Barbara H. Strong, Art History and Anthropology Instructor

 

THE SUBJECT

The fourth modules of Art 1 continues Unit III's examination of art within its historical context. As we saw in Unit III, Art History deals with the concept of style as it is related to the chronological, geographical, and biographical environment of art works. The OVERVIEW of this module is divided into: 19th Century; 20th Century Art from Fauvism to Realism; and 20th Century Fantasy. 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.

relate the advent of "modern art" to the philosophical, political, technological climate of the 20th century

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 21-25 in the seventh edition of Duane and Sarah Preble's Art Forms.