Barbara H. Strong, Art History and Anthropology Instructor

THE SUBJECT

As we have already seen, art's functions and its role as a kind of visual language are two major foci of Art Appreciation. The third and fourth modules of Art 1 look at art from yet another angle, from a historical perspective. Art History deals with the concept of style as it is related to the chronological, geographical, and biographical contexts in which art is produced. The OVERVIEW of this module is divided into: Paleolithic and Non-Western Art; Ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman Art; Renaissance and Baroque Art. This OVERVIEW was created using Living Album . There is also a SELF-QUIZ to test yourself after completing the Overview. It was created using Digital Chisel.HTML.

THE DESIRED OUTCOMES

After completing this module, students will be able to:

define "style" as it applies to the visual arts and describe the cultural-historical factors that result in stylistic consistencies.

analyze individual art works as expressions of their socio-cultural contexts.

analyze individual art works as expressions of their artist's life experience and psychology.

trace the development of artistic ideas from period to period, as an evolutionary process of growth.

identify major artists and art works in terms of their place and period and analyze their significance in art historical terms.

utilize Internet and other resources to research assigned topics, examine them critically, and produce well-substantiated, personalized responses to writing assignments.

READING

The module requires completion of Chapters 15, 18 and 20 in the seventh edition of Duane and Sarah Preble's Art Forms.