| 9a. Catalog Description: |
| A study of the major art styles and artists from 1875 to the present. Analysis of subject, form and content of paintings and sculpture in lecture and audio visual presentation. Classes supplemented by field trips to current exhibitions. Written examinations and term paper required. |
| 9b. Other Catalog information: |
| None |
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| 10. Student Performance Objectives: |
As a result of successful completion of this course, a student will be able to:
1. Identify and interpret the form, content and subject of major modern art styles.
2. Comprehend the relationship between modern art styles and the significant historical influences of each period.
3. Compare and contrast major directions in philosophy and form of modern art. |
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| 11. Methods of Evaluating Student Achievement: |
1. Written examinations in which the student demonstrates comprehension of subject, form and content of major modern art styles.
2. An exhibition paper based upon evaluation and analysis of contemporary art exhibition or a term paper which requires analysis of a major modern artist and/or art styles which identifies the relationship between the influences and the art forms.
3. Oral discussions in class, on field trips in which the student is expected to identify and analyze the basic direction and motivations of the works of modern artists. |
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| 12. Student Assignments (Homework): |
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| a. Required Reading Assignments: |
| College level texts; articles, essays and critiques from art history periodicals and texbooks: 30-50 pages weekly |
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| b. Required Writing Assignments: |
| Term paper, or at least 6 short essays on contemporary art exhibits, essay tests. |
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| c. Other (Terms projects, research papers, portfolios, etc.) |
| Field trips. |
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| 13. Course Content Outline: |
Critical analysis of the cultural and political trends pertinent to the formation of each major direction in art from 1875 to the present time.
I. Early 19th Century
A. Neo-Classicism and Romanticism
B. The Role of The Academy
C. Realism-The Barbizon Painters
II. Mid-19th Century
A. Impressionism
1. The influence of photography and Japanese print
B. Post-Impressionism
1. Leaders of Modern art
a. Cezanne
b. Van Gogh
c. Seurat
d. Gauguin
III. 20th Century
A. Fauvism-Matisse and the French Liberation of Color
B. Expressionism-German and Individual Expressionists
1. Likenesses and Differences in Fauvism and Expressionism
C. Cubism-Braque, Picasso
1. Analytical and Synthetic
D. Surrealism-Metaphysical, Descriptive and Abstract
E. Dada and Futurism-Negation of the Past
F. Klee and Kandinsky
1. The Bauhaus
G. Picasso
H. Abstract and Non-Objective Styles
1. Abstract Expressionism
2. Geometric Abstraction
I. Early American Art
1. The Ash Can, The 8 and The Armory Show
IV. Contemporary Art-Mid 20th Century-Present
A. American Art Redefined-Pop Art/Op Art
B. Photo and Neo Realism
C. Assemblage and Combine Paintings
D. Minimal
E. Conceptual and Earth Works
F. Neo-Expressionism |
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| 14a. All textbooks, resources and other materials used in this course are: |
| College level
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| 14b. EXAMPLE texts, reading and resources:
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Lucie-Smith. Movements in Art Since 1945.
Thames and Hudson, 2001
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Smolucha. Visual Arts Companion.
Prentice-Hall, 1995
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Arnason and Prather. History of Modern Art. 4th Edition
Prentice Hall, 2004
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Archer. Art Since 1960.
Thames and Hudson, 2002
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