Art in the Western World: From Renaissance to Present



Art in the Western World: From Renaissance to Present

Art 1B, Fall 2007

Kadema 145

Section 2: TuTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM

Section 3: TuTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM

Professor Elaine O'Brien

Office: Kadema 190

Hours: W 3-5, Tu 4:30-5:30

Email: eobrien@csus.edu

Website:

Teaching Assistant: Liv Moe, graduate student in Art practice, livmoe@

TA-led discussion/study group: 5-6 pm Thursdays, Kadema 170

Course Description:

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of the art of the West (Europe and the United States) from the Renaissance to the present day. It begins with the transformation of culture that will characterize Western art for centuries: the shift from the sensibility of Europe’s Middle Ages, ideologically dominated by Catholicism, to the radical “re-birth” of humanist values known as the Renaissance that began and remained centered in Italy. We shift to Paris in the 19th century as the capital of modern art, then to New York City after the Second World War at the end of modernism and the age of Europe. The course concludes in the 21st century with contemporary art and its multiple cultural centers.

Art 1B is a General Education course in Area C-2 (Introduction to the Arts). It is also a prerequisite for most upper division art history classes. There are no prerequisites, but it is recommended that Art 1A be taken before Art 1B.

Course Textbook: Kleiner, F., C. Mamiya. Gardners’s Art Through the Ages: The Western Perspective, Vol II, 12th edition only with CD-ROM: ArtStudy 2.1

o Textbook website:

Objectives: My goals are that you will:

• Gain a body of knowledge of great monuments of post-Medieval Western art

• Gain worldliness, much needed in our era of globalization

• Develop an understanding that art is tied to historical contexts

• Develop skills and vocabulary for formal analysis

• Develop critical thinking skills by asking questions such as why an artwork or artist is famous (canonical) and others are not

• Develop an appreciation for multiple interpretations of artworks and overcome the mistaken notion that there is one “right” interpretation

• Make visiting art museums and other art spaces a normal part of your life

• Develop confidence to evaluate artworks and a sense of the value of art in general outside the academic environment and the bachelor’s degree requirement

• Develop a sense of what artists do that is different from what others do and, most importantly, make the connection to your own creativity and the life you are shaping

To help achieve these objectives and earn an A in the course, see “Tips on Becoming a Successful student” by art historian Professor Kathleen Cohen of San Jose State:

Basis of Grades:

10%: Participation: positive attitude, attendance, being on time, being prepared for discussions, offering informed comments, and asking questions. Excellent participation can raise your grade by as much as a whole grade; bad participation can reduce your grade by as much as a whole letter.

o Note: Use of cellphones, laptops, all electronic gadgets and communication equipment, distracts other students. Please keep everything turned off and out of sight during class. Otherwise I will have to ask you to leave the class and count you as absent.

o Note: No eating please. Drinks are okay.

• Attendance policy: Attendance is necessary and will be accounted for by quizzes and random roll taking.

o More than 5 absences results in failure.

o Chronic lateness or leaving early disrupts and demoralizes the class and is counted as an absence after 3 times.

o Falling asleep in the dark art history classroom can be a problem, but sleeping people are in fact absent and will be marked absent.

Note: If you have a disability and require accommodations, you need to provide disability documentation to SSWD, Lassen Hall 1008, (916) 278-6955. See Services to Students with Disabilities (SSWD): Please discuss your accommodation needs with me after class or during my office hours early in the semester.

Take advantage of University student services:

o Learning skills:

o Writing center:

o Writing across the curriculum (WAC) student resources:

o Library instruction

o Academic Advising:

50% Quizzes: Most Tuesday classes begin with a (timed) 10-15 minute quiz. 12 quizzes are scheduled.

Part 1: Identify an artwork from the previous lecture(s) that is also on your Gardner CD-Rom: Identify 1) full name and nationality of artist, 2) title of artwork, and 3) period and date (the half-century until 1800; the quarter century for the 19th century; decade for the 20th and 21st centuries). 4) Significance: concise explanation of what is historically significant about the artwork (why it is important, why we study it).

Part 2: Answer two or three fill-in-the-blank and/or multiple choice questions taken directly from your Gardner CD-Rom

NOTE: Before the end of each lecture we can narrow the number of artworks you have to know for the quiz. Ask me to do this 10 minutes before the end of class. I might ask the class to decide which artworks are most important and why.

• Scoring is on a scale from 1-10 points based on how much mastery of the material is demonstrated.

▪ Points will be totaled and averaged at the end of the semester.

▪ No makeup quizzes will be given, but one “free” quiz (missed or low score) is be subtracted from the total.

▪ Keep your quizzes for possible discrepancies at the end of the semester.

• Students with an overall average over 8 points are excused from the final exam. All students, excused our not, are still required to write the final exam proposal, which will be graded as a quiz and averaged into the final quiz score.

Suggestions on how to study for an art history quiz:

• Form a study group or get a study partner

• Review the description of the quizzes on the syllabus.

• Go to the PowerPoint lectures (Art 1B “Lectures”)

• Make flashcards – one for every artwork that was shown in lecture.

1) On the front of the card draw a thumbnail sketch of the artwork. On the back, write down the information you will need to know for the quiz.

2) Note what you have read or heard in lecture about this work or similar works. Write titles and names of related artists.

3) Write a concise sentence on the artwork’s significance.

10% Final Exam: Two hour cumulative exam consisting of 6 identification/significance questions as in the quizzes and one question written by the class during the review session that can tie together the entire course.

Section 1: December 20, 12:45-2:45 pm

Section 2: December 18, 3:00-5:00 pm

• Final exam proposal due December 13. Throughout the semester, as you study for quizzes, take notes for your final exam proposal.

• Consists of two parts

1. A list of the 10 most important works of art. Be able to explain why in the discussion on December 13

2. 2 essay questions, one paragraph each, written by you as if you were the professor, on themes that run through the entire history of Western art from the Renaissance to the present.

• The proposal is written by all students, whether or not you are excused from the final exam.

• The proposal is graded as a quiz and averaged in with your quiz grades for your average score.

• The final exam is composed from student proposals on the last day of class. It consists of questions only, no answers, as if you were the professor giving this test to the class. The best questions will be chosen by consensus in class review for the take-home final.

15% Research paper: Due November 29

5 pages (1400 words, typed, double space, 12 font)

• Before you start complete the Information Competence Assignment

• Due September 27:

• See the end of the syllabus for directions and the “FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions about the Information Competence Assignment”

• Use Sacramento State University library art history research resources:

• Find full-text scholar-reviewed articles only. Recommended databases: Art Full Text, EBSCOhost, InfoTrac, Lexis-Nexis

• Select a famous art work illustrated in our text and find a minimum of three scholarly articles that interpret it from three distinct perspectives.

o List each of the 3 articles using correct bibliographic format: 5 points

o Summarize each article = 20 points

o Describe the point of view of each of the 3 writers and quote them to prove that is their point of view. 30 points

o Use footnotes correctly and in correct format. = 5 points

o Critique each article (how persuasive and why?) = 25 points

o Conclude with your summary interpretation of the art work that draws from all three articles = 15 points

o Total points is 100: 100-90=A, 90-80=B, 80-70=C, 70-60=D

Format for footnotes and bibliographical citations:

▪ Useful research websites with examples of format for footnote and bibliographical citation. MLA and Chicago style are both acceptable:

❖ CSUS online Style Guide:

❖ Duke University citation guide:

NOTE: This class adheres to CSUS policy on plagiarism. Quotations are necessary, but use quotation marks. Use footnotes for all information that is not general knowledge. Web sources must have full bibliographical information or they cannot be used in your paper.

15% Crocker Art Museum assignment: Due November 27

You may substitute an art museum in another city, but you must get my approval first. You are highly encouraged to visit museums in the Bay Area.

• Asian Art Museum of San Francisco - San Francisco

• Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco - San Francisco

• M. H. de Young Museum, Golden Gate Park

• California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Lincoln Park

• The Mexican Museum - San Francisco

• The Oakland Museum of California - Oakland

• San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - San Francisco

• University of California, Berkeley Art Museum - Berkeley

The Crocker is located at 216 O Street, between 2nd and 3rd Streets. See website for map, hours, and other information. Bring quarters for parking meters and $3.00 for admission with valid student ID.

1. Review pp XL –XLV of Gardner on “The Words Art Historians Use” for two-dimensional art.

2. Print out a copy of the “Worksheet Companion to Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking,” available on the course website. Read it before you go to be sure you understand the terms.

3. Take a friend or family member who really wants to go. Otherwise it’s more fruitful to go alone. Take a pencil (not pen) for notes and an unlined drawing pad. You will have to check big bags or backpacks. Don’t worry if the guards watch you or ask you to step away from the art works. That’s what they are paid to do and they do it to everybody.

4. BRING a CAMERA and create a photo-diary of your visit - at least 4 photographs. Get someone to take your picture inside the museum. You must include at least one photograph with you in it that is in a gallery and not the lobby). You can ask the receptionist where photographs are permitted, which should be the gift shop and the permanent collection galleries. Photographs are generally not allowed in traveling exhibitions.

5. Pick up brochures and a museum map in the lobby.

6. Stroll through all the galleries. On the museum map, write down the title of your favorite artwork in each gallery, the name of the artist, and the year the work was made.

7. Draw a 15-minute sketch of your favorite European or American painting dated after 1500 in the entire museum. Do not draw children’s art or non-Western art. Start by drawing the outside dimensions. Write down the artist’s name, title, and medium of the artwork. This information is on the wall label.

8. Fill in “Worksheet Companion to Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking,” available on the website. Read it before you go to be sure you understand the terms.

9. Conclusion: write around 200 words about your visit to the Crocker museum from a critical perspective that characterizes the collection and how the artwork is displayed.

10. Put all the parts of your museum visit assignment into a folder with pockets.

Extra Credit: 5 points extra credit is given for attendance at art events listed on the schedule at the end of the syllabus. Ask me about other art events. Design events qualify as well. Turn in one page of notes and one thoughtful question for the speaker(s). If you ask your question during the discussion, write down the speaker’s response and you will get 10 points extra credit. Turn in your paper any time. These points are separate from your quiz grade. I mark them in the grade book right next to your name and at the end of the semester use them in calculating your overall course grade. They shine and can move you from a B+ to an A- or A, for example, depending on how many extra credit points you have.

Schedule: subject to changes announced in class or by email

GENERAL NOTES ABOUT ASSIGNMENTS:

o Quizzes are not cumulative. They are on the previous lecture(s). Images are all on the course CD-Rom.

o The lectures will be available on the website after I give them in class.

o Note that you have a Crocker art museum assignment due on November 1. You may visit the museum any time prior to that date.

Sept 4: Introduction

Assignment: For each chapter of Gardner, count the reproductions and count how many are artworks by women. Total the count for the entire book. On the first quiz, I will ask you to give the numbers and the main reason given for the discrepancy by Linda Nochlin in the article, “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?”

Read: Gardner’s “Introduction” and “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” by Linda Nochlin. Print it out and bring to class for discussion of main points.

Sept 6: Discuss Nochlin // Library research information // view video Guns,

Germs, and Steel – Question: What is the “canon” and why is it

Western (up to the end of the 20th century)?

Sept 11: Quiz, including a question on the syllabus // Renaissance

Read: Gardner Chapter 14

Sept 13: Renaissance

Read: Gardner Chapter 15

Sept 18: Quiz // Renaissance

Sept 20: Renaissance

Read : Gardner Chapter 16

Sept 25: Quiz //

Sept 27: 16th Century // Information Competence Assignment due

Read: Chapter 17

Oct 2: Quiz / 16th Century

Read Chapter 18

Oct 4: 17th Century // Baroque

Oct 9: Quiz // Baroque

Read: Chapter 19

Oct 11: Baroque

Oct 16: Quiz / Late Baroque

Read: Chapter 20

Oct 16: Rococo

Oct 23: Quiz // Naturalism & Enlightenment

Oct 25: Neoclassicism

Oct 30: Quiz // Romanticism

Nov 1: Museum assignment due / 19th Century Realism

Read: Chapter 21

Nov 6: Quiz // 19th Century Modernism

Nov 8: 19th Century Modernism

Nov 13: Quiz // 19th Century Modernism

Read: Chapter 22

Nov 20: 20th Century Modernism

Nov 22: No class Thanksgiving

Nov 27: Quiz // 20th Century Modernism

Nov 29: Research paper due // 20th Century Modernism

Dec 4: Quiz // Contemporary Art

Dec 6: Contemporary Art

Dec 11: Quiz // Contemporary Art

Dec 13: Final Exam Proposal Due // Class creates final exam from final exam proposals

Final Exam: Section 1: December 20, 12:45-2:45 pm

Section 2: December 18, 3:00-5:00 pm

|[pic] |Information Competence For Communication | |

| |Studies STUDENTS | |

A system-wide CSU goal is to have all students graduate with the ability to “find, evaluate, use and communicate information in all of its various formats.” We call this Information Competence (IC). To meet this IC goal the Sac State Library has developed a number of online tutorials for students that are designed to teach basic information competencies. Achieving these competencies will help you to do your research for this class, your other research needs during your time at on campus, and in your future career and workplace.

You will begin this Information Competence project by taking a brief Survey and Pre-Test to assess your current level of knowledge. A score of at least 80% on this Pre-Test will be considered passing and you will not have to complete the Tutorial Modules unless you wish to improve your score. There are six modules, with eight exercises, that must be done in sequence before the Post-Test appears. The Pre-Test and/or Post-Test will be scored and included as part of your grade for your Communication Studies course. You may receive either an Incomplete or a Failure for a grade if you don’t complete and pass this assignment.

Before you begin, you must have a SacLink account. If you have not yet established a SacLink account, please do so now by going to: . Just click Register. It takes approximately 48 hours before the SacLink information is transferred into the WebCT server, so you will not be able to access WebCT immediately.

1) Type the following link into a web browser: . WebCT will verify your browser compatibility. If your browser is not deemed to be compatible with WebCT you will need to use another computer. Failure to do this may result in your Test not being graded.

2). Click on the WebCT 6 Login link and on the next page enter your SacLink Username and SacLink Password. If you no longer remember your account number or password, you must go to the SacLink Help Desk AIRC 2005 for the University Computing Center with photo ID to reset that information.

3) Click on the COMS course and section number with your instructor’s name. If you have done the assignment in a previous semester, fill out the Report Previous Score form. You can get to items within WebCT in two ways: Click on and icon in the Course Content or use the Course Tools on the left of the screen. Click Assessments to find the Survey, Tests, Tutorial Modules, and Exercises.

4) You must complete a brief Survey of 4 questions before you can take the Pre-Test. Click on the Survey icon in the Course Content answer the 4 questions and submit it for grading. Only then will the Pre-Test show up for you to take. You can quit and resume the test where you left off at any time, as long as you remember to save each answer as you go!

5) After you have finished and saved the Pre-Test click Submit. Click OK, View All Submissions, and then Attempt #1 to view your answers and total score. If you scored 80% or above, then you have completed this assignment. If you received less than 80% you must continue. Click on the IC Tutorials icon and work your way through ALL the tutorials and exercises. You do not have to finish all six modules at once. To continue where you left off, login to WebCT as you did before, select the IC Tutorials from the Course Content, and then go to the module where you left off.

6) When you finish the tutorials, take the Post-Test. Unlike the Pre-Test, you may take the Post-Test an unlimited number of times. Each attempt is graded and you can view your score as explained in Step 5. Your highest score will be recorded and be available to your instructor.

If you have a problem with your SacLink account or with WebCT logins, go directly to the help screens at . If you have other questions email your question to infocomp@csus.edu or contact the librarians Reza Peigahi, reza.peigahi@csus.edu 278-5246 or Linda J. Goff, ljgoff@csus.edu, 278-5981. Be sure to include your name, course and section number in your message!

LJG/HRP 8/07

Questions about the Information Competence Assignment

Just what is Information Competence?  Information Competence is the ability to find, evaluate, use, and communicate information in all of its various formats. 

Do I have to do this assignment?  Yes. The campus has targeted the basic skills classes in General Education as the best place to ensure students have these abilities.  The Communication Studies Faculty members have agreed to make this project an integral part of both COMS 4 and 5 classes.  Some COMS 2 and other faculty members use the Information Competence Assignment with their classes as well.

If I’ve done this assignment in a previous semester. Do I have to do it again? No, but you will have to fill out a form in WebCT. Login to your InfoComp class and click the icon Report Previous Score, fill out the form and it will automatically query our file of scores. If your name and SacLink account match and you got 80% or more in a previous term, your current professor will be emailed your score. You can also call or email a librarian listed below for assistance.  It is your responsibility to ask for a previous score to be reported!

I'm taking another COMS class this term that requires the same assignment. Do I have to take the test twice?  No. Go ahead and take the test in one of the classes. When you get 80% or more on either the Pre-Test or Post-Test, click on the Avoid doing this twice button and fill out the report form. This will generate an email to a librarian who will then look up your score and report it to your second instructor. This is not automatic. It is your responsibility to ask to have your score reported to your second instructor!

Can I access Web CT without having a SacLink account?  No. To access any WebCT class, you must have a SacLink account first. Register for a SacLink account online at . As you read through the SacLink agreement, you will be asked to create a password. Use your SacLink account and password to login to your WebCT account.

What if I login to WebCT and my class isn’t listed? Registered students are added into WebCT within 48 hours of creating a SacLink account, so check back then. If you still don’t see it listed, consult your professor to make sure you are in the correct section and/or contact one of the librarians listed below.

What is considered a passing score for me to be considered “Information Competent”? You must receive at least 80% on the Pre-test or the Post-test in order to pass. Some instructors may set a higher passing score, such as 85% or 90%, so make sure you follow what your instructor requires.

What if I know all this stuff already?  Fine, just take the Pre-test, score at least 80%, and you’re done. Your instructor can see your score. You won’t have to go through the learning modules or take the Post-test.

What if I get less than 80% on the Pre-test?  Can I take it again?  No.  You only get to take the Pre-test once. This is designed to allow you to "test out" of the assignment. If you don't score well, you need to take the modules and learn these information skills. Those scoring less than 80% must complete all the modules and exercises before taking the Post-test. The exercises will take between 3 to 4 hours to finish.

What if I score less than 80% on the Post-test?  Never fear. We want you to succeed, so you are allowed unlimited attempts at the Post-test. It is possible to get 100% if you are persistent.

Are the tests the same for everyone? No, the questions are randomized so that you will have different questions than other students in your class.

Where can I take the test?  You can take the test from any internet computer: campus labs, your home computer, or from the Library Research stations. Make sure you configure the browser correctly for WebCT each time you use a new computer.  See Browser Tune Up.

Contact: Linda J. Goff, ljgoff@csus.edu 278-5981 or Reza Peigahi 278-5246 reza.peigahi@csus.edu LJG: 8/7/0

Department of Art, California State University, Sacramento

ART DEPARTMENT EVENTS (FALL 2007)

Preliminary Calendar as of 15 August (subject to change)

September

9/4-10/12

• Else Gallery: “Off Center Femininities: Regards from Serbia and Montenegro”

(works by artists Ana Nedeljkovic, Sinisa Ilic, Tanja Ostojic, Nevena Popovic, Milena Putnik, Jelena Tomasevic, Milica Tomic, and Sanja Zdrnja; curated by Jovana Stokic and Elaine O'Brien)

9/4-9/7

• Witt Gallery: “Rocking Pots and Spiral Paintings”: Recent work by James R. Batie and Bonnie A. Hilarides.

9/10-9/14

Witt Gallery: “Shapes, Plains, and Space”: Recent work by Linda Nunes and Kyle Larson (reception on 9/14 at 6:00 pm)

9/17-9/21

Witt Gallery: Recent work by Kari Breese

9/24-9/28

Witt Gallery: Recent work by Danny Cardenas

October

10/1-10/12

• Else Gallery: “Off Center Femininities: Regards from Serbia and Montenegro”

10/1-10/5

Witt Gallery: Recent work by Bobby Lukas (reception on 10/4)

10/8-10/12

• Witt Gallery: “konek tshun”: Digital drawings by Airic van Staveren

10/15-10/19

Witt Gallery: Recent work by Charles Astorga

10/22-11/2

• Else Gallery: Graduate Candidate exhibition by Khalil Chishtee

10/22-10/26

• Witt Gallery: Paintings and Drawings by Jayme McGowan

10/29-11/2

• Witt Gallery: Ricardo Favela memorial exhibition

November

11/5-11/16

• Else Gallery: Graduate Candidate exhibition by Omar Arason

11/5-11/9

• Witt Gallery: “"Fear of the Known": Recent work by Sohrab Nahreini

11/12-11/16

Witt Gallery: Recent work by Lindsey Iverson, Erin Billingsley and Sophia Adams

11/19-11/21

Witt Gallery: Recent work by Danny Cardenas and Pablo Castellano

11/26-11/30

Witt Gallery: Recent work by Tanya Jenkins

11/26-12/14

• Else Gallery: Work by Art Students, Folsom High School (curated by Sarah Flohr) (over)

December

12/3-12/7

Witt Gallery: Recent work by Laurie Lemmon (reception on 12/6, 7:00-9:00 pm)

12/10-12/21

• Witt Gallery: Work by Advanced Sculpture Students

Lectures/Presentations

• October 3: Pre-view screening and discussion of “Romance: Laurie Simmons, |Judy Pfaff, Lari Pittman, Pierre Huyghe,” in the PBS program, “Art 21” (with Associate Professor Elaine O’Brien and Crocker Art Museum curator, Colin Dusek; 6:00 pm, Kadema 145).

• October 4 (5:00 pm, Mariposa 1000): Lecture by Serbian art historian, Jovana Stokic, co-curator of the "Off-Center Femininities" exhibition in the Else Gallery

• October 6 (11:30 am – 5:30 pm, Mariposa 1001): Symposium for “Cycle of Life” (exhibition in the University Library Gallery)

• October 10: Pre-view screening and discussion of “Protest: An-My Lê, Alfredo Jaar, Jenny Holzer, Nancy Spero” in the PBS program, “Art 21” (with Associate Professor Elaine O’Brien and Crocker Art Museum curator, Colin Dusek; 6:00 pm, Kadema 145).

• October 25: Lecture by Venice Biennale artist Emily Prince (6:00 pm, Kadema 145)

• November 10 (2:00-4:00 pm): Artists’ symposium for “Area: Blurring the Lines” (exhibition in the University Library Gallery)

• December 5 (6:00 pm, Hinde Auditorium): “Envisioning America”: A panel of “American Scene” artists will talk about their work, in conjunction with the Grandma Moses Exhibition at the Crocker Art Museum (September 9-January 6).

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University Library Gallery

(for other campus galleries, go to: )

University Library Gallery (main floor):

Open Tuesday–Saturday 10am–5pm (closed December 22-January 1).

Listed below are shows involving the participation of Sacramento State Art faculty and students:

• “Cycle of Life” (Annex Gallery; October 4 – November 3): recent work by contemporary artists Koo Kyung Sook (Korea), Brenda Louie (China), Dinh Thi Tham Poong (Vietnam), and Lalhlimpuii Sailo (India). Curated by Pat Chirapravati and students in ART 115. Reception on Saturday, October 6 (5-8 pm); related symposium on October 6.

• “Area: Blurring the Lines” (Main Gallery; September 4-November 17): contemporary sculpture show curated by Andrew Connelly and Robert Ortbal (Art Department); work by Mari Andrews, Ramekon O’Arwisters, Tony Bellaver, Tim Jag, and Therese Lahaie (artists’ symposium on November 10, 2-4 pm; followed by a closing reception, 4-6 pm)

• “Ian Harvey - Recent Paintings and Collaborations with Koo Kyung Sook” (Annex Gallery; December 4-January 11; reception on December 7, 5-8 pm)

• “Field of Life: The Body in Contemporary Korean Art” (Main Gallery; December 7-February 29; opening reception on December 7, 5-8 pm): curated by Ian Harvey (Art Department) and Koo Kyung Sook, Professor of Art at Chungnam National University in Daejon, South Korea.

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