on!
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Visual arts and ee.
An extended essay in visual arts provides you with an opportunity to undertake research in an area of the visual arts of particular interest to you.
The outcome of the research should be a coherent and structured piece of writing (with appropriate illustrations) that effectively addresses a particular issue or research question, appropriate to the visual arts (broadly defined also to include architecture, design and contemporary forms of visual culture).
The research may be generated or inspired by your direct experience of artwork, craftwork or design, or interest in the work of a particular artist, style or period. This might be related to your own culture or another culture. Personal contact with artists, curators and so on is strongly encouraged, as is the use of local and/or primary sources.
The strongest EEs often show careful choice of socially and culturally interesting subjects, which often had a special meaning for the candidate either in relation to your own cultural identity, a future university program, or for a current artistic reason, e.g. your personal studio pursuits.
Whatever you choose your question needs to be narrowed down and strictly focused in order for the rest of the criteria - investigation, analysis, evaluation, a valid argument, and purposeful understanding of the question, to be treated effectively. Without a strong focused research question it is difficult to collect data and evaluate sources for comparison.
Absolute reliance on textbooks and the Internet is discouraged and no extended essay in visual arts should be based exclusively on such sources. Textbooks should be consulted only insofar as they may stimulate original ideas, provide models of disciplined, structured and informed approaches, and encourage direct and personal involvement with the essay topic.
Topics that are entirely dependent on summarizing general secondary sources (such as universal art history textbooks, and encyclopedias), and topics that are likely to lead to an essay that is essentially narrative or descriptive in nature, should be avoided. Biographical studies of artists must address a relevant issue or research question and arrive at a particular, and preferably personal, conclusion. Choosing a topic that covers many aspects of art history and/or a long period of time is also unlikely to result in a successful essay. Restricting the scope of the essay will help to ensure a clear focus and will provide opportunities for demonstrating detailed understanding and critical analysis.
The following examples of titles for visual arts extended essays are intended as guidance only. The pairings illustrate that focused topics (indicated by the first title) should be encouraged rather than broad topics (indicated by the second title).
“How did Wassily Kandinsky use colour?” is better than “The Bauhaus”
“In what way did African art influence on the work of Henry Moore” is better than “20th-century British sculpture”
“What is the artistic significance of recent poles raised by the First Nations of Haida-Gwai?” is better than “The art of Native North American people”
It may help if you define the topic chosen for study in the form of a more specific research question, followed by a statement of intent that indicates which broad process is going to be used in answering the question. In this way, the approach to the topic chosen may be even further clarified. Some examples of this could include the following.
Topic Cultural influences on Pablo Picasso’s work
Research question Picasso: individual genius or cultural thief?
Approach An investigation of the extent to which selected images in Picasso’s work may have been appropriated from other cultural sources.
Topic The influence of Renaissance architecture in Montreal
Research question Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde, Montreal: a replica of St Peter’s, Rome?
Approach An original investigation into the stylistic similarities in the architecture of these two buildings.
Topic The impact of immigration on an artist’s work
Research question What is the impact of transcultural experience on the art of Gu Xiong?
Approach An investigation into the effects of migration on a selected artist’s work.
It is essential that the topic chosen be clearly and directly related to visual arts. If the connection is only incidental, you risk introducing material that is of only marginal relevance, and will confuse the inquiry and weaken the argument. You should formulate a research question of personal interest and draw on a variety of sources to support your arguments, such as textual analysis, study of original artworks or designed artifacts, and interviews with practitioners or authorities on the subject. Research questions that do not allow a systematic investigation that demonstrates critical artistic analysis and detailed understanding are unlikely to be suitable. In some instances, it may become clear at an early stage in the research that too few sources are available to permit such an investigation. In such cases, a change of focus should be made.
The inclusion and discussion of appropriate visual reference material is of particular importance in visual arts extended essays. Such material must, however, be directly supportive of, and relevant to, the analysis/argument. It should be neatly presented, properly acknowledged, and should appear in the body of the essay, as close as possible to the first reference.
In order to promote personal involvement in the extended essay, the use of local and/or primary sources should be encouraged wherever possible. However, it is appreciated that, in certain situations, you may not necessarily have access to primary sources. In such situations, reproductions, videos, films or photographs/Internet images of a high quality are considered acceptable sources. An argument should be well substantiated, with comments and conclusions supported by evidence that is relevant and well-founded, not based simply on your preconceptions.
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Writing the EE
You are expected to evaluate critically the resources consulted during the process of writing the essay by asking yourself the following questions.
Many different approaches to the research question can be appropriate, for instance:
You should also demonstrate awareness of other issues surrounding the art studied.
Relevant outcomes of this analysis should be integrated into the your argument.
Extended Essay Titles
Borrowing culture: the appropriateness of Picasso's use of the Mbangu mask in 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon' (2008)
Can Luc Tuymans be classified as a political painter?
How does the work of Ketna Patel illustrate the growing impact of media culture on Asian cultures? (2014)
How does the work of Yinka Shonibare illustrate the changing role of African art in a Global Society? (2008)
How far Andy Warhol's interest in morbidity explored in his "Death and Disaster' series? (2014)
How the cultural aspects of Jesse Trevino's life impacted his artwork (Part1, Part2) (2008)
How would one determine the essential balance between form and function in the cases of four 21st century pedestrian bridges? (2014)
The influence on the Casa Batllo (1904-6) by the architect Antoni Gaudi (Part1, Part2, Part3, Part4) (2011)
Is the distortion of Francis Bacon and Jenny Saville's artwork gender related? (Part1, Part2, Part3) (2011)
To what extent has Damien Hirst explored the themes of Life and Death in his work? (2013)
To what extent has the design of Federation Square been a success?
To what extent have Jungian theories of the unconscious archetypes, influenced Rotho's 'The Omen of the Eagle, 1942' and 'No. 18, 1948,' and in what ways are they expressed? (2012)
To what extent was Toulouse-Lautrec's lithograph 'Dican Japonais' influenced by the culture of Montmartre and technical developments of 'Belle-Epoque'? (2013)
When does photojournalism transcend into art? (Part1, Part2, Part3) (2011)
How does Fra Angelico present himself within Renaissance Florence though his depiction of The Annunciation? ( 2017)
Founded in 1703, Petrozavodsk is an important centre of culture and industry in the North-West of Russia.
Let us list some notable places in the historical center of the city.
The main street of the city is Lenin Avenue, until 1918 – Borodinskaya street. The avenue stretches from the railway station to Onega Lake embankment. It contains residential and administrative buildings, restaurants, cafes and shops. • Train Station. Build in 1955 in the style of late neoclassicism, Petrozavodsk vokzal is decorated with columns of the Corinthian order and a 17-meter spire. • Former children's clinic, also known as the “Kareldrev” trust building. The two-story wooden building was constructed in 1935 in the Northern Art Nouveau style. • Pobeda cinema, a Soviet classicism building of 1950. • Trust "Karelles". A wooden building from the late 20s in the Art Nouveau style. • Hotel "Severnaya". Built in 1939 in the spirit of constructivism, it was heavily damaged during the Second World War. Restored in 1948 in the traditions of neoclassicism. • Catholic church (1904).
Constructed in 1775 in the tradition of Russian classicism, buildings on the Round Square are the oldest ones in the city: • “Governor's House”, now the National Museum. At various times, governors and vice-governors of the Olonets province lived and worked there. • Government building, now the Ministry of Culture. Public offices, the district court, and the apartment of the governor general were located here. The bronze lions at the entrance were cast at the Alexander Factory in 1858 in honour of the arrival of Emperor Alexander II. • Lenin monument. Erected in 1933 on the site of the monument to Peter I, the granite statue of the Soviet leader is dressed in a winter coat and holds a winter hat in his hand. • Memorial complex “Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with the Eternal Flame”. Made of Shoksha red quartzite and gabbro-diabase, opened in 1969.
Going down from Kirov Square to Lake Onega, one will found the monument to Peter the Great. Dedicated to the bicentenary of the Emperor’s birth, it was erected in 1873 on Round Square, where Lenin now stands. On the granite embankment of Lake Onega one can find gifts from the sister cities of Petrozavodsk, including unusual sculptural compositions made by modern architects from Duluth (USA), Varkaus (Finland), Umeå (Sweden), Mo and Rana (Norway), Neubrandenburg and Tübingen ( Germany), La Rochelle (France). Between the building of the Cosmos Petrozavodsk Hotel and the mouth of the Neglinka River a so-called Historical Quarter is located, where one can see several interesting wooden buildings of the 19th-20th centuries. Ducks and other waterfowl can be spotted at the mouth of the Neglinka River.
The city has a number of museums, including:
• National Museum of the Republic of Karelia; • Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Karelia; • Exhibition hall of the Kizhi Museum-Reserve; • Repository of the Kizhi Museum-Reserve; • Children's Museum Center of the Kizhi Museum-Reserve; • Art gallery "Doll's House"; • Geology of the Precambrian Museum; • Gallery of industrial history of Petrozavodsk; • Maritime Museum "Polar Odyssey"; • Shop/museum "Shungite Center".
The museum is situated in the historical building in the centre of the city. Its exhibitions are devoted to nature, archaeology, history, folklore and ethnography of Karelia. Address: Lenin Square, 1. Working hours (subject to change): from Tuesday till Sunday 10:00-18:00. Closed – Monday.
The museum's exhibition includes works of Russian art of the 18th - early 20th centuries, decorative and applied arts, domestic art of the 20th century, ancient Russian art and art of Karelia of the 20th century. Among the exhibits, there are paintings by famous Russian artists, including I. Shishkin, I. Levitan, I. Aivazovsky and V. Polenov. The latter graduated from the Olonets Boys’ Gymnasium in 1863, located in this very building. There is a special exhibit displaying the art of Kalevala, the famous Karelian-Finnish epos. The museum hosts an important collection of Russian icons of the XV-XIX centuries. Among its highlights is the icon of Our Lady of Smolensk (early XVI century), taken from the village of Kinerma. Address: Karl Marx Avenue, 8. Working hours (subject to change): Tuesday-Wednesday, Friday-Sunday 10:00-18:00, Thursday 12:00-20:00. Closed – Monday.
Artist Tatyana Kalinina created this small private museum in 1999. The basis of the exhibition is a collection of designer dolls – mermaids, kikimoras, house spirits and other fairy tales’ characters. Address: La Rochelle Embankment, 13. Working hours (subject to change): from Monday till Saturday 12:00-17:00. Closed – Sunday.
A summertime discovery tour, rich in historical insights, cultural and natural experiences.
From: 120000 Rubles/person
Adventures, activities and a bit of culture on the scenic roads of the Russian north (September — April).
From: 770 USD/person
This boat trip to Kizhi is available from mid May to mid October
Price: 9000 Rubles/person
How long does it take to get to petrozavodsk by car from finland and st. petersburg.
Getting by car from Helsinki in Finland to Petrozavodsk in Russia takes about 12-14 hours (distance ~730 km). . Getting by car from Joensuu in Finland to Petrozavodsk takes about 6-7 hours (distance ~360 km). Getting by car from St. Petersburg to Petrozavodsk takes about 6 hours (distance ~450 km). Should you need a private transfer from Finland or St. Petersburg to Petrozavodsk or vice versa, please don't hesitate to contact us.
The White Sea-Baltic Canal connects Lake Onega and the White Sea. Description, photos and construction history.
Paanajarvi National Park is situated in the northern part of Karelia, Russia. The park is famous for the beauty of its landscapes, and it is rich in flora and fauna.
Located in Taiga forest just 80 km from Petrozavodsk, Kivach Nature Reserve is one of the most visited nature reserves in Russia. The main highlight of the place is Kivach Falls.
Petroglyphs of Lake Onega are valuable examples of the prehistoric rock carving art on the territory of northern Russia.
The historical Karelian villages of Kinerma, Rubchoila and Manga. Description of the sights and excursions.
Being home to an incredible collection of monuments of wooden architecture, Kizhi Island is a must visit attraction in Russia.
Marcial Waters – old church of Apostle Peter and healing water springs in Karelia.
Ruskeala Mountain Park is a popular destination for many outdoor activities, including walking, boating, zip lining and snowmobiling.
The White Sea is a great destination for nature lovers and excursionists.
Vodlozersky National Park aims to preserve the natural enviroment and cultural heritage of Vodlozero Lake region.
Petroglyphs of the White Sea are important monuments of the prehistoric rock-carving art.
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Petrozavodsk , city and capital of Karelia , northwestern Russia , situated on the western shore of Lake Onega , south of the Shuya River outflow. The city was founded in 1703 by Peter I (the Great) as an ironworks to supply ordnance to his new capital of St. Petersburg . Its modern industries include engineering and timber working. The many scientific and educational establishments include a university, a teacher-training institute, and a branch of the Academy of Sciences . Pop. (2006 est.) 265,072.
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