Find a museum, gallery, or another place where you can view an original work of art of your choice. Select one work of art to explore, and write a 250-300 word observation. Discuss the following aspects of your experience in the paper:

• Identify the artist, title, date, and medium of the artwork
• State where and when you observed this artwork
• How do the surroundings affect your experience of this artwork?
• What is the subject matter?
• Analyze the usage of the elements of art and principles of design (elements of art: line, space, light, color, value, texture, pattern, time and motion; principles of design: balance, emphasis, scale, proportion, repetition, rhythm, variety)
• How does the artistic form of the artwork affect the content?
• What do you think the artist wants to convey through this artwork?