St. Gregory's University

Fall Semester, 2000

AR 1103-2 Art Appreciation

Instructor: Stephen Mauldin

E-mail: slmauldin@sgc.edu

Course Description: (from SGU Fall 2000 Class Schedule) Designed to introduce students to the meaning and purpose of art, its elements, and its value in our society. Major components include: art media, design, color, texture, and a brief introduction to the history of art.

Mission Statement: This course contributes to the university’s goal of inculcating in students an appreciation for the arts and inspiring a lifelong quest for learning and personal development. Art Appreciation will fulfill the fine art requirement in all the university’s degree programs.

Instructor’s Statement: I hold a Bachelor of Arts Degree, with honors, from Oklahoma City University (with a major in Art) and a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Idaho (with a concentration in painting and printmaking). I have also been an actively producing painter for twenty-six years and my work has been shown in museums and galleries from coast to coast. My office is located inside room FA 215 and my office hours are:

· 9:30-10:30 a.m. and 1:00-2:00p.m. Monday through Friday.

I also have a studio in the metal building east of the convent behind the cafeteria and can often be found there if I’m not in my office.

Course Objectives:

· To invest students with an ongoing interest in and appreciation of all forms of visual art;

· To provide students an initial overview of the history of art;

· To introduce students to the elements and principles of visual expression utilized by artists in the creation of art;

· To expose students to the techniques, materials, and tools employed by artists;

· To expand students’ awareness of the many forms art takes in our contemporary environment;

· To equip students with the skills necessary to analyze and assess works of art.

Textbook: Strickland, Carol, Ph.D. The Annotated Mona Lisa. Kansas City, MO: Andrews and McMeel, 1997. ISBN 0-8362-8005-9

Course Requirements:

· Attend class.

· Expect quizzes on assigned reading. These occur randomly and without notice.

· Take scheduled exams.

· Give one or more brief presentations to class.

· Visit one Oklahoma art museum, gallery, or artist’s studio.

· Create one piece of art and write a brief paper assessing what you learned during the creative process.

Instructor Policies: Class attendance is mandatory. After three absences, the student may be dropped from the course. If possible, notify instructor in advance of circumstances that will require your absence and accommodations may be called for. Work turned in late will lose one letter grade for each class period overdue. Quizzes, in-class discussions, and activities cannot be made up.

Grading Criteria:

· Class attendance and participation	30% of final grade
· Tour of one museum, gallery, or studio	10% of final grade
· Quizzes	20% of final grade
· Examinations (Mid-term & Final)	20% of final grade
· Art/Writing Project	20% of final grade

Grading Scales:

For Exams: For Presentations:

· A = 90-100 A = Good material; well organized & presented

· B = 80-89 B = Good material; organization & presentation acceptable

· C = 70-79 C = Material acceptable; organization & presentation lacking

· D = 60-69 D = Material, organization, & presentation substandard

For Art/Writing Project:

Grade	Art Component	Writing Component
A	Exceptionally well crafted; imaginative; original; coherently expressed idea	Excellent English usage; exceptional insights
B	Well crafted; imaginative; original; idea not perfectly coherent	Good English usage; good insights
C	Acceptable craftsmanship; intent questionable	English usage contains errors; few insights
D	Poorly crafted; incoherent	Poor English usage; no insights

Course Outline:

Date	Topic	Reading
Aug. 23	Introduction to course/Visual language/Looking at art
Aug. 25	Process of making art/Slides of instructor’s work	Introduction
Aug. 28	Tour Mabee-Gerrer Museum
Aug. 30	Prehistoric Art	pp. 2-5
Sept. 1	Mesopotamia/Egypt	pp. 6-11
Sept. 4	LABOR DAY
Sept. 6	Greece	pp. 12-15
Sept. 8	Rome	pp. 16-19
Sept. 11	Pre-Columbian Art/African Art	pp. 20-23
Sept. 13	Middle Ages	pp. 24-29
Sept. 15	Early Renaissance	pp. 30-33
Sept. 18	Italian Renaissance	pp. 34-39
Sept. 20	Northern, German, Late, & Spanish Renaissance	pp. 40-45
Sept. 22	Italian & Flemish Baroque	pp. 46-51
Sept. 25	Dutch Baroque	pp. 52-56
Sept. 27	English & Spanish Baroque	pp. 57-61
Sept. 29	French Baroque & Rococo	pp. 62-65
Oct. 2	Nineteenth Century French Neoclassicism	pp. 66-71
Oct. 4	American Neoclassicism/Goya	pp. 72-75
Oct. 6	French, English, & American Romanticism	pp. 76-82
Oct. 9	Realism	pp. 83-88
Oct. 11	Architecture for the Industrial Age/Art Nouveau	pp. 89-91
Oct. 13	MID-TERM EXAM
Oct. 16	Birth of Photography	pp. 92-95
Oct. 18	Impressionism	pp. 96-99
Oct. 20	FALL BREAK
Oct. 23	Impressionism	pp. 100-105
Oct. 25	Impressionism/Rodin	pp. 106-111
Oct. 27	Post-Impressionism	pp. 112-117
Oct. 30	Post-Impressionism	pp. 118-122
Nov. 1	Early Expressionism/Symbolism/Birth of Modern Architecture	pp. 123-127
Nov. 3	Fauvism/Twentieth-Century Sculpture	pp. 128-133
Nov. 6	Matisse & Picasso/Cubism	pp. 134-138
Nov. 8	Modernism Outside of France	pp. 139-144
Nov. 10	Mondrian/Modernist Architecture	pp. 145-147
Nov. 13	Dada/Surrealism	pp. 148-151
Nov. 15	Photography Comes of Age/American Art: 1908-40	pp. 152-157
Nov. 17	Abstract Expressionism	pp. 158-161
Nov. 20	Figural Expressionism/Post-War Sculpture/Color Field	pp. 162-167
Nov. 22	Hard Edge/ Pre-Pop Art	pp. 168-173
Nov. 24	THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
Nov. 27	Pop Art/Minimalism/Conceptual Art	pp. 174-179
Nov. 29	Contemporary Architecture/Photography: What’s New	pp. 180-186
Dec. 1	Photo-Realism/ Neo-Expressionism	pp. 187-189
Dec. 4	Post-Modern	pp. 190-194
Dec. 6	Post-Modern
Dec. 8	Review/Summarize
Dec. 11-15	FINAL EXAMS