Cheryl McGrath, Instructor
Office Room 201,
Summer I, 2008 Art
Appreciation 1301
Materials & Assignments
Jun. 9 - July 10
Notebook 1 is due June 16 (Click Here for your Notebook Assignments )*
Notebook 2 is
due Jun 23
Notebook 3 is due Jun. 30
Notebook 4 is due Jul. 7
Museum Visit Papers due Jun. 30- see instructions below
Art
From Home Presentation and presentation papers are
due Jul. 8 and Jul. 9
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instructions Art From Home Presentation
Gilbert, Rita. Living
With Art, 8th ed.
Link to your Living
With Art Textbook website with chapter outlines, images and supplemental
information
1. Read the following chapters
before coming to class & bring required materials:
Note: schedule is subject to change and will be announced in class
Jun. 9 Chapters 1
& 2; Introduction, Syllabus, Visual Literacy
Jun.10 Chapters 3-5; "Reading" visual
culture, What is art? --bring camera for in-class project
Jun.11 Chapter
3-5; What
is art? Cows survey, Iconography
Jun.12 Ch. 5- Themes, Elements and Principles - Georgia
O'Keeffe Video
Jun.16 Folder
1 due Monday,
Jun. 16
Chapter 6 - Drawing - bring
2 apples or pears, drawing materials, colored pencils, drawing paper
Jun.17 Ch. 8 - Printmaking - bring an apple or potato, poster
paint, white paper (4-5 sheets), knife to carve apples or potatoes,
paint
brushes, paper towels and paper cups, newspaper
Jun.18 Ch. 7 - Painting - bring poster paint, white poster
board(22 x 28"), thick brushes, paper cups,
newspaper to cover
desks
Jun.19 Ch. 9 - Photography - bring camera. (note:
there is also an OUTSIDE class photo essay assignment this week-see notebook assignments)
Jun.23 Folder 2 Due - Monday, Jun. 23
Jun.23 Chapter
9-10 - Film
Jun. 24 Chapter 10 - Graphic Design
Jun.25 Chapter 11 - Sculpture - bring 5
different kinds of paper/plastic and scissors/tape (cardboard, tissue, wrapping, paper
towels, etc.) We will make a paper
sculpture in class based on a sculpture you have seen or that is in the
textbook.
Jun.26 Chapter
12-13 - Craft &
Architecture
Jun.30 Folder 3 and Museum Papers Due on
Monday, Jun. 30
Jun.30 Chapter 13 - Postmodern
Architecture/Green Sustainable Design
Jul. 1 Chapter 14 - Art Survey- Ancient Art through Roman
Art
Jul.
2 Chapter 15-17-
Art Survey - Early Christian, Renaissance through 19th Century Art
Jul. 3 Chapter 21-22 - 20th
& 21st Century Western Art & Part of Chapters 18-20 - Non-Western Art
Jul. 7 Folder 4 Due Monday, Jul. 7 (include mask research & sketch
in this folder)
bring mask making materials (markers, crayons, tape, stapler,
paperplates, glue, etc.)
Jul. 7 Chapters
18-20 - Art Survey (Islamic, African,
Asian, and the Americas)
Jul. 8 Mask
Gallery & Art From Home Papers/Presentations
Jul. 8 & 9
Jul. 9 Art From Home
Papers/Presentations July 8 & 9
Jul. 10 Final - Extra Credit
2. *Click Here for Notebook Assignments
3. *MUSEUM VISIT Paper Due Jun. 30
* see below
4. Click for Art From Home Presentation and Paper - Due Jul. 8 and Jul. 9
*Museum Visit:Paper describing your museum/gallery/art center
visit due Jun. 30
CHECK WITH THE MUSEUM BY INTERNET OR
PHONE BEFORE MAKING
A TRIP FOR
DIRECTIONS, HOURS AND SPECIAL EXHIBITS/EVENTS.
Write a minimum of three full, double spaced pages
describing your visit to one or more of the following museums during this semester.
We will also discuss your museum experiences in
class on the due date.
1. a. Include the date of your visit and the name of the museum at the
top of your paper.
b. To your paper, attach your entrance ticket or photo of you in
front of the museum if you visit on a free day.
Failure to attach proof of
attendance disqualifies your paper for credit. Tag bracelets are not sufficient,
you must include the stamped
entrance ticket or a photo of yourself at the museum.
c. You must take a notebook with you to record important
documentation in order to write an
adequate paper.
2.Include
your reaction to at least two selected pieces of art and the building itself and what
you think
was the most interesting part of your experience. Write a paragraph for each:
artwork 1, artwork 2,
and the museum. Include specific documentation for each piece (copy the
artist
name, date and title directly from the museum display card next to the artwork.)
However, for each of your paragraphs
describing your reaction to the artwork, do not copy information from the museum
description - just write about how you
responded to what you saw - what drew you to each of the pieces and what stood out
to you in those pieces. For your
reaction to the museum itself, write about how you felt about the museum's
structure and your overall experience there, ie.,
what impressed you, did you like the exterior and interior, the way the art was
organized and/or was your visit pleasant?
3.In addition your reaction to the the 2 artworks and museum itself,
compare and contrast two works of art,
each from a different culture, time period or medium. This means you will
probably have to visit several
different areas of the museum. Think of it this way:
Imagine you are the museum curator and want to exhibit and compare two works
with the same theme,
but from different time periods, mediums or cultures. Include the name
of the artwork(s), artists and the date of creation.
How are these alike? How are they different? What does each say about its
particular culture, medium or time?
Example: compare a portrait (either sculpture or painting) from 19th Century
Europe with a portrait sculpture from Africa.
Or compare a Chinese scroll painting of a landscape to a painted landscape
from 20th Century America. Or compare
a Samurai mask from Japan to a ritual mask from India, Africa or the Pacific
Islands.
4. Include the title, artist and
description of what you feel was the most
controversial, unusual or most interesting
work of art you saw. Discuss why you think it is controversial or
unusual.
5. You must actually visit the
museum as the basis for this assignment; internet browsing is
not acceptable.
You may want to use a pocket folder for this project. You should take a
notebook with you to jot down
important ideas and facts (names of artists, titles and
dates and observations about the
art you see) in order to write an adequate paper.
Locations: You MUST attend
one or more of the following museums. Other museums are not acceptable.
General Art Museums
Dallas Museum of Art - General World Cultures in the Dallas Arts District
Nasher Sculpture Center - Modern Sculpture in the Dallas Arts District(across the street from The Dallas Museum)
Kimbell Art Museum -
General World Cultures (located in
Modern Art Museum of Ft. Worth - Modern Art (next to the Kimbell in Ft. Worth)
Art Museums Featuring Specific Cultures
Amon Carter Museum -
American Art (
Trammell and Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art
- Arts of Asian Cultures
in the