The content is oriented toward using critical thinking and writing to examine works of art in their cultural context. Students will visit museums and galleries. This course surveys the history of art from the fourteenth to the twentieth centuries. Emphasis is placed on viewing art forms in context and understanding the philosophical foundations and critical theories that support and influence them. The development of ideas and artistic concepts and the status of art in different cultures and periods are discussed and compared.
Students gain drawing skills and deepen their artistic perceptions.
This course provides an introduction to the practical and theoretical applications of two-dimensional design. This is a workshop course where students explore methods for developing their intuitive responses to form and shape, line, color and value, space, and other basic elements of composition and design.