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Art
100:
Introduction
to
Art

Fall
2013


Section
001:
T/TH
12
–
1:15
Math
Geoscience
Bldg.
Rm
113

Section
002:
T/TH
3
–
4:15
ILC
Rm
118


Instructor:
Muffet
Jones






Office:
Slide
Library
in
Hemingway
Bldg

Office
Hours:
T/TH
1:30
–
2:30
or
by
appointment







Email:
[e-mail]
 COURSE
DESCRIPTION

This
class
will
provide
concepts
and
background
which
will
allow
you
to
engage
with
fine
art
 specifically, and
the
visual
world
in
general,
with
greater
understanding
and
appreciation.

You
 will be
introduced
to
the
primary
vocabulary
of
the
visual
arts
and
to
the
various
means
and
 methods that
artists
have
used
throughout
history
to
express
the
basic
human
need
for
order
 and coherence
in
our
lives.

The
impulse
to
make
art
is
as
old
as
our
species;
the
fact
that
 humans have
invested
so
much
time,
passion,
money
and
even
blood
into
its
making
and
 preserving suggests
its
significance
to
us.

The
first
sections
of
the
class
focus
on
the
groundwork
 for appreciation
with
an
explanation
of
the
things
we
look
for
when
we
analyze
art.

The
next
 sections will
give
you
an
overview
of
western
art
history
and
allow
you
to
apply
some
of
the
 concepts you’ve
learned
as
you
look
at
art
from
different
centuries
and
periods.

At
the
very
 least, if
you
apply
yourself,
after
completing
this
class
you
should
be
able
to
take
a
date
to
a
 museum or
gallery
and
impress
them
with
your
sensitivity
and
sophistication.
 Note:
I
reserve
the
right
to
alter
the
schedule
if
circumstances
require
it.
 ATTENDANCE
&
PARTICIPATION

You
will
be
expected
to
come
to
each
class
having
done
the
reading
and
being
prepared
to
 discuss it.

The
size
of
the
class
makes
taking
attendance
on
a
regular
basis
unrealistic,
but
your
 grade will
reflect
your
commitment
to
the
class.

Periodically
attendance
will
be
taken
and
 absences noted.

Repeated
absences
will
result
in
the
lowering
of
your
final
grade.



REQUIRED
TEXTS


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