FLORENCE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS APICIUS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY

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1 SYLLABUS Rev PALAZZI - FLORENCE ASSOCIATION FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION FLORENCE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS APICIUS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT OF PAINTING AND DRAWING COURSE TITLE: FLORENCE SKETCHBOOK COURSE CODE: FA PD FS 225 SECTION: semester credits (45 lecture hours) Day and Time: Professor: Teacher availability: Available to see students individually after class by appointment 1. DESCRIPTION This course is designed to take full advantage of the student's unique experiences living and studying in the city of Florence. With on-site inspiration channeled into artistic creativity, students will draw on location at sites of historical significance and visual interest ranging from architectural masterpieces, landscape vistas and medieval streets to formal gardens, street markets and Renaissance fountains. Slide lectures will document the rich history of how Florence and its environs have attracted and inspired visiting artists for centuries. Students will develop individual sketchbooks with the aim of building up source material for future projects. Instructor s Note: This course explores drawing from an expressive and experimental point of view. The process of drawing will enable students to focus on creative thinking that uses information to address concepts and ideas about every day experiences. The typical characteristics of drawing will be highlighted, including lines, points, shadows, space and expression. These aspects of drawing will be explored for their expressive, representational, and didactic qualities. Students will visit the FUA Library frequently and extensively to discover the drawings of numerous contemporary artists, as well as to gain fundamental ideas and inspiration in the development studio work and a personal sketchbook. Drawing, as the most immediate way to transcribe one s ideas, is the basis for all artistic procedures; often roughdraft drawings have an invaluable freshness and immediate expressiveness, indispensable in the development of concepts and projects. The course will end with a presentation of the completed portfolio in digital format. Minimum preparation time each week: 6 hours (including reading, studio time, mandatory Arty Fridays and site visits) 2. OBJECTIVE By the end of the course students should be able to: Recognize and draw with various techniques the most important sites of Florence Learn how to observe, and then to transfer and translate this information onto paper in a skilful and personal way. Interpret the historical sites by differentiating textures, lighting, hues, with different drawing techniques according to their particularities, and nature Learn how to express their individual creativity through a range of techniques and

2 styles central to the vocabulary of contemporary drawing. develop fundamental critical skills in presenting the outcomes of your work in written form (paper) Demonstrate greater oral skills after defending and explaining the content of their art for critiques. organize a structured and effective portfolio of his/her own work s achievement 3. REQUIREMENTS Prerequisite: Foundation Drawing 120 requirement or university level equivalent. Students accepted at the entrance exam, or who show a sound knowledge of drawing. Some foundation in art history is preferable, but not mandatory. Curiosity and interests in learning facts of modern as well as contemporary art is crucial. A questionnaire will be distributed to students on the first day of class to inform the instructor about the general background and characteristics of the students preparation. Some site visits in Florence are mandatory (see point 6), many are strongly recommended in order to observe and better understand the master works, as well as the catch the character Extra expenses incurred for materials and their purchase are the students responsibility. Please consider strict guidelines regarding attendance, behaviour, participation and assignments during the classes as well as during the visits/field trip (as described in pertinent paragraphs). By the end of the course the students will hand in an effective portfolio of his/her own work s achievement Minimum preparation time each week: 6 hours (including reading, studio time, mandatory Arty Fridays and site visits) By the end of the course students must be able to answer correctly to all the questions on the department's handbook, corresponding to your level/course 4. METHOD Classes are dedicated to structured drawing exercises, on-site teaching and outdoor sketching (see points 6 and 12, below), lectures, slides, demonstrations, targeted discussions, and critique of works. Different exercises practiced daily will help develop the direct study of the city, expressive abilities, and the exploration of ideas and interests. Students will take photographs of the locations visited so that they may continue their drawings at later points in time. Based on life studies, the course will concentrate on different themes involving space. are mandatory and fundamental in order to complete the course. 5. TEXT BOOK FURTHER READINGS INTERNET RESOURCES TEXT BOOK: The course-pack for this course which can be purchased at CENTRO AZ, Via degli Alfani, 20r. Telephone: info@centroaz.it FURTHER READINGS: BARRET T., Interpreting Art,McGraw-Hill Education 2003 BORSI F. and S., Paolo Uccello, Abrams, 1994 CARROLL N., Philosophy of art, Routledge 1999 FARRAR L., Ancient Roman Gardens, Sutton Publishing, 2000 GOETHE J.W., Theory of Colors, Paperback, MIT Press, 1970 ITTEN J., The Elements of Colour, John Wiley & Sons, 1961 MYRONE M. (ed.), Gothic Nightmares: Fuseli, Blake and the Gothic Imagination, Tate Publishing, 2006 POZZANA M. C., Gardens of Florence and Tuscany: A Complete Guide, Giunti, 2001 SEYDL J., Giambattista Tiepolo: Fifteen Oil Sketches, Getty Publications, 2005

3 SMITH R., The Artist's Handbook, DK Adult, 2009 WITTKOWER R., MONTAGU J., CONNORS J, Art and Architecture in Italy (vols. I II and III), Yale University Press, 1999 INTERNET RESOURCES: Students are encouraged to research online. See in particular the work of Joseph Mallord Turner on the Tate Gallery sites and 6. VISITS TRIPS In addiction to the weekly class visits outdoor we will be visiting the Museo Marino Marini (entry 4 euro). Students are expected to pay for any entrance tickets in exhibitions /fairs/ museums where a free pass is not provided. All Fine Art students are required to attend at least three Arty Fridays (see updated calendar available at school), comprehending visits to museums, galleries, artist studios. The attendance to the Arty Friday will count on the breakdown of your final grade (see point 9). Mandatory individual visits to museums and other sites Uffizi Gallery Galleria di Arte Moderna inside Pitti Palace Boboli Garden, Piazza Pitti, Monday - Sunday, March - October 8:15-5:30, November to February 8:15-4:30, Closed 1 st and last Monday of the month Recommended visits: Galleria Palatina inside Pitti Palace Galleria di Arte Moderna inside Pitti Palace Museo di Antropologia, via del Proconsolo, (Palazzo non finito) Museo Firenze com era, Via dell Oriuolo 24, Mon-Wed 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Sat 9-7 p.m., Closed Friday, Saturday and Holidays, entry 2.70 Euro Museo Davanzati, Via Porta Rossa 13, tel , partially open weekdays, Sunday and holidays, 8:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., closed on Monday. Entry free Bargello, Via del Proconsolo 4, Tuesday-Saturday, 8:15 a.m. - 1:50 p.m. (also open on the first, third and fifth Monday of the month, and the second and fourth Sunday of the month), entry: 4 Euro Museo dell'opera del Duomo, Piazza Duomo 9, open Monday - Saturday, 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m., Sunday and holidays 9 a.m. - 1:40 p.m.), entry: 6 Euro. Museo della Specola, Via Romana 17, Monday to Sunday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., closed on Wednesdays. Entry 5 Euro Museo di San Marco, Piazza San Marco, tel , open Monday - Friday 8:15 a.m. 1:50 p.m., Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays 8:15-1:50. Closed 1 st, 3 rd, and 5 th Sunday of the month, 2 nd and 4 th Monday of the month, Entry 4 euro Archaeological Museum of Florence, via della Colonna 38, entry 4 euro Museo Bardini, Via dei Renai 37, open Saturday, Sunday, Monday, 11:00-5:00 Palazzo Vecchio - Piazza Signoria, tel /558 weekdays 9 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., Holidays 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Entry 5.70 Euro

4 7. MATERIALS: Students must provide the following materials for personal use. Any materials that a student already has must be OK'd by the Professor. Approx. cost of all the materials: 100 Euro Pencils: H, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B 1 sanguine pencil 2 Erasers: 1 white for pencil, 1 soft kneadable eraser (gomma pane) Pencil sharpener At least 1 black fine-tip pilot pen Ink: medium size bottle of black Chinese ink 1 tempera gouache white Watercolour set 12 colours Windsor and Newton or Schminke 4 tempera/watercolour brushes: 3 pointed: number 2, 4, flat: number 16 1 pad watercolour paper, Fabriano -smooth /rough at least 25 x 36 cm 1 sketchbook, Windsor and Newton spiral bound at least 25x36 cm 1 Can of fixative spray 1 Container for water Masking tape 1 box vine charcoal (not compressed) X-acto Knife 1 ruler 30 cm 1 quill Set of 12 coloured chalk pastels watercolor pencils 1. Paper: a) 2 sheets colored paper (1 black, 1 Fabriano Murillo perla) b) 1 sheet watercolor paper 50x70 cm smooth/ rough c) 2 sheets white Fabriano 50x70 cm rough d) 2 sheets white Fabriano 35 x 50 cm Please note that there may be changes in the choice of materials. These materials will be purchased at Salvini in Via degli Alfani 127r. This store is specialized in providing materials for FUA and as an FUA student, you will automatically receive a 15% discount on your purchases. Other useful stores may be Rigacci, Via dei Servi; Zecchi in Via dello Studio 19r, Lory in Piazza Frescobaldi 8r. Lockers are available for storing materials: keys are available at the front desk of Corso Tintori 21. You will leave 10 euro deposit, that will be returned after giving back the key) 8. ADDITIONAL FEES: In addition to the course-pack, students will be responsible to pay for all museum/site visit entries and reservation costs as well as any materials or supplies necessary for the successful completion of the course (see point 7). A fee for materials shared for collective use will need to be paid for this course. Students will be informed on the first day of class of the exact amount required for each of these expenses. 9. EVALUATION GRADING SYSTEM Attendance 10% Class Participation- 20% Midterm Exam 15%

5 Final Review and Critique 35% Papers: 10% Final Portfolio: 10% A detailed explanation of this breakdown is found below in Section 11 (, Term Papers and Exams). A = %, A- = 90-92%, B+ = 87-89%, B = 83-86%, B- = 80-82%, C+ = 77-79%, C = 73-76%, C- = 70-72%, D = 60-69%, F = 0-59%, W = Official Withdrawal, W/F = Failure to withdraw by the designated date. 10. ATTENDANCE PARTICIPATION Academic integrity and mutual respect between instructor and students are central to Palazzi s academic policies. This is reflected in the attendance policy. Class attendance is mandatory and counts towards the final grade. Roll will be taken at the beginning and end of each class. Coming late and leaving earlier affects the attendance and participation grade. It is important that students come to class on time. Two delays will be considered one absence. Each absence from class will negatively impact your final grade (Attendance). After the second absence the instructor will notify the student is at risk. After the third absence the instructor may lower the final grade by one letter grade at the end of the term. (Example: 90/A- = B-) After the fourth absence the student will receive an automatic failure. It is always the student's responsibility to know how many absences they have in a course. Travel is NEVER an excuse for absence from class. A positive grade in participation will be the result of many elements, such as - the completion of the six hours minimum preparation time including: - the study the readings before coming to class, - completion of homework assignments - cooperation during group work - being responsible - taking care of your classroom - switching off all your electronic devices (both during lectures and visits). - No eating is allowed. Please use your time before class and during the break for this purpose if necessary. - It is forbidden to use the rest breaks provided to models to check /internet indefinitely Remember that for the completion of the course you are required to attend at least 3 mandatory Arty Fridays, which take place on Fridays. Check the calendar available from the school. In case you do not fulfill this assignment, your participation grade will be reduced of 30% (that is: an A- 90, will become a D 63). 11. EXAMS PAPER Note: the date and time of the exams cannot be changed for any reason. Students not attending the exam day will receive an F as relative grade for the exam. : During the session of the mid-term exam, professor will check all students' work and progress of the course and up to date. Homework assignments are an integral part of this course and are therefore mandatory. The grading of the following is totalling 100 points:

6 grading of homework up to the mid-term exam a. Technical exercises: 1) marking and shading of 6 gradations from dark to light using pencils H HB 2B 4B 6B. Create the scale so that one end has an absolute black and the other end is absolutely white and the remaining spaces are also step from one level to the next. 2) Draw 5 different simple objects + background using different kind of marks with the pencils. (Use a natural light from a window or electric light, to create a strong contrast) b. One point perspective room: Draw a view of your room with one vanishing point with pencil in your sketchbook c. Two point perspective central station S.Maria Novella: Draw a view of central station with two vanishing points with pencil in your sketchbook d. Piazza Indipendenza details: Draw three different details of a natural texture, leaf trunk, and cobblestone on your sketchbook with different lines e. Studies: Draw a study of a leaf and a hand in your sketchbook, using colored pastels and pencil. Pay attention to the relationship between objects and space using colored pastels (5 points). f. Ink wash drawings: Create a minimum of 5 drawings of landscapes, details, and city view in your sketchbook with ink and quill wash and line. Midterm exam: During the session of the mid-term exam, professor will check all students' work created to date as a measure of the student s progress (see above). The mid-term exam is divided into 2 parts totalling 100 points, including a written part of short answer questions based on readings, class discussions, and visits; and on a practical exercise (see below): Exam drawing. Students will draw the perspective landscape using combined media on paper, 35x50 cm, wet and dry technique. Final Project and Critique : This will encompass all work done during the course (sketchbook) plus the final project, a visual portfolio comprehending a series of sketches and a final elaboration and a paper. The grading of the final project and critique will be divided into 4 sections totalling 100 points: Project presentation and exposition (20 points), Correspondence of the project to the requested assignment (10 points), Graphic, Stylistic, and Technical Quality (50 points), and the completion of a final paper (20 points). Students will be expected to present the following for evaluation during a group class critique: 1) A final project consisting of either: (a) 1 drawing, or a series of drawings, inspired by the work of a chosen artist, or; (b) a detail from the city with a background created or invented by the student. 2) A final paper consisting of the following: (a) art historical information relevant to the final project; (b) inspirational references; (c) a short artists statement.(see information below) 3) Each student s personal sketchbook, plus four of their best finished drawings done. Students are expected to formulate their ideas verbally during their presentation, to respond to feedback in an engaged and receptive way, and to participate during the critiques of others. Evaluations will also respond to improvements in technical and formal ability and the student s effort and positive approach towards self-improvement through project work.

7 Written papers The two Papers count for 10% of the final course grade. - Written paper 1 on an architect from Renaissanc period and concentrates in particular on one of his works that most interest you in Florence. The Paper counts for 5% of the final course grade. Titles must be confirmed by the professor. Professor will also consider individual suggestions made by students. The paper is a research paper that should demonstrate the ability of the students to carry on an independent study about an artist. The student will choose the topic and confirm it with the professor. The paper should be five pages long, typed, double spaced. Material for research will be available at FUA library, but students are strongly advised to exploit the primary artistic sources in the gardens and work on site. The student is also required to place pictures (photocopies) or whatever images are necessary to better explain the topic. Bibliography: at least three books are required. Please make sure that the Paper includes a bibliography. What is important is the depth of the research and personal re-elaboration of the information that you have found. You should be able to explain the subject and critical problems relating to it, finding answers to the following questions: What are the characteristics of the artist and his historical importance? The reason of is work? What does it represent? Why is it important?. Report them and then say which seems to you to be the most convincing and explain why. Report also your personal sensations, observations and considerations to try to understand better the work of the artist and to personalize your paper. Remember that at the end of the paper you must write a bibliography of the books that you have used (author, title of the book, year published) also Internet sites you have consulted. A paper without a bibliography will be will be given a very low grade. Ps: Do not copy word for word other texts (it is easy to recognize!), but try to explain the other person s ideas in your own words citing your source. Remember that illustrations (photocopies, postcards, photos taken by you) of the works of art that you mention are a very important addition to any paper of art history, and they contribute to the idea of paper written with concern and care. The professor is always glad to discuss with the students the problems that they have in choosing the subject, finding the bibliography and organizing the work. The professor is also very happy to give advice of any kind, but will not tell the student which subject to choose, which bibliography to use, etc..., otherwise it would not be a personal project. Written paper 2. The completion of the final paper counts for 5% of the final course grade. Students will be asked to write the paper dealing from Lo schermo dell Arte with an artist s statement containing information about the creative process regarding the project. The length should be at least five A4 pages, including images if necessary. Final portfolio The Final Portfolio is the evidence of your practices, processes and achievements during the course, and it will be evaluated according to how accurate these are reported. It must comprehend your statements, goals and achievements, as well as the procedures and the issues to reach those. By the end of the course you must hand in the digital portfolio, complete with photos of your works, measurements, techniques, as well as the aforementioned short written statements. The portfolio will be done in Power Point (if you are strong other programs, such as IPhotos, you are welcome to use those). You will hand it in a digital file saved in Pdf. The first page (or slide) has to have the following information: Name of the School, including logo. (School of Fine Arts. Logo will be supplied by your professor)

8 Department of. (Department of Education, Department of Ceramics etc ) Code and exact title of the course Name of the Professor Name of the Lab Assistant Name of the Student Term and Academic Year Be sure to constantly record the advancements of you work, and to update your presentation weekly, by taking pictures of your work in different phases. As you know, power point files are extremely manageable, since slides can be easily moved, checked and removed. The Final Portfolio is the fundamental assignment for all studio art course, and for this reason highly graded. 12. LESSONS Lesson 1 Demonstra tion Practice Assignme nts Presentation and introduction to course, studio rules, materials. Drawing in class and evaluation of students level How to shade, use of pressure, and use of pencils of different softness Students go to purchase materials 1) Technical exercises; marking and shading 6 gradations from dark to light using pencils H HB 2B 4B 6B. 2) Draw 5 different objects + background using different kinds of marks with the pencils. (Use a natural light from a window or electric light, to create a strong contrast). Coursepack: Introduction to the techniques To experiment with the basic elements of drawing and evaluate the students level Lesson 2 Demonstra tion Introduction to perspective: history, vanishing points, atmospheric perspective and architectural landscapes. Critique of the first assignment. Demonstration of architectural perspective (proportions, measurements) using pencil. Following the demo, students will work outside on drawings with one central vanishing point in pencil in their sketchbook. 3 different central views with proportion measurements and main line Coursepack: Introduction to perspective, one vanishing point

9 Assignmen t Draw a view of your room with one vanishing point To learn the basic elements of perspective and understand its history Lesson 3 Demonstra tion Assignmen ts Discussion of perspective with one and two vanishing points. Critique of assignment. One and two vanishing point exercise. Pencil exercise: strokes, line, dark and light. After demo, go outside and draw a view with two vanishing points. Coursepack: Two vanishing points perspective Draw a view of S.Maria Novella central station with two vanishing points. To be able to experiment with the basic elements of perspective. Lesson 4 Assignme nts Critique of last week s assignment. Field trip: drawing in via Faenza.. Pencil exercise: strokes, line, dark and light. Free and ruled lines drawing. Drawing with charcoal and sanguine pencil. Coursepack In Piazza Demidof, draw three different details of a natural texture, leaf trunk, and cobblestone on your sketchbook with different lines and materials To be able to draw with heightened expression of the line and further develop perspective Lesson 5 Demonstration Critique of assignment, observation of master drawings, discussion of negative space. Draw the still life focusing on negative space, black paper and chalk, 35x50 cm. Introduction to colour. Exercise on volume; positive and negative space. Using of chalk pastel. Coursepack: dry technique. Draw a study of a leaf and a hand in your sketchbook, using colored pastels and pencil. Pay attention to the relationship between objects and space using colored pastels. 1. Make a chromatic scale using 12 colored chalks ranging cool to warm colors, and 3 couples of complementary colors, in your sketchbook To be able to expand technical skills and further develop learning processes

10 Lesson 6 date Monday, October 10, 2011 Drawing outside: Piazza S.S.Annunziata. Demonstratio n Discussion of drawing mass. Brief exercise on technique. Paper 50x70 cm. Prepare sketches of two vanishing point on your sketchbook. Wet technique, ink, tempera, use of the brush. Brushes and ink on light blue paper Coursepack: Ink wet technique Prepare all work for critique in chronological order, including sketchbook and free pages. Prepare a two vanishing point drawing on light blue paper, 35x50 cm. Try to finish everything if possible, or at least complete them to a good level To be able to prepare drawings more, and be able to acquire knowledge of the ink and wet technique Lesson 7 In class Mid Term Critique: Evaluation of the drawings done in order to evaluate the student s progress. In class exam: Drawing the perspective using combined media, paper 35x50. Create a minimum of 5 drawings of landscapes, details, and city view in your sketchbook. Use a different medium for each of them. To evaluate student progress Lesson 8 Demonstration In class Review of sketchbook assignment and comparison of midterm drawings. Discussion of drawing mass. Brief exercise on technique. Visit to Orsanmichele: observation of embellishments and florentine sculpture. Drawing details of embellishments, decorations, sculpture. Introduction to colour and the use of watercolour pencils Coursepack: colour To be able to aquire knowledge on use of color. 1. Make a chromatic scale using 12 colored chalks ranging cool to warm colors, and 3 couples of complementary colors, in your sketchbook 2. Create a detail of the church s decorations with a ruler and colored pastels, 35x50 cm Lesson 9

11 Observation of contemporary drawings. Discussion of aerial perspective / aerial tone. Trip to Biblioteca delle Oblate to draw architectural space. Draw a panorama of the city seen from San Miniato. Paper 50x70 cm. Coursepack To be able to develop and further develop a work Lesson 10 Demonstration Discussion of the use of watercolour. Visit to the Cenacolo di S Apollonia. Drawing the Last Supper of Andrea Del Castagno. Introduction and short exercise to watercolour technique Make a drawing in your sketchbook with watercolor and ink pen of something in the foreground and a minimal background. Coursepack: Watercolour technique To be able to draw different points of view while stressing the wet technique Lesson 11 Critique of assignment. Observation of Master drawings with an emphasis on shadows. discussion of shadow and light. Trip inside of San Lorenzo Market to draw in your sketchbook with different materials. Coursepack: Introduction Janson To be able further develop atmosphere and personalize work Lesson 12 Introduction to the Final Project. Visit to Museo Marino Marini. Sketch 5 drawings for your final project. Begin your final paper. Begin to prepare portfolio of your works Coursepack To be able to archive lively images and to stress the students skills

12 Lesson 13 Prepare Critique of the assignment and discussion of personal projects. finaproje(free technique, paper 70x50, or series of smaller drawings) Finish ongoing assignment..finish your final paper. Finish to prepare portfolio of your works Lesson 14 Final Group Critique ALTERNATIVE LESSON: In case of the instructor s absence, a substitute will carry out a preprepared alternative lesson during the regular course time.