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“Good viewers and spectators, and energetic supporters also
create” Swiss Proverb
Course Description:
This course is a designed to
provide the student with a survey of the arts, their relationship to societies
producing them, and their purpose in those societies. The history of art from
prehistoric time to the present will be discussed, but the focus of this course
will be on the period of the Twentieth Century to the present, and the role of
the artist as cultural practitioners.
Course Objectives:
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To enhance critical thinking skills through the
discussion of various theories and art practices, and transforming those
concepts into creative thought, logical discussion and creative expression.
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To provide a basic
knowledge of aesthetics and art practice in an historical context.
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To heighten the
students awareness of the diversity of art practices.
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To enhance the
students appreciation of the importance of art as cultural practice.
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To provide the
student with a forum for individual expression.
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To enhance and
encourage the students creativity through the expression of visual/performance
art.
Course Requirements:
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Students will be
required to participate actively in class discussions and projects. There will
be heavy reading, discussion and tests in this course, but minimal writing.
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Students will be
required to finish:
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A drawing project
(individual)
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A composition
project (individual/group)
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An abstract art
project (individual/group)
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An art and business
related project (individual)
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An art research
project (individual/group)
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A museum project:
Visual analysis (individual)
In addition to the above projects students will be required to
actively participate in discussions and present oral and/or written reaction
papers. (I also reserve the right to add quizzes to the requirements if students
do not keep up with assigned readings.)
Grade
Distribution:
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Class participation/critiques, discussions
40%
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Tests, quizzes, & creative projects
60%
A=90% to 100%
B=80% to 89%
C=70% to 79%
D=60% to 69%
F=0 to 59%
NOTE: Any student who, because of a disabling condition, may
require some special arrangements in order to meet course requirements should
contact me as soon as possible so that necessary accommodations can be made.
Questions to ponder:
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Does art mimic life or life mimic
art?
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What is art?
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Is it an object or an action? (A
noun or a verb?)
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How does art function in society?
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What does art contribute to
society as a whole?
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What does art contribute to the
individual?
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How has the computer changed an
artwork?
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How do we respond to color in
everyday life?
Virtual Textbook:
Possible field trip sites:
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Solomon’s Castle (Hardee County)
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Lake Wales Art Center
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Polk Museum of Art (Lakeland)
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Salvador Dali Museum (St.
Petersburg)
Tentative Course Topic Schedule:
Week 1: Living with Art
Week 2: What is Art?
Week 3: Themes and Purposes of the Art
Week 4: The Visual
Elements
Week 5: Principles
of Design
Week 6:
Two-Dimensional Media
Week 7:
Three-Dimensional Media
Week 8: Historical
Overview
Week 9: Arts in the
Modern World
Week 10:
Composition and Abstract Art Project
Week 11: Pencil
Drawing Project
Week 12: Art and
Business
Week 13: Techniques
of Looking and Seeing Art
Week 14: Visual
Analysis
Week 15: Art
Research
QUOTES
"Color in a picture is like enthusiasm in life."
Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890)
"The art of a people is a true mirror to their minds."
Jawaharial Nehru (1889-1964)
"Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure."
Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947)
"Trifles make perfection but perfection is no trifle."
Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564)
"Freedom is the last best hope on earth."
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
"The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery."
Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
"Art is a Jealous mistress."
Ralph Waldo Emmerson (1803-1882)
‘The history of art is the history of revivals."
Samuel Butler (1832-1902)
"Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret
self."
Jean-Luc Godard (b.1930)
"An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision."
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
"The course of nature is the art of God."
Edward Young (1683-1765)
"The artist must be in his work as God is in creation."
Gustave Flaubert (1821-1903)
"It is in the contrast of light and dark that art happens."
Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902)
"Art teaches nothing expect the significance of life."
Henry Miller (1891-1980)
"Painting is silent poetry."
Simonides (556-468 B.C.)
"Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not
exist."
Reno Magritte (1898-1967)
"Art is the signature of civilizations."
John Ruskin (1889-1900)
" Art is a measure of time."
Dennis O’Donnel (b.1952)
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