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3.00 Credits
This course examines the radical changes that occurred in Western painting, sculpture, photography, architecture and design from the beginning of Modernism in the 19th century through the early and late twentieth century. The approach will be lively and broad, utilizing ideas from diverse disciplines including theology, philosophy, literature, music, fashion design, politics, economic, sociology, psychology, the history of technology, and physics. Some of the most culturally significant artists, movements, and masterpieces of modern art will be addressed in readings, lectures, videos and discussion.
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This course will examine the profound and lasting contributions made by Dada & Surrealist artists as well as other revolutionary modernists of the early 20th century who sought to escape the traditional and rational in art and thought. An analysis of topics (dada and performance; neo-dada; dada and surrealsit women; surrealism and photography; dada, surrealism and ethnography; collage; and the impact of surrealism in the United States) will be analyzed to define rogressive ideas, which led to the dismantling of previous standards and the rise of an anti-art spirit, which continues today in various guises. Primary documents will be consulted regularly in order to provide a wider appreciation of the variety of Dada and Surrealist media (e.g. literature, film, theater, typography). The format for this course is lecture with discussion.
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This course will address the visual arts of Italy created during the late Renaissance, typically known as the Mannerist period. The class will primarily cover painting, and sculpture, with the inclusion of some architectural works. The course will begin by establishing the artistic traditions of the High Renaissance era to examine Mannerist innovations and shifts in style and aesthetics as well as the maintenance, in some instances, of High Renaissance ideals. The class will be held in a lecture format with images projected during lecture for a combination of visual and verbal information.
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This course will address the visual arts of northern Europe during the Renaissance, the 14th through the 16th century. The class will primarily cover the painting, printmaking, and sculpture of Germany, Flanders, France, and the Netherlands. The class will begin by establishing the artistic traditions of the medieval era and exhibit how the early Northern Renaissance artists both operated within these traditions and made marked innovations to the visual vocabulary, and will conclude with the 16th-century North's responses to the Protestant Reformation and to the influence of works of the Italian Renaissance. The class will be held in a lecture format with images projected during lecture for a combination of visual and verbal information.
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This survey introduces students to the art produced by the cultures of Mesoamerica up to the time of contact with European cultures; from the earliest traditions of Olmec ceramic sculpture to the spectacular Mayan architecture and awe-inspiring stone carvings of the Aztecs. Sacred architecture, presious stone and metal sculpture, basalt carving traditions, mural paintings and works of art on paper are examined with a consideration to both form and context. The format for this course is lecture with discussion.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a survey of the history of graphic design communications from prehistory to the present, and will evaluate the impact of culture and technology on the development of graphic design in different historical contexts. Content includes the relation of art and graphic design, techniques of graphic representation, current trends, and the importance of graphic communication in contemporary society.
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Surveys the major themes, cultural groups, and art traditions of Africa. Focuses on materials, functions, meaning and the distinctive aesthetic values of cultural objects and their ritual significance in African societies.
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3.00 Credits
The study of African American art and design from the period of pre-colonial Africa to the contemporary United States. The course investigates the creativity and cultural identity of African Americans and their contributions to the visual culture in America.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the history of American Art from the Colonial Period through the present. Works of art and other forms of material culture will be explored and discussed within the context of philosophical, historical, social, and cultural developments. Attention will be given to the writings of artists and critics, as well as texts by contemporary art historians, historians, and other scholars which illustrate the variety of methodologies and interpretations that are currently being brought to bear on American art, architecture, and material culture. The format for this course is lecture with discussion.
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3.00 Credits
This course will encompass a study of the visual arts, primarily sculpture, painting, and metalwork, and architecture, both secular and religious, of the ancient world from Prehistoric times through circa 350 CE, with an emphasis on the art of Greece and Rome. A historical and cultural background will be provided to lay a contextual groundwork for the more specific information of the works of art and architecture. The material will begin with the examination of the earliest artistic creations by humankind in the Paleolithic era, proceed with the works of the ancient Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, and ancient Roman cultures, and conclude with the conversion of the Roman Empire to Christianity and to the era known as Early Christian. The class will be held in a lecture format with images projected during lecture for a combination of visual and verbal information.
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