ART 90Scope of Final Exam:
Chapter 14
Chapter 15: Early Christian and Byzantium only
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Art Appreciation
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course offers a broad introduction to the nature, vocabulary, and history of the visual arts. The course will explore how art communicates, how to analyze and interpret it, and how we can see it as a cultural product that reveals something about the society that produced it. Students will analyze the role and development of art in past and present cultures; will develop perceptual skills as well as a visual arts vocabulary, and will gain a foundation that will help them understand and interpret art works that they encounter in the future.
REQUIRED TEXT:
Getlein, Mark. Gilbert's Living with Art, 7th (or 8th) edition. McGraw-Hill, 2004.
* Please bring your textbook to class.
RECOMMENDED TEXTS:
1. Kleiner, Fred S., Christin J. Mamiya. Gardner's Art Through the Ages, The Western Perspective, 12th edition. Wadsworth Publishing.
2. Barnet, Sylvan. A Short Guide to Writing about Art, 7th edition. Longman.
GRADING:
Midterm exam - 50 points
Final exam - 60 points
Group assignment – 30 points
Term paper - 50 points
Class participation - 50 points
Total: 240 points (=100%)
Extra credit - 15 points
EXAMINATIONS:
The exams will include material from both the lectures and the required reading. Make up exams are given after the final exam and only for compelling documented reasons, for circumstances that are beyond your control.
TERM PAPER:
This assignment will require a visit to a local museum, and will consist of a formal analysis of a piece of art. The details will be discussed in class.
"Art 90 - Term Paper"
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Attendance, midterm exams, final exam and term paper are all required in order to complete the course. Otherwise, an incomplete or failing grade will result.
ACADEMIC HONESTY:
Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic honesty. A student shall not receive credit for work that is not the product of the student's own effort. If you are caught cheating during an exam your paper will be taken away and you will be asked to leave. Similarly, plagiarism in your paper will not be tolerated.
No cell phones, portable media players, and laptops allowed during class!!!
Schedule*
September 3 Introduction to the course
Read Chapter One: Living with Art
September 8 Read Chapter Two: What is Art?
September 10 What is Art?
September 15 Read Chapter Three: Themes of Art
September 17 Themes of Art
September 22 Read Chapter Four: The Visual Elements
September 24 The Visual Elements
September 29 The Visual Elements
October 1 Read Chapter Five: Principles of Design
October 6 Principles of Design
Review for exam
October 8 Principles of Design
Review for exam
October 13 Midterm Exam
October 15 Read Chapter 14: Ancient Art
October 20 Ancient Art
October 22 Read Chapter 15: Early Christian and Medieval Art
October 27 Chapter 15: Medieval Art
Term Paper Due
October 29 Read Chapter 16: The Renaissance
November 3 The Renaissance
November 5 The Renaissance
November 10 Veteran’s Day, campus closed
November 12 Read Chapter 17: The Baroque
November 17 Chapter 17: The Baroque
November 19 Chapter 17: Art of the 18th c.
November 24 Read Chapter 21: Art of the 19th c.
November 26 Chapter 21: Art of the 19th c.
December 1 Read Chapter 21: Modern Art 1900-1945
December 3 Chapter 21: Modern Art 1900-1945
December 8 Read Chapter 22: Modern and Postmodern Art: 1945-Present
December 10 Chapter 22: Modern and Postmodern Art: 1945-Present
Extra Credit due
December 15 Read Chapter 9: Photography
Review for exam
December 17 FINAL EXAM
· This schedule is tentative and may change as we progress through the course
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