ART
101 Art Appreciation Entire Course Material
ART 101 Art Appreciation Entire Course Material
ART 101 Week 1 Check Point Visual Literacy
Check Point: Visual Literacy
Resource: Ch. 2 of A
World of Art
Write a 200- to 300-word
response to the following: In your own words, summarize why Kenneth Clark’s
interpretation of the African mask is ethnocentric.
Consider the comparison Clark
makes with Greek sculpture in your summary.
ART 101 Week 1 Assignment Reading Art Practicing
Iconography
Assignment: “Reading” Art:
Practicing Iconography
Iconography is the
practice of understanding symbolism in art and is one aspect of visual literacy.
Understanding visual literacy and roles of the artist deepens one’s
appreciation of art. The Week One assignment reinforces concepts presented in
Ch. 1 and 2 regarding artists’ roles and understanding art.
Review Ch. 1 & 2 of A
World of Art.
Review the multimedia:
“Reading” Art: Practicing Iconography:
Choose two works of art that
embody at least one role of the artist. Make sure one work holds symbolic
significance requiring the application of iconography. Refer to Appendix B and
your Discovering Art 2.0 CD-ROM for artwork. In addition, you
may use other sources in your search for examples of artwork.
Write a 300- to 350-word essay
in APA format summarizing the roles of the artist as applied to
your chosen artwork. Include the following:
An explanation of why
your chosen works exemplify one specific role of the artist, respectively, as
discussed in Ch. 1.
An explanation of the
iconographic or symbolic significance of one of your chosen art works.
ART
101 Week 2 Check Point Art and Intention
Check Point: Art and Intention
Discussion and debate
have always marked the reception of art. This CheckPoint focuses on two works
of art that are currently regarded as masterpieces, but were initially met with
controversy.
Resource: Ch. 4 of A World
of Art
Write a 200- to 300-word
summary that answers the following:
Summarize the reaction
to Michelangelo’s David and Marcel Duchamp’s Nude
Descending a Staircase.
What was objectionable about
each work?
What are the
reasons behind Duchamp’s innovative approach to human form?
Does knowledge of the
artist’s inspiration enhance your appreciation of Nude Descending a
Staircase?
ART 101 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2
Discussion Questions
1. Review the NYC
Department of Parks and Recreation Web site at http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_newsroom/video/index.html?key=13 Post your
response to the following: How does the Calder sculpture compare or not compare
to public art you have in your city? How do you think art in public spaces
contributes or does not contribute to building community and a sense of
culture?
2. Review Ch. 4
in A World of Art. Post your response to the following:
Considering the examples on pp. 67-70 in Ch. 4 of your text, what sort of
performance art can you imagine executing in a public space? What would be the
purpose and content of your piece?
ART 101 Week 3 Check Point Analytical and Expressive
Line
Check Point: Analytical and
Expressive Line
Write a 200- to 300-word
summary that answers the following: Summarize the difference between analytical
and expressive lines, providing examples of each. Do you agree or disagree with
the connection of analytical line with masculinity and expressive line with
feminine qualities? Explain why or why not.
ART 101 Week 3 Assignment Formal Analysis of Art
Assignment: Formal Analysis of Art
Review: Ch. 5–7.
Complete the Organizing
Space exercises in the Discovering Art 2.0 CD-ROM:
Open the CD-ROM.
Click on Interactive
Exercises.
Click on Organizing
Space.
Complete all exercises and
reviews in Linear Perspective, Spatial Depth, and
Directional Light. Then,
complete the Self-Test.
Click on Log after
you complete the Self-Test. Then, save the Organizing Space Self-Test as
a .txt file on your computer.
Look at Las
Meninas by Diego Velázquez on your CD-ROM and
describe the formal qualities of this work in terms of
its organizing space. Do the formal qualities working together create
a particular effect? If so, what is it and how is this accomplished?
Summarize your description
of Las Meninas in 150 to 200 words using APA format.
Complete the Elements of
Color and Light exercises in the Discovering Art 2.0
CDROM:
Open the CD-ROM.
Click on Interactive
Exercises.
Click on Elements
of Color and Light.
Complete all exercises
and reviews in Functions of Light, Properties of Color, Expressive
Qualities, and Optical Effects. Then, complete the Self-Test.
Click on Log after
you complete the Self-Test. Then, save the Elements of Color and Light
Self-Test as a .txt file on your computer.
Look at Nighthawks by
Edward Hopper on your CD-ROM and describe the formal qualities
of this work in terms of its color and light. Do the
formal qualities workingtogether create a particular
effect? If so, what is it and how is this accomplished?
Summarize your description
of Nighthawks in 150 to 200 words using APA format.
Organize your summaries of Las
Meninas and Nighthawks into one Microsoft® Word
document.
Submit your summaries and two
self-tests as attachments.
ART 101 Week 4 Check Point
Design Movements
Check Point: Design Movements
Complete the Appendix C
matrix. Add two more design movements with respective examples at
the bottom of the matrix.
Include approximate dates
for each movement.
ART 101 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2
Discussion Questions
1. Review the video podcast
found at the EwArt Web site, on the composition of Leonardo da
Vinci’s The Last Supper at http://ewart.sbc.edu/2006/12/leonardos_last_supper.html Looking
at The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci, what
design elements do you recognize? Discuss them in your response. Thinking
of The Last Supper or any artwork that interests you, what do you
think is the most useful element of design for an artist? Which element of design
do you think is the most important and integral to the creation of a successful
artwork and why?
2. The design for Cubist
artwork was dramatically different from what had come before in the
history of painting. Why did the artists involved in the creation of
Cubism choose this radical and innovative approach to the design of
their artwork? What influenced early Cubist artists?
ART 101 Week 5 Check Point Drawing
Check Point: Drawing
Review the nature and function
of Leonardo’s drawings on the Universal Leonardo Web site located on this
week’s student Web page.
Review the nature and function
of Michelangelo’s drawings on the British Museum Web site located on this
week’s student Web page.
Describe how each artist viewed
drawing as a part of the creative process in 200 to 300 words.
ART
101 Week 5 Assignment Painting Styles
Assignment: Painting Styles
Review Ch. 21 & 22 (pp.
504–518) of A World of Art
View the Neoclassic
piece, The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries, by Jacques
Louis David on the National Gallery of Art Web site located on this
week’s student Web page.
View the Impressionist
piece, The Luncheon of the Boating Party, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
on the Phillips Collection Web site located on this
week’s student Web page.
Click on the link to go
to the home page of the Phillips Collection Web site.
Select Collection.
Click on the Luncheon
of the Boating Party from the drop down menu on the left hand side of
the screen.
View the Abstract
Expressionist piece, Autumn Rhythm (Number 30), by Jackson Pollock
on the Metropolitan Museum of Art Web site located on this week’s student Web
page.
Click on the link to go to the
home page of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Select Works of
Art.
In the Search box type
in Autumn Rhythm, and select the first item that comes up.
Write a 500- to 700-word
summary in APA format that compares and contrasts Neoclassicism,
Impressionism, and Abstract Expressionism. Use the selected artwork as your
examples for each. Include the following in your discussion:
How each style reflects
its era and the culture
Discussion of painting
techniques
Formal elements
ART 101 Week 6 Check Point Film and Popular Cinema
Check Point: Film and Popular Cinema
Resource: Ch. 13 of A
World of Art
Summarize the distinction
between film and popular cinema in 200 to 300 words.
Provide examples of each
and explain why they fall into either category.
ART
101 Week 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2
Discussion Questions
In your opinion, what is
the most significant difference between the daguerreotype process
and modern photography? How do early and modern photos differ in the
creative process of image production?
2. View a clip
from North by Northwest directed by Alfred Hitchcock at
How do they build
tension in the scene? Provide an example of one sequence of shots you have
viewed in a film or television program that built dramatic or comedic tension
successfully.
ART 101 Week 7 Check Point
Greek and Roman Architecture
Check Point: Greek and Roman
Architecture
Resource: Ch. 16 of A
World of Art
Write a summary comparing and
contrasting the characteristics of Roman and Greek architecture in 200 to 300
words.
Provide examples of
architecture from both Greek and Roman culture.
ART 101 Week 7
Assignment Architecture and Function
Assignment: Architecture and
Function
Review Ch. 16 & 19 of A
World of Art.
Create a 5- to 7-slide
PowerPoint® presentation that includes the following:
Examples of architecture
from Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam, respectively
Brief explanations of
the elements of architecture as they relate to specific aspects of each
religion
Names of types of
buildings associated with each religion
A separate slide with
references using APA formatting
Citation beneath image,
such as Fig. 1
ART
101 Week 8 Check Point Sculpture Mediums and Process
Check Point: Sculpture: Mediums and
Process
Resource: Ch. 14 & 18 of A
World of Art, Appendix B, and Appendix D
Complete the Appendix D matrix
with examples of each type of sculpture listed. Fill in the title of the
artwork, the artist, year created, and medium. In the last column, determine
whether the work is additive, subtractive, or neither. You may use Internet
resources, your CD-ROM gallery, or your text for examples of sculpture.
ART
101 Week 8 DQ 1 and DQ 2
Discussion Questions
1. Discuss the representation
of the human body by the Egyptians and the Greeks. What are the similarities
and differences between the two? What does the sculptural representation of the
human form say about each culture?
2. Using Internet
resources, find one example of installation art. Describe the artwork you have
found in the Main forum, including the title, artist, year
created, and where it was installed. Discuss the meaning of the work and how it
relates to what the artist has created. Provide your personal reaction to your
chosen work and comment on each other’s examples of installation art.
ART 101 Week 9 Capstone
Check Point
Capstone Check Point
Write a 200- to 300-word
summary of the following questions:
How are the arts in your
community supported by various agencies and citizens?
Do you think there is
enough or not enough support of the fine arts by these entities?
Explain why or why not.
What is your role in the
creation and support of art in your community?
ART 101 Week 9 Final Project Art Timeline
Final Project: Art Timeline
In the final project for
this course, you assume the role of a museum curator who receives the following
e-mail from the Director of the museum:
Following a meeting with
our museum’s Web design team, it is now my priority to improve the content of
our museum’s Web site. We decided on an interactive timeline focused on one art
medium. It is your job to choose one art form such as painting or sculpture for
the timeline. You must also have a common theme for the artwork you select. If
you were to choose sculpture, your theme might be 20th-Century Sculpture.
Whatever you focus on,
make sure you do not make the timeline too long. Ten works should suffice.
After selecting the 10 works of art, write a short paragraph to accompany each
one. You have approximately 9 weeks for this project before you turn over your
selected artworks and content to the design team.
Review Appendix A for a
detailed overview of this assignment.
Select one art media on which
to focus. Examples might include painting, architecture, performance art, or
film. Whereas these are broad areas, you must select a single medium and then
make your timeline focused on that single medium.
Research the Internet, or Grove
Art Online in the Axia Online library, and find 10examples of your chosen media
that are thematically connected. Examples of thematically linked art media
include:
linear
perspective in European paintings.
black and white film
noir.
Greek figural sculpture.
international video art.
Organize, in a Microsoft® Word
document, the 10 works in chronological order and include a 100 word minimum
paragraph for each in short essay form using APA format.
