The museum assignment requires that you visit a local museum or gallery and select one work of art f ...

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The museum assignment requires that you visit a local museum or gallery and select one work of art from the collection that especially moves or intrigues you. Write a narrative (tell a story) of your “hero’s journey” to your museum and that ultimately led to your selected artwork. Narrate how during your tour you were “struck” by, and especially impressed by a single work more than any other. Narrate and illustrate what attracted you to and/or impressed you most about this artwork over all others? (This is the most important part of the assignment.) Include an image of the work selected and a photo of the museum entrance receipt. Note: Your selected work may be from any genre or period. Do some research on the work you selected, the artist and the time period. Try to be creative and dramatic in your storytelling; it need not be solely academic, or intellectual—allow for personal feeling! Cite the Artist and give a brief description of the Medium, the Content, and the Historical Context of the work. Plan to take a photo of the artwork (selfie?), if permitted, or Entrance Receipt during your visit to the museum. Consider: What personal meaning do you find in the work you have chosen? What do you feel are its universal messages? In a comparison to a 2nd choice, why did you select this one as your 1st choice? Present thoughtful discussions that do not repeat information that you have already covered. **Some suggestion points for discussion: Discuss the design elements and compositional elements most relevant to this artwork - Line / Shape / Color / Value / Texture / Spatial Illusion/ Focal Point(s)/Eye Lines/Balance. How are the color and tone used? How is the composition arranged? What part or aspect of the work captures your attention first? How does the artist lead your eye around the work? How does the artist use light? Where is the light source? How is line used? Are there horizontal, vertical, diagonal lines? What mood or feeling do you get from the work? Is it expressive in style? How is space arranged? Does the artist convey depth (a recession into space)? Is the work abstract, representational or non-representational? Does the title of the work give any clues into the meaning of the work? **Please keep in mind that these are only a sampling of questions you could choose to discuss in your paper. You may not find you need to address all of them. Also, please organize your paper. You need not cover all these points, and do not simply answer each of these questions in the order you see them above. You need to organize your paper by theme and convincingly defend your thesis throughout. Document any sources used although I prefer mainly your own views. Approx. 750 words