ART APPRECIATION (ART 121)

I.  Title: Art Appreciation (3 credit hrs.)   University Studies: Fine Arts

II.  Catalogue Description: Surveys the various aspects of the visual and functional arts and their relationship to human life and society.  A variety of art forms from different cultures and historical periods will be studied.

III Purpose: The course is designed to help students understand the relationship between creativity and critical thinking by examining how humanity knows and visually expresses the world.

IV Objectives: The course will:
 1.  Introduce students to the fundamental concepts of visual knowledge and expression
 2.  Examine the relationship of artistic choice of art within societies

V Content Outline: The course will be organized thematically, and chronologically.  See schedule.

VI Instructional Activities: Lectures with slides, discussions

VII Field and Clinical Experience: The class will take an advantage of exhibitions in the Clara Eagle and Curris Center Galleries when appropriate, and will use MSU campus as a tool for examining the visual expression of a culture.

VIII Resources: Slides, handouts.

IX Grading Procedures: Four (4) exams (including the final) will be given.  One (1) of the first three (3) may be dropped.  (NOT the final).  Participation WILL count.  Exams may include fill-in-blanks, multiple choice, term definitions, and short answer questions (not necessarily all).  Missed exams may NOT be made up.

X Absence policy: Since this is and intensive course, attendance is essential.  Missing 3 classes will lower your grade by one full grade.  Missing 4 or more classes will result in the automatic failure of the course.

XI Academic honesty: All works have to the student’s own.  Any form of academic dishonesty (cheating, plagiarism, etc.) will result in the automatic failure of the course.

XII Text and references: Duane and Sarah Preble, Artforms, 6th ed., Harper Collins, 1998.

XIII Prerequisites:  none

Class schedule              Summer 200
Th. Jul 6           Intro/Nature and Function of Art              pp.2-40
Fr.  Jul 7          Visual Elements/ Principles of Design       pp.41-93;
                                                                                     also intro to pp.116-256

Mon.  Jul 10      Style ?/ Ancient art                                pp.94-114; 257-270
Tue. Jul 11        Greek Art                                              pp.270-275
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Th. Jul 13          Roman Art                                            pp.275-278
Fr.  Jul 14         Exam 1 /Early Christian                         pp.278-279

Mon.  Jul 17      Byzantine Art (Islam)                            pp.280-283
Tue. Jul 18        Early Medieval Art                                pp.283-286
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Th. Jul 20          Medieval Art                                        pp.287-289
Fr.  Jul 21          Exam 2 / Flemish 15th c.                       pp.302-304

Mon.  Jul 24      Renaissance                                          pp.290-305
Tue. Jul 25        Renaissance cont.
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Th. Jul 27          Baroque                                                 pp.306-317
Fr.  Jul 28         Exam 3 /
                           Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism    pp.378-393

Mon.  Jul 31      19th century                                            pp.393-409
Tue. Aug 1        First half of the 20th century                    pp.410-448
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Th. Aug 3          Art after WW II                                     pp.411-501
Fr.  Aug. 4         FINAL

Powerpoint Presentations
    1.  Visual Elements & Principles of Design
    2.  Prehistoric and Near Eastern Cultures & Greek Art
    3.  Roman Art

    4.  Early Christian, Byzantine, Islamic, and Medieval Art

    5.  Renaissance and Baroque Art

    6.  Nineteenth & Twentieth Century