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ARTH100C J.Jones October 2023 In-class Writing Report (15%): Documentation and Critique of a Virtual Gallery Visit and Comparative Study with Gallery Artwork Wednesday November 1st 60 minutes (during class time) Approximately 500 words This writing assignment first involves documenting your thoughts and observations of a virtual gallery visit. Choosing one of the galleries listed below, you will repeatedly explore the “virtual visit” that this gallery provides. Additionally, you will choose gne artwork that you saw in this gallery, which you will discuss in comparison with a work of art from the course textbook. You will need to review and integrate concepts and ideas from the textbook in this writing assignment. This must NOT be limited to using the language of form. You must use the Google Arts and Culture portal and select one of the three galleries listed below. The URL to the portal is https://artsandculture google.com/partner For each of the following galleries, to begin your gallery visit you must select the “person icon” which will appear on the right side of the screen in the following links. Adachi Museum of Art (Japan) Musee d'Orsay, (France) https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/musee-dorsay-paris Museu Nacional de Belas Artes (Brazil) In the in-class writing report you will be asked two questions. Question # 1 will be about your virtual gallery visit and you will compose your answer in paragraph form (approx. 250 words double-spaced). You may not use any notes, your textbook or electronic devices. It will be essential that you prepare for this writing assignment. You must provide specific detailed information about the gallery and your virtual visit. Students who have not selected one of the three galleries above will receive a failing grade. Question # 2 will be about the comparison you are making between the artwork chosen from the gallery and one from the course textbook. You will compose your answer in paragraph from (approx. 250 words double-spaced). The artwork you select must be from the horizontal image bar at the bottom of the screen. You will need to identify the title, artist’s names and dates of both your chosen artworks. Do not select an artwork in which the artist’s name is not known. Also, you may not select an artwork from the gallery that is featured anywhere in our textbook (check textbook index). Gallery artworks chosen that are not from the horizontal bar or are from our textbook will be penalized. You will be comparing this artwork with one from the course text (chapters 1-6). There must be a logical basis for comparing these two artworks; they must be similar in some way. (Choosing two artworks because they are the same medium is NOT a basis for comparison). To Prepare: Virtual Gallery Visit: Taking Notes, Documenting Your Thoughts Once you have selected one of the galleries listed above, you will need to repeatedly “visit” the gallery space, moving through the different floors. This will be essential preparation for the assignment, as you must provide specific information about the gallery and your chosen artwork. The questions below will help you to document and reflect on your virtual visits. NOTE: This is NOT a research project, and no research should appear anywhere in your writing. Consider the questions below: