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Departmental Course Syllabus
San Antonio College, 1300 San Pedro, San Antonio, TX
78212-4299ARTS1301 – Art Appreciation Department: Visual
Arts
Revision Date: October, 2005
Course Number and Title: ARTS 1301, Art Appreciation Credit Hours: 3 Instructor: Marleen Hoover Office: VATC 222L Phone Number: 486-1035 Email: mhoover@alamo.edu Fax: 486-1758 Web Address: http://www.alamo.edu/sac/vat/Faculty/hoover/index.htm Visual Arts Department Phone Number: 486-1030 I. Catalog Description: This is a lecture course exploring the elements of visual language, their nature, functions, and relationships in painting, sculpture, architecture and industrial design. Focus is on the development and application of critical thinking skills. This course qualifies as 3 hours of the International Studies Local Certificate. This course is also approved as a component of the Mexican American Experience (MAE) Certificate. You may earn an MAE certificate upon completion of 12 credit hours of MAE courses. The intent of the certificate is to encourage inclusion and to enrich specific sections of courses with the Mexican-American Experience to enhance personal and professional relationships in a city with a large Hispanic population. If you have met all requirements and would like to submit your transcript and application, you may do so by contacting the Department of Sociology, (210)486-1319. II. Pre-requisites, co-requisites and other requirements: None III. Text: A World of Art, by Henry Sayre, 5th ed. (most recent edition), Prentice Hall. IV. Instruction will consist of: lecture; projected images (from the SAC digital images collection, the internet, slides); videos to illustrate lectures; student participation in discussions of the material presented; visits to local art museums and galleries. V. Course Content: The intellectual, cultural and physical components of the visual arts will be presented as an essential and interrelated whole. A. Why Art? Concept, necessity, awareness, perception, aesthetics, creativity, persona, perspectives. Representational. and nonrepresentational forms of art. B. Form and content; style and iconography. Elements of visual communication. Principles of design. Aesthetic evaluation. C. Themes and Purposes of art: major subjects; personal and cultural functions. D. Visual Elements of Art: line; shape and mass; light, value and color; texture; space; time and motion. E. Principles of Design: unity and variety; balance; emphasis and focal point; proportion and scale' rhythm. F. Visual mediums and methods: Drawing and painting, printmaking, photography, cinematography, television, electronic imaging, sculpture, clay and glass, metal, wood and fiber, architecture, urban and regional design. G. Art of the past: overview of ancient through Baroque Neoclassical art in the western world; art beyond the western world, geographically, thematically, and formally. H. Art of our time: l9th, 20th and 21st century cultural upheavals which yielded Modernism and Post Modernism. Issues of expression, structure, cultural diversity and internationalism.. I. Art for today and tomorrow. Art reveals the past and the present. Art as a tool for shaping the future. VI. Learning Outcomes and Performance Objectives with their methods of measurement are used to determine the students' mastery of those outcomes. Learning Outcome 1: the student will identify vocabulary, media, and general concepts related to the nature and theory of art. Evaluation: written assignments, including research papers, and written exams. Learning Outcome 2: the student will describe works of art and architecture from local museums, galleries, textbooks and other examples according to their formal elements and design principles. Evaluation: written assignments, including research papers, and written exams. Learning Outcome 3: the student will distinguish and classify works of art and architecture according to the method and media by which they were produced. Evaluation: written assignments, including research papers, and written exams. VII. Course requirements and grade computation. A. College Requirements: A written, comprehensive final examination, not to exceed three hours in length, shall be given at the end of each semester for each course at the regularly scheduled time. Any exceptions to these requirements must be approved by the appropriate dean. Other examinations are given at the discretion of the instructor. A student who must be absent from a final examination should petition that instructor for permission to postpone the examination. A student absent without permission from a final examination is graded "F." Postponed examinations result in a grade of "I." The final exam must be taken within 120 calendar days from the end of the semester or the grade automatically becomes an "F." (San Antonio College Bulletin, Faculty Handbook - January 1995) See Instructor Requirements for additional grade computation information. B. Departmental Requirements: 1. Students must abide by all posted rules and established procedures for studio, equipment, and computer use. 2. Students are not allowed to bring food or drink into the studios/classrooms. 3. Students must observe proper gallery etiquette by not touching or leaning on artworks or sculpture pedestals. C. Instructor Requirements: 1. Contact Information: Phone number: (210) 486-1035. Office: VATC 222L. Email: mhoover@alamo.edu. Office hours: Monday through Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and by appointment. Instructor homepage: http://www.alamo.edu/sac/vat/arthistory/arts1303/courses.htm 2. Course requirements: Written homework assignments as noted in the schedule; Group project with presentation; Museum/gallery visit(s); one or more quizzes as noted in the schedule; mid-term exam; final exam; final research paper. 3. Course evaluation: a. Homework assignments and group project: 30% b. Quizzes: 10% c. Mid-term exam: 20% d. Final exam: 20% e. Final research paper: 20% 4. Attendance policy: After the equivalent of two weeks of classes missed, the student may be dropped. See the college policy. 5. Other instructor requirements: Only the periodic quizzes may be made up late. PLEASE NOTE: After the drop date, 2 points will be deducted from the final grade for every absence beyond the number allowed (see above). Also, Please note -- absolutely NO electronic devices (including laptops) may be used for any purpose whatsoever in this class without special permission. 6. Calendar/Schedule: Course webpages are located at: http://www.alamo.edu/sac/vat/arthistory/arts1303/APPSCHspring.html MONDAY, JANUARY 11 Introduction to class. Overview of art. Homework: Read Chapter 1, A World of Art. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13 Continue discussing initial concepts about art. Examine the publisher's companion website to A World of Art, by Henry Sayre, at http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_sayre_worldart_5 ; the exercises at the publisher's site are self-testing and for review, and are not required or graded for this class. Homework: Continue reading Chapter 1. FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 View art from Chapter 1. Lecture and discussion. Why do we make art? What is the role of the artist? How would you define 'creativity?' Does the observer have a role in art? Why do people perceive things differently? Explore this site comparing the idealized landscape paintings of Albert Bierstadt with Chinese landscape paintings at http://www.alamo.edu/sac/vat/arthistory/arts1303/Landsc.htm Homework: Read Chapter 2, Developing Visual Literacy. MONDAY, JANUARY 18 -- Holiday -- Martin Luther King's Day WEDNESDAY, JANJARY 20 View art from Chapter 2. Lecture and discussion. Know these terms: 'Representational Art' "Abstract Art' and 'Non-representational Art.' What is 'Expressionism?' What is 'Abstract Expressionism?' Discuss FORM and CONTENT. What is meant by 'style?' Define 'Iconography' and provide an example. FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 Continue discussion related to Chapter 2. MONDAY, JANUARY 25 IN CLASS, BEGIN GROUP PROJECT. Homework: Read Chapter 3, The Themes of Art. View the "Eyes on Art" You Choose website located at http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/art2/choose/index.html and select one artist and one work of art. Write one paragraph about the work of art, focusing on the purpose or theme of the work as described in our text book. You may use the form on the website and print it out, but be sure you are writing about the THEME and NOT the website prompt on "good art." WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27 View art from Chapter 3. Lecture and discussion. View images from "Eyes on Art" site above and discuss works of art selected. View National Gallery of Art exhibit on themes in American art at http://www.nga.gov/education/american/aasplash.htm. Explore a personal website dedicated to the works of Georgia O'Keeffe at: http://www.ellensplace.net/okeeffe1.html FRIDAY, JANUARY 29 Continue discussion of Chapter 3. Homework: Read Chapter 4, Seeing the Value in Art. Be prepared to discuss issues of censorship, art activism, and the expenditure of public tax dollars on art. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Explore "Double Visions" at http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/art2/index.html View art from Chapter 4. Lecture and discussion. View images by Chris Ofili and by Robert Tatum and be ready to discuss censorship issues. WEDNEDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Continue discussion of public art value and censorship. Homework: Read Chapter 5, Line. Be prepared to discuss Van Gogh's use of LINE on page 78 in the textbook. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5 View art from Chapter 5. Lecture and discussion. Discuss the Van Gogh painting. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Review above and work on group projects. Homework: Read Chapter 6, Space. Explore the formal art elements at this site, http://www.alamo.edu/sac/vat/arthistory/arts1303/Elements.htm, and remember these definitions! WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 View art from Chapter 6. Lecture and discussion. Examine issues of SHAPE and MASS, TWO- AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE, and ILLUSIONS OF SPACE in class and from the on-line exhibition of the American and Latin American Collection from the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. Select your work from the paintings offered (not the sculpture). Homework: Select one artist and one painting from the collection (above) located at http://www.okcmoa.com/thecollection/americanpaintingandsculpture In a written paragraph, explain how an "illusion of three-dimensional space" is created and used in the work of art you selected. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 Continue discussion on Chapter 6. Homework: Begin reading Chapter 7, Light and Color. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15 View art from Chapter 7. Lecture and discussion. Examine "Color Matters" at http://www.colormatters.com/colortheory.html for an examination of color theory. Homework: Continue reading Chapter 7. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Continue discussion related to Chapter 7. Homework: Study for quiz on Chapter 7. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19 QUIZ ON CHAPTER 7 Homework: Read Chapter 8, Other Formal Principles. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 VISIT TO SLAC (COMPUTER LABS) AT THE MOODY LEARNING CENTER, 7TH FLOOR. Homework: Continue reading Chapter 8. View "Flowers Underfoot: Mughal Carpets," an exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, at http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/FLOWERS/HTM/cata_fs.htm. Be prepared to discuss issues of texture and pattern shown in the exhibit above. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 View art from Chapter 8. Lecture and discussion. Homework: Read Chapter 9, The Principles of Design. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26 View art from Chapter 9. Lecture and discussion. Homework: Prepare for Mid-term Exam. MONDAY, MARCH 1 MID-TERM EXAM -- ON CHAPTERS 1 THROUGH 9 Homework: Read Chapter 10, Drawing. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3 SEE THE SCHEDULE FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY WEEK PROGRAMS http://www.alamo.edu/sac/vat/arthistory/arts1303/women.htm FRIDAY, MARCH 5 -- No regular class - visit the McNay Museum of Art on Thursday. ON THURSDAY, MARCH 4 -- VISIT THE MCNAY MUSEUM OF ART. TO BE DISCUSED IN CLASS. Meet in the lobby of the Museum at 5:00 p.m. View information about the museum and directions at http://www.mcnayart.org/ Prior to the museum visit, be sure to examine instructions for your final research paper located at http://www.alamo.edu/sac/vat/arthistory/arts1303/Appaper2.html MONDAY, MARCH 8 View art from Chapter 10. Lecture and discussion. Homework: On the internet, locate a work of art, from a professional art museum or gallery, that was done in non-traditional drawing materials. In a brief paragraph, discuss why or why not this qualifies as a drawing (be sure to provide either a picture of the work of art or a link to it). Continue reading Chapter 10. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10 Continue the discussion reltaed to Chapter 10. Homework: Read Chapter 11, on Printmaking. FRIDAY, MARCH 12 View art from Chapter 11. Explore site from Loyola University in New Orleans at http://www.loyno.edu/%7Evisart/printmaking/index.shtml which provides excellent information and images on various printmaking techniques. Here is another super website on printmaking: http://www.masterworksfineart.com/art/printmaking.html Work in groups on assigned topics related to Group Project. Homework: Continue reading Chapter 11. SPRING BREAK -- MARCH 15-21 -- ENJOY THE WEEK OFF!! MONDAY, MARCH 22 Continue discussion and images related to Chapter 11. Homework: Read Chapter 12, Painting. Work on group projects. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 View art from Chapter 12. Lecture and discussion on materials and methods. View site on "styles and movements" http://purple.niagara.edu/cam/art_of_70s/index.html and http://purple.niagara.edu/cam/special/Art_of_80s/index.html from the Castellani Art Museum at Niagara Universit8y. Homework: Continue reading Chapter 12. FRIDAY, MARCH 26 Continue discussion and images related to painting. Homework: Complete work on group projects. MONDAY, MARCH 29 WORK IN GROUPS Homework: Work on group projects. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31 GROUP REPORTS ON PAINTING Homework: Read Chapter 13, The Camera Arts. FRIDAY, APRIL 2 -- EASTER FRIDAY HOLIDAY -- NO REGULAR CLASSES MONDAY, APRIL 5 View art from Chapter 13. Explore the photography collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York at http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/department.asp?dep=19 Examine this New York Tiimes blog on the topic of "truthfulness" in photography at http://morris.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/thought-experiment-no-1-and-more-inappropriate-alarm-clocks/?th&emc=th#2 Homework: Special photography project -- due Friday, April 9 -- to be discussed in class WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 VISIT TO SAC LIBRARY AT THE MOODY LEARNING CENTER, 2nd FLOOR. Homework: Complete special photography project. FRIDAY, APRIL 9 SPECIAL PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT -- Presentation and analysis: when is a photograph art? Homework: Read Chapter 14, Sculpture. MONDAY, APRIL 12 View art from Chapter 14. Discuss methods and materials of sculpture. Homework: Read Chapter 15, The Other Three-Dimensional Media. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14 View art from Chapter 15. Be prepared to discuss crafts as fine art vs. folk art. View this site on folk art and outsider art at http://www.detourart.com/ Examine am extraordinary museum devoted to craft art from a global perspective at http://www.mingei.org/ Homework: Read Chapter 16, Architecture. Explore architecture in the Monte Vista area (where SAC is located). Write a brief report on one building, due on Monday, April 19. FRIDAY, APRIL 16 View images from Chapter 16. In class, examine the ideas of Buckminster Fuller at http://www.pbs.org/wnet/bucky/invent.html Homework: Continue reading Chapter 16. MONDAY, APRIL 19 Complete architecture images and discussion. View the following extraordinary websites on contemporary architecture: on Frank Gehry and on Samuel Mockbee. Homework: Read Chapter 17, Design. Explore concepts of 'modernism' in design in class and at http://www.artsmia.org/modernism. Select a design decade from the "Modernism On-line" exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Art; write a one-page report addressing contemporary design issues related to one of the objects. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21 View images from Chapter 17. Lecture and discussion. Explore "A Century of Design, Part IV: 1975-2000" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art at http://www.metmuseum.org/special/CenturyIV/CenturyIV_images.htm Homework: Read Chapter 18, The Ancient World. Review the "Timeline of Art" from Sanford's 'A Lifetime of Color' at http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/study/timeline_print.html View this extraordinary timeline from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York at http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm. FRIDAY, APRIL 23-- FIESTA HOLIDAY -- NO REGULAR CLASSES!! MONDAY, APRIL 26 Explore "No Fear O' Eras" at http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/art2/eras/index.html View art from Chapter 18 and 19. Lecture and discussion. Homework: Read Chapter 20, The Renaissance through Baroque, and Chapter 21, The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28 View art from Chapters 20, 21 and 22. Lecture and discussion. Homework: Read Chapter 22, The Twentieth Century. Work on Final Term Papers. FRIDAY, APRIL 30 Final papers due. Oral presentation required. Homework: Study for final exam. Click here to review for the final exam. FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE: 9:00 A.M. CLASS: FRIDAY, MAY 7, 9:00 A.M. TO 11:30 A.M. 10:00 A.M. CLASS: MONDAY, MAY 3, 10:00 A.M. TO 12:30 A.M. VIII. College Policies: A. San Antonio College does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age or disability with respect to access, employment programs, or service. B. Students are urged not to bring children to either a class or a lab. Minors under the age of twelve (12) must not be left unattended on campus. College Academic Council - April, 1998 Adopted by the College Academic Council on May 10, 2000 C. ADA Statement: "As per Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, if accommodation is needed contact the Office of DisABILITY Support Services, CAC 124C, Phone: 486-0020. D. A Rapid Response Team exists for the purposes of responding to emergencies. If you have a disability that will require assistance in the event of a building evacuations, notify DisABILITY Support Services, Chance Academic Center 124C, Phone: (210) 486-0020. E. Academic Dishonesty: Students may be subject to disciplinary proceedings resulting in an academic penalty or disciplinary penalty for academic dishonesty. Academic Dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism and collusion. For additional information refer to the "Student Code of Conduct" in the San Antonio College Bulletin. F. Students are required to silence all electronic devices (e.g., pagers, cellular phones, etc.) when in classrooms, laboratories and the library. College Academic Council, January 2000. G. San Antonio College Attendance Policy: Regular and punctual attendance at all classes and laboratories, day and/or evening, is required. A student absent for any reason is responsible for all work missed. Both tardiness and early departure from class are forms of absenteeism. The instructor establishes the policy with regard to each. Absences of each student are recorded without exception. The counting of absences begins on the first day of class. A student absent the equivalent of two weeks of instruction in a 16-week semester may be dropped by the instructor. If a student is dropped from a class for excessive absences, the instructor will record a grade of "W' (withdraw). 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