ART 101 Course Material - art101dotcom

1. ART 101 Course Material - art101dotcom

2. ART 101 Course Material • ART 101 Week 1 CheckPoint Visual Literacy • ART 101 Week 1 Assignment Reading Art Practicing Iconography • ART 101 Week 2 CheckPoint Art and Intention • ART 101 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2 • ART 101 Week 3 CheckPoint Analytical and Expressive Line • ART 101 Week 3 Assignment Formal Analysis of Art • ART 101 Week 4 CheckPoint Design Movements • 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. ART 101 Entire Course ART 101 Week 1 Assignment Reading Art Practicing Iconography

3. ART 101 Course Material • CheckPoint: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. • CheckPoint: 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. ART 101 Week 1 CheckPoint Visual Literacy ART 101 Week 2 CheckPoint Art and Intention

4. ART 101 Course Material • Review the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation Web site at  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? • 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. ART 101 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2 ART 101 Week 3 Assignment Formal Analysis of Art

5. ART 101 Course Material • CheckPoint: 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. • CheckPoint: Design Movements • Complete the Appendix C matrix. Add two more design movements with respectiveexamples at the bottom of the matrix. • Include approximate dates for each movement. ART 101 Week 3 CheckPoint Analytical and Expressive Line ART 101 Week 4 CheckPoint Design Movements

6. ART 101 Course Material • 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? • The design for Cubist artwork was dramaticallydifferent from what had come before in the history of painting. Why did the artists involved in the creation of Cubism • 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, byJacques Louis David on theNational 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-AugusteRenoir on the Phillips Collection Web site located on this week’s student Web page. ART 101 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2 ART 101 Week 5 Assignment Painting Styles

7. ART 101 Course Material • CheckPoint: 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. • CheckPoint: 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 5 CheckPoint Drawing ART 101 Week 6 CheckPoint Film and Popular Cinema

8. ART 101 Course Material • In your opinion, what is the most significantdifference between the daguerreotype process and modern photography? How do early and modern photos differ in the creative process of image production? • Viewa clip from North by Northwest directed by Alfred Hitchcock at • 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 ART 101 Week 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2 ART 101 Week 7 Assignment Architecture and Function

9. ART 101 Course Material • CheckPoint: 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. • CheckPoint: 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. ART 101 Week 7 CheckPoint Greek and Roman Architecture ART 101 Week 8 CheckPoint Sculpture Mediums and Process

10. ART 101 Course Material • 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? • 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. • Capstone CheckPoint • 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 8 DQ 1 and DQ 2 ART 101 Week 9 Capstone CheckPoint

11. ART 101 Course Material • 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. ART 101 Week 9 Final Project Art Timeline

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