History of Western Art: Rococo to Contemporary

ART 203 Winter 2015 Bellevue College

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Course Syllabus

Building/ Room: B104 T&Th, 12:30pm- 2:20pm

Kate Casprowiak [email protected] 425-564-2629 Office: C152 Office Hours: T&Th, 11:00-noon, or by appointment

FINAL EXAM: Tuesday, 3/24 11:30am-1:20pm

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course begins with an examination of art prior to the French Revolution and studies examples of art that reveal cultural changes from the 18th to the end of the 20th century. This course will span over 300 years of artistic production, charting a period that is marked by continual revolutions: political, cultural and artistic. By studying art history a greater understanding of the 18th, 19th and 20 century in Europe and America will be earned. This class is also intended to continue to sharpen the skills of looking closely and critically at works of art as well as improve your ability to talk and write about your visual perceptions. We will examine the works on a variety of levels, including: the visual components of media (materials), technique, composition, style and subject, historical and social context, and the role of the artist.

COURSE OUTCOMES

1  To demonstrate an understanding of the social, historical, and aesthetic significance of works of art and architecture  To sharpen skills of visual analysis by looking, analyzing and writing about works of art  To relate technical processes of art making to visual styles  To demonstrate analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills

Outcomes will be accomplished by completing reading assignments before the scheduled lecture, engaging with the lectures, completing journal readings, taking exams and completing the final project. In order to be successful in this course it is imperative to be in attendance and be able to ask questions when something is unclear.

CLASS FORMAT/ ATMOSPHERE The class meets twice a week for two hours and ten minutes, during which we will have a regular schedule of lectures, discussion activities, and exams. Students are encouraged to ask questions during the lecture which in turn may lead to class discussion. The format of this class, however, is largely lecture and requires the student to have finished the daily reading assignment to best engage with the lecture material. I will post PowerPoint presentations, syllabus, journal readings, assignments and lists on Instructor Canvas. There will be three specific instances (see Exams) when the student must have access to Instructor Canvas to complete the Take-Home portion of the Exams. (*If you are unable due to a disability or some other reason come see me).

The atmosphere is open and respectful; it is very important to understand that each student is an individual and brings with them their own experience with art and life. Understanding art requires both respect to other viewpoints as well as a dedication to critical thinking. While the classroom will have a casual air to encourage participation and discussion it will maintain a high degree of criticism and continually push the student to look past their assumptions regarding art and the visual world. The atmosphere is open and understands that each student is an individual and brings with them their own experience with art and life.

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK Kleiner, Fred S, Gardner’s Art Through the Ages, 14th or 13th Ed., Boston: Thomson Wadsworth, 2005. ISBN-13: 978-0-495-09307-7 OR ISBN-13:897-0- 495-91542-3. Page numbers are given for both editions on the Class Schedule.

YOU ONLY NEED ONE TEXTBOOK FOR THIS CLASS—EITHER OF THE ONES LISTED AT THE BOOKSTORE IS FINE.

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS Required readings are on final pages of your syllabus and will consist of textbook assignments and journal articles. Journal articles will be posted to Canvas. You

2 are expected to have read the assignment listed after the week’s heading by the time you come to class; this will ensure you get the most out of lecture and give you the opportunity to ask questions should any come up in the assigned reading.

Chapter readings are from your course textbook, Gardner’s Art Through the th Ages, 14th and 13 edition. If you have an earlier edition it is up to you to identify the corresponding chapters. One way to do this is to bring your textbook to my office hours and we can compare page numbers. You are responsible for downloading additional readings from the site and printing them if you prefer to read them as a hard copy.

EXAMS There are three Exams throughout the quarter and they are non-accumulative. The exams will focus on works of art seen in class. The exams will include several examples of the questions listed below. There will be both a take home and a landed portion of each exam. The take-home portion is open book/ open note and will consist of Matching, Multiple Choice and Terms. The in-class portion will consist of slide IDs, Short Answer and Extra Credit.

 Slide Identification with Short Answer: You will be shown a slide from your slide list and asked to identify the artist, movement, title, date and respond to a given question.

 Short Answer: You will be shown to images with full ID and asked a comparative question.

 Extra-Credit: You will be shown a work of art that has not been seen in class or in the text and you will attempt to identify the artist, movement, date, and provide a reason for your attribution. The slide will be by an artist we have studied.

 Matching: You will be shown 4 images on a slide as asked to match the correct image to the correct movement, artist, or term.

 Multiple Choice: You will be asked a question about an image and then select the correct answer from several options

 Terms: You will be provided with a list of terms and you will be asked to choose one term that best applies to a particular definition.

Most Valuable Artist Awards (MVAA) The final project will require the student to select a list of Most Valuable Artists for specific periods in time and write a series of paragraphs defending their selection. In addition, students must select one artist out of their MVAA list to

3 profile and write a more extensive report on (around 800-1000 words). Details of this project will be revealed during the 6th week of class.

GRADING Attendance/ participation (daily)- 20% Assignments (2)- 20% MVAA (Final Project)- 20% Exams (3)- 40%

Grading Scale: 95-100%= A 90-94= A- 86-89= B 84-85= B+ 80-83= B- 76-79= C+ 74-75= C 70-73= C- 65-69= D+ 64-64= D 60-63= D- <60= F **NOTICE: YOU CANNOT PASS THIS CLASS WITH OUT ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN THE ON-LINE DISCUSSIONS!

For more information on the grading policy at Bellevue College visit the following website: http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/policies/id-3000/

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STUDENT CODE Bellevue College is maintained by the state of Washington for the purpose of providing its students with appropriate learning programs, which will facilitate the orderly pursuit and achievement of their educational objectives. The college is dedicated not only to learning and the advancement of knowledge but also to the development of ethically sensitive and responsible persons through policies, which encourage independence and maturity.

4 “Cheating, stealing and plagiarizing (using the ideas or words of another as one’s own without crediting the source) and inappropriate/disruptive classroom behavior are violations of the Student Code of Conduct at Bellevue College. Examples of unacceptable behavior include, but are not limited to: talking out of turn, arriving late or leaving early without a valid reason, allowing cell phones/pagers to ring, and inappropriate behavior toward the instructor or classmates. The instructor can refer any violation of the Student Code of Conduct to the Vice President of Student Services for possible probation or suspension from Bellevue College. Specific student rights, responsibilities and appeal procedures are listed in the Student Code of Conduct, available in the office of the Vice President of Student Services.” The Student Code, Policy 2050, in its entirety is located at: http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/policies/id-2050/

DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER (DRC) The Disability Resource Center (B132) serves students with a wide array of learning challenges and disabilities. If you are a student who has a disability or learning challenge for which you have documentation or have seen someone for treatment and if you feel you may need accommodations in order to be successful in college, please contact us as soon as possible.

If you are a person who requires assistance in case of an emergency situation, such as a fire, earthquake, etc, please meet with your individual instructors to develop a safety plan within the first week of the quarter.

If you are a student with a documented autism spectrum disorder, there is an additional access program available to you. Contact [email protected] or 425.564.2764. ASN is located in the Library Media Center in D125. www.bellevuecollege.edu/autismspectrumnavigators/

The DRC office is located in B132 or you can call our reception desk at 425.564.2498. Deaf students can reach us by video phone at 425-440-2025 or by TTY at 425-564-4110. Please visit our website for application information into our program and other helpful links at www.bellevuecollege.edu/drc

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If you work late and are uneasy about going to your car, Public Safety will escort you to your vehicle. To coordinate this, please phone ahead and let Public Safety know when and where you will need an escort.

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Please familiarize yourself with the emergency postings by the door of every classroom and know where to go in the event of an evacuation. Your instructor will be asked if anyone might still be in the building, so check in before you do anything else. Emergency responders will search for anyone unaccounted for.

If a major emergency occurs, please follow these two rules: 1) Take directions from those in charge of the response -We all need to be working together. 2) Do not get in your car and leave campus (unless directed to) - Doing so will clog streets and prevent emergency vehicles from entering the scene. Instead, follow directions from those in charge.

Please do not hesitate to call Public Safety if you feel safety questions or concerns at any time.

ACADEMIC CALENDAR The Bellevue College Academic Calendar is separated into two calendars. They provide information about holidays, closures and important enrollment dates such as the finals schedule.  Enrollment Calendar - http://bellevuecollege.edu/enrollment/calendar/deadlines/. On this calendar you will find admissions and registration dates and important dates for withdrawing and receiving tuition refunds.  College Calendar -http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/enrollment/holidays/ This calendar gives you the year at a glance and includes college holidays, scheduled closures, quarter end and start dates, and final exam dates.

CLASS SCHEDULE Below you will find a weekly breakdown of your Reading assignments, Discussions, Assignments/ Quizzes/ or Exams. Note that the Reading assignments are given for both Gardners Art through the Ages Edition 13 (on the left) and Edition 14 (on the right). You need to have the Reading and Assignments done on the day that they are listed.

Week 1, 1/6 & 1/8 Welcome and Course Review Tuesday Introduction, syllabus/ course review

Lecture 300 years of art!

Thursday Continue Lecture 300 years of art review

6 Visual Analysis Exercise Looking ahead: First reading and writing assignment due on Tuesday of next week

Week 2, 1/13 & 1/15 The Age of Enlightenment and Revolution Tuesday Read: 13th Ed. Read: 14th Ed. Chapter 29, Rococo, pp. 751- Ch. 26, 736- 753 757 Read: Donald Posner, “The Swinging Women of Watteau and Fragonard,” The Art Bulletin, Vol 64, No. 1 (Mar.1982), pp. 75- 88

Lecture & In class discussion: The Rococo and the 18th century Assignment 1: The Swinging Rococo Thursday Read: 13th Ed. Read: 14th Ed. Ch. 29, pp. 757- 776 Ch. 26, 736-752

Lecture & in-class discussion: Enlightenment and Neoclassical

Week 3, 1/20 & 1/22 Tides of Change: The Politics of Art in the 19th Century Tuesday Read: 13th Ed. Read: 14th Ed. Ch. 30, pp. 777-797 Ch. 27, pp. 754- 775

Lecture and in-class Assignment: Romanticism Thursday Read: 13th Ed. Read: 14th Ed. Ch. 30, 797- 818 Ch. 27, pp. 775-796

Lecture and in-class discussion: Realism, Pre-Raphaelites and Photography

Week 4, 1/27-1/29 Exam I Tuesday Exam Review!!! Take-Home Exam Due Thursday (online, Canvas) Thursday Exam 1 Take-Home Exam Due (online, Canvas) A Look Ahead Assignment 2 due on Tuesday

Week 5, 2/3 & 2/5 A Modern Eye for a Modern World Tuesday Read: 13th Ed. Read: 14th Ed. Ch. 31, pp. 821-832 Ch. 28. Pp. 798-810

7 Additional Reading: “Images of Motherhood in the Art of Morisot, Cassatt, Modersohn-Becker, Kollwitz,” Stewart Buettner.

Lecture and in-class discussion: Impressionism Assignment 2 due Thursday Read: 13th Ed. Read: 14th Ed. Ch. 31, pp. 832-846 Ch. 28, pp. 811- 827

Lecture and in-class activity: Post-Impressionism and Symbolism

Week 6, 2/10 & 2/12 Color and Composition Explosion! Tuesday Read: 13th Ed. Read: 14th Ed. Ch. 31, pp. 846-851 & Ch. 35, Ch. 28, pp. 827-832 & Ch. 29, pp. 909- 917 pp. 833-843

Lecture: Arts and Crafts & Art Nouveau/ Expressionism in the 20th C. Thursday Read: 13th Ed. Read: 14th Ed. CH. 35, pp. 917-926 CH. 29, pp. 844-853

Lecture and in-class discussion: Picasso ***Discuss MVP Project***

Week 7, 2/17 & 2/19 Tradition Denied Tuesday Read: 13th Ed. Read: 14th Ed. Ch. 35, pp. 926- 939 Ch. 29, pp. 853-872

Lecture and in-class discussion: Reappraisals and artistic intention Thursday Read: 13th Ed. Read: 14th Ed. Ch. 35, pp. 940- 952 Ch. 29, pp. 853-872

Lecture and in-class activity: New Objectives in Art

Week 8, 2/ 24 & 2/26 Modernism gets International & Exam 2 Tuesday Read: 13th Ed. Read: 14th Ed. Ch. 35, pp. 953- 967 Ch. 29, pp. 872-897

Lecture and in-class discussion: American Regionalism and Modern Architecture ***Review for Exam 2*** ***Take Home Exam due Thursday 2/26***

8 Thursday Exam 2, Chapters 31 & 35 (13th Edition) or Chapters 28 & 29 (14th Ed)

Week 9, 3/3 & 3/5 From Existentialism to Consumerism Tuesday Read: 13th Ed. Read: 14th Ed. Ch. 36, pp. 968- 981 Ch. 30, pp. 897-913

Lecture and in-class discussion: NYC leads the way Thursday Read: 13th Ed. Read: 14th Ed. Ch. 36, pp. 981-987 Ch. 36, pp. 913-920

Lecture and in-class activity: Warhol, the Pope of Pop

Week 10, 3/10 & 3/12 Politics of Art and Architecture Tuesday Read: 13th Ed. Read: 14th Ed. Ch. 36, pp. 987- 1002 Ch. 30, pp. 921-924; Ch. 31, NO CLASS pp. 940-957.

NO CLASS BUT COMPLETE READING ASSIGNMENT Thursday Read: 13th Ed. Read: 14th Ed. Ch. 36, pp. 1002- 1115 Ch. 30, pp. 925-933 & Ch. 31, pp. 960-964

Lecture and in class activity: Modern and Post-modern Architecture

Week 11, 3/17 & 3/19 The End is Nigh! Tuesday Read: 13th Ed. Read: 14th Ed. Ch. 36, pp. 1115- 1025 Ch. 31, pp. 964-972

Lecture and in-class discussion: Wrapping it up, Conceptually speaking… ***Take-home exam assigned, due Tuesday 3/24***

9 Thursday TBD… ***MVP Projects are Due, online, Canvas***

Week 12, Tuesday, 3/24 Tuesday FINAL EXAM @ 11:30-12:20

Have a Great Spring Break!!!

Go to a Museum!

Have Fun!

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