ART HISTORY 203 - SYLLABUS ROMANTICISM TO MODERN - (1750-PRESENT) Instructor: Vicki Artimovich SPRING 2010 Office: C152 Tues./Thurs. 7:50-10:00 p.m. Office Phone: 425-564-2629 Room B104 Office Hours: 10:30-11:30 daily and Final Exam: Approx. 7:10 to 7:45 p.m. on Thurs., June 17, 2010 Tues.and Thurs. and by appt. Course materials online: http://mybc.net. NOTE: Some artworks shown in this class may contain nude female and male figures, violence and/or explicit sexual content, or otherwise may have content considered offensive to some. TEXTS REQUIRED: Gardner's Art Through the Ages: The Western Perspective by Kleiner (13th Edition) Note: older editions okay. (check with Vicki) Note: There is also the larger version of this book which contains Non-Western Art as well. That book is also available in two paperbacks. Vol. II would work for this class). OR: If you already have a copy of Janson's History of Art or Hartt's ART you may use a recent edition of either one of these. OR, if you already have an older edition of the Gardner text, fine (but no older than the 10th edition, please.) If you are very low on money, I do have a few copies of older editions of these books you may borrow for the quarter. Talk to me after class. On MyBC Website Readings in Art History (3rd Edition, Vol.II), edited by Harold Spencer. There will be at least one required reading in this book per week. The articles will all be posted to your MyBC website. Helpful: A Short Guide to Writing About Art by Sylvan Barnet (on reserve at the library or ask to borrow one of my copies). A short, concise book that helps you to write essays about art -- very highly recommended. Also contains everything you never wanted to know about footnotes and bibliographies and research papers. You must use the notation format from the Barnet book or the standard MLA notation if you choose to write a paper. QUIZZES/PAPERS/PROJECTS 2 quizzes each one 50% objective (Slide Identification) and 50% subjective (Essay). Slides for the objective part of the quiz will be chosen from slide review trays located in the C Building Lobby. You may review slides anytime. I will choose slides only from those on the review trays for the quiz but the Essay may cover material from previous sections. Slides will remain in the review trays until after the quiz. Note: I do not post slides on a website because I want you to study together at the slide review cases and help each other. It only requires 10 or 15 minutes a week to keep a running list of the slides (and, you just might meet some interesting people!) Then hit Google! One (1) Art Project OR Research Paper One (1) Final Examination Comprehensive (see top of page for dates) GRADING: Average of quizzes = 1/3 of Grade Paper or Project = 1/3 of Grade Final = 1/3 of Grade
Page 2 The RESEARCH PAPER may consist of: 1. An in-depth study of one particular artist or art work (painting, sculpture, mosaic, architecture, etc.) created within the time period covered by this course. Please use the most up-to-date sources available. This means current periodicals, art journals, etc. No sources older than 1960. Website sources must also be credited. OR 2. A comparison of two different art works from the period covered by this course, preferably from two different style periods. For example, you might compare and contrast a painting by Constable with a painting by Kandinsky. You might choose two paintings of the same or similar subject, by two different artists, and describe how differently two artists depict the same scene. Or, you might choose two works by the same artist. An early work and a late work, for instance, and describe how that artist s style changed in his lifetime and why. OR 3. A study of the relationships between the visual arts and other aspects of culture such as music, philosophy, religion, economics, etc. In this type of paper you might compare a style period in the visual arts, say impressionism, and describe how it connects with the music of that time or the philosophy of that time. The three ideas presented above are only possibilities. If you come up with an idea of your own for a paper, tell me about it and I'll let you know if it's a workable one. First and foremost, choose works of art that interest you -- something that catches your eye and has aroused your curiosity. For all papers: Min. length: 6 pages Max. length: 8 pages PAPERS DUE IN CLASS: THURS. May 27, 2010 IMPORTANT: Must be typed (double-spaced) and must include proper footnotes (or endnotes) and bibliography, as explained in the Sylvan Barnet book or the MLA Documentation Style (see handout). The bibliography should contain at least 3 sources (not including our textbook). Note: only one source may be a website. HINTS FOR A SUCCESSFUL PAPER: 1. Proofread before you hand it in. (Computers do not proofread.) 2. If you want me to look at a rough draft, fine. Give it to me at least a week before due date. Never hand in a first draft as your final paper! 3. Number your pages. 4. DO NOT use any fancy folders or binders. Just plain white sheets of typing paper, double spaced and stapled in upper left corner. 5. If you use pictures (photocopies), number them (i.e. Fig. 1, Fig. 2, etc.) Place them at the end of the paper before the bibliography. 6. Make a photocopy of your paper (just in case my cat eats your original). 7. Do not trust spell check or Grammar check. These programs were written by people who flunked English 101.
Page 3 The ART PROJECT You've probably heard of people purchasing a work of art to "match their living room couch" or to match the wallpaper, etc. For your Art Project I'd like to have you do just the opposite. Design a room (or a space) around a work of art. It can be a room in a house (living room, kitchen, bedroom, bath, study, etc.) or in a public building (a church, tavern, dentist's office, etc.). Choose a work of art by any of the artists we study this quarter (i.e. from late 18th Century to the end of the textbook). Design your room to "match" or complement the work of art. Include furniture, rugs, wallpaper or painted walls, light fixtures, appliances (if a kitchen or laundry), entertainment items (stereo, TV, etc.). The more detail, the better. Don t forget to include the Art work you ve chosen. Organize your final design on heavy-weight paper or poster paper. Make it large enough so that all items can be seen clearly (i.e. poster size ). You may include cloth color swatches for furniture upholstery and samples of wallpaper, etc. Any extra information you can furnish will add to your grade. You may use cut out pictures from magazines, Xeroxes, your own drawings, whatever. Be as creative and "off-the-wall" as you wish. Create a "living art environment." Most importantly, have fun with this one! (or else!) (You may also use collage or photography.) The projects will be displayed in the C Building Lobby during the last week of the quarter. You will be graded on originality of your idea and presentation. (Come look at old projects in my office.) ALSO: Include a one-page, typed paper which explains your idea and how you worked it out and, perhaps, why. Keep it separate from the project. Put your name on everything. ALL ART PROJECTS DUE IN CLASS (We will have a showing): Thursday, May 27,2010 If you need any help, come and talk with me. START THINKING ABOUT YOUR PROJECT OR YOUR PAPER NOW... START WORKING ON IT TOMORROW! Don't put it off until the end of the quarter when all your other papers and projects are due. 1. Textbook: Gardner's Art through the Ages. BOOKS ON RESERVE IN LIBRARY 2. Spencer, Readings in Art History, Vol. II, 3rd ed. 3. Barnet, A Short Guide to Writing About Art. USE THIS BOOK!!! It explains footnotes, endnotes, research papers, essays, etc. It even includes sample art history comparison essays, similar to ones you will be asked to write on quizzes. 4. Clark, The Romantic Rebellion. Extra information on David, Piranesi, Fuseli, Goya, Ingres, Blake, Gericault, Delacroix, Turner, Constable, Millet, Degas and Rodin. A must read! 5. Rosenblum and Janson, 19th Century Art. Extra information on Realism and Impressionism. 6. Rewald, The History of Impressionism. 7. Arnason, History of Modern Art - excellent general source (Usually kept in Reference section of Library) 8. In Reference: The Grove Dictionary of Art History I also have a number of art history books on various subjects and artists in my office that you may borrow. There will be a number of assigned readings in the Spencer book. Your best bet is to print out the articles from the MyBC website (usually only 5-10 pages).
Page 4 READING ASSIGNMENTS ART HISTORY 203 First, read the introduction to your textbook. We will discuss the formal elements of art: Form, Space, Volume, Line, Color, Composition, etc. in class. These formal elements help us to define and describe a work of art. In Art History this definition is called Style. Learning to recognize the styles of different time periods and individual artists is a major part of what you will learn in this course. Depending on which text you are using, just keep up with the lectures. For example, if I am covering Impressionism in class, you should be reading about the Impressionists in your textbook. If you buy the BIG ART THROUGH THE AGES book, it will be good for all three quarters of Art History: 201, 202, and 203. If you buy the paper back version (2 volumes), Volume I is for Art History 201, Volume II is for Art History 202 and 203. If you are not sure that your textbook will work for the class call me at 425-564-2629 or ask me in class. The following is a rough sketch of what you should be reading in the textbook week by week: Week 1 & 2 Week 2 & 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Eighteenth Century Art: Rococo to Romanticism. Review of Rococo, Transitional Artists. Select artists: Houdon, Reynolds, Gainsborough, Vigee-Lebrun, Canaletto, Chardin, Hogarth, Greuze. Romanticism and Neoclassicism. Select artists: Piranesi, Fuseli, David, Canova, Ingres, Gericault, Delacroix, Goya, Friedrich, Turner Constable. Spencer Reading # 15 Delacroix. Realism in France and the USA. Select artists: Millet, Daumier, Courbet, Eakins, Sargent, Homer. Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood, Academic (Classical) painting, begin Impressionists. Select artists: Millais, Holman-Hunt, Rossetti, Bouguereau, Manet, Monet. Spencer Reading # 17 Monet. Continue Impressionism. Select artists: Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, Degas, Cassatt, Morisot, Whistler, Rodin. Post-Impressionism. Symbolism (Nabis), Art Nouveau. Select artists: Seurat, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec, Moreau, Redon, Munch, Rousseau, Beardsley, Klimt, Gaudi, Spencer Reading # 18 Gauguin. Fauvism, Expressionism, and Cubism. Select artists: Matisse, Derain, Rouault, Nolde, Beckmann, and Picasso. Non-objective, Cubism, Surrealism. Select artists: Kandinsky, Mondrain, O Keeffe, Picasso, Duchamp, DeChirico, Ernst, Dali, Miro, and Magritte. Spencer Reading # 21 Kandinsky + Magritte paper. Surrealism (Cont.), 20 th Century Realism. Select artists: Chagall, Klee, Hopper, Wood, Wyeth, Lawrence, Neal. (some Photo Realists). Abstract Expressionism, Pop art, Earth art, 20th Century Sculpture. Select artists: Pollock, DeKooning, Johns, Lichtenstein, Warhol, Brancusi, Moore, Christo, Goldsworthy and anyone else I have time for!
Page 5 There are five outside readings for Art History 203. These can be found on the MyBC website. All but one are from the Harold Spencer book, Readings in Art History (see page 1 of this syllabus). #1 Chapter 15 Delacroix (Note: translations of French at the end of article). Read when we are covering the Romanticists. #2 Chapter 17 Claude Monet. Read when we are covering the Impressionists. #3 Chapter 18 Gauguin. Read when we are covering the Post Impressionists. #4 Chapter 21 Kandinsky. Read when we are covering Kandinsky. #5 Magician in a Bowler Hat. Paper about Rene Magritte (on reserve). Read when we are covering the Surrealists. There are many good websites for images. Using the Search Engine, Google, go to Images (http://images.google.com), or try some of the websites listed below: Artcyclopedia.com. World Wide Artists Resources: Artists: Masters http://wwar.com/categories/artists?masters?index.html Links to sites about artists from the Renaissance to our own time, focused on contemporary topics. OCAIW: Art Images on the Web http://www.ocaiw.com/indexing.htm This excellent site provides visual examples of architecture, sculpture, paintings and photography by some of the world s greatest artists. A brief biography is also provided. Artists are listed alphabetically, according to medium. Web Gallery of Art http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/index1.html According to the site, the Web Gallery of Art contains over 8,500 digital reproductions of European paintings and sculptures created between the years 1150 and 1800. A considerable number of the pictures are annotated and biographies of the most significant artists are included. Art Stor is a digital image collection offered by BC. To access the site: Go to BC home page, click on Library (at bottom of page), click on Periodicals/Databases, click on Digital Images, and then Art Stor. You will find most of the images you need. GENERAL NOTES ON HOW TO SURVIVE THIS CLASS... Try to keep ahead of the lectures in your reading. The Spencer readings are REQUIRED READINGS as well as those in the large Gardner book. Take book notes. Underlining or marking over passages in your text with "highlighters" is essentially useless. Take notes that you can carry around with you to study. (Don't carry the book around... unless you're into body building!) Make time-lines or lists to help yourself remember dates. I'll explain how in class (ask me, if I forget!). At least try to get the centuries down. Just writing out a time-line for yourself is half of your studying finished. Round off dates to the nearest 10; i.e., don't memorize exact dates, unless you prefer to do so. I usually give about 30 years' leeway on dates. Do not use as date 1700 s or 1800 s that gives you 100 years leeway.
Page 6 COME TO CLASS. Most important. Just being here everyday and taking good class notes should almost be enough to pass the course (plus keeping up with the readings). If you must miss a class, talk to me immediately or call me. I can provide you with information to fill in the gaps. Never miss more than 2 classes without talking to me. Six or more absences can result in an F grade. ASK QUESTIONS IN CLASS. ALWAYS!!!! There is no such thing as a "stupid" question in this class. If you don't understand what I'm talking about, ASK. Get your money s worth!! You may also call me anytime and leave your message or question on my voicemail. I ll get back to you as soon as possible. IMPORTANT: IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT A STUDENT HAVE HAD ENGLISH 101 BEFORE TAKING THIS CLASS. I give essay exams and I expect COLLEGE LEVEL WRITING! I M SORRY I CANNOT ALLOW LAPTOP COMPUTERS IN CLASS It s just too distracting. Please: no texting, twittering, bleeping, babbling or Googling in class Thanks. If at any time you feel lost, confused or completely weirded out, come and talk to me during office hours, or after class. Accommodation statement: Students with disabilities who have accommodation needs are required to meet with the Director of The Disability Resource Center, Room B132 (telephone 425.564.2498 or 425-564-4110), to establish their eligibility for accommodation. In addition, students who require accommodation in classes must review those requirements with each instructor during the first week of the quarter. We Love Modern Art! D:\Art\Artimovich\203\syllspr05