Actual Object/Artwork: You will write a research paper on actual ceramic work. The essay must address “Art”. You are NOT writing a biography of an artist or the history of a culture or object. Research Content. When did the artist, object or culture exist and for how long? -How was the artwork or object made? What kind of clay? Kiln? Firing Temperature? Type of glaze? How did they achieve the surface decoration? What kind of technology did the artist or culture have at their disposal? If you cannot find this information you need to make an educated guess and explain why you think that way. -Who made the art objects in the culture? If a single artist, did they have help? -How is the object used? -What is significant about the artwork to the culture, the person who made it or society who value’s it? -What is the meaning behind the artwork? Explain the imagery that supports the meaning. What was happening socially, politically, territorially, etc. during this time? -How did these external or internal factors influence the artist/artwork/object/culture? -What use does the object serve in the culture now? Has it changed from its original function? -How does culture use art objects today? -Did other artists, art movements or education influence the artist? -What is the “artistic style” of the artist, culture or object? What influenced this style? (Society, technology, geography, ancestry, previous art movements, psychology, etc) -What other ceramic works did the culture or artist make? *** Feel free to add additional information about your artwork that you find important or interesting