COURSE SYLLABUS

 

INSTITUTION:

The University of Great Falls

COURSE TITLE:

Introduction to Visual Arts

NUMBER OF CREDITS:

3 Semester  Spring  Semester 2008

COURSE NUMBER:

Art 110

Section: D/DC

 Weekend calls

 1-(406)-452-3740

FACULTY:

Robert A. Kercher

Email: rkercher01@ugf.edu

Emergency calls  ~only~ during the week and

No Calls after 8:00pm.

CONTACT INFORMATION: Distance Learning Office 1-800-342-9824

I.                    Course Description:

 

The course will focus on numerous artists and their individual contributions as they relate to the larger mosaic of historical and cultural events. With brief studies of historical development the student will learn how artists responded in their own unique artistic impression and how it has impacted our world today.

 

ll.                  Course Materials:

 

Text: Rita Gilbert, Living With Art, and accompanying materials to the text, which include writing and pronunciation guides, lists of art terms, lists of supplies, directions for art projects, course schedule and calendar.

 

Supplemental Materials:

A.      Budget some money for photo copies for assignments

B.      Spiral notebook for note-taking, glue stick, magazines for collage, etc. as needed.  

C.      Plastic sheet protectors are suggested for some assignments, but not required.

 

III.       Course Goals:

            The course is designed so that the student will be able to:

  1. Understand the terminology and concepts used in reference to the visual arts through writings, close discussions, art reviews and art projects.
  2. Understand the work of artists by researching writing, and presenting a term paper on a selected artist which illustrates the understanding of the artists general background, and the medium, subject matter, and expressive aspects of his-her art work
  3. Appreciate varieties of visual art by attending local art exhibits, analyzing and discussing selected works of art objectively.

 

IV.       Course Format:

As a distance learning course, lectures will be in the form of videos sent to the students and received prior to starting the online class time.

Lectures will follow the format found in the textbook with supplemental reading assigned to cover related topics.

The semester will involve video lectures, class and group discussions, reading, writing and responding to assignments, visiting artists and galleries, library research art projects, and student presentations.

Some internet exploration of art sites may be required.

 

V.                 Course Requirements:

 

A.     The textbook should be read in advance of discussion on each chapter. It is suggested that the student take notes. Notes taken while reading may be used during the exam.

1.      Art projects and exercises will be assigned in conjunction with the chapters

2.      All written assignments are to be typed

3.      Please include the following information in the top right corner of all written assignments and on the back of all art projects: Name, Art 110 D/DC, assignment name, and date.

B.     Students are to view the videotapes as assigned on the course calendar.

1.      Once again, notes should be taken just as one would during any live lecture.

2.      These notes will also be allowed during examinations.

 

  1. Research Paper: “An Artist Interview”

Each student will complete a term paper on an art interview.  Write the paper as a personal interview between yourself and the artists.  Write as a conversation.  Look at a magazine or television talk show - be creative, as the artists may no longer be living.  The first 2 weeks will allow you to research geographical and historical periods and style to help you select an individual artist.  Use your textbook for starters and spend time in the libraries looking for books. I will need to know whom you have selected by Thursday, January 24th, during class. Start now: select an artist whose artwork excites and intrigues you. No duplication.  First come first served. Have a back up artist in the wings in case your first artist is selected ahead of you.

Your term paper should include:

      1. The artist’s culture background, and place in history.

      2. The artist’s training, style, influences and techniques.

      3. From 1-3 specific works of the artist, discussing those pieces and including

photocopies of them within the paper. At least one page of the paper will be used to

discuss two specific art works. At least one page of the paper will be used to discuss

two specific art works

 

Focus on your own personal responses to the work and not someone else’s review.

The paper will be:

                                                               i.      Five to six pages, double-spaced, plain illustrations, cover page, and annotated bibliography.  Use 1” margins.  Bind in term paper folder. No plastic sleeves except on term paper.

                                                             ii.      Correct in grammar, spelling and writing style

                                                            iii.      At least four different reference sources which include books and periodicals.  The internet should not be your primary source. 

                                                           iv.      Written without footnotes, but credit giving through an annotated bibliography.

                                                             v.      Due to the course calendar and scheduling, no late papers will be accepted

 

D.     Art Exhibits / Reviews:

Students will be expected to make three different gallery or museum visits. At three different times during the course of the semester each visit will be directed with a different assignment and emphasis per instruction. While it is understood that some localities have limited access to galleries or museums, it is the responsibility of the student to locate those nearest them and make the visit. Students with no access to real galleries will be given a short list of online galleries or museums. This is only as a last resort and should be viewed as a very poor substitute for real in-person experience. Accommodations will be made on a case-by-case basis with student and instructor.

 

  1. Art Exercises:

You will be given six art exercises relating to the topics covered in the lectures and the text. Each should be approached as fun and not threatening. Dive in and enjoy yourself and the experience as it pertains to you personally. These exercises will not be graded! But they will be noted in the grade book and may make a difference in our grade if you are on the edge of one grade or another. Reports of art exercises will be accompanied with a one page typed follow-up.

 

  1. Exams:

There will be three exams during the course of the semester.

                                 i.            Exam #1:

There will be a pre-course exam given the first day of class

RELAX ~ This exam will not count!

It will be used to access the amount of knowledge the students possesses as they approach this course. Information gleaned from this exam will help to determine the progress the students make and also help instructor measure his success in imparting the information.

                               ii.            Exam #2: (Mid-term exam)

Will cover material of videotapes 1-9 1/2and reading assignments up through the study of Leonardo Da Vinci

                              iii.            Exam #3: (Final Exam

Will include information from videotapes 9 ½ through 16 including the surrealists)

*Exams will include reference to specific art works and related information covered in the text and video presentations. Written exams will allow the use of notes taken during lectures as well as those taken from the readings. Open-book!

 

  1. Attendance and Participation:

Class attendance and participation in classroom discussions, activities and assignments is

required. If any excused absence does occur, make-up work is the responsibility of the

student and will be accepted the week the student returns to class. For each unexcused

absence over three, your grade will lower one letter grade. Tardiness is not polite. If you

arrive after roll has been taken, it will be noted in the grade book. Three “lates” will be

regarded as an absence.

 

  1. Responsibilities outside of class:

Assignments will require approximately 8 hours per week outside of class. Determine the

pace at which you work and schedule your time accordingly.

 

VI.       Grading Policy:

 

Grades are viewed as a necessary mechanism for communicating the assessment of student’s work, participation, and progress, not as a reward for quantity of time spent in a project.  Grades should be interpreted in the following manner:

 

4.0       A.   Excellent work:  Superior execution and understanding of the issues, excellent

                           attendance. 

3.0       B.   Above average work:  Good achievement in quality and understanding of the

               issues.

2.0       C.   Average work:  Adequate achievement in quality and understanding the issues.

1.0      D.   Below average work:  Incomplete understanding of issues, not conforming to

               procedural requirements. 

 0     F.    Unacceptable work / No submission.

 

General breakdown of grading points:  General grading criteria that apply to all work are:  Thoroughness of research, craftsmanship, timeliness of completion, innovation of ideas and process, and commitment to class and work.

 

Research Paper

25%

Collage and additional exercises

15%

Exhibit Reviews

20%

Tests and Exams

40%

 

 

 

Bachelor Degree Requirements

Minor Competency Objectives…ART

Art 110, Introduction to Visual Art Behavioral Objectives.

What does it mean to be human?

Included in all objectives

Included in all objectives

What does it mean to participate in intellectual inquiry?

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the elements and principles of visual design.

 

 

 

Students will apply basic terminology of visual art processes and media.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Students will recognize periods of art with relevance to stylistic development and their contributions to the development of human understanding and knowledge.

Students will describe a work of art by analyzing the use of specific elements and principles of design in that piece. Students will emphasize a specific element or principle in a work of their own

 

In team reviews students will be able to describe and identify various processes and media. In exhibit reviews students will describe the technical aspects of the work being described.

Through personal experiments students will explore painting, print-making, drawing, and develop an appreciation and understanding of the many productive aspects of artists who practice their art and make a living with their work, be it graphic design or bronze casting, or pottery.

 

In individual exercises or in team reviews the students will compare and contrast two works from different periods of history which display different stylistic qualities, and then analyze the connections between the similarities and differences with respect to the humanity of those periods

What does it mean to “make a living” and to live as a productive human being?

Students will investigate the expressive potential of varied media and techniques.

During a field trip or a guest speaker from a commercial art field the students will develop an understanding of the many productive aspects of artists who make a living with their work, be it graphic design or a bronze casting foundry.

What does it mean to participate in the spiritual and religious dimensions in life?

Students will interpret visual art to seek personal and universal meaning.

An individual exercises will encourage students to explore the iconography of an artist from another culture and compare it to their own personal iconography as expressed in their “Who Am I Collage”

 

 

 


 

List of Slides:

1.  “A Brush With Nature” - R. A. Kercher - W.C. – 1987

2. "Shiva As Nataraja (Lord of the Dance) - India Bronze – 12th -13th  Century

3. “The Great Escape" - R. A. Kercher - Serigraph - 1980

4. "Self Portrait" - Vincent van Gogh - Oil - 1887

5. "The Potatoe Eaters" - Vincent van Gogh - Oil - 1885

6. "Boats at Anchor" - Vincent van Gogh - Oil - 1888

7. "Fishing in Spring" - Vincent van Gogh - Oil - 1888

8. "Self Portrait" - Paul Gauguin - Oil - 1888

9. "Gauguin's Armchair" - Vincent van Gogh - Oil - 1888

10. "Market Gardens" or "The Harvest" - Vincent van Gogh - Oil - 1888

11. "Drawing Board with Onions" - Vincent van Gogh - oil - 1889

12. "Evening Walk" - Vincent van Gough - Oil - 1889

13. "Self Portrait with Pipe and Bandaged Ear" - Vincent van Gogh - Oil – 1889

14. "Sun Flowers" - Vincent van Gogh - Oil - 1888

15. "The Sowers - Detail" - Vincent van Gogh - Oil - 1888

16. "Starry Night" - Vincent van Gogh - Oil - 1889

17. "When Are You Getting Married?" - Paul Gauguin - Oil - 1892

18. "The Market" - Paul Gauguin - Oil - 1892

19. "Sun Magic" - Paul Gauguin - Oil - 1896

20. "Woman With A Gardenia" - Paul Gauguin - Oil - 1891

21. "Girl With A Fan" - Paul Gauguin - Oil - 1902

22. "Trademark of Gottshalk and Kampon" -

23. "Checkerboard"

24. "Symmetry - "Fish" - M. C. Escher -

25. "Symmetry - "Swans" - M. C. Escher -

26. "Symmetry - "Dogs" - M. C. Escher-

27. "Symmetry" - "Fish and Birds" - M. C. Escher -

28. "Sky and Water" - M. C. Escher - Woodcut - 1938

29. "Day and Night" - M. C. Escher - Woodcut - 1938

30. "Fumes in Blooms" - R. A. Kercher - Serigraph - 1981

31. "Beargrass" - R. A. Kercher - Serigraph - 1982

32. "Bird In Space" - Constatin Brancusi - Bronze – 1928

33.  "The Bronze Age" - Auguste Rodin - Bronze - 1875-77

34. "The Tragedy" - Pablo Picasso - Oil – 1903

35. "Athlete" - Pablo Picasso - Oil - 1909

36. "Portrait of Fernande" - Pablo Picasso - Oil - 1909

37. "Portrait ofAmbroise Vollard" - Pablo Picasso - Oil - 1909-10

38. "Three Musicians" - Pablo Picasso - Oil - 1921

39. "The Violinist" - George Braque - Oil - 1911

40. "Autumn Rhythm No. 30" - Jackson Pollock- 1950

41. "#5023" - Mark Rothko - 1960

42. "Campbell Soup Can" - Andy Warhol - 1968

43. "Shot Tomato Can" - 1969

44. "Green Coca Cola Bottles" - Andy Warhol - Oil - 1962

45. "Marilyn Monroe" - Andy Warhol - Silkscreen - 1962

46. "Twenty Marilyns" - Andy Warhol - Silkscreen - 1962

47. "Mao Tse Tung" - Andy Warhol - Silkscreen - 1972

48. "Lavendar Disaster" - Andy Warhol - Silkscreen -1964

49. "Girl in a Mirror" - Roy Lichtenstein - Silkscreen - 1962

50. "Blam" - Roy Lichtenstein - 1962

51. "OK! Hotshot!" - Roy Lichtenstein - 1963

52. "Pistol" - Roy Lichtenstein - 1963

53. "Temple of Apollo" - Roy Lichtenstein - 1964

54. "Curtains" - Roy Lichtenstein - 1962

55. "Yellow and Green Brushstroke" - Roy Lichtenstein - 1966

56. "Untitled" - Roy Lichtenstein - 1975

57. "Sea Beast" - R. A. Kercher - Serigraph - 1970

58. "Hunter Becomes the Hunted" - R. A. Kercher - Serigraph - 1970

59. "Sgt. Rock" - R. A. Kercher - Serigraph - 1970

60. "Target" - Jasper Johns - Mixed Media - 1961

61. "Target with Four Faces" - Jasper Johns - Mixed Media - 1961

62. "Untitled" - Jasper Johns - 1969

63. "Soft Toilet" - Claes Oldenburg - Plexi Glass, Kapok, Vinyl-1968

      "Soft Large Drum Set" - Claes Oldenburg - Plexi Glass, Kapok, Vinyl - 1967

64. "Standing Mitt with Ball" - Lead, steel, and wood — Claes Oldenburg

65. "View of Studio" - George Segal - (Body Parts)

66. "Bus Driver" - George Segal -Plaster Casts - 1970

67. "Times Square at Night" - George Segal - Plaster Casts - 1970

68. "Installation" - George Segal - Plaster Casts - 1971

69. "The Bar" - George Segal - Plaster Casts - 1971

70. "Couple in Black Bed" - George Segal - Plaster Casts - 1976

71. "The Figure '5'" - Robert Indiana - 1971

72. "Love" - Postage Stamp - Robert Indiana - 1971

73. "The Fabric of Her Dreams" - R. A. Kercher - W.C. - 1989

74. "Upper Chapel - Sainte Chapelle" - Paris - 1243-1248

75. "Notre Dame Cathedral" - Paris - 12th Century

76. "Photo of Instructor in Front of West Facade of Notre Dame" - Paris - 1982

77. "Entering Cathedral in Lausanne" - Switz – 1982

78.  "Interior of Notre Dame Cathedral" - Paris - 1982

79. "Interior of Notre Dame Cathedral" - Paris - 1982

80. "Sculptures at Entrance of Notre Dame Cathedral" - Paris - 1982

81. “Rose Window" - Cathedral of Notre Dame Cathedral - Paris - 1982

82. "Exterior" - Mosque at Cordoba, Spain - 1983

83. "Interior"- Mosque at Cordoba, Spain - 1983

84. "Interior" - Mosque at Cordoba, Spain - 1983

85. "Interior" - Mosque at Cordoba, Spain - 1983

86. "Interior" - Mosque at Cordoba, Spain - 1983

87. "Interior" - Mosque at Cordoba, Spain -1983

88. "Interior" - Mosque at Cordoba, Spain - 1983

89. "Interior" - Mosque at Cordoba, Spain - 1983

90. "Catholic Cathedral" Inside Mosque at Cordoba, Spain - 1983

91. "Choir Bench In Cathedral" Inside Mosque at Cordoba, Spain - 1983

92. "Guernica" - Picasso - 1937

93. "Self-Portrait" - Rembrandt van Rijn - Dutch - 1630

94. "Self-Portrait" - Rembrandt van Rijn - Dutch - 1630

95. "Self-Portrait" - Rembrandt van Rijn - Dutch - 1630

96. "View of Amsterdam" - Fall - 1982

97. "Portrait of a Young Woman" - Rembrandt - Oil - 1631-32

98. "Portrait of a Young Man" - Rembrandt - 1631-32

99. "Portrait of a Man With a Beard" - Rembrandt - 1631-32

100.   "01d Woman in an Armchair" - Rembrandt- 1631-32

101.   "The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp" - Rembrandt-1632

102.   "Saskia" - Rembrandt - Silver Point - 1633

103.   "Portrait of Saskia as Flora" - Rembrandt - 1634

104.   "Self-Portrait with Saskia" - Rembrandt - 1635

105.   "Portrait of Titus" - Rembrandt - 1647-48

106.   "The Night Watch" - Rembrandt - 1642

107.   “Detail - The Night Watch" - Rembrandt -1642

108.   "Detail - The Night Watch" - Rembrandt - 1642

109.   "Detail - The Night Watch" - Rembrandt - 1642

110.   "Portrait of Titus" - Rembrandt - 1653-54

111.   "Portrait of Hendrickje Stoffels" - Rembrandt-1660

112.   "Detail - Portrait of Hendrickje Stoffels" - Rembrandt - 1660

113.   "Woman Bathing" - Rembrandt - 1654

114.   "Syndics of the Cloth Guild" - Rembrandt-1661-62

115.   "Descent From The Cross" - Rembrandt - 1633

116.   "Pilate Washing His Hands" - Rembrandt - 1660

117.   "Detail of Pilate Washing His Hands" - Rembrandt - 1660

118.   "Return of the Prodigal Son" - Rembrandt-1669

119.   "SeIf-Portrait" - Rembrandt - 1660

120.   "Detail - Self-Portrait" - Rembrandt - 1660

121.   "Woman Holding a Balance" - Jan Vermeer- 1660's

122.   "Woman With a Watering Jug" - Jan Vermeer - 1660's

123.   “The Lace Maker" - Jan Vermeer - 1660's

124.   "Young Lady Adoring Herself With A Pearl Necklace" - Jan Vermeer - 1660's

125.   "Maid Servant Pouring Milk" - Jan Vermeer -1660's

126.   "The Music Lesson" — Jan Vermeer - 1660's

127.   "The Geographer" - Jan Vermeer- 1660's

128.   "Woman In Blue Reading A Letter" - Jan Vermeer- 1660's

129.   "Girl In A Turbin" - Jan Vermeer - 1660's

130.   "Garden of Earthly Delights" - Heironymous Bosch – 1500

131.   "Garden of Earthly Delights" - First Panel - Creation of Adam & Eve -

         Heironymous Bosch – 1500

132.   “Garden of Earthly Delights" - Central Panel - Heironymous Bosch – 1500

133.   "Garden of Earthly Delights" - Third Panel - "HELL" - Hieronymous Bosch 1500

134.   “The Oxbow” – Thomas Cole - 1836

135.   "Dancer Adjusting Her Slipper" - Edgar Degas - 1873

136.   "Ballet Instruction" - Edgar Degas - 1874

137.   "Dancers Behind A Wing" - Edgar Degas - 1880

138.   "Absinthe" - Edgar Degas - 1877

139.   "Dancers in Blue" - Edgar Degas - 1890's

140.   "After The Bath" - Edgar Degas - 1890's

141.   "Ballet Dancer - Dressed" - Bronze - Edgar Degas - 1880-1881

142.   "Elephant With Group Of Spectators" - Rembrandt-1637

143.   "Man Seated At A Table With Books" - Rembrandt - 1636-1638

144.   "Two Women Teaching A Child To Walk" - Rembrandt - 1640

  "Two Studies Of A Baby With A Bottle" - Rembrandt - 1635

145.   "Woman Carrying A Child Downstairs" - Rembrandt - 1636

146.   "Lion Resting" - Rembrandt-1650-1652

147.   "Female With Snake" (Probably Cleopatra) - Rembrandt - 1637

148.   "01d Man Seated In An Armchair" - Rembrandt - 1633

149.   "Cottages Before A Stormy Sky In Sunlight" - Rembrandt – 1641

150.       “Woman In Her Toilet” – Rembrandt – 1632-35

151.       “Woman Sleeping” – Rembrandt – 1635

152.       “Life Study Of A Youth Pulling On A Rope” – Rembrandt – 1656-1658

153.       “Studies For Heads” – Rembrandt – 1636

154.       “View Of Florence” – 1982

155.       “Madonna Of The Rocks” – Leonardo Da Vinci – 1483

156.       “Sketch For Angel in Madonna Of The Rocks” – Leonardo Da Vinci – 1483

157.       “Lodovico Sforza” – Master Of The Pala Sforzesca – 1495

158.       “Drawing Of A Horse And Forelegs” – Da Vinci – 1483

159.       “Beatrice D’Este” – Master Of The Pala Sforzesca – 1495

160.   “Lady With An Ermine” (Cecilia Gallerani) – Da Vinci – 1493

161.       “Last Supper” – Da Vinci – 1495-97

162.   “Refectory Of Santa Maria Della Grazie” –After Bombing on Aug. 14, 1943

163.   “Refectory Of Santa Maria Della Grazie” – After Restoration

164.   "Last Supper" - Detail of St. Phillip - Da Vinci-1495-1497

165.   "Mona Lisa" - Leonardo Da Vinci - 1503

166.   "Flying Machine" - Leonardo Da Vinci - 1488

167.   "Parachute" - Da Vinci - 1490

168.   "Studies of Head and Shoulders Of A Man"-Da Vinci-1510

169.   "Study of Human Proportions According to Vitruvius" — Leonardo Da Vinci -

    1485-1490

170.   "Embryo In The Womb" - Da Vinci - 1485

171.   "Studies of Water Formations" - Da Vinci - 1507

172.   "Mechanical - Spring-Driven Car" - Da Vinci - 1490

173.   "Chain Links" - Da Vinci - 1490

174.   "Air Screw" (Helicopter) - Da Vinci - 1488

175.   "Covered Armored Car" (Tank) - Da Vinci - 1485

176.   "Mortars With Explosive Projectiles" - Da Vinci - 1490

177.   "Self-Portrait" - Albrecht Durer- 1500

178.   "Praying Hands" - Albrecht Durer - 1500

179.   "YoungHare" - Albrecht Durer - W.C. -1502

180.   "Four Horseman Of The Apocalypse" - Albrecht Durer - Woodcut - 1497-98

181.   “7th State of the Apocalypse" - Albrecht Durer - 1497-98

182.   "Final Woodcut Of The Apocalypse"- Albrecht Durer- 1497-98

183.   "Fallof Man" - Engraving - Albrecht Durer - 1504

184.   "St. Jerome In His Study" - Albrecht Durer- 1514

185.   "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" - Katsushika Hokusai - 1823-29

186.   "Print Lab" - Abraham Bosse - French - 1640's

187.   "0riginal Plate" - Giving Of Alms - Rembrandt - 1648

188.   "Giving Of Alms" - Rembrandt - 1648

189.   "The Good Samaritan" - Rembrandt - 1633

190.   "Christ Preaching" - Rembrandt - 1652

191.   "Woman Bathing" - Mary Sassatt - 1891

192.   "Death Seizing A Woman" - Kathe Kollwitz - 1934

193.   "The Seated Clowness" - Toulouse-Lautrec - 1896

194.   “Moulin Rouge (Red Mill)" - Paris - 1890's

195.   "At The Moulin Rouge" - Toulouse-Lautrec - 1892

196.   "The Dancer-La Goulue Entering The Moulin Rouge" - Toulouse-Lautrec- 1892

197.   "Jane Avril Dancing" - Toulouse-Lautrec - 1893

198.   "The Salon In The Rue Des Moulins" - Toulouse-Lautrec-1894-1895

199.   Untitled: Toulouse-Lautrec-1890's

200.   "Moulin Rouge Poster" - Featuring Dancer La Goulue - Toulouse - Lantrec-1890

201.   "Lithographic Poster" - Toulouse - Lautrec- 1890

202.   "Birds of Paradise" - Serigraph - R. A. Kercher – 1990

203.   "Untitled" - Collograph - Artist Unknown

204.   "Numbers in Color" - Jasper Johns - 1965

205.   "View of Sistine Chapel" - Michaelangelo - 1509-1512

206.   "School of Athens - Raphael - 1500-1511

207.   "School of Athens-Detail" (Portrait of Leonardo as "Plato" - Raphael - 1510-1511

208.   "Pieta' " - Michaelangelo - 1498

209.   "Pieta' " - Detail of Christ - Michaelangelo - 1498

210.   "Pieta' " - Detail of Virgin Mary - Michaelangelo - 1498

211.   "Pieta' " - Detail of Damaged Hand - Michaelangelo - 1498

212.   "David" - Michaelangelo - 1401-04

213.   "Sistine Chapel in 1473"

214.   "Ceiling of Sistine Chapel" - Michaelangelo - 1509-1512

215.   "Creation of Adam" - Detail from Ceiling of Sistine Chapel - Michael- angelo -

   1509-1512

216.   "Last Judgement" - Sistine Chapel - Michaelangelo - 1536-41

         a. Detail form the “Last Judgement”

         b. Detail from the “Last Judgement”

         c. Detail from the “Last Judgement”

217.   "Portrait of Biagio Da Desena as Judge of the Underworld" - Detail - Last

    Judgement - Sistine Chapel - Michaelangelo - 1536-1541

218.   "Sistine Chapel" - Today

219.   "Moses" - Michaelangelo - 1513-1515

220.   "St. Peter's Cathedral" - Vatican - Rome

221.   "Christina's World" - Andrew Wyeth - 1948

222.   "Wood Stove" - Andrew Wyeth - 1962

223.   "AnnaChristina" - Andrew Wyeth - 1967

224.   "Shore and Surf - Winslow Homer - Watercolor - 1899

225.   "The New Novel" - Winslow Homer - Watercolor - 1899

226.   "Bowl & Pitcher" - R. A. Kercher - Watercolor - 1969

227.   "Sticks and Stones" - R. A. Kercher - Watercolor - 1971

228.   "The Hermitage" - R. A. Kercher - 1975

229.   "Before Freeze-Up" - R. A. Kercher - 1997

230.   "It Might As Well Be Spring" - R. A. Kercher - 2001

231.   "Still Life" - Paul Cezanne - 1870's

232.   "WoodDucks" - R. A. Kercher- 1992

233.   "Snow Princess" - R. A. Kercher- 1995

234.   "Midas Touch" - R. A. Kercher - 2001

235.   "The Emperor Theodora and Her Retinue" - Mosaic - c. 547

236.   “Sycamore” – Margaret Huddy – W.C. – 1998

237.   “HA, Ha, HO, HO, HE, HE,” – Judy Koenig – W.C. -1998

238.   “Strawberries and Stripes” – D. Denghausen – W. C. – 1998

239.   “Candra’s Shoes” – ED Weiss – W.C. – 1998

240.   “Setting Up” – ARA (Barbara) Leites – W.C. – 1995

241.   “”Stream of Azaleas” – Robert Reynolds – W.C. – 1998

242.   “Geometric Romance” – Teri Starkweather – W.C. 1998

243.   “Maize Harvest” – Jean Uhlsticer – W.C. – 1997

244.   “Nocturne” – Elizabeth Grove – W.C. – 1997

245.   “Summertime” – Jean Kalin – W.C. – 1998

246.   “Dog Days Tilghman Island” – Marc A. Castelli – W.C. – 1998

247.   “A Glimpse at the Gate” – Paul Jackson_ W.C. -1997

248.   “Spring Pattern” – Anne Bagby – W.C. – 1998

249.   “Three Sailors” – Irwin Greenberg – W.C. – 1997

250.   “Current” – Bridget Riley – 1964

251.   “Vega Per” – Victor Vasarely – 1969

252.   “Bathers” – George Seurat – 1883-84

253.   “ A Sunday on La Grande Jatte” – George Seurat – 1884-86

254.   “Nocturne in Blue and Gold” – James McNeill Whistler – 1872-75

255.   “Arrangement in Grey & Black: The Artists Mother” – James McNeill Whistler – 1872

256.   “The Scream” – Edvard Munch – 1893

257.   “Adoration of the Magi”- Fra Fillippo Lippi – 1439

258.   “Max Schmitt in a Single Scull” – Thomas Eakins – 1873-74

259.   “Multiple Exposure of an Athlete Jumping” – Thomas Eakins – 1870’s

260.   “Pilgrimage to Cythera” – jean Antoine Wattean – 1717

261.   “St Anne, the Virgin, Infant Christ and Young St John” – Da Vinci – 1499

262.   “Haystack at Sunset Near Giverny” – Claude Monet – 1891

263.   “Dynamics of a Dog on a Leash” – Giacomo Balla- 1912

264.   “Nude Descending a Stircase, “No. 2” – Marcel Ducnamp – 1912

265.   “Unique Forms of Continuity in Space”-  Umberto Boccioni – 1913

266.    “Lobster Trap” – Alexander calder – 1939

267.   “Coyote in Winter Sage” – Robert Bateman – No Date

268.   “Death and Life” – Gustave Klimt – 1908

269.   “Burning of the Houses of Parliament” – J.M. W. Turner – 1835

270.   “Bar at the Follies Bergeres” – Edward Manet – 1882-83

271.   “The Banjo Lesson” – Henry Taner – 1893

272.   “Bull fight in Madrid” – 1983

273.   “Dona Isabel Cobos De Porcel” – Goya – 1770

274.   “Josepha Bayeau” – Goya – 1773

275.   “ Duchess of Alba” – Goya – 1795

276.   “The Clothed Maja” – Goya – 1800

277.   “The Naked Maja” – Goya – 1800

278.   “The Second of May” – 1808- Goya –painted -1816

279.   “The Third of May”, 1808 – Goya – painted – 1814

280.   “What Courage” – From the Disasters of War – Goya

         “And Nor Do These” – From the Disasters of War – Goya

281.   “They do not Want to” – From the Disasters of War – Goya

         “Bury them and be Silent” – From the Disasters of War – Goya

282.   “The Populace” – From the Disasters of War – Goya

         “And This Too” – From the Disasters of War – Goya

283.   “Wonderful Heroism! Against Dead Men” – From the Disasters of War – Goya

         “That is the Worst of It” – From the Disasters of War – Goya

284.   “The Sleep of Reason” – From the “Caprichos” – Goya

285.   “Early Sunday Morning” – Edward Hopper- 1930

286.   “Broadway Boogie Woogie” – Piet Mondrain – 1942-43

 

 Click for the Slide List for Tapes 5 and 6.

 Click for the Surrealist List.

 Click for Art and Fashion

Click for the List of Art Terms(Adobe PDF document).

What is a Giclee?

 

COURSE CALENDAR

 

*Class begins January 10th, 2008 at 4:00 p.m.

  Class sessions will be 1 hour in length

 

WEEK #1:  January 9-January 11, 2008 (Tape 1)

AGENDA:                   Discussion of syllabus, course requirements, and anticipated assignments.

Pre-Course Exam:      15 Questions.

                        RELAX!!:  *This exam will not count!!  It is merely a way to determine the

existing knowledge of art the students bring to the course.  It will help the

students to evaluate their progress throughout the course and it will help the

instructor to determine his success in presenting the material.

ASSIGNMENT:          View Tape #1

READ:             Chapters 1 through 3 from text, Rita Gilbert, Living with Art

READ:             Page 11 “Van Gogh”

READ:             Page 515 “Paul Gauguin” –also pages 514 to 516—“Post-Impressionism

ASSIGNMENT:          Begin to look for artists to be the subject of your Term Paper.

ASSIGNMENT:          Art Exercise #1:  “Art Awareness Walk”

            Team up with a friend, and walk down the same street (or take the same route across

campus) for about five minutes, without speaking to or looking at each other. When the

time is up, go to separate locations and each make a list of the ten most interesting things

you saw on your walk. Then compare your lists. If they are very different, try to figure

out how your two individual patterns of perception may have influenced what each of

you noticed. Consider how those patterns might affect your response to artworks. (This

project can be even more revealing with 3 or more people.) Write a one page report on

what you discovered about yourself as compared to your partners.

            Due: January 17th.

 

WEEK #2:  January 14-18 (Tape 2)

AGENDA:                   Discussion of visual tapes #1 and previous reading assignment.

ASSIGNMENT:          View Visual Tapes #2

READ:             Chapter 22 – “Art Since 1945”,

                        Pages 536-540, also pages 542-545 – “Art of the Sixties”

and page 544 - “Andy Warhol

Read pages 522-526 “Shattering Form: Cubism” including the page on      Picasso page 525, and page 8- “ Maya Ying Lin”

ASSIGNMENT:          Continue searching for an artist for your term paper. 

ASSIGNMENT:          “WHO AM I?” COLLAGE

Make a collage (a paste-up of papers and other items) for which the iconography is your own life story.  Include images cut from magazines or personal photos that symbolize your interests, goals, dreams, relationships, and fears.  When done, your artwork should summarize “Who Am I?” Your collage should be accompanied with a written explanation of the symbols and images in order for the instructor to get to know you better. Due:  January 31st

DUE THIS WEEK:      “Art Awareness Walk” Report – January 17th

REMINDER:               Due next week- notify your instructor of artist you’ve chosen for your term paper, due January 24th

 

WEEK #3:  January 22-25 (Tapes 3 )

AGENDA:                   Discussion of Visual Tapes #2.

ASSIGNMENT:          View Visual Tapes #3 & #4

READ:                         From text Living with Art Chapter 4: “The Visual Elements” pgs 80-93

(skip the section on “color”  -  we will cover that when we get to painting)

Chapter 6: “Drawing” pgs 145-161 Read in addition: pgs 509-514 “Manet

and Impressionism” also pages 429 to 433 “Rembrandt”.

 DUE THIS WEEK:     Choose artist for term paper. Artist Chosen for your Term Paper”

            Notify instructor of your selection of an artist as the subject for your term paper.

Selection will be on a “first come-first serve” basis. There will be no duplication! Have a

second and third choice ready should your artist be selected ahead of you. *First rough

draft of term paper due March 20th.

 

           

 

WEEK #4:      January 28-February 1 (Tape 4)

AGENDA:   (January 30th- Last day to drop courses without Instructor permission and no

 reflection on transcripts.  Drops after this date must include student and Instructor

signatures.)

            Discussion of Visual Tapes #3 and previous reading assignments.

READ:  From text: pages 517 and 518- “Bridging the Atlantic: America in the 19th Century”

            And pages 74 to 76  “Art and Nature”.

ASSIGNMENT:          View Tape #4

ASSIGNMENT:          “First Gallery Visitation”. 

You are to go to three galleries or museums in your area..  View the artwork and select

one work from each exhibit as your favorite pieces. (If you don’t have 3 galleries, you

may select 3 pieces from one exhibit)  Tell why they were your favorites.  Describe the

works or include photos. (*Remember: most museums do not allow you to photograph

the works. Ask first!) What appealed to you in terms of color, style, medium, texture, etc. 

Try to use terms you are acquiring in this class. Be specific! Why were you affected? 

What feelings did the art piece evoke in you?  You may include flyers or literature from

the museum or gallery as part of your report.  If you don’t have access to art museums or

galleries, contact the instructor. Due:  February 7th.

DUE THIS WEEK:      “Who Am I” Collage” – January 31st.

 

WEEK #5: February 4 -8  (Tape 5)

AGENDA:                   Discussion of Videotape #4

ASSIGNMENT:          View Videotape #5

DUE THIS WEEK:      First Gallery Visitation Report – February 7th.

 

WEEK #6:  February 11-15 (Tape 6 & 6B))

AGENDA:                   Discussion of tape #5 and previously assigned readings.

ASSIGNMENT:          View tapes #6 and #6B

DUE THIS WEEK:      Nothing due this week!

 

WEEK #7:  February 18-22 (Tape 7)

AGENDA:                   Discussion of Tape 6 and Tape 6B

ASSIGNMENT:          View Tape 7 – ending with presentation on “Da Vinci”.

READ:                         From text: page 151 – “Leonardo Da Vinci”

And Page 111 “Restoration”

READ:                         And chapter 16 – “The Renaissance” pages 393-401. (Stop with Leonardo)

ASSIGNMENT:          “My Art Collection” – Make a survey of your home, apartment, or dorm

room, or office and list the various art works you live with. (paintings,

prints, pottery, sculptures, etc.) – Due: February 28th

ASSIGNMENT:          Study for Mid-Term Exam!  Examination will include all material covered

up through “Leonardo Da Vinci”

DUE THIS WEEK: ~   Nothing!  Reminder: “My art collection” and mid-term exam are both

                                    scheduled for Friday, February 28th.

 

WEEK #8 – February 25-28  (ALL Withdraws after this date will reflect WP or WF.)

AGENDA:                   Mid-Term       

ASSIGNMENT:          Mid-Term Examination Returned Postmarked February 29--   **Return

signed original test and retain a copy for your further reference.

DUE THIS WEEK:      “My Art Collection” and Mid-Term Exam- February 29th

 

WEEK #9 – March 3rd –7th (Tape 8 “Art and Fashion”)

SPRING BREAK—NO CLASS THIS WEEK:                     

ASSIGNMENT:          View Tape # 8 Art and Fashion

READ:             From text Living with Art-- Chapter 7 “Painting” pages 168-186

                                    Also from Chapter 4 “Color” pages 95 -101

                                    From text Living with Art—Chapter 8 “Prints” and page 102 “Japanese

Prints”  and pages 78 & 79 “Katsushika Hokusai”                     .

ASSIGNMENT:          “Make a Print” – You may try one or two processes.

1.          “Relief Print” – carve into the cut side of a potato. (Remember: the “raised” areas will receive the ink or paint. You could use tempera paint of even some left over latex house paint. After “inking” your potato, press your design on to a paper. You could repeat your design or even change colors.

2.          “Intaglio Print” – Make a plastic lid etching, cut the rim off a plastic lid from a coffee can or ice cream bucket. Scratch your design into the plastic lid using a sharp nail or the point of a school compass. You should scratch pretty deep for the ink to hold. (Hint: Since you can see through the plastic lid, you could place it down over your drawing to guide you). Remember to “Cross-hatch” the areas you want darker. Ink your “etched” plate using wax shoe polish. Wipe your plate with stiff paper towels. (You want the ink to stay in the lines only). To print: Have a sheet of drawing paper or construction paper soaking in a tray or sink. When ready to print, blot your print paper with paper towels. You want the paper wet but not shiny. Place a thin scrap of plywood down on your driveway in front of your front tire. Place your inked plate and your print paper into a folded section of newspaper. (These will be your blankets). Now place your print “sandwich” on the plywood and place another piece of plywood over the “sandwich”. Your car becomes the press. Once over the piece should do. Remover board, newspaper blankets, and “pull” your print.

3.          Plan your prints as a part invitation or a greeting card.

4.          Send one print to instructor with a brief report of your experiment. Did it work? Any problems? What were your impressions? Fun or not? Did your husband, wife, or neighbors think you were nuts? DUE: March 20th

DUE THIS WEEK:      Nothing.  (It’s Spring Break, remember?)

REMINDER:               Rough Draft of Term Paper and Make a Print Report both due March

 20t0

 

WEEK #10 – March 10-14 (tape #9 and tape #10)

No Class this week- Instructor will be involved with 40th Russell Art Auction Activities

ASSIGNMENT:          View: tape #9 and tape #10

READ:             From text: “Michaelangelo”  pages 401-406

ASSIGNMENT:          Second Gallery Visitation: “An Art Buying Spree”

You have $10,000.00 to purchase art work. What would you buy? This being the C.M. Russell art auction week you will never have a better chance to see hundreds of artists and galleries. There will  be at least five venues to see art in Great Falls “The Western art capitol of the world” this week. Artwork must be original! No reproductions! If

you are in doubt, ask the gallery attendant. You may spend your money on any number of

purchases or on one big item. Write in your report what you selected and it’s value.

Describe the works in terms of style, color, texture, medium, and emotional impact. Why

did you chose it? Give specific reasons! DUE: March 20th.

DUE THIS WEEK:  Nothing!  Enjoy the Art Shows!

                                 *Reminder: Rough draft of term paper, Make-A-Print Report, and Art

         Buying Spree Report ALL DUE March 20th

 

WEEK #11 – March 17-20 (Tape #11)  (A Catch-Up Week)

AGENDA:                   Review of Midterm Exams and Return

AGENDA:                   Discussion of tapes 8, 9, and 10

ASSIGNMENT:          View tape #11

ASSIGNMENT:          “Try Your Hand at Painting”

            Buy or borrow supplies in any two different painting media, such as oil or watercolor.

(You could also choose from tempera, acrylic, or pastels, but chose only two mediums).

Explore the expressive potential of these materials by painting simple forms – even a

stick figure or a tree – in both mediums. Compare the results, and decide how each

medium affected the expression. Did one medium appeal to you more than the other?

Why?   Due: April 10th.

DUE THIS WEEK:      Rough draft of Term Paper – Due March 20th

                                    Report on “Making a Print”  – Due March 20th

                                    ART Buying Spree Report – Due March 20th

 

WEEK #12 – March 24-27 (Tape #12)

AGENDA:                   Discussion of tapes #11 and any questions on previous readings

PRESENTATION:      What is the difference between a Fine Art Print and a Reproduction?

DUE THIS WEEK:      Try Your Hand at Painting Report Due March 30th

 

WEEK #13 – April 3 - 7 (Tape 13 and 14)

AGENDA:                   Discussion of Tape 12

ASSIGNMENT:          View videotape #13 and #14

READ:                         From text  Chapter 5 “Principles of Design” also Chapter 10 “Graphic Design and Illustration”

DUE THIS WEEK:      Nothing! 

Easter Break- Campus Closed March 21st to 30th

 

 

WEEK #14 – April 7-11 (Tape 15)

AGENDA:                   Discussion of tapes #13 and #14

READ:             From text– Chapter 11 “Sculpture”

ASSIGNMENT:          Work on Term Paper. Due May 1st

ASSIGNMENT:          “Color Harmony”

                        Choose a painting or drawing in your text that you find interesting. Make three black and white photocopies of it, preferably blown up to a larger size. Using felt-tip markers or colored pencils, color each of the photocopies in a different color harmony. Complementary, triad, analogous. Compare the results to see how the different color schemes influence your response to the image.

                        Due: April 10th.

DUE THIS WEEK:      Report on Try Your Hand at Painting – April 10th.

 

WEEK #15 – April 14-16 (Tape 16)

AGENDA:                   Discussion of tape #15

ASSIGNMENT:          View Tape 16- “The Surrealists”.

READ:             From text: “Into the 20th Century: The Avant-Garde” pages 518-522

                                    And pages 526-530 beginning with “Fantasy and Futurism” through

                                    “Dada and Surrealism”

ASSIGNMENT:          “Another Buying Spree”.

With the knowledge gained from your previous gallery visits, make another shopping

spree with an additional $5000.00 and add to your “collection”!  Again, explain your

purchases using artistic criteria and your own personal reasons.  Include the description

and the price of each item you purchase. 

DUE:  April 24.

Due this week: Color Harmony  experiment – April 15th

 

 WEEK #16 – April 21-25

AGENDA:                   Discussion of tape 16 “The Surrealists”

                                    Review Questions in preparation for Final Exam

ASSIGNMENT:          Study for Final Exam

REMINDER:               Complete Term Paper- Due May 1st

DUE THIS WEEK:      Report on Another Buying Spree April 24th

                                   

 

WEEK #17 – April 28-May 2 (Final Exam Week)

AGENDA:                   Final Exam- Good Luck!

DUE THIS WEEK:      Final Exams postmarked May 1st

                                    Term Paper due May 1st

                                    ABSOLUTELY NO EXTENSIONS!

 

WEEK #18 – May 7-11

                                    Final Grades due at Registrar’s Office Mid-week

Return of all Final Exams, Term papers, Final Art exercises, and Gallery Visit reports.

Have a terrific Summer!