Introduction to World Art I (ART 301)

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1. Welcome  to  World  Art  301  
    
    
    
   Sarah  Nichols  
   snichols@naropa.edu  
   Office  Hours:  12:00-­‐1:00    
   Fridays  in  Nalanda  9148  
   

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2. This  course  is…  
   an  introduc+on  to  the  visual  arts  of  archaic  
   socie+es,  and  of  the  civiliza+ons  of  the  
   Mediterranean  and  Middle  East,  Asia,  Central  
   and  South  America,  and  Africa.  With  a  global  
   perspec+ve,  we  explore  the  historic  and  mythic  
   lineages  of  vision,  meaning,  and  craB.  
    
   

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3. Grades  
   Grade  DistribuJon  
   30%  -­‐-­‐  In-­‐class  Presence  
   70%  -­‐-­‐  Blog  Assignments  
   Remember  that  your  in  
   class  presence  should  
   contribute  to  the  
   conversaJon,  and  the  
   same  is  true  to  your  
   presence  on  your  blog.  
    
   PreparaJon  and  
   thoughTulness  
   is  key!  
    
   

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4. Required  Blog  Posts  
   For  a  C…  
   •  You  will  need  to  
   complete  all  required  
   blog  posts.  
   •  Opening  and  Closing  
   Posts.  
   •  Weekly  discussion  
   responses.  
   •  Museum  Paper.  
   For  an  A  or  B…  
   •  You  will  need  to  
   complete  extra  
   challenges.  
   •  CommenJng  on  blogs.  
   •  CreaJve  Challenges  
   •  AddiJonal  Responses.  
   •  Etc.  
   

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5. InterrogaJng  the  Museum  
   CU  Art  Museum   CU  Museum  of  Natural  History  
   

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6. Required  Reading  
   Get  it  at…  
    Library  Reserve  
    Amazon  
    Barnes  and  Noble  
    GooglePlay  
   Nigel  Spivey,  How  Art  Made  the  
   World  
   AddiJonal  
   Readings  are  
   on  the  course  
   blog.  
   

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7. Course  Blog  
   

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8. My  Blog  
   

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9. Tips  for  Success…  
   1.  Aaendance  is  mandatory!  
   2.  Take  notes!  
   3.  Keep  up  with  your  
   readings!  
   4.  Read  thoroughly!  
   5.  Take  on  challenges!  
   

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10. Second  Chance  
    •  An  extra  week  on  an  assignment:  This  allows  
    you  to  hand  in  an  assignment  up  to  a  week  
    ader  the  posted  deadline.      
    •  The  opportunity  to  redo  an  assignment:    If  you  
    did  not  do  well  on  an  assignment,  you  will  
    unJl  have  a  week  ader  the  assignment  has  
    been  passed  back  in  class  to  redo  your  
    assignment.      
    I  do  not  accept  
    late  work  
    unless  you  use  
    your  Second  
    Chance!  
    

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11. Geeng  to  know  you…  
    1.  Interview  your  
    partner.  
    2.  Introduce  your  partner  
    to  the  rest  of  the  class.  
    1.  Name  
    2.  Major  
    3.  Two  of  your  favorite  
    quesJonnaire  
    responses.  
    Marcel  Proust  
    

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12. Looking  Exercises  
    •  Closed  Eyes:  Rest  your  
    eyes.      Think  about  what  
    it  means  to  see.  
    •  Peripheral  Seeing:  Soden  
    your  gaze,  move  your  
    eyes  around  the  edges.  
    •  Infant  Eyes:  Look  without  
    meaning.  
    •  Look  Between:  Focus  on  
    the  negaJve  space.  
    •  Look  Direct:  Focus  on  the  
    posiJve  space.  
    

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13. The  Issues  of  Art  History…  
    

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14. Thought  Experiment  
     Listen  to  the  following  account  of  an  
    archaeological  excavaJon,  keeping  in  mind  
    these  quesJons:  
     
     1.  Who  were  these  people?  
     2.  What  can  we  understand  about  their  
    culture?  
       
    

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15. ©  David  Macaulay  The  Motel  of  the  Mysteries,  1979.  
    

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16. Problem  #1:  Framing  Devices  
    InsJtuJons  
    

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17. Problem  #1:  Framing  Devices  
    People  
    ME   YOU  
    

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18. Problem  #1:  Framing  Devices  
    Media  
    

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19. Problem  #2:  Peaks  and  Valleys  
    Johann  
    Joachim    
    Winkelmann  
    Giorgio    
    Vasari  
    Word.  
    Sweet!  
    Doryphoros  
    

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20. Problem  #3:  Centering  
    This  
    But  Not  This  
    

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21. Problem  #4:  Cult  of  the  ArJst  
    ArJst  
    Art   Viewer  
    Context  
    

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22. Problem  #4:  Cult  of  the  ArJst  
    ArJst  
    Art   Viewer  
    Context  
    ArJst  
    Art  
    Viewer  
    Context  
    

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23. SoluJons?  
    •  Be  criJcal  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**  
    

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24. Start  with  the  Image  
    1.  Be  able  to  describe  what  you  see  in  your  own  
    words.  
    2.  Form  your  own  interpretaJon  of  an  image.  
    3.  Read  other  sources,  weighing  them  against  
    your  iniJal  interpretaJon.  
    4.  Form  another  interpretaJon  considering  
    (accepJng  or  dismissing)  the  ideas  you  have  
    encountered.  
    

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25. CriJcal  QuesJons  
    •  What  are  framing  devices?  How  do  they  
    impact  our  understanding  of  ancient  art?  
    •  How  does  the  roles  of  arJsts  in  the  ancient  
    world  differ  from  the  roles  of  arJst  in  the  
    modern  world?  
    •  How  is  material  important  to  the  meaning  of  
    an  object?  
    •  How  is  the  triangle  diagram  (arJst    art    
    viewer)  problemaJc?  
    

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