Art Appreciation Syllabus / ARH 2000 (writing requirement option)
Dr. Kyra Belan
office: BLDG. 71, 112
954-201-8895
e-mail: kbelan@broward.edu
BCC hotline: 954-476-4900
RATIONALE:
It is my belief that the student can gain more satisfaction from life and learn
how to think creatively through an increased understanding of art. By learning
about art, the student can benefit from the ideas, concepts and the beauty brought
to us by many generations of creative individuals from prehistoric times to
the present from all over the world. Art, as a record of human experiences within
social structures, has an application for all of us, and this course will seek
it out and apply it to our lives.
GOALS:
a. The student will learn the basic elements and principles of artistic
composition.
b. The student will become more creative, open-minded and self-motivating
after
experiencing this course.
c. The student will be more willing to express her/his ideas articulately
and openly.
d. The student will gain general knowledge of art history and will be
able to recognize different
periods and important individual artists of the past and the present.
e. The student will experience art by visiting museum or art gallery,
etc.
Besides the stated objectives, it is my hope that the students will choose to:
a. Attend art shows at galleries/museums on their own, read books about
art.
b. Watch TV shows or movies on art
c. Find art on the internet
FORMAT:
The format of this course is of a visual nature and the material will be presented
in a lecture
form with slides or video tapes.
The lectures will include information on form and content, elements of art and
principles of design, and their relationships, contextual art historical information,
as well as information on art vocabulary. Attendance at an art gallery, museum,
or lecture by a visiting artist are also required. Attendance is necessary in
order to view the materials to be presented and take notes.
PROCEDURE:
The lectures will provide the student with information on art vocabulary, elements
and principles of design used by the artists, and the meaning of form and content,
and will set the basis for understanding and appreciating art. The art historical
information will be presented in chronological order to give the student a clear
understanding of different periods of art in history. Slides andvideo tapes
will provide the visual information. Textbooks provide supplementary information
but are not a substitute for attending classes.
STRATEGIES:
The following strategies will be used to accomplish the various objectives of
this class:
a. Lecture c. Visits to gallery or museum
b. Slides, video d. Discussion, questions
PROFESSOR’S ROLE:
My role is to create an atmosphere where the most possible learning can take
place and provide you with information on what the course is about and what
will be required of you during the course. The classroom is a learning center
in which I have the directional and organizational responsibilities and you
have the responsibility of continuing those directions that we have determined.
EVALUATION:
The evaluation or grading procedure will be based on the following :
a. Three tests: multiple choice, true and false, slide identifications
75% of the grade; three short essays on topics assigned, two-three pages each,
typed, double-spaced, 25% of the grade. For writing students only: a term paper,
MLA method totaling 3,000 words will be assigned (you will receive an explanatory
handout about the term paper); grade for term paper: PASS/FAIL; students that
failed the term papers will be able to get the grade for the course without
the writing credit, based on the rest of the grades. Make-up exams will be given
only in case of a documented emergency; their format will be different; questions
will have to be answered on topics assigned.
There will be no make-up exam for the third and final test. Late papers will
be reduced by 5 points of the score for each class meeting the paper is late.
Plagiarism will result in a grade of F for that assignment.
b. Attendance: limit of 3 hours absent per semester. The grade will be
reduced by one grade after 5 absences, and the professor reserves the right
to withdraw any student who exceeds 6 absences per semester.
c. Cooperation: The student who repeatedly disturbs the lecture or becomes
a nuisance to the instructor and the class will be withdrawn from the class
by the instructor. Reduction of the grade for lesser disturbances will also
be implemented.
Textbooks REQUIRED:
Artforms ,seventh ed., by Duane Preble, Sarah Preble, Patrick Frank
Earth, Spirit and Gender: Visual Language for the New Reality , third
ed., by Kyra Belan
Suggested Reading:
Madonnas: From Medieval to Modern, by Kyra Belan
When God was a Woman by Merlin Stone
The Chalice and The Blade, by Riane Eisler
Notenook is necesary to take notes from the lectures
Dr. Belán's office hours are: 12:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Monday, Wednesday, and Friday ; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, and by appointment.
COURSE CONTENT:
1. Socio-cultural Context of the Art Object : contextual art history and
formal art history including :
Form and Content
Visual Elements of Art: Line, Shape/Mass, Value, Color, Texture
Principles of Design/Composition
2. Mediums: Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Architecture, etc.
3. Ritual in Art: Ancient, Non-western and Modern
4. Symbols, Deities and Archetypes: prehistoric, ancient, and modern
5. Art History Survey:
a. Prehistoric Art, Egyptian Art, Minoan, Greek, and Roman Art
b. Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, etc.
c. African, Pre-Colombian, Native American, Oriental, etc.
d. Impressionism, Post-Impressionism
e. 20th Century, Cubism, Dada, Surrealism, German Expressionism,
American Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Op Art, Color Field, Photorealism, Conceptual
Earthworks, Performance, New Genre /New Mediums.