20815214Modern Art Survey and Practice
Course Information
Description
Modern Art Survey and Practice is both an art history and studio course exploring the developments in European and American art between the years of approximately 1800-1945. We will do a chronological study of influential artists, artworks and ideas from each of the noteworthy periods or movements through lectures, slide and video presentations, readings, discussion, and individual research. The course broadens the student's skill level in idea development, research strategies, and technique through a series of hands-on studio assignments designed to engage their understanding and application of concepts, processes and visual languages unique to each period.
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies
  1. Distinguish artists, artworks, and architecture related to movements in Western Art between 1800-1945.
    Assessment Strategies
    image identification tests
    written research essays
    oral discussion
    written exams
    Criteria
    you identify the artist, title and date of artwork within a decade on the image identification tests
    your research essays are grammatically sound
    your research essays are historically accurate
    your research essays includes original theses
    your essay-based exams are grammatically sound
    your essay-based exams are historically accurate
    your essay-based exams include original responses

  2. Discuss the social, political, technological, and aesthetic conditions which informed developments in Western Art between 1800-1945.
    Assessment Strategies
    written research essays
    oral discussion
    written exams
    studio assignments
    Criteria
    your research essays are grammatically sound
    your research essays are historically accurate
    your research essays includes original theses
    your essay-based exams are grammatically sound
    your essay-based exams are historically accurate
    your essay-based exams include original responses
    your studio projects show evidence of investigation of the formal and conceptual concerns of the movements and periods of study

  3. Demonstrate knowledge of the media and processes, and of the formal and conceptual concerns of artistis working in Western Art during then period of 1800-1945.
    Assessment Strategies
    studio assignments
    oral discussion
    evaluation of their studio work
    Criteria
    your studio projects show evidence of investigation of the formal and conceptual concerns of the movements and periods of study