ART 157

         INTRODUCTION TO WORLD ART

                      Fall Semester 2005

           Tuesday  & Thursday 12:30 – 1:45

 

"Only through art can we get outside of ourselves and know another’s view of the universe,

which is not the same as ours, and see landscapes which would otherwise have remained

unknown to us like the landscapes of the moon. Thanks to art, instead of seeing a single

world, our own, we see it multiply until we have before us as many worlds as their are

original artists...." Marcel Proust

 

Art 157 is an introduction to the appreciation of art and is intended to

provide a foundation in the basic concepts, materials, means, and methods

of the visual arts; as well as a basic history of art. Through an analysis of

examples drawn from art of the past, as well as art of the present, this

course presents the student with the opportunity to recognize special

differences that define every culture, as well as the universal qualities of

human expression and aesthetic response.

                                                                                                                                          

“Life is not worth living unless you can leave it more beautiful than it was when you entered it.”

Frank Lloyd Wright

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”

Albert Einstein

“All art is erotic.”

“Art is the lie that lets us realize the truth”

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”

PabloPicasso

 

“Art is the child of its time and often the mother of our emotions”

Wassily Kandinsky

 

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

Georges Santyana

“If its not propaganda its not art.”

Diego Rivera

“Art is a living thing its to bad that all we have left to examine is the corpse.”

Marcel Duchamp 

 

“Imagination abandoned by reason produces monsters, united with her she is the mother of the arts and the source of her wonders. “

  Francisco Goya

 

“The real voyage of discovery consists not just in seeing new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”

Marcel Proust

“Art Geometrizes”

“If I were a lawgiver I would put sensor over the Poets”

 Plato

 

 Professor:Robert Mansfield

 Office, New Art Bldg.# 508

 Phone, 594 - 5940

 E Mail Address:  robert.mansfield@sdsu.edu

 Office Hours Tues. Thurs. 2:00PM  to 3:00PM

Course Content 

Art 157 deals with the visual arts primarily through slide lectures, videos, and perhaps presentations by visiting scholars and artists. Although Art 157 is not an art history class, it will deal with the history of world art beginning with prehistoric art and ending with contemporary art. As a survey of the visual arts the class will examine many aspects of art from, form, medium, technology, style, and content. Issues of sacred and secular art will be explored as well as the social cultural and aesthetic conditions of the visual arts. Art 157 will treat both western and eastern art in a balanced way. Although the art of Japan and India will be covered, the art of China will be the main focus of the Eastern Art aspect of the class. Ways of seeing will be explored in art 157 through an examination of historic, cultural, social and political conditions. Controversies concerning censorship, public art, 1st amendment rights religious and political issues as well as propaganda and kitsch will be presented and discussed as course subjects.

The Text

 In consideration of the excessive cost of art introduction texts and their Euro centered formats I have decided against using them for 157 this semester. Instead, students will be responsible for specific web sites that will be assigned on a regular basis.

Attendance / Participation

Students will be required to attend class regularly. There will be no unexcused absences. In the event that a class or part of a class is missed, the student will have to get the notes from another student. Students will be assigned a seat and will be required to sign the attendance sheets on a daily basis. Class participation is expected. There will be opportunities for discussions throughout the class presentations. However, I am requesting that instead of a question answer period at the end of each class period that question answer periods take place at the beginning of each class period. Participation at all levels is strongly encouraged. Notebooks are critically essential in this course and will serve as the only study guide.

Course Requirements

A. Each student will be required to visit four (4) separate art exhibitions during the semester. At each of the museums admission charges will be reduced providing a student ID is shown prior to the purchase of a ticket. There is no charge at the SDSU University Gallery. Students will be expected to provide their own means of getting to the museums and the gallery. These museums include; 

1.       The San Diego Museum of Art

       Prado Avenue, Balboa Park, San Diego, Ca

2.       The Museum of Photographic Art

      Prado Avenue,  Balboa Park, San Diego, Ca.

 

3.    The San Diego State University Gallery of Art

      Art Avenue and Canyon Crest Drive. SDSU

      (Two separate exhibitions)

  

At each of the exhibitions students will be expected to select one work of art to focus their attention on and write a report of no less than 250words. In order to prepare the reports it will 1st be necessary to visit the Art 157 website,

                   http://art.sdsu.edu/geninfo/homepages/art157/projects/index.html 

This site will serve as a guide in preparing the reports. Although the site is currently under reconstruction it may still be accessed. Reconstruction will be completed by mid September ’05.

     Each student must study and use the information at this website as it will be absolutely necessary for the preparation of each report.

These reports will constitute 25% of the course grade and are due on the last day of class, Tuesday, December 6th.  It is necessary that all four (4) of the reports be completed. In order to receive any credit All (4) reports must be turned in together in (1) one folder. The type of folder will be specified in class.

B. Two unannounced quizzes on subject matter relating to the lectures, videos, readings and the exhibitions in the SDSU Gallery. Each Quiz will consist of approximately 50multiple choice questions and constitute   12.5 % of the final grade. In the event that a student misses either of these quizzes they will not be able to take them at another time. ABSOLUTELY NOEXCEPTIONS.

*Students are required to bring Parscore forms # F288 and a #2 pencil to class at all times. 

C. The mid - term exam will be given on Tuesday October 18th   It will consist of 100 multiple-choice questions. Students will be required to provide parscore form # F288 - ERI for this exam.

D. The final exam will be given on Thursday, December 8th  It will consist of 100

     multiple choice questions. Parscore form # F288 - ERI is required for this exam.

A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF HOW TO FILL OUT THESE SIMPLE TEST FORMS WILL

BE GIVEN AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH EXAM . IN THE EVENT THAT THE FORM IS STILL

FILLED OUT INCORRECTLY 10 POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM THE TEST SCORE.   

1. FOUR MUSEUM AND GALLERY REPORTS        =  25 %

2. TWO UNANNOUNCED QUIZZES                          =  25 %

3. MIDTERM EXAM                                                      =  25 %

4. FINAL EXAM                                                             =  25 %    

Extra credit may be offered by attending field trips to L.A. art museums. Extra credit will be considered in determining a final grade only ifthe student has a passing grade at the end of the semester.     

 

   * Any form of cheating will not be tolerated. This includes plagiarism on reports.

   * Once a quiz or exam has begun, NO ONE shall be admitted to the classroom.

   * If a student is late for a test they will not be allowed to take it .

                                                                     PLEASE

 *SEATING IS NOT ALLOWED AGAINST THE WALL OR IN THE VERY BACK OF THE

   CLASSROOM.

          

*IN ENTERING THE CLASSROOM LATE OR LEAVING IT EARLY PLEASE STAY

  OUT OF THE PROJECTOR BEAM 

            

*NO FOOD, DRINK, BEEPERS, CELL PHONES or TAPE RECORDERS

  PERMITTED IN THE CLASSROOM

*Students are responsible for all the information contained in this syllabus.

*In the event that a grade is disputed the student will be required to provide their notebook for evaluation.

 Class Schedule

Week 1                                             

September 1st

Introduction

Web Sites

1. Paleolithic Art: http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0837340.html

2. Chuvet Cave: http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/en/

3. Lascaux Cave: http://www.culture.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/

4. Female figures: http://witcombe.sbc.edu/willendorf/

Week 2.

September 6th; 8th

Central American Precolumbian Art

South American Precolumbian Art

Web Sites

1. Neolithic Period: http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0835205.html

2. Newgrange: http://www.stonepages.com/ireland/ireland.html

3. Stonehenge: http://witcombe.sbc.edu/earthmysteries/EMStonehenge.html

                     http://www.exn.ca/mysticplaces/stonehenge.cfm

4. Easter Island: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/easter/

                       http://www.netaxs.com/~trance/rapanui.html

5. Teotihuacan: http://archaeology.la.asu.edu/teo/

                         http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/mexico/

6. Machu Pichu: http://www.raingod.com/angus/Gallery/Photos/SouthAmerica/Peru/IncaTrail.html

                           http://www.shastahome.com/machu-picchu/guide.html

7. Chako Canyon National Monument:  http://www.jqjacobs.net/southwest/chaco.html

                                                               http://www.ratical.com/southwest/CCdescrip.html

8. Native American Photographs:  

          http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html                          

9. Aztec Art, Architecture, Culture:

    http://library.thinkquest.org/10098/aztec.htm?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0831

10. Mayan Architecture:

      http://library.thinkquest.org/10098/mayan.htm?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0831

11. Chief Crazy Horse Monument: http://www.crazyhorse.org/

                                                         http://website.lineone.net/~bunwin/crazy_horse.htm

Week 3.

September 13th, 15th

Ancient Egyptian Art

Ancient to Classical Greek and Roman Art

Web Sites

1. Pyramids of Ancient Egypt: http://touregypt.net/featurestories/pyramids.htm

2. Great Pyramid of Cheops: http://www.touregypt.net/cheops.htm

3. Egyptian Antiquities: http://touregypt.net/egyptantiquities/

4. Women in Egypt:  http://www.arthistory.sbc.edu/imageswomen/

5. Colossus of Rhodes: http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/colossus.html

6. Greek Architecture: http://library.thinkquest.org/10098/greek.htm

7. Parthenon: http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110Tech/Parthenon.html

8. Roman Art and Architecture: http://harpy.uccs.edu/roman/html/roman.html

9. Pantheon: http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Pantheon.html

10. Coliseum: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum

 http://wings.buffalo.edu/AandL/Maecenas/rome/colosseum/section_contents.html                   

Week 4.

Feb.  September 20th, 22nd

Asian Art

Web Sites

1. Chinese Time Line: http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/c/chinese.html

2. Historic Basis of Chinese Culture: http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/~reffland/anthropology/asb_china/han_synthesis.html

3. Silk Road: http://members.tripod.com/MaryannWatson/China/silkroad.htm

4. Buddhist Architecture: http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/architecture/styles/buddhist.htm

5. Great Wall of China: http://www.chinavista.com/travel/greatwall/greatwall.html

6. 1st Emperor Qin Shi Huangs Buried Army: http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/shaanxi/xian/terra_cotta_army/

7. Qin Shi Huangs Imperial Tomb: http://www.taisei.co.jp/cg_e/ancient_world/xian/axian.html

8. Chinese Calligraphy: http://www.chinapage.org/calligraphy.html

9. Chinese Architecture: http://library.thinkquest.org/10098/china1.htm

10.Chinese Garden Design: http://ccbs.ntu.edu.tw/FULLTEXT/INTLVIEW/intlvi01.htm

11. Japanese Ikebana: http://www.ikebana.com.au/history.html

12. Hokusai’s Prints: http://www.mastergraph.com/pages/hokusai.html  

13. Japanese Gardens: http://www.explorejapan.com/jgardens.htm

14. Tibetan Art: http://www.tibetart.com/welcome.cfm

15. Indian Architecture, Taj Mahal: http://www.tibetart.com/welcome.cfm

 

Week 5

September 27th, 29th

A. Persian Art 

B. Kitsch

Web Sites

1. Persian Art: http://www.art-arena.com/hpart.html

2. Persian Carpets:

    http://tehran.stanford.edu/Iran_Lib/Images/Persian_Carpet/carpet_history.html

3. Persian Painting: http://www.art-arena.com/Min.html

4. Islamic Art & Architecture:  http://www.islamicart.com/main/architecture/

Web Sites

Roadside Icons: http://members.aol.com/JTankard/roadside/home.html

Kitsch:  http://www.sharecom.ca/greenberg/kitsch.html

Week 6

October 4, 6

Web Sites

A.Degenerate Art, 

      http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/provenance/degenerate.shtml

B. Censorship,

     http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Censorship/

     http://users.rcn.com/kyp/stanley.html

Hitlers art:   http://www.snyderstreasures.net/pages/hartworks.htm

                         http://www.snyderstreasures.net/pages/postarticle.htm

Degenerate Art: http://www.ovationtv.com/artszone/programs/degenerate/index.html

Week 7

October 11, 13th

Photography

Web Sites

Museum of Photography: http://www.photographymuseum.com/index.html

20th Century Photography: http://www.pbs.org/ktca/americanphotography/

Edward Curtis, Photographer: http://www.curtis-collection.com/

Alfred Steiglitz, Photographer: http://www.nga.gov/feature/stieglitz/asmain.htm

Jerry Uelsmann, Photographer: http://www.uelsmann.com/  

Lee Miller, Photographer: http://www.leemiller.co.uk/main.aspx

Week 8

October 18th 20th

A. MIDTERM EXAM

B. Christian Art to Southern Renaissance

Web Sites

Medieval Manuscripts: http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/dres/dres1.html

Amiens Cathedral: tp://www.learn.columbia.edu/Mcahweb/index-frame.html

Giotto: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/giotto/

Italian Renaissance: http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/ita15.htm

                                 http://library.thinkquest.org/2838/artgal.htm

Italian Renaissance architecture: http://rubens.anu.edu.au/htdocs/surveys/italren/renarch/                                   

Week 9

October 25th, 27th 

Renaissance  

Web Sites

Louvre, Museum: http://www.louvre.fr/

Uffizi Gallery ,Florence: http://www.televisual.it/uffizi/

Italian Renaissance: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/tl/it-ren/

Leonardo Da Vinci: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/vinci/

Michelangelo: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/michelangelo/

Raphael: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/raphael/

Baroque

Web Sites

Vatican Collection http://www.roma2000.it/zmusvat.html

Bernini: http://www.ocaiw.com/bernini.htm

Gentleschi:

Rembrandt: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/rembrandt/

Rubens: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/rubens/

Week 10

November 1, 3

Romanticism and Rococo

Web Sites

Goya: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/goya/

Watteau:http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/gg54/gg54-main1.html

Delacroix:  http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/delacroix/

Fragonard: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/fragonard/

Week 11

November 8th, 10th 

Nineteenth Century Art

Impressionism / Post Impressionism

Web Sites

Impressionism   

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/impressionism/

Cezanne. http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/cezanne/bio.html

Monet: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/monet/

Renoir: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/renoir/

Pissaro: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/pissarro/

Post Impressionism, Fauvism

Vincent Van Gogh: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gogh/

Paul Gauguin: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gauguin/ 

Architecture

Frank Lloyd Wright; http://www.delmars.com/wright/flwright.htm

                                  http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/1469/flwquote.html

                                  http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/flw/flw00.html

Great Buildings: http://www.greatbuildings.com/

Louis Kahn: http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/kahn.html

American Architecture: http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/fa267_20.html

Week 12

November 15th, 17th

Einstein and Picasso, African Art

Cubism, German Expressionism,  

Web Sites

Fauvism: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/tl/20th/fauvism.html

Cubism: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/cubism/

Matisse: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/matisse/

Picasso: http://www.ocaiw.com/picasso.htm

African Art: http://www.lib.virginia.edu/clemons/RMC/exhib/93.ray.aa/African.html

African Art; Smithsonian: http://www.nmafa.si.edu/

Week 13 November 22, 24 Thanksgiving recess

The 20th Century, Modernism

Web Sites

Modernism: http://www.artsmia.org/modernism/

Bauhaus: http://www.uiah.fi/presentation/history/ebauha.htm

American Regionalism:

Edward Hopper: http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/collections/exhibits/hopper/

Thomas Hart Benton: http://sheldon.unl.edu/HTML/ARTIST/Benton_TH/AS.html

Grant Wood: http://www.crma.org/collection/wood/wood.htm

                       http://www.swope.org/main/collection/003coll.htm

Week 14

November 29, December1

Dadaism, Surrealism

Regionalism in America

Web Sites

Marcel Duchamp: http://www.artchive.com/artchive/D/duchamp.html

Surrealism: http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/s/surrealism.html

Rene Magritte: http://ebbs.english.vt.edu/hthl/etuds/brown/brown.html

Salvadore Dali: http://www.virtualdali.com/

Georgi di Chirco: http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/m/metaphysical.html

Abstract Expressionism

Mark Rothko: http://www.nga.gov/feature/rothko/rothkosplash.html

Jackson Pollock: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/pollock/

Week 15

December 6, 8 Final Exam

Pop Art, Post Modernism and the Avant Garde.

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/tl/20th/pop-art.html

http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/p/popart.html

Andy Warhol Museum: http://www.warhol.org/

Please note:

The above schedule is continually under construction as some sites close and others open. I will do my best to keep the site updated as these changes occur. Please notify me of any problems you have in accessing these sites.

Gallery Reports due Tuesday,  December 6h

Final Exam Thursday,  December 8th

Week 16: Grading Period