Art 100: Art Appreciation

Fall 2000, Syllabus

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INTRODUCTION

  1. 222-222 Introduction to the course

NATURE AND FUNCTIONS OF ART

  2. 11-42 Personal Function of Art
  3. 43-71 Social Function of Art

  4. 72-105 Environmental function of art
  5. 251-66 Aesthetic Function of art - posing the problems; identifying the assumption Art

TOOLS OF THE TRADE: VISUAL AND FORMAL ANALYSIS

  6. 251-66 A Paradigmatic History of Art, Composition - recognition and interpretation
  7. 251-66 A Paradigmatic History of Art, Truth Types - clustered signals and interpretation Art

  8. 205-233 Burke Feldman's "grammar" - a dialogue
  9. 234-250 Burke Feldman's "design" - another dialogue Art

10. 205-233 QUIZ no. 1
11. 205-233 Recap, clarifications, discussion - return quizzes if possible Art

STYLE AS COMMUNICATION

12. 205-233 A Paradigmatic History of Art, Classicism: the system, Classical Beauty, linear perspective, the Idealization, greatness
13. 205-233 A Paradigmatic History of Art, Sensualism: the system, Sensual Beauty, the Romanticization


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205-233

THIS UNIT, TUESDAY 21ST NOVEMBER
A Paradigmatic History of Art (use link on left-hand navigation bar), Sensualism continued: confrontation, taste, dangerous beauty

THANKSGIVING RECESS

15. 205-233 THIS UNIT, TUESDAY 28TH NOVEMBER
A Paradigmatic History of Art (use link on left-hand navigation bar), Quietism: the system, Temporal Plainness, the Objectification, paradox
Skip to next in-class unit (21), if you like

16. 123-142 Identifying Burke Feldman's "Objective Accuracy" (Note: this "style" is similar to our "visual truth", except where the technique refers to the biology of sight (e.g. Impressionism) or the psychology of reconstructing the image in our minds (e.g. Cubism). Those works are more like our "essential truth"); filling the gaps - already covered by Professor Holmes

17. 143-163 Identifying Burke Feldman's "Formal Order" (Note: this "style" is basically our Classical paradigm, except where confusion or paradox are introduced. Then the works belong to our Quietist paradigm); more dialogue - already covered by Professor Holmes

18. 164-185 Identifying Burke Feldman's "Emotion" (Note: this "style" is really our Sensual paradigm, except where the texture tends to demand at least as much attention as the object itself. Then the works belong to our Quietist paradigm); remembering the pioneers - already covered by Professor Holmes

19. 251-66 Review, catch-up, clarifications - CANCELLED

INTERACTION BETWEEN MEDIUM AND MEANING

21. 267-290 THIS UNIT MERGED WITH UNIT 22; BOTH UNITS THURSDAY 30TH NOVEMBER
Painting - measures of quality: drawing & line, spontaneity & colour
22. 291-322 Painting (continued) - expanding the concept: environment making

23. 325-350 Sculpture - measures of consciousness: carving & permanence; modelling/constructing and change

20. 164-185 Note that this quiz now comes AFTER UNIT 23
QUIZ no 2 (cumulative)


24. 351-379 Sculpture - expanding the concept: multiple, limp, kinetic and environmental form

25. 380-402 THIS UNIT MERGED WITH UNITS 26 AND 27; ALL THREE UNITS THURSDAY 14TH DECEMBER
Architecture - measures of society: durability, versatility, structure to veneer
26. 402-428 Architecture (continued) - arches, vaults & shells
27. 402-428 Architecture (continued) - expanding the concept: environment of visual instability

ART CRITICISM

28. 467-486 Theory (Mem: putting all these analyses together, thus allowing informed and relevant criticism) - already covered by Professor Holmes

29. 487-510 Performance - CANCELLED