Introduction to art appreciation

Syllabus

Art Appreciation 1301| Lecture | #12196 Fall Semester 2019 16 Weeks (8.26.2019 to 12.15.2019)

TUESDAY/THURSDAY|11:00am-12:20Pm 3 Credit Hours | 48 hours per semester

Darla Barolini

Preferred Contact: Email: Darla.Barolinilawrence@hccs.edu Darla.barolini@gmail.com

For Field trips my # 914-645-3994

Course Overview This course will survey the history of art beginning with the Stone Age to the present. Through readings, written assignments and slide lectures, students will become familiar with examples of different types of art. Students will learn about the creative process of artists in order to cultivate an appreciation of the changing technique, materials, and purpose of art making throughout history. They will explore and analyze influential works of art as a way to gain an understanding of the arts as a universal method of communication and expression.

For your success:

● Reading the textbook

● Attending class in person and/or

online

● Completing assignments

● Participating in class activities

Visit my learning web page

https://learning.hccs.edu/faculty/d.barolinilawrence

Introduction/ Silibus Sculpture Elements of Art and Design Craft Introduction to… Architecture Drawing Printmaking Review Painting Exam 3 Review Installation Exam 1 performance Art

Photography Artist today (contemporary) Ways of seeing Final Exam Study sessions Mixed Media Presentations Final Exam FInal Essays Due Review Exam 2First Draft of Essay Due

What is required for the course?

Textbook:

Sketchbook: In this class you will be required to keep a Sketchbook. This can be fun! You can use your sketchbook to take notes in class as well as doodle if that is

not a distraction to you.

Examples of artist sketchbooks

Notebook for Vocabulary

Assignments

● Five page essay double spaced. ● 5-10 minute presentation ● Various In sketchbook homeworks ● Group Exhibition project ● Three exams ● One final exam

Essay Options : ● Pick a particular theme in painting, sculpture, craft art, or architecture. OR● Compare and contrast 2 works of art from any time period. OR● Pick a particular artwork that intrigues you from at least five different time periods. OR● Focus on works with a specific function or content from at least five different eras. OR● Select a theme of your choosing using at least five examples to illustrate.● Is there a particular artwork you like or dislike and why?

As you write, trace the topic through various periods of history. Incorporate your knowledge about influences on the making of art-visual, social, political, religious, multicultural, etc. This is an essay about your understanding of what we have covered this semester. It is a way of understanding what you remember and it should be helpful in preparing for your final. It is also a way for the instructor to find out what you have learned. AVOID writing about the subject with non-specific, meaningless phrases that say nothing. Write clearly and legibly. Be serious about this work. Consider it a personal review of what you learned. Paper is provided for the essay.

Presentations:

For your presentation you will have to provide 1 page short essay on your topic. Presentation is due the last 2 weeks before winter break: November 28th through Dec. 12th- will be are scheduled times for presentations. Each presentation will be about 5 to 10 minutes long discussion, where you will briefly state what it is you are presenting and how it relates to what we learned this semester.

Presentation options:

Short powerpoint , video, or photographs,

Artwork , sculpture, diagram or collage, painting

( these are options but it is not limited to these) .

Exams: Three Exams Plus Final Exam

Multiple choice Match Short answer questions Long answer questions.

Exam 1: end of September Exam 2: October 17th Exam 3: November 19th Final: December 10th

Note: these are not set dates and can be changed.

Field Trips

One in class trip to the Menil collection or an Alternative assignment

Address: 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX 77006 Phone: (713) 525-9400 My phone: 914-645-3994

I will send email reminders to your HCC emails. if you do not use an HCCEmail you MUST email me from your alternative email.