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you are required to visit the website of one of the following major art museums and write a paper about one piece of art you see there: Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Getty Museum of Art Museum of Contemporary Art / L

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you are required to visit the website of one of the following major art museums and write a paper about one piece of art you see there:

• Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
• Getty Museum of Art
• Museum of Contemporary Art / L.A. (MOCA)
• Norton Simon Museum of Art / Pasadena
• The Hammer Museum / Los Angeles
• The Broad / Los Angeles
• Another major art museum but you must get special permission from me first

Guidelines:

• Cover page: Your name / name of the museum / artist’s name / title of artwork / medium / size / photo of the artwork
• Report: 1200-1500 words (app. 3-4 full pages) not counting cover page
• 14 point type
• Times or Times Roman font
• 1 ½ line spacing
• 1” margins on all four sides
• Preferably, use Microsoft Word
• YOU MUST INCLUDE A PHOTO OF THE ARTWORK

Instructions:

• Choose one work of art to analyze from the museum of your choice.
• Create a cover page as described above
• Begin the body of the paper by describing the work of art you have chosen. Include: artist’s name / title / medium / size and a detailed description.
• Identify and discuss how the artist used TWO ELEMENTS OF FORM (your choice from chapter 3 of the textbook). Give two or three specific examples of how each element is used and use appropriate terminology. Start a new paragraph for each of the two elements you choose.
• Identify and discuss how the artist used TWO PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN (your choice from chapter 4 of the textbook). Give two or three specific examples of how each principle is used and use appropriate terminology. Start a new paragraph for each of the two principles you choose.
• Explain your interpretation of the meaning (Content) of the artwork; this is to be your own personal opinion of what the artwork expresses to you.
• You may include some additional information about the history of the artist or the artwork you are discussing but do not use it as “filler;” keep it to one short paragraph at the most.