ART

Professors

Full time:

Ramsaran, Helen

Schneider-Adams, Laurie

Vrachopoulos, Thalia

Adjunct:

Brown, Paul

Gimpaya, Frank

Hartel, Herb

Haviland, Sarah

Matthews, Howard

Nicolaou, Stella

Schein, Alexandra

Courses

ART 101. Introduction to the Fine Arts

This course traces the development of art in the Western world by considering

the characteristic achievements of the major periods of history, such as the

pyramids of Egypt, Gothic cathedrals, Michelangelo's sculpture, and the painting

of Vincent van Gogh. The panorama of painting, sculpture, and architecture is

examined with a view to understanding the works as unique objects and as

expressions of particular civilizations at particular moments in history. 3 hours, 3

credits.

ART 102. American Art

This course examines the growth of art in the United States as it accompanied

the development of the country from isolated agricultural colonies to a powerful

industrial nation. The transformation of European styles into a uniquely

American art that expressed the hopes and ideals of the new land is considered

by reference to such topics as the impact of industrialism, the creation of cities,

the movement westward, as well as the individual achievements of major

painters, sculptors, and architects. 3 hours, 3 credits.

ART 103. Art of the Italian Renaissance

The period called the Renaissance initiated an age of exploration in all aspects

of life: discovery of new lands, invention of the printing press, scientific

investigation of the human being and the mental and physical worlds we inhabit.

The art produced in Italy during the 15th and 16th centuries is studied both as

the creation of such geniuses as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo and as

the reflection of their times. 3 hours, 3 credits.

ART 105. Modern Art

The course considers the development of art in the modern Western world

beginning with European art in the late 18th century and ending with American

art after World War II. The work of such major artists as David, Degas and

Monet; Van Gogh and Gauguin; Picasso and Brancusi; Jackson Pollock and

Andy Warhol are studied as the history of individual achievement and in the

contexts of modern life. 3 hours, 3 credits.

STUDIO ART

ART 110. Ceramics Workshop

This course will enable the student to design and create hand built pottery

according to the principles of design, and work with various techniques of

finishing, glazing, and firing. Students will learn the basic principles of three-dimensional

design by studying the shapes of utilitarian as well as decorative

objects in their immediate environment. In addition, they will explore pottery

styles of such non-western cultures as Japan, China, the Mayans of ancient

Mexico, the Yoruba of Nigeria, and the Ndebele of Zimbabwe, as well as pottery

styles of the ancient Greeks and the Navaho and Pueblo Indians of the

American Southwest. 3 hours, 3 credits.

ART 111. Introduction to Drawing and Painting

Introduction to the elements of design, drawing, and painting. Graphic

expression through various mediums. 3 hours, 3 credits.

ART 112. Design and Composition

Continuation of Art 111. Study of the fundamental principles of structure in the

visual arts with application to two- and three-dimensional problems. Use of

various mediums and materials (pastel, charcoal, plastic color). Advanced figure

drawing. Prerequisite: Art 111. 3 hours, 3 credits.

ART 115. Introduction to Sculpture

Introduction to sculpture. Students will learn basic principles and techniques of

creating sculpture. Through the sculpture making process, they will be

encouraged to investigate their potential for expressing three-dimensional

concepts. Special emphasis will be placed on the actual process of developing

creative awareness by taking an idea from its inception through various stages

of revision to completion in a three dimensional form. Through visual materials

such as slides, films and videotapes as well as museum visits, students will learn

about sculptures from various non-Western cultures such as Latin America,

Africa and Asia. 3 hours, 3 credits.

ART 117. Portrait Sculpture for Beginners

Students will learn the anatomy of the head as they create self portraits or

portraits of others in clay. The will be guided through a step-by-step progression

of making a head from the skull to the finer details of the face. They will study

and compare portrait sculpture of such non-Western cultures as ancient China,

18th Century Benin, Nigeria, and ancient Mexico with portrait sculpture from

Western cultures such as ancient Greece and Rome, Renaissance Italy, and

contemporary America and Europe. 3 hours, 3 credits

Not offered 2002-2003:

ART 103: Art of the Italian Renaissance

ART 112: Design & Composition

ART 116. Advanced Sculpture

ART 204. Art and Religion in the Western Tradition

THE ART HISTORY AND STUDIO ART MINOR

The Department of Art, Music and Philosophy now offers an ART HISTORY AND STUDIO ART MINOR, designed to give students interested in doing further work in studio art and art history in-depth study and specialized work in these disciplines. It gives students an opportunity to do independent study in the museums and other cultural institution throughout the city and in the well-equipped studios and art history rooms in the College. This minor will be noted on the student's transcript and will be especially beneficial to those who are planning to do further studies in the Humanities.

Art History and Studio Art courses satisfying the requirements of the minor include:

ART HISTORY

ART 101: A Survey of the History of Western Art

ART 102: History of American Art

ART 105: History of Modern Art

ART 103: History of Renaissance Art

Experimental Course: History of Non-Western Art

STUDIO ART

ART 110: Ceramics Workshop

ART 111: Drawing and Painting

ART 112: Design and Composition

ART 115: Introduction to Sculpture

ART 117: Portrait Sculpture for Beginners

Requirements for the Minor:

1. A student must complete 18 credits--6 credits--in Studio Art and Art History.

2. Six of the credits must be done in Studio Art and six of the credits must be done in Art History.

3. Independent Study courses, arranged between a student and an agreeable supervising faculty member, can be counted toward the 18-credit requirement.