Should be taken freshman year. This course will deal with the underlying principles basic to all visual experience. The course will contain, but not be limited to, color theory, line, shape, visual perception and the nature of creativity. The course does not have a prerequisite. Open to non-art majors.
Course meets general education requirement in fine, performing and literary arts.
The course begins with the early Renaissance in 14th-century Italy, and turns, in greater depth, to the Renaissance south and north of the Alps. The course proceeds to highlight major artists and movements in Europe from the late-16th through the 19th centuries, and then culminates with the art of the early modern world. The course is writing intensive. This course fulfills the Western Traditions goal for the General Education Program. Special emphasis on drawing as a tool for gathering ideas.