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Karla Contreras

Professor Clements

Art 103: Art Appreciation

27 November 2017

ISSN Reflection: Museum Art Piece Description Paperπ

The purpose of this project was to experience an art exhibit for ourselves and see what we

have learned from the lessons when analyzing a piece of art. When I read the instructions for this

assignment I was worried of my abilities to properly describe the contents of the piece of art. My

goal was to visit the museum as soon as possible after given the assignment directions, so that I

could write the paper sooner.

As the deadline approached I made the decision to simply visit the Los Angeles County

Museum of Art (LACMA), instead of going to one I had never visited before. I was also unsure

of which piece of art to analyze and describe, I had chosen three but ultimately stuck to

Apocalyptic Landscape by Ludwig Meidner because I was entranced by the figures in it. I also

wasn’t sure of what to call the color scheme of the piece but I knew that it included two different

types.

When completing this assignment I was able to now identify the components of each art

piece and the details of its creation, something I never really paid attention to before. I also

learned that I am more interested in art than I thought, it has become interesting to me now that I

know the components and different types of art. I felt that upon completing the paper I excelled

at accurately describing the piece I selected, submitting a very detailed paper, but I felt I need

improvement on managing my due dates, since I completed the paper before the deadline. Next

time I plan to take my time in selecting the piece I am going to evaluate, since this time around I
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chose from the first few I came across. I was proud that I was able to turn in a detailed report of

the piece of art but disappointed that I didn’t put much thought into selecting the piece.

I feel that upon completing this report I was mostly able to communicate my ideas. I did

so by submitting a detailed report that not only included the components of the piece but also

what I interpreted the piece to mean, and what the artist’s thought process could have been. I felt

I investigate the world by looking at the time period that the painting was created and analyzing

how the artist’s life was influenced by that time, and how it influenced their work.