Lecture 1: Introduction to the Course and Discipline (8/21)

Lecture given August 21, 2012

Transcript

1. Welcome  to     Survey  of  Western  Art  I   (FINE  2600_001)   Sarah  Nichols   Sarah.A.Nichols@ucdenver.edu     Office  Hours:  9:30-­‐11:00  T  Th  Tavern  Lounge  
2. Syllabus  &  Blackboard  
3. Blackboard   Blackboard  will   be  your  portal   for  all  class   material.  
4. Required  Textbook   Get  it  at…    Auraria  Campus   Bookstore  (Friday)    Amazon    Half.com     Make  sure  you  get  the     4th  Edi(on.     Marilyn  Stokstad  and  Michael  W.   Cothren,  Art  History,  Volume  1  
5. Op]onal:  A  Short  Guide  to  Wri1ng   about  Art  by  Sylvan  Barnet     Available  at:    Auraria  Campus   Bookstore    Amazon.com    Half.com    Auraria  Library  Reserve    
6. Grade  Distribu]on   •  25%  Midterm   •  30%  Final   •  10%  Catalog  Entry   •  15%  Mythological   Comparison   •  20%  Image/Text   My  Grades  on   Blackboard  will   automa]cally   calculate  your   grade.  
7. Wri]ng  Assignments   Catalog  Entry  Due  09/13   Mythological   Comparison  Due  10/30   Image/Text  Due  11/29   Full  Instruc]ons,  Supplementary  Materials,  and   Rubrics  are  available  on  Blackboard  
8. Second  Chance   •  An  extra  week  on  an  assignment:  This  allows  you   to  hand  in  an  assignment  up  to  a  week  aber  the   posted  deadline.       •  The  opportunity  to  redo  an  assignment:    If  you   did  not  do  well  on  an  assignment,  you  will  un]l   have  a  week  aber  the  assignment  has  been   passed  back  in  class  to  redo  your  assignment.       •  Extra  Credit  on  your  final:    If  you  do  not  use  your   second  chance  for  an  assignment,  you  may  use  it   as  five  points  extra  credit  on  one  of  your  final   exam.   I  do  not  accept   late  work   unless  you  use   your  Second   Chance!  
9. Exam  Format   Good  to  Know…    Midterm  Exam  Date:   Thursday  October  18th      Finals  Week:  December   10th-­‐14th      You  should  do  a  liile   studying  each  week.    Sec]ons  I  and  II  are   pulled  from  your  daily   monument  list.     Exam  Format     Sec]on  I:  Slide  IDs  (10)    Ar1st/Architect    Title    Culture/Stylis1c  Period    Cultural  Significance     Sec]on  II:  Chronology    (3)    Place  Slides  in  Proper    Chronological  Order.     Sec]on  III:  Essay  (2)   Essays  are  formed  from   your  cri]cal  thinking   ques]ons.  
10. Welcome  to  Survey  of  Western  Art  II   Reading   Textbook  pages  relevant  to   the  lecture.     Range   This  is  the  date  range  of  the   lecture.     Terms/Concepts   These  are  terms  or  ideas   you  should  know  or  may   need  to  know  how  to  spell.   Monument  List   These  are  the  monuments   from  lecture  you  will  need   to  know  for  the  exam.   Sample  Lecture  Page  
11. Cri]cal  Thinking  Ques]ons   At  the  end  of  every  lecture,  I  will  present  to  you   4-­‐5  ques]ons  to  guide  your  naviga]on  of  the   material.     They  are  usually  ques]ons  that  have  already   been  answered  in  during  the  lecture.     These  ques]ons  will  be  used  to  write  your  essay   ques]ons  for  both  exams.   Sample  Lecture  Page  
12. Tips  for  Success   1.  Show  Up!!!    Even  though  it  isn’t  necessarily   part  of  your  final  grade.   2.  Complete  all  of  your  assignments.    They  are   all  important.   3.  Study  a  liile  each  week.    Each  lecture  gives   you  a  piece  of  the  exam.   4.  Ask  ques]ons.    If  you  do  not  understand   something,  ask  me.  
13. Content  No]fica]on   Art  scholarship  and  art  prac]ce  along  with  teaching  and  learning  involves   a  cri]cal  explora]on  of  ideas,  theories,  art-­‐making  prac]ces,  and  art   movements  that  encompass  such  things  as:  the  human  body,  sexuality,   race,  gender,  religions,  and  cultures.  This  course  can  touch  upon  any  of   the  above  categories  with  an  expecta]on  that  students  will  ac]vely   par]cipate  in  all  course  assignments,  discussions  and  tests.  Given  this   informa]on,  it  is  the  student’s  obliga]on  to  determine  that  the   requirements  conflict  with  his  or  her  core  beliefs.  If  the  student   determines  that  there  is  a  conflict  with  his  or  her  beliefs,  one  of  the   following  ac]ons  needs  to  be  taken:  1)  drop  the  class  before  the  last  day   to  drop  a  course  without  penalty;  2)  meet  with  the  instructor  within  the   first  week  of  classes  to  determine  if  an  accommoda]on  can  be  made.     (Note,  faculty  are  not  required  to  grant  content  accommoda]ons.)    If  no   accommoda]on  can  be  made,  drop  the  course  before  the  last  day  to  drop   without  penalty.  
14. The  Issues  of  Art  History…  
15. Thought  Experiment    Listen  to  the  following  account  of  an   archaeological  excava]on,  keeping  in  mind   these  ques]ons:      1.  Who  were  these  people?    2.  What  can  we  understand  about  their   culture?      
16. ©  David  Macaulay  The  Motel  of  the  Mysteries,  1979.  
17. Problem  #1:  Framing  Devices   Ins]tu]ons  
18. Problem  #1:  Framing  Devices   People   ME   YOU  
19. Problem  #1:  Framing  Devices   Media  
20. Problem  #2:  Peaks  and  Valleys   Johann   Joachim     Winkelmann   Giorgio     Vasari   Word.   Sweet!   Doryphoros  
21. Problem  #3:  Centering   This   But  Not  This  
22. Problem  #4:  Cult  of  the  Ar]st   Ar]st   Art   Viewer   Context  
23. Problem  #4:  Cult  of  the  Ar]st   Ar]st   Art   Viewer   Context   Ar]st   Art   Viewer   Context  
24. Solu]ons?   •  Be  cri]cal  of  your  sources.   •  Be  aware  of  art  history’s  history.   •  Acknowledge  the  presence  of  framing  devices.   •  Start  with  the  image.     **However,  there  is  no  true  solu(on**  
25. Start  with  the  Image   1.  Be  able  to  describe  what  you  see  in  your  own   words.   2.  Form  your  own  interpreta]on  of  an  image.   3.  Read  other  sources,  weighing  them  against   your  ini]al  interpreta]on.   4.  Form  another  interpreta]on  considering   (accep]ng  or  dismissing)  the  ideas  you  have   encountered.  
26. Cri]cal  Ques]ons   •  What  are  framing  devices?  How  do  they   impact  our  understanding  of  ancient  art?   •  How  does  the  roles  of  ar]sts  in  the  ancient   world  differ  from  the  roles  of  ar]st  in  the   modern  world?   •  How  is  material  important  to  the  meaning  of   an  object?   •  How  is  the  triangle  diagram  (ar]st    art     viewer)  problema]c?  
27. Form  &  Function  -­‐  Call  For  Entries   UCD  Juried  Student  and  Alumni  Exhibition  at  the  Anschutz  Medical   Campus  Health  Sciences  Library  Gallery     Exhibition  Dates:      Sept  3rd  -­‐  Nov  2nd,  2012       Opening  Reception:      Sept  6th,  2012,  4pm-­‐7pm       Submission  deadline:      Friday,  August  24th,  2012              Maximum  2  entries  per  person              Digital  Submissions  only.       Eligibility:    Current  students  and  recent  graduates  from  the   Department  of  Visual  Arts,  College  of  Arts  &  Media,  University   of  Colorado  Denver.       Submission  Process:  Email  a  good  quality  jpeg  image  of   your  piece  along  with  dimensions  and  a  brief  description  of  the   work  to:  travis.vermilye@ucdenver.edu.  Include  a  subject  line   of  lForm  &  Function  Entryz    
28. Inkshedding   1.  Preferred  Name,  Major  (with  emphasis),   year.     2.  What  works,  ar]sts,  or  movements  are  you   looking  forward  to  learning  about  the  most   this  semester?   3.  What  works,  ar]sts,  or  movements  are  you   dreading?