This guide is created by Bronwen Forster, JCU Library, in collaboration with Robyn Glade-Wright, CASE.
References:
Barnet, S. 2011 A short guide to writing about art. 10th Edn Pearson, Boston.
Snooks & Co (Rev). 2002, Style manual for authors, editors and printers, 6th edn. John Wiley & Sons: Milton, Qld.
Your illustration should:
Your essay should include:
Examples
The water colour technique illustrated in Figure 1 shows …
In Portrait of a Goddess, (Figure 1) Luccio has…
Format
Figure number. Artist, Year created, Title of Work, type of media, size in cm
Examples
Figure1. Marco Luccio, 2010, Portrait of a Goddess, water colour and ink on plan print, 98 x 70 cm
Figure 2. Joel-Peter Witkin, 1986, Gambler, Silver gelatine print, size not specified.
Figure 3. Luis Buñuel, 1929, Un Chien Andalou, (Movie still) Black and white film, 17minutes.
Format
Figure number. Artist, Year created,Title of Work, type of media. Where artwork was exhibited. Where you found the illustration, viewed date, <web address of page>
Figure number. Artist, Year created, Title of Work, type of media, in A. Author, year book published, Title of book, Publisher: Place of publication, p. number.
Examples
Figure1. Marco Luccio, 2010, Portrait of a Goddess, water colour and ink on plan print, Steps Gallery, Melbourne, viewed 20 July 2014 <http://www.marcoluccio.com/gallery/new-york-found.php>
Figure 2. Joel-Peter Witkin, 1986, Gambler, Silver gelatine print, size not specified, in E. Parry, 2001, Joel-Peter Witkin, Phaidon Press: London, p. 51.
Figure 3. Luis Buñuel, 1929, Un Chien Andalou, (Movie still) Black and white film, 17minutes, viewed 20 July 2014, <http://www.filmreference.com/Films-Ca-Chr/Un-Chien-Andalou.html>
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