Fullerton College

Course Outline

Division: Fine Arts

Course Number: ART 110 F

Course Title: Introduction to Art

Units: 3

Lec Hours: Full Term Hours/work: 3

Lab Hours: Full Term Hours/work: .25

Assignment Prep Hours: 6

Instructor: Robbie Miller

Email: fapainter@yahoo.com

Catalog Description

This course provides an introduction to art from prehistoric times to the present. While

examining the role that the visual arts have played in the development of the world’s

cultures, the student is exposed to a wide variety of artistic media. (CSU) (UC) (Degree Credit)

Schedule Description

Three hours lecture, image presentation, and/or discussion per week plus 15 minutes per week in an art gallery or museum.

This course provides an introduction to the visual arts in a variety of roles and concepts through history.

Instructional Objectives

Upon completion of this course students will be able to do the following:

-Identify artists, individual artworks, and styles as they relate to the overall tradition of art.

-Analyze formal elements and how they relate to the conceptual approach of an artwork.

-Distinguish between artistic styles, movements, and artistic approach.

-Discuss artwork and artists with a vocabulary that utilizes an artistic tradition.

-Identify mediums used in the creation of artworks.

Requirements

-Attend class. Students are expected to arrive on time and leave only when class is over.

-Bring all needed materials to class.

-Complete outside assignments.

-Participate in discussions.

-Look at actual work in museums and research artists brought up in class.

-Question anything.

Texts and Reading

Required Text

Getlein, Mark. Living with Art. 8th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2008.

ISBN: 978-0-07-319076-1

Online Resource: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073190764/information_center_view0/

Supplemental Reading

Do yourself a favor and get lost in the art section of a library. Here are some suggestions:

-Gardner's Art Through the Ages: There are so many editions of this book with the older editions obviously being cheaper and available in used bookstores.

-Collings, Matthew. This is Modern Art. WN; New edition, 2006.

ISBN: 1841881007

Instructional Methods and Content

The semester will be broken up into three major themes:

-Living with Art

We will start by asking, “What is art?” and try to answer that question by looking at what artists physically do, the themes they explore, and the aesthetic repertory they utilize. (Chapter 1 - 5)

-Art Mediums

For the second part of class we will look at a variety of mediums used in the creation of art from drawing to digital. We will also look at how the choice of medium affects the overall concept of a work of art. (Chapter 6 - 13)

-Arts in Time

The final part of the class will be focused on art through times from cave paintings to artists working in their studios as we speak. We will talk about their influence on the traditions of an individual culture and the art world as a whole. (Chapter 14 - 22)

I will approach these subjects by utilizing:

-Slide Lectures

-Discussions

-Video

-Museum and Gallery visits

-Review sessions

-Internet postings and demos

Grading Policy

50% - Tests 25% - Quizzes 12 ½% - Paper 12 ½% - Class Participation

-There will be a midterm and a final exam each worth 40 points for a total of 80 points.

-There will be two quizzes each worth 20 points for a total of 40 points.

-There will be in paper due worth 20 points.

-Class participation is graded on what your influence is on the learning environment of the classroom with discussion note taking, and physically being here. Class participation is worth 20 points.

-If you add it all up you get a total of 160 points for the semester

Disclaimer

Please be advised that material will be shown and discussed in this class, which may be considered controversial and offensive by some. If you are uncomfortable, you may leave class but are required to arrange an appointment with me to address your concerns. Every effort will be made to address both individual concerns and necessary course requirements.

Schedule: 110 Spring 2008 (subject to change)

Date Class Bring/Due

Week 1 Introduction to Class

Jan 15/17 Go over syllabus

Video

Vik Muniz

Living with Art

Week 2 Living with Art/What is Art ? Email me with

Jan 22/24 Chapt. 1, 2 the answer to:

Discussion - What is Art? “What is your experience with art?”

fapainter@yahoo.com

Week 3 Themes of Art

Jan 29/31 Chapt. 3

Week 4 Visual Elements & Design

Feb 5/7 Chapt. 4, 5

Discussion - Points of View

Hand out Take Home Quiz

Art Mediums

Week 5 Drawing and Painting Turn in Quiz

Feb 12/14 Chapt. 6, 7 February 14th

Week 6 Printmaking/Camera/Graphic Design

Feb 19/21 Chapt. 8, 9, 10

Discussion - Censorship

Week 7 Craft/Architecture/Sculpture/Installation Questions for

Feb 26/28 Chapt. 11, 12, 13 Midterm Exam

Review for Midterm Exam

Week 8 Midterm Exam Midterm Exam

Mar 4/6 -Scantron

-#2 Pencil

-One page of notes

Arts in Time

Week 9 Mediterranean/Formation of Europe

Mar 11/13 Chapt. 14, 15

Mar 18/20 Spring Break - No Class!

Week 10 Renaissance

Mar 25/27 Chapt. 16

Introduce writing assignment and look at

structure of art writings.

Discussion - Acadamies

Week 11 The 17th and 18th Centuries

Apr 1/3 Chapt. 17

Hand Out Take Home Quiz

Week 12 Modern World

Apr 8/10 Chapt 21

Week 13 Islam and Africa Turn in Quiz

Apr 15 Chapt 18 April 15th

Apr 17 Field Trip to Riverside

Week 14 Asia/South Pacific

Apr 22/24 Chapt. 19, 20

Week 15 Art Since 1945

Apr29/May 1 Chapt. 22

Week 16 Art Since 1945 continued Papers Due

May 6/8 Chapt. 22 May 8th

Week 17

May 13 Review for final exam

Quiz show for points

May 15 Final Final

-Scantron

-#2 Pencil

-One page of notes