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Studio Art:
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS101 INTRODUCTION TO ART HISTORY - 3 cr. Introduction to world art. Major
works of painting, sculpture, and architecture of the Ancient,
Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and Modern periods, as well as Asian and
African art, including discussion of historical and intellectual
contexts. This course is a prerequisite course for all others
that provides a firm foundation for further study and familiarity with
the methodology of art history. 110 INTRODUCTION TO 2-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN - 3 cr. Prerequisite AH 101. The basic studio foundation course which studies elements and principles of two-dimensional design and color theory. The fundamental principles of design (balance, unity, repetition, rhythm, variety, and emphasis) related to the organization and manipulation of the basic elements of line, shape, texture, value, color, and space. For elective credit only; not applicable to the Core or the major or minor in Art History or Humanities. 211 ART OF INDIA, CHINA, AND JAPAN - 3 cr. Architecture, sculpture, painting and ceramics of India, China and Japan, studied in the context of politics and religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Shintoism) from ancient times to the modern world. No previous knowledge of Asian art or culture is assumed. Prerequisite AH 101. Introduction to various drawing media and techniques. Studio practice. For elective credit only; not applicable to the Core or the major or minor in Art History or Humanities. Prerequisite AH 101. Introduction to the materials, techniques and styles of painting. Studio practice. For elective credit only; not applicable to the Core or the major or minor in Art History or Humanities. 248 INTRODUCTION TO TYPOGRAPHY AND GRAPHIC DESIGN - 3 cr. Prerequisite AH 101. An introductory course with a focus on elements of typography and the use of letterform as a design element; analysis of historical and contemporary trends in type design; the application of typography to the field of graphic design. For elective credit only; not applicable to the Core or the major or minor in Art History or Humanities. Prerequisite AH 101 or permission of department chair. Intermediate-level study of the materials, techniques, and styles of drawing or painting. Studio practice. For elective credit only; not applicable to the Core or the major or minor in Art History or Humanities. 251 ADVANCED ART STUDIO - 3 cr. Prerequisite AH 250 or permission of the department chair. Continuation of the principles and practices begun in AH 250. Studio practice. For elective credit only; not for core or the major or minor in Art History or Humanities. 299 PROBLEMS IN STUDIO ART - 3 cr. Aspects of studio art, such as drawing, painting, and/or sculpture, which change from semester to semester. No prerequisite, although AH 101 is highly recommended. <>Return to course list301 NORTHERN RENAISSANCE ART - 3 cr. Painting, sculpture, and prints of Northern Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries, with special attention to artists such as Jan van Eyck, Hieronymus Bosch, Albrecht Dürer, and Pieter Bruegel. 303 ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART - 3 cr. </>Painting, sculpture, and architecture in Italy from the 14th through the 16th centuries, including such masters as Giotto, Masaccio, Donatello, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Giovanni Bellini, and Titian. Influence of Humanism and of shifting political and religious ideas. Painting, sculpture, prints and drawings, and architecture of 17th century Europe from the Caatholic Reformation through the reign of Louis XIV of France, including artists such as Caravaggio, Bernini, Rembrandt, Rubens, Velasquez, and Poussin. European and American painting, sculpture, and architecture from Neo-Classicism, Romanticism, and Realism, through Impressionism, including artists such as Goya, David, Delacroix, Blake, Courbet, Manet, Monet, and Cassatt. 308 VISUAL ARTS IN THE UNITED STATES - 3 cr. Survey of art in the USA-painting, sculpture, and architecture-from earlier colonial times to the contemporary era. Emphasis on major contributors, including Copley, Cole, Homer, Eakins, Frank Lloyd Wright, The Eight, members of the Stieglitz and Arensberg circles, the Regionalists, Abstract Expressionists, and the Pop artists. 309 HISTORY OF MODERN ART - 3 cr. Survey of the development of modernism in painting, sculpture, and architecture from 1880 to 1945, with a focus on major avant-garde movements such as Fauvism, Cubism, Expressionism, Dadaism, Surrealism, and the International Style. Study of contemporary painting, sculpture, and architecture since 1945, with a focus on movements such as Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Minimalism, and developments ranging from Performance Art to Electronic Media. 311 CINEMA OF THE AVANT-GARDE (235) - 3 cr. Survey of the cinema with special emphasis on visual elements and the relationship between the avant-garde in cinema and the other visual arts. Study of the development of motion pictures and their cultural contexts. Survey of the art and architecture of India from the Indus Valley civilization through the Moghul era to the modern period. Works of art will be examined within their cultural and religious contexts, including the Buddhist, Hindu, and Islamic traditions. The art of Southeast Asia may also be examined as an outgrowth, as well as a redefinition, of Indian culture. Survey of the art and architecture of China from the Neolithic period to the 20th century, with an emphasis on their cultural and religious contexts of works of art. Topics include Shang bronzes, Han concepts of the afterlife, the impact of Buddhism, patronage and painting, and the landscape tradition. Survey of the art and architecture and decorative arts of Japan from the Neolithic period to the 20th- century, with an emphasis on their cultural and religious contexts. Special emphasis on the stimulus of contacts with China and Korea in the evolution of the visual arts in Japan, including the impact of Buddhism. 315 AFRICAN AND OCEANIC ART (213) - 3 cr. Art and culture of Africa and the Pacific Islands. Gold work, pottery, ivory, and ritual costume. Emphasis on works from the Cleveland Museum of Art. No Previous knowledge of the art or culture of these areas is assumed. 316 ART OF THE ANCIENT AMERICAS (215) - 3 cr. Art, architecture, and culture of Mexico, Central and South America, and Ancient Native America. Pyramids, palaces, jades, pottery, and gold work. Rites of kingship, warfare, and blood sacrifice. Emphasis on works from the Cleveland Museum of Art. No previous knowledge of the art or culture is assumed. 317 GREEK AND ROMAN ART - 3 cr. Marble and bronze sculpture, temple
architecture, vase and fresco painting of ancient Greece and
Rome. Focus on the art of Periclean Athens, Hellenistic Greece,
the
Roman Republic, and the Empire. Art and architecture of Europe from the fall of the Roman Empire to the start of the Renaissance with emphasis on monumental church decoration, the secular art of the nobility, and the place of Jewish and Islamic art in medieval Europe. Cathedrals, sculpture, and painting of the late medieval period from the mid-12th century to the refined grace of the courtly art of the late 14th century, including stained glass, manuscripts, metalwork, ivories, and enamels. 320 ART OF THE EARLY CHRISTIAN WORLD - 3 cr. How artists and patrons developed a new visual language to communicate the beliefs of the emerging Christian religion within the context of the late Roman empire. 399 TOPICS IN ART HISTORY - 3 cr. Various subjects related to the methods of art history, specific artists, styles, or themes not usually covered in the regular course offerings. Major artists of the Impressionist movement from the radical style of Manet and the colorful palettes of Monet, Renoir, and Degas, to the experimental compositions and techniques of Seurat, Cezanne, Van Gogh, and Gauguin. 430 THE AGE OF MICHELANGELO - 3 cr. Italian art and culture during a period dominated by the genius of Michelangelo (1490s-1560s). Topics to be studied in connection with Michelangelo and his influence include artists' competition with antiquity, Mannerism, art theory, Medici patronage, the Florentine Academy, and artists' biographies. 431 SIXTEENTH-CENTURY ART IN ROME: MANNERISM TO COUNTER-REFORMATION - 3 cr. Prerequisite: AH 101. Developments in painting, sculpture, and architecture in Rome during the 16th century, focusing on tth transition from Mannerism to the Counter-Reformation. Considers major artists and works from the late period of Michelangelo to the arrival of Caravaggio in Rome in 1592, examining them in a broader cultural context from the impact of the Council of Trent to the patronage of popes, cardinals, and princes. 432 RENAISSANCE ROME: POPES AND CARDINALS AS PATRONS OF ART - 3 cr. Key monuments, ideas, and themes in papal and cardinalate patronage of art in Rome with emphasis on the 15th and 16th-centuries. Topics include the Vatican and St. Peter's; the projects of Michelangelo and Raphael; the ideology of Rome as Caput Mundi; and the popes as temporal and spiritual rulers. 434 THE SYMBOLIST MOVEMENT: ART AND CULTURE AT THE END OF THE 19th CENTURY - 3 cr. Art of the Symbolist era, from Gustave Moreau and Odilon Redon to the Rosicrucians and the Nabi, in the context of late 19th-century culture. Relationships between the visual arts, literature, music, and other phenomena, such as the development of Freudian psychoanalysis and interests in occultism. 435 MATISSE, PICASSO, AND DUCHAMP - 3 cr. Study of three 20th-century modernists, who through their unique contributions and associations with Fauvism, Cubism, Dada and Surrealism, have continued to influence developments in contemporary art. Includes individual achievements and interactions with the cultural context of their times. 498 INDEPENDENT STUDY 1 - 1-3 cr. Prerequisites: consent of instructor and department chair. Special projects in art history. Projects must be approved prior to registration. Senior art history majors and graduate humanities students only. 499 TOPICS IN ART HISTORY - 3 cr. Various subjects related to the methods of art history, specific artists, styles, or themes not usually covered in regular course offerings.
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