Wednesday, February 17, 2010

"The Sold Andy Warhol Too Soon" Talk

The talk by the author of "I Sold Andy Warhol Too Soon" will be Tuesday, April 6.

The written "Review" of the book will be due on Tuesday, April 6. It should be 2-3 pages long, type written and double spaced.

Please order the book if you have not done so already and read it. I will prepare next week a list of questions you should answer in your review.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Notes For Feb. 11, 2010

Artists Covered (refer to handout)
Cimabue
Ducccio Di Buoninsegna
Giotto de Bondone
Filippo Brunelleschi (Medici DVD)

Composition – refers to how art work is organized
Shapes on 2D surface or 3D arranging shapes in space

Form – Medium (2D or 3D) – Materials used & Technique
Fresco
  • Oil Painting
  • Tempera
  • Sculpture
  • Drawing
  • Cartoons
  • Watercolor
  • Pastel
Subject
  • •Landscape
  • •Still Life
  • •Figurative
  • •Abstract
  • •Religious
  • •Self Portrait
Giotto di Bondone (JYOH‐toh)
He was an Italian painter and architect from Florence in the late Middle ages.

He is generally considered the first in a line of great artists who contributed to the Italian Renaissance.

16th century biographer Varsari says of him:
“He made a decisive break with the crude traditional Byzantine style, and bought to life the great art of painting as we know it today, introducing the technique of drawing accurately from life, which had been neglected for more than two hundred years.”

The Adoration of the Magi is the name traditionally given to the Christian subject in the Nativity of Jesus in art in which the three Magi, represented as kings, especially in the West, having found Jesus by following a star, lay before him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, and worship him

PowerPoint Presentation on "Line"

•A line is the path made by a moving point.
•A point has no measurable size.
•Lines are created through the connection of points and are defined as the side-by-side placement of an infinite number of points. (Whew!)
•Line is without end.
•Line has no width.

The Quality of Line

The quality of a line describes either its measure or its characteristics
For example:
•The measure of a line might be that it is thick or thin.
•Or the characteristics might be that the line is smooth or rough.

Change these things to create a line with personality, expression or emotion.

Above information taken from "Art Though the Ages" text

Homework on Medici DVD

Homework:
Write in your journal your reaction to the Medici DVD and in partitular about Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446)
Talk about the building of the Dome and the role that the Medici played in building it.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Notes for Feb 9, 2010












http://www.cengage.com

Fresco painted by Giotto

Italy, 1200 To 1400 Chapter 19


The Pope was not only the spiritual leader of Europe; he
was also a secular ruler.

The special nature of Italy at this time allowed these
small independent city-states to evolve into very
powerful commercial and trading giants.

Pisa and Venice controlled the maritime lanes between
Europe and the East.

Bubonic plaque:

• Deadliest pandemics in history
• Europe – 1348 ‐ 1350
• 30% ‐60%
– Reduced Population declined from 450 million to 350‐370
million
• It is believed the plaque grew out of rat fleas
from merchant ships
• That it started in Central Asia

The response to the Black Death in Italy:

• Was a commissioning of devotional works and images.
• Religious orders became major health benefactors,
constructing hospitals and caring for the sick and dying.
• Another consequence of this plague was economic: a
lack of population led to a labor shortage.
• And, and already tense and frightened society
exacerbated the tensions between the aristocracy and
the peasants

• The rise of the vernacular language (Latin remained the
official language) allowed for the further and rapid
evolution of philosophy and intellectual conceptual
thinking to be disseminated to a broader base.
• As a consequence “Humanism” became a focus of
interest. This interest created a resurgence of interest in
the writings of Antiquity, and this, in turn, led to
recognition of scholarship.
• Scholars today differ on an exact label for 14th century
Italy. Some call this period "Late Gothic", while others
refer to this century as the “Proto-Renaissance” using
definitions stemming from France

Byzantine Style
The art, territory, history, and culture of the
Eastern Christian Empire and its capital of
Constantinople (ancient Byzantium)
The Byzantine Empire or Eastern Roman Empire,
was the Roman Empire during the Middle
Ages, centered on the capital of
Constantinople, and ruled by Emperors.

• Frescoes Byzantine Empire (1164), with their
unique blend of high tragedy, gentle humanity,
and homespun realism, antcipate the
approach of Giotto and other proto‐
Renaissance Italian artists.

Notes based on information from "Art Though the Ages" by Fred S. Kleiner
As well as information taken from Wikipedia

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

GREENSHEET FOR ART-092

BARBARA ALLIE, INSTRUCTOR SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE
COURSE DISCIPLINE and NUMBER: ART-092
COURSE TITLE: SURVEY OF ART HISTORY: RENAISSANCE TO THE PRESENT

A class meets Tuesday and Thursday Three (3)-unit (3) hour lecture
Reg ID 54708 Class Meets TTH 1:45 PM to 3:10 PM 02/01/10 to 05/28/10
Room F7
Email: barbaraallie@gmail.com


COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is an illustrated survey of Art History from the early Italian Renaissance to the present day. Course content emphasizes architecture, painting and sculpture from the most important civilized centers of the world, and how art reflects historical occurrences and the social, political, and religious attitudes of the time. Presentation of the material is through visual presentation using current technologies that includes comparative analysis and critical evaluation of aesthetics. This course will also present alternative modes of art making, such as performance art, and non-traditional,
non-western trends in artistic expression. Field trips will be included.


STUDENT COURSE OBJECTIVES

The following objectives pertain to art history from the early Italian Renaissance to the present day, and upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:

• Keep a journal and record your thoughts about art history.
• Identify specific great works and movements of Western and Non-Western art, and place them into an historical and stylistic period.
• Recognize and identify the styles of acknowledged masters of visual art and describe the historical and cultural context in which they worked.
• Develop and apply a set of criteria to evaluate a work of art, distinguishing differences in style and content.
• Compare and contrast great works of art from within an historical period, and sort them according to time frame and stylistic category.
• Use syllogistic deductive and inductive reasoning to conclude how art reflects historical occurrences and the social, political, and religious attitudes of the time.
• Interpret and derive the meaning of a piece of art according to elements and principles of art, perceptual relationships (such as symbolism), and the historical framework in which it was created.
• Identify traditional and non-traditional media and artistic techniques and approaches.
• Use appropriate terminology in both oral and written communication and express them clearly and effectively in writing using college level spelling, grammar and style.
• Weigh opposing perspectives and points of view.
• Research and report on the life and work of a master or a period in art history.
• Cultivation and appreciation of creativity as an analytical problem solving process as well as a mode of human expression.


COURSE CONTENT:

Introduction, vocabulary and principles of art history
  • Renaissance inside and outside of Italy
  • Baroque
  • Rococo
  • Neo-Classicism
  • Romanticism
  • Realism
  • Impressionism
  • Post-Impressionism
  • 20th century, pre 1945
  • Modernism
  • Post-Modernism
  • Alternative modes of art making
  • Non-traditional, non-western trends in artistic expression:
  • Asia, China & Korea after 1275, Japan, Native Arts, Oceania, and Africa
  • How to write about the subjects related to Art History

METHODS OF EVALUATION

Essays
Quizzes
Exams
Final Project or Final Exam

READING ASSIGNMETNS

Through the assigned reading in the text, the student will be prepared to:
respond to questions based on the lecture, identifying specific great works and movements of Western and Non-Western art, and place them into an historical stylistic period, and describe their cultural context; participate in small group discussions and activities that require analysis and research, and foster opposing points
of view; develop a criteria for critical analysis of art.

WRITING ASSIGNMENTS

Through the assigned writing assignments, students will be able to:
analyze and interpret a piece of art, and place it into an historical context;
refine independent research techniques and applications of material

GALLERY Visitations To Be Determined – I will post gallery visits on blog as class proceeds.

By viewing actual pieces of art, students will gain a better appreciation of the formal and subjective elements that embody the non-verbal, sensual aspects of visual art.

Art 092 information taken directly from Articulation Outline provided by SJCC


REQUIRED TEXTBOOK:

Gardner's Art through the Ages: A Global History and I Sold Andy Warhole Too Soon -- See information under Required Text Book,

The Art of Writing About Art by Suzanne Hudson: Book Cover

Suggested Text:

The Art of Writing About Art by Suzanne Hudson, Nancy Noonan-Morrissey, Nancy Noonan

ISBN-13:
9780155061545
.
The Elements of Style by William Strunk: Book Cover

The Elements of Style by William Strunk, E. B. White, Charles Osgood ( Afterword)

Usually ships within 24 hours

  • ISBN-13: 9780205309023
  • Pub. Date: 07/23/1999

Campus Book Store - Student Center

Contact Phone

(408) 288-3744 or (408) 288 3737

For the Bookstore hours, clink on the link below:

http://campusstore.sjcc.edu/StoreHours.aspx



COURSE MATERIALS

College ruled binder (journal)
Flash cards
Text book

GRADING
Your earned grade will depend on the effort you put into class participation, assignments, quizzes, and your final project. Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the designated date. All written work should be typed, spell-checked, and proofread before it is submitted.

METHODS OF EVALUATION
• Growth! Are you improving and developing new ideas and skills?
• Final project (to be discussed at length toward the end of the quarter).
• Failure to submit assignments or late submissions
• Effort, neatness, professional appearance, working diligently and with focus
• Punctuality and handing in all required work on time.
• Class participation: sharing ideas in class discussions and critiques, alertness, following instructions, being respectful and cooperative in the classroom – this applies to the Instructor as well!
• Points will be deducted if you fail to bring required items to class.
Point system:
1,000 possible points
Class Projects (journal & other writings & essays) = 300 points
Final Project= 200 points
Tests = 400 points ( NO hand written papers will be accepted)
Class participation = 100 points.
GRADING
Your earned grade will depend on the effort you put into class participation, assignments, quizzes, and your final project. Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the designated date. I will not accept late assignments unless accompanied by a doctor’s note.

1000 points – 800 = A
800 points – 600 = B
600 points – 500 = C
500 points – 400 = D
400 points – 200 = F

If unable to attend class, it is your responsibility to get the missing assignments form peers. The reading assignments are posted on BLOG

FINAL PROJECT (It is mandatory that you be in attendance during the final day – no exceptions)

MAKEUP EXAMS:
There will be no makeup exams. If a student has a written medical excuse for a missed exam, the percentage earned on the final will be substituted for the missed exam. If a student does not have a written medical excuse, the student will receive a zero for the missed exam.

ASSIGNMENTS
All assignments will be discussed at length in class and appropriate material related to all assignments will be supplied as the class proceeds.

QUIZZES
The quizzes will cover material presented in lectures, readings, online materials, and class activities. Quiz dates will be announced one week in advance.

CLASS PARTICIPATION
Participation grades will be determined by 1) the quality and quantity of class exercises and course activities completed and 2) participation in class. 3.) Time during class periods is limited and all students are expected to spend additional time working at home to complete the course assignments.

Additional descriptive material and course content will be presented as the courses proceeds. Please feel free to contact me about all concerns related to this class. Should you want to talk to me on a one on one basis please email me with your questions.


UNIVERSITY POLICIES;
A. Academic Integrity Statement
“Your own commitment to learning, as evidenced by your enrollment at San Jose City College, and the University’s Integrity Policy, require you to be honest in all your academic course work. Faculty members are required to report all infractions to the office of Judicial Affairs.

B. Campus policy in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act
“If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible, or see me during office hours. Presidential Directive 97-03 requires that students with disabilities register with the DRC to establish a record of their disability.”

College and Departmental Policies

A. You are responsible for understanding the policies and procedures about add/drops, academic renewal, withdrawals, incompletes, classroom behavior, and other policies described in the catalog. Please read your catalog thoroughly.

Friday, January 8, 2010

2010 Art History Reading Schedule










Painting by Roy Lichtenstein, from Pop Art Movement
Image taken from Gardner's Image library

Barbara Allie, Instructor
San Jose City College

DATES CLASS MEETS and READING SCHEDULE

Classes Meet on the Following Days:
Tuesday and Thursday (02/01/10 to 05/28/10) Times 1:45 PM to 3:10 PM

Flied Trips Days to be determined – Please Constantly Check Blog for Most Resent Dates of Updated Reading, Field Trips, and New Assignments.

It is your responsibility to stay current with reading assignments!

Feb 2, 4
Intro: What is Art History, Pages xiv – x1vii
Questions Art Historians Ask
What is Its Style?
What is its Subject?
Who made it?
Who paid for it?
The Words Art Historians Use
Form and Composition
Material and Technique
Line
Color
Texture
Space, Mass, and Volume
Perspective and Foreshortening
Carving and Casting
Relief Sculpture
Architectural Drawings

Feb 9, 11
Chapter 19, Pages 498- 516

Feb 12-15 - President’s Holiday - Campus Closed - no classes held

Feb 16, 18
Chapter 20, Northern Europe, 1400 - 1500, Pages 520 -538
Feb 23, 25
Chapter 21, Italy, 1400 – 1500, Pages 542 -576

Feb 26 -Last day to withdraw from a regular semester course without
a “W” on record

March 2, 4
Chapter 22, Italy, 1500 – 1600, Pages 580 – 611
Chapter 22. Italy. Mannerism, Pages 612 -622

March 6,
Sat. Field Trip to Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

March 9, 11
Chapter 23, Pages 625 - 646

March 16, 18
Chapter 24 Italy and Spain 1600 - 1700, Pages 650 - 670

March 23, 25
Chapter 25, Northern Europe, 1600 – 1700, Pages 674- 702

March 29 – April 1
Spring Break - no classes held

April 6, 8
Chapter 26, South and Southeast Asia After 1200,
Pages 706 - 716
Chapter 27, China and Korea After 1279, Pages 720 732

April 13, 15
Chapter 28, Japan After 1336, Pages 736 - 748

April 20, 22
Chapter 29, Europe and America, Pages 751 – 774
Chapter 30, Europe and America, 1800 – 1870, Pages 777 -818

April 27, 29
Chapter 31, Europe and America, 1870 – 1900, Pages 821 – 880

May 4, 6
Chapter 32, Native Arts of the Americas After 1300, Pages 853 - 868

May 11, 13
Chapter 33, Oceania, Pages 872 -886
Chapter 34, Africa After 1800, Pages 890 - 906

May 18, 20
Chapter 35, Europe and America, 1900 – 1945, Pages 909 -966

May 25, 27
Chapter 36, Europe and America After 1945, Pages 969 -1024


May 28-END OF THE SPRING SEMESTER

June 7 (Monday) Spring 2010

grades available by calling StaReg at 408-223-0300 or online at http://MyWeb.sjeccd.org