Considering a Topic

My project will specifically be focusing on the affects which art and artists have had on the perception people have of the American Dream. My reason for choosing this topic is because I myself am an artist. I think it will be a very interesting topic because art surrounds us. Art is a very influential part of one’s life, whether it is cultural or just plain old art, it allows us to interpret our thoughts so others can see what we see.

Some of the sources which I already have utilized are my instructors. I think instructors carry a load of knowledge and are prepared to share it with others no matter where they are, so I decided to speak with my art instructor for some great examples of artists and/or artwork which have to deal with the American Dream. I will also be using the web a lot. The web has access to so much information, but I will make sure that the place in which I look for information are filled with credible sources. As an artist I already have prior knowledge to the materials and medium which are used in the works of art that I will potentially seek and decode, as well as some artist whom I know were involved in the topic of the American dream. Four sources that will prove useful to me are going to be the internet, library, instructors, and my own artistic background and knowledge in arts.

I plan to validate this information with the use of all the sources. For example, if I am trying to explain what medium is used in the work of art, I would use the internet to find sources which explain and back up what I already explained; basically all my sources will help each other out. I will use credible sources to the best of my ability to make my research be valid and people can see that the information is correct and not fake. I will try and stay unbiased, but having an artist background I think there will be some biased towards the works of art I choose to show because I have my own preferences in art; but I will just choose a wide variety of arts which display a portion of everyone’s taste and not just mine.

Some areas of concern that I have for this journey is that if I can stay dedicated. This is a really big assignment and I am afraid that I won’t finish it, but I will do my best, and feel that I can do it, just have to remain focused. The only trouble I see ahead would be staying on track and finding the credible sources. I am definitely not excited to start this project, but I feel that once I begin the process and do well I will be more excited to see the end of this project; I cannot wait until it is over!